May the Stars Carry Your Sadness Away

A L O H A From Honolulu!

May the stars carry

your sadness away,

May the flowers fill

your heart with beauty,

May hope forever wipe

away your tears,

And, above all, may

silence make you strong. Chief Dan George,

Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Host N. American Culture

The Holy Land

is everywhere.

Black Elk

Cherokee

Host N. American Culture

May the Warm Winds of Heaven

Blow softly upon your house.

May the Great Spirit

Bless all who enter there.

May your Moccasins

Make happy tracks

in many snows,

and may the Rainbow

Always touch your shoulder.

Cherokee Blessing

Hold on to what is good,

Even if it's a handful of earth.

Hold on to what you believe,

Even if it's a tree that

stands by itself.

Hold on to what you must do,

Even if it's a long way from here.

Hold on to your life,

Even if it's easier to let go.

Hold on to my hand,

Even if someday I'll be

gone away from you. Crowfoot

1830 - 1890

warrior and orator,

Blackfoot

Host N. American Culture

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*Affirmation of affection, deep caring, in Cherokee Language

You Will We Will

 A   L   O   H   A  !

The ideals which have 

lighted my way,

and time after time have 

given me new courage to 

face life cheerfully,

have been Kindness, 

Beauty, and Truth.

     Albert Einstein

What is moral is 

what you feel good after

and what is immoral is 

what you feel bad after.

    Hemmingway

You will find that silence 

or very gentle words

are the most exquisite 

revenge for insult.

Judge Hall

Always remember. 

You will live. You will love. 

You will dance again.

Jennifer Lopez

Museum of the American Indian, 

Novato Calif. Link

Follow your bliss 

and the universe will 

open doors where 

there were only walls.

    Joseph Campbell

I have never been hurt 

by anything I didn't say.

Calvin Coolidge.

𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒐𐒩

Love You,

                    Cloudia & Pixie

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Monday Murals

From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

Our World Tuesday

My Country 🌟

A  L  O  H  A !

“When you see a good person, 

think of becoming like that.

 When you see someone 

not so good, reflect on 

your own weak points.” 

               Confucius

“The value of things is 

not the time they last, but the 

intensity with which they occur. 

That is why there are unforgettable 

moments and unique people!” 

        Fernando Pessoa

 I was here

before the Miwok.

Before the Spanish came,

I was old in this land.

Humans go by

on foot, on horseback,

in boulders that move.

New birds fly high in

my sky. Still

I am here.

Simply. 

 Goodbye-

This is my country

Land of my birth.

This is my country, 

Grandest on Earth -

Linking to

Saturday Critters

Let's have a thought

for our hosts

in our lands.

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Thank YOU

Friend!

             Warmly, cloudia

If You Wait

A  L  O  H  A !

"Autumn asks that 

we prepare for the future —

that we be wise in the ways of 

garnering and keeping. But 

it also asks that we

 learn to let go—to 

acknowledge the beauty 

of sparseness."

          Bonaro W. Overstreet

“The snow goose need not bathe 

to make itself white.

 Neither need you do 

anything but be yourself.”

            Lao Tzu

"I go to nature to be 

soothed and healed, 

and to have my senses

 put in order."

            John Burroughs

"To love yourself right now, 

just as you are, is 

to give yourself heaven. 

Don't wait until you die. 

If you wait, you die now. 

If you love, 

you live now. "

         Alan Cohen

Linking to

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𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛𝌛

Thank YOU

Friend!

                    Fondly, cloudia

Styles of Blessing

A  L  O  H  A !

Museum of the American Indian, Novato

“May the stars carry 

your sadness away, 

may the flowers fill 

your heart with beauty, 

Mr. Bugeia, Miwok Descendant

may hope forever 

wipe away your tears, 

and, above all, may 

silence make you strong.” 

    Chief Dan George

Hawaiian  Kahu

E oʻu mau kiaʻi mai ka pō mai

O my guardians, from remote antiquity

E nānā ʻia mai ka hale o kākou

Watch over our home

Mai luna a lalo

From top to bottom

Mai kahi kihi a kahi kihi

From one corner to the other

Mai ka hikina a ke komohana

From east to west

Mai ka uka a ke kai

From (the side facing) the upland 

to the (side facing the) sea

Mai loko a waho

From the inside to the outside

Kiaʻi ʻia, mālama ʻia

Watch over and protect it

E pale aku i nā hoʻopilikia 

ʻana i ko kākou nohona

Ward off all that may 

trouble our life here

 ʻĀmama, ua noa

ʻĀmama

(the prayer) is freed

      Handy & Pukui 

       1998, 141

Chinese Lion Dancers

"I am grateful for everything 

life has given me, even though 

it’s not all happiness.

Though you haven’t received 

everything you want in life, 

you are blessed enough to 

have all that you need. 

Life is just like a piano. 

White keys represent joy 

while black show sadness. 

As you go through life, 

remember the black keys 

make music too."

     Chinese Saying

The kiss of the breeze,

or the simple benediction

      of a child. . . .

Linking to

Our World Tuesday

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Thank YOU

Friend!

                    Warmly, cloudia

Olompali

A  L  O  H  A !

"All plants are our 

brothers and sisters. 

They talk to us and if we 

listen, we can hear them. "

                            Arapaho

"Every animal knows 

more than you do."

                  Nez Perce

Redwood Bark KOTCHA

Coast Miwok People

Lived at Olompali for

5,000 years or more

in homes such as these.

Chief Camilo Ynitia was 

a popular host, socializing

 with the Spanish gentry 

at his adobe home,

Rancho Olompali. 

Mr. Ynitia subsequently 

received the only 

patented grant from the 

U.S. government to a Northern 

California Native American,

retaining control of the site. 

Substantial numbers

of Coast Miwok people

continued here till his

death in 1856 scattered 

the community.

The property changed hands.

In the 1960's

the Grateful Dead spent

time here, even giving 

several free concerts

at Olompali.

 Olompali 

State Historic Park

is nestled into

 The Mount Burdell 

Open Space Preserve

 [Marin County Parks]

This week, I walked there.

I saw the dancing circle,

the plants they used

and homes such as

they lived in.

Hawks and vultures

wheeled above.

I even saw a 

wild turkey!

[above]

Coast Miwok people

have attained recognition

by the US Gov:

"A Restored Tribe Serving 

Marin and Sonoma Counties

The Graton Rancheria community 

is a federation of Coast Miwok and 

Southern Pomo groups recognized 

as a tribe by the US Congress."

LINK

More about Olompali

and the Miwok People

HERE

Thank You

for Walking Along!

            Fondly, cloudia

California Gleaming

A  L  O  H  A !

My Birds are blooming! [California]

"Give fools their gold, 

and knaves their power;

let fortune's bubbles rise and fall;

who sows a field,

or trains a flower, or plants a tree,

is more than all."

                           John Greenleaf Whittier

 Spring Skies Marin County

“All journeys have 
secret destinations
of which the traveler 
is unaware.”  
                  Martin Buber 

 Novato CA [Olompali Mt]

 "Olompali was a high status residence and 

permanent hub of the MIWOK community.

The Olompali community or tribelet once

comprised 25 square miles of territory,

 and supported a number of 

permanent and semi-permanent 

villages within this territory."

Link 

This area was the most heavily populated

by First Nations [Coast Miwok]

north of the Rio Grande.

[]

And so I learn a

new history,

new names, new

places.

Glad you came along

for the ride!

                        Warmly, cloudia