Daily Dose

of Sunlight

Aloha, Friend

Come share these skies-

"Just to be is a blessing. 

Just to live is holy."

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

"Lethargics are to be laid in the light,

 and exposed to the rays of the sun

 for the disease is gloom."

Aretaeus

A Smile

"What’s in a smile? 

A smile is a silent hello. 

It reassures for a short while, 

and in an instant the world’s set aglow." 

Norma Martiri 

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Diamond Head is emerald green.

Raveled clouds,

exultant putti,

sing in serried ranks of color

over the faces of water

hover

too much treasure ever to

 discover;

So delight's enough

(it's got to be)

walking 'neith those magic skies. . .

. . . with these eyes. . . 

          What's giving you magic-pause today? cloudia

Big Buddha

Aloha & Thanks for Visiting Today!

First Hawaiian Bank Headquarters, Honolulu

There are many kinds of idols

On Saturday

 I went to visit what some might call an idol.

"Better than a thousand hollow words,

 is one word that brings peace."

Buddha 

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace & Happiness

 was visiting Honolulu for two days this past weekend.

 The giant bodhisattva (Sanskrit: बोधिसत्त्व)

 stands at almost 9 feet tall and weighs around 4 tons.

  It was carved from the world's largest jade gemstone known as the "Polar Jade" and  is valued at $5 million.

"Just as treasures are uncovered

 from the earth,

 so virtue appears from good deeds,

 and wisdom appears

 from a pure and peaceful mind."

Buddha

I felt very polite and respectful.

 This was a religious experience for some, after all.

"The way is not in the sky.

 The way is in the heart."
Buddha 

But it was far from solemn.

  It was more like a family reunion, said to bring

 spiritual riches

for believer and non-believer alike

 who came into the presence.

"Thousands of candles can be lit

from a single candle,

and the life of the candle will not be shortened.

Happiness never decreases by being shared."

Buddha

I came to see the Buddha,

but found myself EXPERIENCING something

on an energetic level.

These photos don't convey

 the amazing scale of the object.

I felt very touched and uplifted.

A female Buddhist monk

came up to me and gave me the photo

I have reproduced above.

The orbs appearing around the statue

are said to be angels and such

celebrating

Universal Peace & Happiness!

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       Wishing you all the best, cloudia

Silly Little Simplicity

Welcome to Honolulu

ALOHA  to  YOU

More Hawaiian Skies - Ho Hum

'Love is like a little old woman

 and a little old man

 who are still friends even after

 they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6

"At any street corner

 the feeling of absurdity

 can strike any man

 in the face."

Albert Camus 

"In order to understand the world,

 one has to turn away from it

 on occasion."

Albert Camus

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We like to sound smart.

And we think to do this

 by using big words,

many words,

jargon.

The most "intelligent" people

such as professors

and straight  "A" students

are the most guilty of this.

In the recent election

we voted on some amendments and such

that were SO impenetrable

that I could get but a general idea

what they were about,

let alone what specific choice

I needed to make.

And what about instruction booklets?

The people who wrote them

know what they mean to say

and it's just too bad

that it makes no logical sense

to us.

But it's not only jargon.

A whole 

"You know what I mean"

culture

has taken over broadcast journalism.

There is no longer even a pretense

of comprehensive

factual

news.

But there is a lot of giggling

cooking

and pets.

I like pets

but the News Greats

interpreted the world for us

instead of doing expose`

on the best place

to buy cupcakes.

The good news is:

Simplicity

&

Clarity

Stand Out.

Everyone's so used to sounding smart,

or entertaining,

that we have forgotten the power of a 

few simple words.

I hate you.

I love you.

Please stay.

I think that we over-intellectualise everything

to our hurt.

Religion is about thinking;

A life of faith is about feeling,

acting, and being.

Who cares what you call it?

Kindness

 is the universal language.

Gratitude is a big concept.

Let's have a conference about it.

I'll get sponsors

you book a hotel.

Clear your calendars

for one month, one year

from now.

Or better yet:

Stop thinking for just a moment.

Close your eyes.

Breathe.

Say out loud:

"Thank You for my life;

For this day."

If you do this daily

you will not write an essay about grattitude

you will begin living it.

Surprising stuff will occur.

Things will develop

and change

in most delightful

surprising ways.

I know.

I haven't been "thinking"

for quite some time now.

And I've never been happier.

Somehow my life has improved

instead of falling apart

as the ego threatens.

Weekends are a good time to start

it will feel strange at first;

stop being smart

and start allowing

wisdom.

Out of the mouths of babes

and bloggers. . . 

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Moments Millenia

A L O H A !

Fred Tomaselli,  Expulsion

"Tune your television to any channel it doesn't receive,


 and about 1 percent of the dancing static you see


 is accounted for by this ancient remnant of the Big Bang.




 The next time you complain that there is nothing on,


 remember that you can always watch the birth of the 


universe."

Bill Bryson

“The butterfly counts not months

 but moments,

 and has time enough.”

 Rabindranath Tagore

“Kindness in words creates confidence. 

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

 Kindness in giving creates love.”

 Lao Tzu

"Life is a succession of moments.

 To live each one

 is to succeed."  

                                                                                                           Corita Kent. 

Hope you enjoyed this one :)

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Sufficient Unto-

Aloha Friend!

 These Japanese ladies have the right idea:

 Sun Protection

"On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches

 where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin,

 the saltwater off our bodies,

 and the sand out of our belongings."

Erma Bombeck 


Anything to distract ourselves, eh?

 East Oahu's Kaiwi Coastline.

Awesome Nature / Tiny fishermen (See them?)

"It's a privilege

to

grow old."

"Cathy"

Protagonist on Showtime's

 'The Big C'

"Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

 There is more day to dawn.

 The sun is but a morning star."

Henry David Thoreau 

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My motto for today:

"It is enough."

Just for today

I will celebrate

the things that I have

accomplished.

Dwelling on the unfinished,

the never-enough,

is paralyzing.

But reminding myself

that

"It is enough"
makes today
a happy celebration-

and teases my appetite

for

tomorrow.

Give yourself
a pat on the back.




     Good Job!  cloudia