Playing My Bamboo Flute for YOU

A  L  O  H  A !

“In the end 

we shall have had 

enough of cynicism, 

skepticism

 and humbug,

 and we shall 

want to live 

more musically.” 

                                        Vincent van Gogh

[]

The Trade Winds 

have returned

and life in the islands

feels delicious again.

Perfect weather for

 bamboo flute playing

Thank YOU 

for listening!

                     Warmly, cloudia

Come Ride With Me

A L O H A 
Where You Like GO?

Look! My old number, Puka 9 

- from my immigrant days 

driving taxi here in Honolulu.

[ The book cover to the right there

is a link to my autobiographical

novel about discovering Hawaii

and myself ]

Let's RIDE around a little, 

OK?

click on photo to see human driver

" If everything on earth

 were rational, 

nothing 

would ever happen. "

                              Dostoevsky

Driving into Manoa Valley, Valley of Rainbows

"Walk neither faster 

nor slower 

than your own soul.  

Because it is your soul 

that will teach you 

the usefulness 

of each step 

you take."  

                  Paulo Coelho

Aloha means:

"WE share the Breath of Life!"

So let's share with no expectation

" Faithfulness 
and sincerity 
are the highest things. "

Confucius

I used to be 

very sensitive to 

exclusion by others,

now 

I' m more focused 

on including everyone

in my Aloha

Cloudia

Makiki Christian Church 1931  

LINK

"Whoever does not

 love his work 

cannot hope that

 it will please others."

                             Anon

 Up in the hills, back in the valleys, 

down to the beach:

I chased calls all over the island in my cab.

Sure, I'll take your surf board.

" Never look down 

on anybody 

unless you are 

helping them up "

                          Jesse Jackson

12 hour shift just about PAU 

(finished)

Time to head back to the yard.

This was day tour. 

Driving at night

was memorable 

and educational.

[The book is largely nocturnal.]

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Thank YOU

For Riding Along

Please Stay Come Again!

Your Driver: Cloudia

Autumn Hints Waikiki Edition

A L O H A !

 

All Nature Heeds Changing Seasonality

" Delicious autumn! 

My very soul is

 wedded to it, 

and if I were a bird

 I would fly about the earth 

seeking the successive

 autumns. "

                          George Eliot

Summer's Overload of Rioting Vitality has Moved On

" Life passes quickly by.  

It seems an art 

to flow with it, 

to accept what it is, 

rather than to fight the tide.  

There is no time 

for the madness. "

                        Sandy Carlson

" In the long run, 

we shape our lives, 

and we shape 

ourselves. "

                       Eleanor Roosevelt

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Dare with me

to take a bow

for your

choices!

We are too focused

on measuring

how far we have

to go.

 Let's share a moment

to enjoy

the harvests

we've earned.

Hooray for US!

                    Warmly, cloudia

Beauty in the Walking in the Beauty

A  L  O  H  A !

“But the beauty 

is in the walking -

- we are betrayed 

by destinations.” 

              Gwyn Thomas

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Have A Lovely Eve

               Warmly, cloudia

Fear Cure

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle 'HONU' 

Thanks, Carroll Cox  Link

"Friendship with ones self 
is all important, 
because without it 
one cannot be friends 
with anyone else in the world."
Eleanor Roosevelt

"Those that are a friend 

to themselves

 are sure to be 

a friend to all."

Seneca

What is the sound of Cloud Hands clapping?

"If life 

were predictable 

it would cease 

to be life..."

              Eleanor Roosevelt

"The secret to happiness 

is to put the 

burden of proof 

on unhappiness."  

              Robert Brault

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I'm timid.

Now I'm strong enough

to accept that.

No more covering it up

with boldness.

So I am free

to share with You

a fear talisman

that works for me;

It is called:

Today Is Not The Day

Today is not the day.

That thing you most fear

will not be coming today;

Salutations and

burden of proof

upon ye!

Forever is comprised

of Now

riding the rail of your 

"Fate"

so to speak,

growing so wise

the truth is a squeak;

But I can perceive it

beneath world's din

tune out the inessential

-Believe-

and move right in.

Thank YOU

for visiting today!

                Warmly, cloudia

Food Truck Mural

A  L  O  H  A !

This food truck SCREAMS for attention

on the streets of Honolulu.

The tusked pig may be an homage to 

Kamapuaa Hawaii's pig-like god

Link

Linking to Monday Murals

Here

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Thank You

for looking in

             Warmly, cloudia

Rain Sun Rainbow Fun

A  L  O  H  A !

Rain

S U N

R A I N B O W

F U N !

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Thank YOU

for laughing

here with us!

           Fondly, cloudia