Moon Family

A L O H A

means 'Good Night' too . . .

Night doesn't fall.

       

                                    I think it floats down .  .  .

Shadows grow longer,

  

                    a n d    l  o  n  g   e   r . . . . 

Everyone pauses . . .

                      

                                or paws-es. . .

Agonies and extricates of color

                 

                                   psychedelicize . . . .

This was the prized,

 the desirable sight, 

unsought,

 presented so easily. . .

Gerard Manley Hopkins's

Moonrise

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That beauty is a thing beyond the grave,
That perfect, bright experience never falls
To nothingness, and time will dim the moon
Sooner than our full consummation here
In this odd life will tarnish or pass away.

D. H. Lawrence

Moonrise

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 Like Japanese poets

we contemplate

the same moon.

We share our poems

in bits and bites,

tweets, updates,

and posts.

Mostly

we enjoy each other

under the 

Autumn Moon.

Tipsy

we smile 

together-

-somehow

it is more

than abundance.

Moon Family

            Warmly, cloudia

COMMENT!

Jewels

A L O H A !

Not all jewels are mineral gems.

" Treasure your relationships,

not your possessions. "

Anthony J. D'Angelo

Birds are winged treasures.

Here are ebony, alabaster, 

and cinnamon coloured jewels.

" Treasure the love you receive

above all. "

Og Mandino

Sapphire Skies

 "A great poet 

is the most precious jewel 

of a nation.  "

Beethoven

Box fish - a JEWEL-BOX fish!

" If I could be granted a wish,

I'd shine in your eye 

like a jewel.  "

 
Bette Midler

Rose-gold jewel; apple of someone's eye

" Cars, furs, and gems

were not my weaknesses. "

Gene Tierney

Anything to distinguish ourselves from the crowd!

" -the great man is he

who in the midst of the crowd

keeps with perfect sweetness

the independence of solitude ”

 Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Thank YOU for visiting!

                                                   warmly, cloudia

Write or Fight?

A L O H A !

" The test of our progress

is not whether we add more

to the abundance of those

who have much;

it is whether we provide

enough

for those who have 

too little. "

Franklin D. Roosevelt

32nd President of the United States (1933–1945)

 

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" Why is it Class Warfare

only

when we fight back? "

Sign seen at Wall Street demonstrations

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“Critique by creating” 

Michelangelo

" Happiness arises in a state of peace,

not of tumult. "

Ann Radcliffe

The Mysteries of Udolpho 

1764

“A fool sees not the same tree

that a wise man sees.”

 William Blake

 

 

 

 

 

" Pleasure is often spoiled 

by describing it. "

Stendhal 

" Never hurry. 

Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful.

Take all the sleep you need. 

You may expect to be well. "

James Freeman Clarke

" Great beauty,

great strength, 

and great riches

are really and truly of no great use; 

a right heart exceeds all. "

Ben Franklin

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 Thank YOU

              for visiting!  

Your comment is appreciated

warmly, cloudia

 

 

Which Came first: Blog Post or Comment?

A L O H A !

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" You build a successful life

a day at a time. "

 

 Lou Holtz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

" I often start writing 

in order to excite 

an expansive emotion.  "

James Broughton

 

 

 

 

 

How will I convey the size of this huge leaf?

 

 

 

" Nothing can bring you peace

but yourself. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" When we change the way we look at things,

the things we look at

change. "

Wayne Dyer

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What is the most important part of blogging?

Some folks 'lurk.

That's not as evil as it sounds.

They enjoy reading blogs.

They may never leave a comment;

but I know you're there!

There are some amazing bloggers to read,

food, travel, parenting, photos,
farming-

from all over the world

all the time.

The blogosphere sure has opened MY world!

For me it is an opportunity

to share: my ideas, writing,
observations of my Honolulu

in words, images & music.

The fulfillment & friendship

represented by every "hit" in Stats

is an important part

of my life.

So which comes first,

the post,

or the comments

that I make at other blogs?

I do like to have tomorrows post

set to go.

But if I neglect to see what YOU are doing

my day is not complete.

So hand in had they walk:

my post, my visits,

OUR comments back

and forth.

And to me that's GREAT!

Thanks for visiting today. 

                  YOUR comment matters!

                                                       warmly, cloudia

Enigmatology

A L O H A !

click on the photos, eh?

" Speak when you are angry 

and you will make the best speech 

you will ever regret. "

Ambrose Bierce

Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

" Whenever you see darkness,

there is extraordinary opportunity 

for the light to burn brighter. "

Bono

Kitty's Souvenir Scratching Oar - ROW!

" Don’t let yesterday 

use up too much of today. "

Cherokee proverb

" If you understood everything I said,

you’d be me. "

Miles Davis

              

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Enigmatology

The art, science, 

scholarly study,

invention,

  construction,

and solving

 of puzzles. . .

 word puzzles,

math puzzles, 

logic puzzles. . . 

Life

is an enigma.

therefore:

We are ALL

enigmatologists!

 Thanks for visiting.

What clues about the puzzle of life

have you discovered?

share them in 'comments' 

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To A Sister

A L O H A !

 

 

 " Scared and sacred

are spelled with the same letters.

Aweful proceeds

from the same root word as

Awesome.

Terrify and terrific.

Every negative experience

holds the seeds of transformation. "

Alan Cohen

 
                                                                
                        

                                                         

" A person who cares about the earth

will resonate with its purity. "

                                        Sally Fox 

"And we'll always work out together every day."

"The mark of a good marriage

is when only one of you goes crazy at a time!"

 

Heinz Kohut

 

 

 

"You don't marry someone you can live with; you marry the person who you cannot live without."

 

anonymous 

 

 

 

"What counts in making a happy marriage

is not so much how compatible you are,

but how you deal with incompatibility."

                                      Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

                
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Yesterday, after speaking with a dear friend,

I wrote her the e-mail that follows.

Re-reading it,

I realized that it encapsulated 

much of what I've learned

about marriage.

You do not know my friend.

       She is not a blogger.  .  .

Dear Anonymous-ette:

Right back at YOU!
You are the one there making choices and I trust you completely.  What I have to contribute may or may not be helpful - but again, you will best know.
There has been so much 'mountains out of mole-hills" yelling & fuss in my life, that I have an immediate gratitude to someonewho ignores relationship ripples (your husband/my husband/men). 

Dwelling on the ripples, or 'working them through' has no interest to them. and you know what? it works! UNLESS (of course) you are really in an untenable relationship. In that case, you will know that you really need to get out. That's neither of us, I believe. The guys feel that something that is inherently 'right' (our relationship) will naturally right itself. . . hey, whats in the refrigerator? Gotta say: I kinda like that mentality, and have observed it to be true. The Abraham books might say that our job is to pick the best-feeling thought available to us right now. 
When we hold the joyful true energy of the best heart of our marriages, our partners eventually  respond to that beacon.

Like mountain climbers linked together, only one of us can 'fall' at a time.  When you are swinging on a rope,

thousands of feet up,you need a partner who is  securely dug into the rock face. Aniais nin said: 

  " What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship? "

I would say, that energetically and spiritually,

the core of every person IS LOVE-able.

  Overlooking what is unlovable, is to ignore illusion.  We have chosen and vowed to live in this amazing alchemical cauldron called "marriage." So let's defer to that when in doubt and disillusion. Trust that times demanding our action,

will undeniably demand our attention first. 

When in doubt, wait for a clearer message.

It will be obvious to you long BEFORE real danger/deal breakers fully develop. I can't help remembering that this is the first day of the year 5772.  The energy we hold this day will influence our entire year.  Shall it be an energy of doubtful deep-investigation, or one of awe and self-reflection and gratitude for harvest of all kinds? You did not ask for my opinion. It is only my heart of love for you that impels me.  Perhaps you'll forgive ME if I've intruded.
But looking up as I completed this note

I saw this  RAINBOW (above)  right outside my window! The first in our new home, on the first day of a new year. 
My New Year blessing to you:  "May you enjoy the new adventures and all the warmth of a relationship that has matured for 25 years, as I am." And many many rainbows, my Dear Friend Sister.     

                                                            Warmly, c-

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Thank YOU for visiting today.  Leave us a shout, or bit of relationship wisdom YOU've learned,

                                                          in comments.

                                                       Warmly, cloudia