How to Be an Unforgettable Woman

A L O H A !

Have a genuine and relaxed smile. 

A smile that lingers and lingers, 

includes your eyes, 

and evolves the grace 

of your face; 

as it reposes / blooms, 

again, and again. . .  

and often.

That genuine,

nearly always cultivated,

visage

must mask a genuine

(nearly always cultivated) 

relaxed and true-to-self 

woman who meets, 

likes, responds 

to others 

in the real world. 

She is not preoccupied acting out 

old dramas and hurts, 

forcing others into roles 

rather than delighting 

in their truths. 

Become Confident enough

to be gentle. 

You will walk away 

from charging bulls 

like a lady 

with foresight. 

Never sling mud 

with muddy, 

reckless types. 

An insight, a tip: 

a true princess 

is kind to each 

and never haughty.

Rediscover 

your own healthy 

appetites, 

along with 

the proper means 

of their fulfillment, 

which is mysteriously, 

mystically 

your own path to the same: 

fulfillment.

Savor life. 

Every Drop. 

Every circumstance.

Then Life 

will savor you, 

as will others. 

Your grace, 

patience, 

and loveliness 

are a powerful tonic 

in this hectic, 

too often hurting

world. 

Everyone had a mother. 

Everyone is susceptible

to acceptance, 

listening, 

and to Aloha.

Once you are happy 

alone with Life, 

happy to smile, 

to care, to pause, 

to meet, to listen, 

to love self 

and others;  

To value, protect, 

defend

and cultivate 

your own unique 

personal divine sexuality 

as you discover 

and define it. 

Then You will be 

alive to beauty 

in every dimension. 

You can finally Inhabit 

your own 

most beautiful self; 

Trust the universe’s gift 

to you: yourself - 

and give her always 

to others 

in manifold blessings 

at every level 

from a kind smile, 

all the way to 

surrender. 

Even your kind, sincere, 

authentic 

“no thank you” 

will linger pleasantly. . .

Be yourself. 

That’s the simplest advice, 

we've all heard it. 

As I have learned, 

it is the most 

profound advice 

you & I 

can ever accept. 

Play nice. 

A sunny day 

doesn't last forever. 

Be one of the beauties 

of YOUR day.

Thank YOU for Being a Friend

Fondly, cloudia

Lines, Curves

A  L  O  H  A !

" Men

are governed by lines

of intellect - 

women

by curves

of emotion." 

James Joyce

Let's argue, er, discuss this one in comments :-)

" To be amused by what you read-

-that is the great spring

 of happy quotations."

        C. E. Montague

" I finally figured out

 the only reason

 to be alive

 is to enjoy it. "

Rita Mae Brown

I love to wear

a glove.

Not really,
but I like the 
feel-y

of the words,
like curds -

so satisfying,
deep self flying

in that Realm
at the helm

of this craft
of which I'm
captain-of-the
-infinite-sea
(fore and aft)

this jolly vessel
called "ME."

Wonderful to see 

Y O U!

                         

Thanks, cloudia

Silly Bananas!

A  L  O  H  A  

Are You Bored with my Sunsets?

Oh DO give it a 'click' before deciding

Or are they Fun, Yets?

Would You Grow Bananas?

Or are YOU Silly for Lilly?

Cloudia's Finally Lost It, Clyde!

" Laughing

 at our mistakes

 can lengthen

 our own life. 

Laughing at

 someone else's 

can shorten it. "

       

 Cullen Hightower

I Plead "Monday!"
(And do hope you WILL
laugh at my mistakes
without mishap :-)





Thank YOU for being a true Monday Pal.
Leave us YOUr comment, Ducks!

Jackie Robinson in Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A !

Jack Roosevelt Robinson
 was born in Cairo Georgia
 in 1919.


He grew up to be
 the only professional athlete
 in any sport
whose number
 42
 has been universally retired.


There have been many sports heros,
 but no one like
Jackie Robinson.

What is important about him
in my opinion
is not that he broke
the racial/color barrier in baseball,
but that he conducted himself
with unfailing dignity
in the face of very ugly baiting.


That instructive moral thrill
far outshines
victory on any
other scoreboard
to me.

I can't help thinking
of another beleaguered "First"
our current US President
 Obama.



You may have heard
that the culture of Hawaii
shaped our President
from his birth here 
in Honolulu. 



Yes. The way he
treats others, and behaves
with others
speaks volumes of 
Aloha to my knowing eye.



I like to think 
that Jackie Robinson too
drew from the lessons
and experience
of Aloha.



After being the first 
UCLA Bruin
to letter in 4 different sports,
Robinson could not get a job
in professional sports.



The NFL passed on him
(he was most well known
as a college footballer).



The only job offered the phenom
was on the
Honolulu Bears football team.
He was well paid, a local sensation,
he and also held a day job 
in construction at Pearl Harbor.
What Jackie couldn't do
was stay in a restricted
Waikiki Hotel!

Robinson was injured,
the Bears faltered,
and in that day of sea travel
he missed home.


Setting sail from Honolulu Harbor
on Dec. 5 1941
he heard about the Pearl Harbor attack
while at sea. 

small excursion craft off Honolulu

He worked at Pearl!
History might have been different
if he had been involved in the attack,
as many workers rushed to the base
during the Sunday attack to help. 
Several were injured, or killed.



The rest, as they say,
is history.
You can see the film
about Jackie Robinson
"42"
that opened this weekend.


Blessings to ALL
 who retain their Aloha
in the face of insult,
 or worse.
Blessed are YOU!.


That includes you,
Mr. President.
Just do your best. 

Thanks for visiting!  
                                Your friend, cloudia
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