Glass Bottom Heart

A L O H A !

 " A beauty 
is a woman you notice;
 a charmer
 is one who 
notices you. "

Adlai E. Stevenson 

" The grass is not, in fact, 
always greener
 on the other side of the fence. 
Fences have nothing to do with it. 
The grass is greenest
 where it is watered. 
When crossing over fences, 
carry water with you 
and tend the grass
 wherever you may be. "

Robert Fulghum

" Only the lonely know

 the way I feel tonight. "

Roy Orbison 

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This blog

is a glass bottomed boat

on my heart.

Thank YOU

for coming on board!

Do keep your hands

inside the blog.

Watch your step.

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Fond Frond

A L O H A !

“Everyone

 is born a genius,

 but the process 

of living 

de-geniuses them.”

 Richard Buckminster Fuller

“Any darn fool 

can make something

 complex;

 it takes a genius

 to make something 

simple.”

Pete Seeger

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This Toad Could Save Your Life

A L O H A !

" We may

 be up against a stone wall, 

but we don't have to 

bloody our heads 

against it 

unless we 

choose 

to. "

 William Glasser 

" I once had a rose

 named after me 

and I was very flattered. 

But I was not pleased 

to read the description

 in the catalogue: 

no good in a bed,

 but fine 

up against a wall. "

Eleanor Roosevelt 

" If you look closely at a tree 

you'll notice it's knots 

and dead branches, 

just like our bodies. 

What we learn

 is that beauty

 and imperfection 

go together 

wonderfully. "

Matthew Fox 

" It is double pleasure 

to deceive the deceiver. "

Niccolo Machiavelli 

" Adversity can have its benefits—

like the ugly, poisonous

 toad

 that wears a precious jewel 

in its forehead. 

In his life,

 far away from the

 civilized world, 

we can hear the language 

of the trees,

 read the books

 of the running streams, 

hear sermons in the stones, 

and discover 

the good 

in every 

single 

thing. "

William Shakespeare 

As You Like it

act 2 scene 1

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And what gem

does this toad,

this post

bring you?

Just this too-simple

yet overlooked

advice:

If YOU

USE Re-Usable Bags

for your groceries

REMEMBER

to launder &

even disinfect them!

Seriously

we are all used 

to disposable

and never think

of the bacteria

that lives on

fresh produce,

soil,

fish, meat.

Well,

You now have

the idea;

An idea

that can indeed

save a life!

There are statistics

of the number of folks

who die from

this unseen

threat,

and all for the

best of intentions!

Glad to pass that

along to YOU.

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Knowing Glimpse

A  L  O  H  A !

"When you arise in the morning,

 think of what a precious 

privilege

 it is to be alive 

- to breathe,

 to think,

 to enjoy, 

to love. "

Marcus Aurelius 

"How old 

would you be

 if you didn't know

 how old you are?"

Satchel Paige

" Any glimpse
 into the life of an animal 
quickens our own 
and makes it so much
 the larger
 and better
 in every way. "

 John Muir

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Memory

A   L   O   H   A  !

" Memory 

 is a way 

of holding onto 

the things you love,

 The things you are,

 the things you never want

 to lose.  "

from The Wonder Years

television show 

" Things 

that were hard to bear 

are sweet 

to remember. "

Seneca

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What Are People REALLY Like?

A L O H A !

If you look at the news,

and nothing but the "news"

you probably think

humankind

has gone mad.

Here are a fewer than
 2 minutes

of security video

from around the world.

I believe it reveals

quite a lot

about US:

 

What do YOU see?

A vandalized Banana Tree?

Would it change your view

to know that bananas are not trees,

but giant grasses?

Once the bunch is mature,

the plant is finished;

New plant grows 

from the roots.

The old plant

is knocked down

to fertilize the new life.

"To understand all

is to forgive all."

Try to have

a positive view

of your self

and of others.

That is one definition

of mental health

& Happiness!

Allow yourself to think:

"Maybe things are better

than I thought."

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Keep GOING

"A  L  O  H  A !

" I have reached an age

 when, if someone tells me

 to wear socks,

 I don't have to." 

Albert Einstein

 (1879-1955)

“ Any great change
 must expect opposition 
because it shakes
 the very foundation 
of privilege.” 

 Lucretia Coffin Mott

Keep GOING,

Mr. President!

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