Technicolor Hawaii SKIES

A L O H A !

Sky Full of Monkeys

" Laughter is

 carbonated holiness"

 Anne Lamott 

When small men 

attempt great enterprises,

 they always end 

by reducing them 

to the level of 

their own mediocrity. "

                      Napoleon Bonaparte 

" The only battle to win

 is the battle within "

                              Ali Vincent

"The best colour

 in the whole world

 is the one

 that looks good

 on you." 

                         Coco Chanel

"The secret of 

change is

 to focus all of 

your energy,

 not on fighting the old, 

but on building 

the new." 

                  Socrates

Yeah, but this is a sunset!

Every Morning

the sun rises,

and I find YOUR Comments,

like mana,

dew from the 

nice of the world;

Like gaily wrapped

gifts!

Thank You Fondly,

                                                           cloudia

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Mural Fence

A  L  O  H  A !

Look: A Ranch & a

FENCE!

Look at me snappin the shot!

"What the soul knows

 is often unknown 

to the one

 who has a soul. 

We are 

infinitely more 

than we think. "

                              Kahlil Gibran

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I  GOTTA  link to

Good Fences!

Here

Thanks Friends,

                                       cloudia

Meeting Three Sisters

A   L   O   H   A !

click on these photos, they won't bite

“What you meet

 in another being

 is the projection 

of your own 

level of 

evolution.” 

             Ram Dass

"Sisters don't need words. 

They have perfected a 

language of snarls

 and smiles and frowns

 and winks - 

expressions of shocked 

surprise and incredulity 

and disbelief. 

Sniffs and snorts 

and gasps and sighs - 

that can undermine 

any tale you're telling." 

                                     Pam Brown

" It is amazing

 how much love 

and laughter

 they bring into our lives

 and even how much 

closer we become 

with each other

 because of them.” 

               John Grogan

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Lightening in a bottle

tightening up the throttle

joying in the mottled

days of Summer Time!

Your sweet visits

are certainly 

no bummer!

Love the texture

of your life,

refuse to worry-

catastrophize

or strife.

Untangle the knots

patiently as you go

melting away

the rock-hard snow.

In the gravest

of times,

Angels Always

Arrived.

[After all:

I'm still alive]

What's on your heart

today?

                    Fondly, cloudia

UNIQUE

A   L   O   H   A  !

" I would have written

 of me on my stone:

 I had a lover's quarrel

 with the world. "

                                  Robert Frost

 "A horse walks into a bar.

 The bartender says,

 'Why the long face?'"

What weird craft is this?

" A thing is unique,

or not unique;

there are no degrees

of uniqueness. "

                 The King's English

                                Fowlers, 1906

How do You find a very special friend?

UNIQUE up on them!

Around the middle

of the 16th Century

the word  'unique'

entered English,

from the Latin;

UNICUS

literally:

'Single of it's kind'

What we'd call:

The one and only -

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Each of YOU

brings uniqueness.

Thank YOU

                 warmly, cloudia

News Fasting

A L O H A !

" You yourself, 

as much as anybody

 in the entire universe,

 deserve your love

 and affection. "

                Buddha

Tiny People on a Tiny Bridge -OR Am I Dreaming?

" There are very few 

monsters 

that warrant the 

fear we have 

of them."

       Andre " Le Giant" Gide

"The light of the future

 casts the shadows 

of tomorrow."

                 Sun Ra 

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You and I care;

We are not sociopaths.

When we see others

in pain

we feel pain too.

Heartbreak, we know,

causes brain activity

identical to physical

pain.

People, and animals

even die of a broken

heart.

Today our world

is hyper-linked.

And thanks for that,

or I would not 

even know

Y O U.

But it also means

that we are exposed

to war, violence,

intransigence,

ignorance,

intolerance and greed

24/7 with

each breaking news

story.

We must be aware,

we must vote

and share

our truth.

BUT NOT

All Day / Every Day.

The first meal

of the day

is called

"Break Fast."

Digestion is best

when given regular

rest.

Your heart,

brain,

and soul

too.

After leaving Your

"Hello" in comments,

visit another online

friend, play with

you family.

Just rest

from news

for awhile.

Whatever is good,

or beautiful 

or true-

feast on THAT.

After all:

We ARE what

we eat!

I love you,

                                 cloudia

Emotionally True Pancake

A   L   O   H   A !

"Sit down before fact

 as a little child, 

be prepared to 

give up every 

preconceived notion... 

or you shall learn

 nothing."

                       Thomas H. Huxley

"I have never 

been hurt 

by anything 

I didn't say."

                 Calvin Coolidge

 "There ain't no pancake 
so thin 
it ain't got two sides. ..."

"The first pancake 

is always lumpy." 

 Russian Proverb

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When I worked with teens

I was very invested in 

giving them my attention

and believing in them.

Sometimes they complained

about some person or situation:

The principal said-

Mom said-

Yes, Mom, 

or the Principal

can be rude,

or even wrong.

B U T

By going off half-cocked,

based on 1 person's version

I have learned to my

embarrassment

that there are 

ALWAYS

at LEAST two sides

to everything,

two versions of every story.

I have learned

to withhold judgement

instead of reacting

passionately.

(What was that Grandma

said about counting 

to ten?)

My version of events

is Emotionally True

to me.

Yours to You.

Yet, those truths

are but parts

of a bigger

T r  u  t  h.

I have learned

not to argue with 

Emotional Truths.

They are facts.

It is a rare person

who can see beyond

their own

Emotional Truths

to walk a mile

in the Other's shoes.

I work towards being that person.

Join us.

Together we can

change the

Way the World 

Works!

Who's with me?

                      Fondly, cloudia

Bonus Info:

No matter how flat you make a pancake, 

it still has two sides. 

Step into the other person's shoes 

and try to see their side of the story. 

Try to understand the other person 

and why they acted in a hurtful way. 

Try not to judge them. 

Conversely, examine your role in the feud. 

Did you do or saying something hurtful? 

Did you promise something 

and then back out of your agreement? 

Keep in mind 

the other person 

probably has some valid points that you need 

to weigh and consider. 

"Dr. Phil" McGraw.

Hawaiian Ranch Mural

On a TRUCK!  

A  L   O  H  A,    Y'All!

 Oh look, Tex: a FENCE too!!!

Kolohe means

 "rascal", "wild"

 in the Hawaiian 

language

I'm the cowgirl in pink

See other cool murals

Here

Thanks Pardner!

                                cloudia