Thursday, September 11, 2014

Lava Flowing on Hawaii Island Today





GLAD my folks moved out 

of this neighborhood 

10 years back!

Through a Fence Brightly

A  L  O  H  A !
 Kimono Lady Waikiki

“Build a little fence of trust around today; 
Fill the space with loving deeds, 
And therein stay. -












- Look not through the sheltering bars 
Upon tomorrow; 
God will help thee bear what comes 
of joy and sorrow.”
                                     Mary F. Butts









" The real voyage 
of discovery
 consists not in 
seeing new landscapes 
but in having 
new eyes. "
          Proust

Linking to Good Fences

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Thank YOU,
                    warmly, cloudia

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Angel Said

A  L  O  H  A !
  " Nothing is 
yours permanently, 
so you better enjoy it 
while it's happening. " 
                       Joan Rivers










" Contentment 
is the wealth 
of nature. "
           Socrates









Hawaii Convention Center Rooftop Party
" Only that 
which is temporary 
endures. "
               French proverb


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Speak, 
the Angel told me. 
So I did, 
thinking to share my 
"treasures" of insight 
with the world. 

But what I found 
was even better: 

I connected with 
YOU, 
sharing YOUR
 treasures with 
me! 

In finding your wisdom, 
I recognize my own.

We are our own
 best teachers!

Yay Bloggers!
YaY YOU & Me!
                 Warmly, cloudia

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Majesty and Morning Boys

 A  L  O  H  A ! 
Click on Poster to ENLARGE











You can't control 
your thoughts - 
just your response to them. 
Fortunately, 
that is where 
all the power lies.
cloudia 
[ 'poster' as well ]










Morning Boys in Search of Waves, Waikiki

"If they give you ruled paper, 
write the other way."
 Juan Ramon Jiminez


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YOUR Visit
Makes my day,
Thanks
            Fondly, cloudia

Monday, September 8, 2014

Hawaiian Sunset Secret of Seconds

A  L  O  H  A !

"Almost nothing
 need be said 
when you have eyes." 
                         Tarjei Vesaas










" It is our choices 
that show us 
what we truly are, 
far more 
than our abilities. "
                              J.K. Rowling 





























“A large drop of sun
 lingered on the horizon -









 and then dripped over 
and was gone,









and the sky 
was brilliant over the spot 
where it had gone, 
and a torn cloud, 
like a bloody rag, 
hung over the spot of its going.
 And dusk crept over the sky 
from the eastern horizon, 
and darkness crept 
over the land 
from the east.” 
 John Steinbeck, 
The Grapes of Wrath



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Time
is an amazing thing.
Feels like movement
but is really one
NOW
after another.

When you pause
and occupy the moment
a spark of REAL
jumps the gap
that you left.

Wait,
Allow an Angel
to pass.
Then what sinks
and what arises
over your horizon
will illuminate your
heart,
as well as those
of others.

Thank YOU
for Shining Here
with Us!
                Fondly, Cloudia

Sunday, September 7, 2014

If You Look

A  L  O  H  A !
" Look up 
from what you're doing
 and look around 
for a minute. -







" - See what a 
beautiful world 
you're in. "
                    Ralph Marston


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Look Up Sometimes

" I value my garden
 more
 for being full of 
blackbirds than 
of cherries, 
and very frankly 
give them fruit 
for their songs. "
                    Joseph Addison











Parrots are not native to Hawaii; but look! 
There's one now!
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I have often seemed
 at odds 
with the way that most of the world 
looks at things.

As you might imagine, 
this has not made for an easy life;

But in the end, 
it means that I avoid 
the flaws and limits 
of conventional thinking.

So I seem to swim free 
of the traps
most conventional thinkers 
swim right into.

Have YOU made 
an unconventional choice 
that made ALL the difference?

Thanks!
                Warmly, cloudia

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Woods Walk Waikiki

 A   L   O   H   A !
" What the caterpillar 
calls the end, 
the rest of the world 
calls a butterfly." 
                    Lao Tzu

















“ Every day brings a choice:













 to practice stress 
or to practice peace.” 
                     Joan Borysenko









" You uncover
 what is
 when you get rid of 
what isn't. "
Buckminster Fuller







" I do more painting 
when I'm not painting. 
It's in 
the subconscious. "
                   Andrew Wyeth 



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Thank You!
                 Warmly, cloudia