Fermata

A  L  O  H  A !

"Paddle into Rainbow"

"You cannot depend

 on your eyes

 when your imagination 

is out of focus."

Mark Twain

Virga

" The only interesting

answers

are the ones

that destroy

the questions." 

Susan Sontag

" The soul of sweet delight,

 can never be defiled."

William Blake

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Fermata is a
musical term:

" the sustaining of a note,

 chord, 

or rest

 for a duration longer 

than the indicated 

time value."
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Today's song

 ends

with a famous

fermata.

Your Comment
is a sustaining note
throughout
my day!

                       Thanks, cloudia

Most of My Life

A  L  O  H  A !

" Uncertainty

 Is a Signpost 

of Possibility. " 

Good Life Project

"Grief 

can take care of itself,

 but to get the full value 

of a joy 

you must have 

somebody to divide it with." 

Mark Twain

Most of my life

I was clad 

in a protective shell.

I have finally discovered

the sweet 

soft 

delicious center!

Sharing it with YOU

really

makes it special-

                       Fondly, cloudia

Nice-Rageous

A  L  O  H  A !

"Never confuse movement

 with action."

        Ernest Hemingway

" I was walking down the street

wearing glasses

 when the prescription ran out. "

        Steven Wright

" The cynic is

 his own worst enemy.

 It requires far less skill

 to run a wrecking company

 than it does to be

 an architect. "

U.S. Andersen

Wishing YOU

a wonderful Day!

Comments? YES!

                                                                                          cloudia

P a r h e l i o n

A  L  O  H  A,   F  R  I  E  N  D!

" Never

 lose an opportunity

 of seeing anything 

beautiful, 

for beauty 

is God's 

handwriting. "

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

" We should read 

to give our souls a

chance to luxuriate. "

 Henry Miller

" Tremendous beauty

 can be found in 

the tiniest of things... 

for who has 

ever thought 

to rival that 

of a butterfly's wing? "

 K. D'Angelo

" Literature and butterflies

 are the two sweetest

 passions

 known to man. "

Vladimir Nabokov 

=^..^=

' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Thanks so much for looking in!

                           Warmly, cloudia

Autumn Song with Palms

A   L   O   H   A !

I have qualms

about showing 

YOU

palms.

The First Days of 

Magic October

demand royal

Reds, Ombres,

 Rusts!

Though Your heart

Be a rover,

Encompassing

the world over

"Lovely Evening at Firefly Pond"

One's own backyard

is the place to be,

your own hometown

sparkles

in all her glory!

Thanks for visiting

                             fondly, cloudia

Discovering Your Mission

A  L  O  H  A !

"What is my gift? 

My talent?

What career 

should I pursue?"

We've all heard it;

We've all SAID it!

The person who becomes

a STAR says: 

"This is what I was made for.

I'm no good for anything else."

" I like to write, 

so I should go

to journalism school.

Get paid for doing 

what you love,

and you'll never work

 a day in your life."

Right?

Maybe. 

But if you never make a living

doing some unique 
"Dream"

it sets you up for regret.

"I'm only a mail carrier."

I'll never rule the world.

This has become

clear to me so

I've re-framed 

my own mission.

Now I don't think of

 my "Mission"

rather I see it 

in terms of 

LENS-

What is MY lens,

through which

I  view

 the world,

myself,

  others? 

What is my 

Focus?

What is my intention

 for self and other?

How do I focus my lens

on others,

on myself, 

on the world?

My mission is no longer world domination.

I now understand that my Lens,

 my Focus

is on Kindness, Authenticity, 

Non-interference,

Tolerance for Ambiguity

 and for Difference.

The best part is,

 that I didn't need to wait

for someone to HIRE me

 to behave

through that lens, 

AS that lens.

I could start right away!

And so I have.

And so can 

Y O U

What is your insight? 

Your gift to the world,

your impact?

Is it the invention of 

another mobile phone,

the massing and 

giving away of a fortune?

Good luck with that. 

Seriously. GO YOU!

But as for me, 
I invite you to 
join me, be

a lense of what you care about.

Then focus your lens outward

and inward too.

Learn what the mystery of YOU 

is trying to teach You. 

You are also a unique gift 

to this world. 

I promise you 

that your impact

- every day, everywhere you go -

will add up to quite a 

Significance,

though it be a significance

that we will only comprehend

fully

By and by. . . . . . . 

=^..^=

Thank YOU

for sharing here.

Join us in Comments

                                         Fondly, cloudia

Sun Fold Un-Set

A  L  O  H  A !

September Sunset, Waikiki

"It is only possible

 to live

 happily ever after 

on a day-to-day basis."

       

 Margaret Bonnano

Lenticular Cloud "UFO"

"In the middle of difficulty

 lies opportunity."

Albert Einstein

Monstera Leaves, One Unfurling

" Arguing

 with a fool

 proves 

there are two. "

Doris M. Smith


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