How Big and Precious It Is

A L O H A From Honolulu!

 It is a beautiful and blessed

world we live in, and

while life lasts, to

lose the enjoyment

of it is a sin. A.W. Chambers 

The most difficult times

for many of us are the

ones we give ourselves.

Pema Chodron

Happiness always looks small

when you hold it in your hands,

 but let it go, and you

learn at once how big

and precious it is.

  Gorky

 

It's wonderful to climb the

liquid mountains of the sky.

Helen Keller 

Conquer with love.

Gandhi 

ؠؠؠ𐩴𐩵𐩶𐩷𐩹𐩺𐩻𐩼𐩽𐩾𐩿

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Tiny Rainbow Tiny Moon, Big Hero

A  L  O  H  A !

Dare to love yourself

as if you were a rainbow

with gold at both ends.

    Aberjhani Link

Don't tell me the moon is shining; 

show me the glint of light 

on broken glass.

          Anton Chekhov

Sgt. Kuroda was a local Hawaii Guy

whose contemporaries live in our community,

some wounded like Senator Inouye.

He was also a decorated battle hero.

Many of that generation did get to 

grow old around me. 

Soon they will all be gone.

The personal connection to these

WWII events will be snapped.

Sgt. Kuroda will live on in 

his story of heroism.

The Waikiki field carrying his name.

 will carry on.

Every Day Heroes Live Everywhere

Carve your name on hearts, not 

tombstones. A legacy is etched into the 

minds of others and the stories 

they share about you.

            Shannon Alder

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This Blogger-Sphere of Ours

A     L     O     H     A   !

 Sky? Lake? Which is which?

Lovely just to wonder.

There are gifts everywhere

for those hearts

that find,

and especially those

who Share them!

Light Up the Hill, Evening Sun of February

" That hurt we 

embrace 

becomes joy. 

Call it to your arms 

where it can 

change. "

Rumi

Cat Who Patrols Parking Area "B"

" Flow with 

whatever is happening 

and let your 

mind be free. 

Stay centered 

by accepting 

whatever 

you are doing. 

This is called

The Ultimate. "

Chuang Tzu 

 =^..^=  

When the shimmer of

an insects wing 

in flight

fills you with delight,

your ear attentive 

to the shooshing

and wooshing of

 leaves in the breeze;

The grass chorus joining

in fluent Grass-ese,

How then to endure

Shakespeare's 'Idiot's Tale'

all sound and fury in

service to?

Exactly my point.

It takes more than 

Special Effects

to win hearts.

 Art needs resonance,

Story an arc (or two),

unobtrusive media-

Good writing, 

is one example.

Like great actors

it disappears 

in the ' character '

not drawing attention

to Itself.

Some themes endure

through history,

in every Culture-

If you can recognize some

of these Archetypes,

or better, know their 

truth in your life,

then perhaps

you are a story teller

who can enthrall

on a street corner

at Dusk, or

Who writes 

a World

that this world

clamors to enter.

Then Ink & Film

and shared imagination

of a generation

will wrap you in

ermine, awards

determined Reward$

Legendary Creative

Statu$ !

Blogger PLEASE!

Wake Up

from your dream.

Just find the right Quote,

a picture of a boat,

a sunset (again!?)

a four legged friend -

And put something 

UP for tomorrow

in this

 Blogger-Sphere

of Ours.

Your garden,
your street,
your photo,
mean more to me
than the latest
empty block-buster.

I value the GOOD
stuff!

Thanks for visiting her,
fellow Blogger-Spherians!
                                                                       cloudia

How to be Right, while Dead Wrong

A L O H A !

“ People may not remember 

exactly what you did

or what you said,

but they will always remember

how you made them

feel. ”

Tony Hsieh

" Boldness

is a mask

for fear,

however great. "

John Dryden

" There is only one judge. . .  So who are you
to judge your neighbor? "

 GOD'S WORD ® Translation

"who art thou that dost judge the other? "

Young's Literal Translation

James 4:12

Bible

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Was there ever a time

when we debated ideas?

Today

what we do
is choose sides

and attack!

We have no patience

for the details-

everything 
is a chance

to argue.

We used to try to 

convince

in good faith;

Now the most shocking assertions

get all the attention.

There is no career to be made

with common sense.

To keep passion alive,

(and reason asleep?)

  assertions need to be 

more

and more extreme.

And since we only listen

to those we already agree with

the extreme gulf in partisan views

only grows wider.

Who is building a bridge?

How can you invite agreement
with a combative, angry tone?

Our "news" &

politics is reported the same way

that celebrity gossip is,

repeating the same trivial,

school-yard stuff

over and over again

without un-packing it.
Gotcha!

So what are we trying to accomplish?

Media, pundits & radio personalities

want attention, airtime and money.

What do YOU want?

In a free society,

can either extreme win,

then rule 

their neighbors?

So what's your bottom line?

Would you rather make the best put-down

or find common ground upon which 
society

- all of us -

can move forward
together?

Do you want to be "right"

or be effective?

Merciless - or wise?

You can be technically
correct,

but the person you argue with
is telling you

what is Emotionally True to THEM,

what matters most to THEM.

Do you care enough to listen
instead of merely
preparing your 

ammunition?

Can we even really
hear each other
anymore?

Yes,
you may be "correct"
on your facts,

but be DEAD WRONG
in your attitude,
behavior,
results.

This is a Democracy -

not a winner-takes-all 

demolition derby.

Or is it?

We do not need to agree
on everything,
in order to live agreeably.

But we do need to understand
what really motivates
people
who hold opinions that seem
incompatible with our own.


To do that,
we need to regard them
once again
as
people,
not as stereotypes.


We need, in a real sense,
to 'love' our neighbor
as we do ourselves;
That is: as
basically good persons;
Persons who deserve
to be listened to.

So what is missing today?

Please share your opinion with us
in comments.

& Thanks for your valued visit.

                                                                    Warmly, cloudia

What is the Value?

A L O H A !

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" The value of a person should be seen 

in what he gives

and not in what he is able to receive.
Strive not to be a success,

but rather to be of value.  "

Albert Einstein

 

“ How people treat you

is their karma;

how you react

is yours. ”

 Wayne Dyer

" The great part of the miseries of mankind 

are brought upon them

by false estimates they have made 

of the value of things.  "

Benjamin Franklin  

“What is a cynic?
 Someone

who knows the price of everything
and the value of nothing.”

 Oscar Wilde 

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" How do you measure 

your value? "

 
Loretta Lynn

What is the value-

- of a person

you do not know?

Thank YOU

for your visit!

Your comment is welcome

                                                              warmly, cloudia