Sorely Missed

A L O H A !

" If with kindly generosity

One merely has the wish to soothe

The aching hearts of other beings,

Such merit has no bounds. "

                               Kuan Yin

This mural of Kwan Yin was one of
my favorite features of Waikiki.
Torn down last year!

Linking to

Monday Murals


Thank You!
                           cloudia

Human Rainbow or Zoo?

A L O H A !

Slavery & sex trafficking 

turn a human into a commodity.

 We all understand 

how wrong that is. 

And yet, don't we ALL 

commodify other people 

based on what 

we want from them? 

If they are homeless, 

smelly, too close, we

 give them a 

very low value. 

If they look a certain way,

 or control something 

we need or want (job) 

then we put a premium 

on pleasing them. 

When you really GET 

that each person 

is a whole world, 

it changes your 

whole world. 

A person may not

have value to me, 

but they have VALUE 

as I do. 

This means bothering to 

RESPECT before 

we shoot off our mouths

 teaching, or correcting strangers..

It means

 valuing,

noticing,

caring.

Even if we

DO nothing

different.

Seeing people 

differently

heals our eyes;

and our hearts.

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YOU Are

Valued Here!

Fondly, cloudia

Shadow Bright

A  L  O  H  A !

I like how these people 

emerge from the shadow 

into the brightness of 

the green bottles.

Linking to

Shadow Shot Sunday2

Thank YOU!

               Warmly, cloudia

Everything Changed

A  L  O  H  A !

" Grace is the face 

that love wears when 

it meets imperfection. "

             Joseph R. Cooke 

" Those who are 

willing to be 

vulnerable 

move among 

the mysteries. "

             Theodore Roethke

click on photo to see my drake

" Everything changed 

the day she 

figured out there 

was exactly enough 

time for the important 

things in her life. "

                 Brian Andreas

Linking to

Saturday Critters

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HOW did Brian know?!

This is the week

that I finally owned

that there IS

enough time

for what matters

in my life.

I expect to forget

and remember it

many times.

That is the REAL

 Circle of Life!

Are YOU

Making time for

yourself & for

what matters?

I hope so.

              Fondly, cloudia

You CAN Change Your Mind

A  L  O  H  A !

 " A foolish consistency 

is the hobgoblin 

of little minds. "

                  Ralph Waldo Emerson 

“ You can't see change 

until you change 

the way you see.” 

                        Raimy Diaz

“ No old road 

leads  to 

new destinations! ” 

                        Israelmore Ayivor

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You can change your mind

it will be just fine.

That thing you thought

you really ought

might turn in your mouth

like bad wine.

Thank You!

           Fondly, cloudia

Game Park of Exotic Thought

A   L   O   H   A !

Caverns of Flame

"Set your life on fire. 

Seek those 
who fan your 

flames." 
                      Rumi

         

Gilded Wilma

" It takes a lot 
of courage to
show your dreams 
to someone else. "
              Erma Bombeck 
              

 luna di miele


" No road is long 
with good company. " 
               Turkish Proverb

 Flaming Flamingo

" -the poem tells me 
little or nothing. 
Rather it invites me 
to tell myself  what
the poem means. "
                     John Bremer

Linking to
Good Fences
& 
SkyWatch Friday

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Thank You

for Visiting!

                Fondly, cloudia

Telling, Making Dropping

A  L  O  H  A !

" Your ancestors will 

live forever as long 

as you teach 

their stories. "

                  Anonymous

" If you enjoyed 

making a thing, 

and you’re proud of 

the thing you made, 

that’s enough. 

Not everyone is 

going to like it, 

and that’s okay. "

                    Wil Wheaton

" Drop the question 

what tomorrow may bring, 

and count as profit 

every day that 

fate allows you. "

                      Horace

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Thank You!

           Fondly, cloudia