Go GO!

A   L   O   H   A  !

If you can see the 

positive sides of everything, 

you'll be able to live a much 

richer life than others.

               Celestine Chua

No snowflake ever falls 

in the wrong place.  

    Zen Proverb 

 When you have loved as she has loved, 

you grow old beautifully.

           W. Somerset Maugham

It is a well known phenomenon that 

time seems to speed up as we get older. 

Another truism, is that we humans love to go fast!

So I propose to enjoy my busy mornings and 

afternoons as they melt away. I will delight in the 

rhythm, as week follows week, as the months strobe by. 

I am savoring the sights, smells, and musings of the moments. Making them last.

Thanks for joining the frolic!

Linking To:

Saturday Critters

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Love You,

                              cloudia

Mermaid Sighting

A   L   O   H   A  !

 The only way to find yourself 

is when you start being true 

to everyone around you.

             Anonymous

You really have to look inside yourself 

and find your own inner strength, 

and say, 'I'm proud of what I am 

and who I am, and I'm just 

going to be myself.

                   Mariah Carey

Cherish forever 

what makes you unique, 

‘cuz you’re really a yawn 

if it goes.

Bette Midler

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Love You,

                                       cloudia

That Place

A   L   O   H   A  !

No winter lasts forever; 

no spring skips its turn.

           Hal Borland

Walk on the path of lights.

          Lailah Gifty Akita

Find the love you seek, 

by first finding the love 

within yourself. Learn to 

rest in that place within you 

that is your true home.

            Ravi Shankar

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Love You,

                    cloudia

One Step

A   L   O   H   A  !

Dignified Floating Giant

Our little bit can feel insignificant. 

But it is not nothing. It is something. 

Going from zero to one is significant. 

It is important. Millions of little ones, twos, 

and threes make all the big differences 

that are ever made in our world. 

Thank you for being a person who cares. 

Everything is happening all the time. 

Think about it. Today is the worst day ever 

to some, the most promising and exciting 

to others. Life goes on. Value your moments 

and hours. No one can buy more. 

Refusing to despair is a heroic choice. 

Buddha was walking one day with his friends 

when they were approached by an angry homeless man shouting. Buddha witnessed the man's suffering, silently wished him well, and continued on. His friends were amazed at how unruffled he remained throughout the encounter. "If someone offers you something, but you do not take it up, who does it belong to?" 

Buddha asked them.

It remains with the one holding it. 

We have the freedom to say "No thank you." 

No Thank You: to Anger, to Fear, to Hate.

I see you. I will not BE infected by you.

Be a witness. Be kind. Do one thing. 

Politely refuse. Notice the good and beautiful. 

They are everywhere. 

Linking To:

Wild Bird Wednesday

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Love You,

                                 cloudia

Your Bit

A   L   O   H   A  !

Do your little bit of good where you are; 

it's those little bits of good put together 

that overwhelm the world.

   Desmond Tutu

 We're all just walking each other home.

When you know how to listen, 

everybody is the guru.

The quieter you become, 

the more you can hear. 

And suffering is just part of 

our training program.

            Ram Dass 

I have never met a person whose greatest need 

was anything other than real, unconditional love. 

You can find it in a simple act of kindness 

toward someone who needs help. -

- There is no mistaking love; 

it is the common fiber of life,

the flame that heats our soul, 

energizes our spirit and 

supplies passion to our lives.

           Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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I Love You,

                       cloudia

Living Longer

A   L   O   H   A  !

By the time we are 70, 
we have all had more tragedy 
and more bliss in our lives than 
we could have foreseen. 
If we are wise, we realize that we are but one
drop in the great river we call life and that it has 
been a miracle and a privilege to be alive.

           Mary Pipher

Guides come when you're ready to listen; 
no eBay or Amazon link will fetch them. 
You need to invite, not pursue.

       Helen S. Rosenau

Bless military people & families!

They do not decide. They carry out.

Spare a thought - or more - for 

what they offer and at what cost!

North Beach, San Francisco
It is the least privileged, 
not the most, who excel 
in appreciating the 
smallest of offerings.

          Mary Pipher

A Honolulu Mural for Monday

I so appreciate your visit!

Links:

Monday Murals

Our World Tuesday

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

Travel Tuesday




I have decided not to "Age"
Rather, I am simply going to
Live Longer.

Look! I'm Doing It!

I never took the main road,
or the main gate,
and I'm not going to
start now. You?

Love,
                  cloudia

Plate Lunch at Bob's

A   L   O   H   A  !

 Why the did the rainbow cross the road?

To get to the Ala Wai! Link

For the 99 percent of the time we've been 

on Earth, we were hunter and gatherers, 

our lives dependent on knowing the fine, 

small details of our world.  

Deep inside, we still have a longing to be 

reconnected with the nature that shaped 

our imagination, our language, our song 

and dance, our sense of the divine.  

                    Janine M. Benyus

'My Plate Lunch' Link

Bus is going to the Nimitz Gate of Pearl Harbor

A vocabulary of truth and simplicity 

will be of service throughout your life. 

                    Winston Churchill

Can you see the flavorful smoke rising? Link

Hole In The Wall Restaurant:

"Some of these places are weather-beaten shacks, some are tiny storefronts, some are old railcar diners, some are tucked away where you’d least expect them. Some specialize in burgers, some hot dogs, some tacos, some dumplings. 

But they all have a couple things in common: 

They can be considered holes in the wall, 

and they’re all great places to eat."

                             Dan Myers Link

Ah Bob's! 

As an immigrant to Honolulu in the 1980's

I parked my taxi and ate here a lot!

Coming here today, I commune with Honolulu's

grittier, striving side. 

And reconnect with myself. 

Do you have a favorite

little place too? What is it called?

what do you eat there? 

What is a 'hole in the wall'

restaurant called 

where YOU live?

Check out Bob's 

extensive & exotic

menu Here

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Course Correction Underway!

Love You,

                            cloudia