Value, Worth Peace of Mind

A  L  O  H  A    from Waikiki

Your value 

doesn't decrease based 

on someone's inability 

to see your worth.

“ Ignorance breeds monsters 

to fill up the vacancies 

of the soul 

that are unoccupied 

by. . . knowledge. ”

                    Horace Mann 

Linking to

Shadow Shot Sunday2

" Peace of mind 

comes when we 

exercise our right 

to be honest, 

especially 

with ourselves. "

                      Jack R. Rose

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Thank You

for Making this

FUN!

            Warmly, cloudia

Makiki Christian Church, Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !     from Honolulu

 Is this a 

Samurai Castle 

in Japan?

 No! 

It is Makiki Christian Church

 right here in Honolulu!

" Inspired by the early Edo period 

(late sixteenth–early seventeenth century) 

Himeji Castle in Japan, 

this church is the only 

Christian church in the United States 

to be modeled after a 

sixteenth-century Japanese castle. "

Archipedia

A Vital Thriving Part of Our Honolulu

and one of my personal

favorite buildings on  

our islands.

Linking to

InSPIREd Sunday

Thank You

for Visiting!

                    Warmly, cloudia

Sea - Flections

A  L  O  H  A !

" I love 

the sea's sounds 

and the way it 

reflects the sky. 

The colors that shimmer 

across its surface 

are unbelievable. . . 

surprises me every time. "

                                 John Dyer

Linking to 

Weekend Reflections

“hark, now 

hear the sailors cry, 

smell the sea, 

and feel the sky 

let your soul & spirit fly, 

into the mystic...” 

                       Van Morrison

" The waves of the sea 

help me 

get back to me. "

                          Jill Davis

Phish Photo by Erika Swartzkopf

" No good fish 
goes anywhere 
without a porpoise. "

                     Lewis Carroll

Linking to Saturday Critters

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Thank You
for flowing
with my "go"
              Fondly, cloudia

Vacancy

A  L  O  H  A !

“For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.”

                                      Wordsworth

"All my life, 

as down an abyss 

without a bottom. 

I have been pouring 

van loads of information 

into that vacancy 

of oblivion 

I call my mind." 

                                Logan Pearsall Smith 

“We become aware of the void as we fill it.” 
 Antonio Porchia

" Then, 
from the black storm 
through which we seem
 to have passed. . . 
 we emerge prostrate, 
without a thought, 
a we that is void 
of content.” 
 Marcel Proust

“Youth always tries 

to fill the void, 

an old man learns

 to live with it.” 

        Mark Z. Danielewski

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If you put

your ear to mine

you'll hear the ocean;

I'm hollow

but fine.

Ever feel vacant

in a not-bad way?

Is this

what they call

"Re - lax - ation"

?

Wandering-Pondering,

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SkyWatch Eye Day

A  L  O  H  A   from Honolulu!

" Let's not  forget 

that small emotions

 are the great captains

of our lives. "

                   van Gough

Linking to 

SkyWatch Friday

Thank You

for Sharing

the Moment,

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New Year Fantasy

Post by Consulate General of China in San Francisco.

Fit To Live

A  L  O  H  A !

Metal Birds of Paradise Adorn this Fence

" The Creator made humans 

able to walk and talk,

 to see and hear. . . 

to do everything. 

But 

the Creator wasn't satisfied. 

" Finally the Creator 

made humans laugh, 

and when they laughed

 and laughed, 

the Creator said,

 "Now 

you are fit to live."

                            Traditional Apache Story

Linking to Tex's

Good Fences

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This is not

Your real life-

here with me,

with us.

Don't get me wrong,

I understand,

you only visit me

for a good time,

to get away from

the COLD shoulder

at home.

I'm content

just to be

Your little Hawaiian

Girl, good for a whirl,

before you put your

boots, and hat 

and gloves

back on.

That's OK,

So I'm gonna

Give It To You,

baby,

just what you need;

I KNOW

what You Like -

Click Photo for FULL TREATMENT!

Aloha  LOL

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