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Where's Cloudia?

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Manoa Valley, Oahu Hawaii. Got my university

degree down there at UH.

"My father considered 

a walk among the mountains as 

the equivalent of churchgoing." 

                        Aldous Huxley

Waikiki Dawn. See the birds and the tourists?

"I welcome this new day.  

It is a gift to me, 

a new creation, a promise 

of resurrection. . .

I salute the Sun, the Earth, 

the Seas, and the Sky.

I am thankful for being 

alive this morning."

             Ceisiwr Serith

Grant's Sunset Reflection: Honolulu

"Life is short. We don't 

have much time to 

gladden the hearts of 

those who walk this 

way with us. So, 

be swift to love and 

make haste to be kind.”

             Henri-Frederic Amiel

A strange journey of which both legs were homeward bound. Yes. 

I went home to Honolulu

for a few days and it was magical!

The friends, the places and skies

and mountains that also

are my friends; They all

greeted me beautifully.

From Chinese Temples (And Shinto)

at Lunar New Year of the 

Brown Earth Dog,

to family, to food,

music and so much more!

I was even invited into

Iolani Palace- which I

can't wait to show you.

Returning to San Francisco

International Airport, I capped

off my adventure by meeting one

of my dearest, favorite-est

authors: Armistead Maupin,

whose Tails of the City [Link] helped

define my young life, San Francisco

in a special time, and stands as 

cherished to so many, many people!

Best of all, I'm back here

with YOU! We have so much

to share in the days ahead.

ALOHA, means:

"I love You"

And so we continue:

sharing what matters,

TOGETHER.

Linking to:

Monday Murals

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Thank YOU

Friend!

             Fondly, cloudia

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High Stepping

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“To strengthen the 

muscles of your heart, 

the best exercise is 

lifting someone else's 

spirit whenever you can.” 

            Dodinsky

"The first step toward 

success is taken when 

you refuse to be a captive 

of the environment in 

which you first 

find yourself."

                      Mark Caine

"Happiness cannot be 

traveled to, owned, 

earned, worn or 

consumed. Happiness is 

the spiritual experience 

of living every minute 

with love, grace 

and gratitude."

             Denis Waitley

"When you leave 

a beautiful place, 

you carry it with you 

wherever you go."

                 Alexander Stoddard

Linking to:

Saturday Critters

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Thank YOU

Friend!

Warmly,

         cloudia

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`Neith Tropic Skies

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“-You will find your Island here.

-But how can it be here 

in the middle of the city?

-It needs no place. It is 

everywhere and nowhere. 

It refuses entry to none 

who asks. It is an 

Island of the Soul.” 

       C.S. Lewis

"Each friend represents 

a world in us,a world 

possibly not born 

until they arrive,

and it is only 

by this meeting 

that a new 

world is born."

           Anais Nin

“The isolation spins 

its mysterious cocoon, 

focusing the mind on 

one place, one time, 

one rhythm - the 

turning of the light. 

The island knows 

no other human voices, 

no other footprints. 

On the Offshore Lights 

you can live any story 

you want to tell yourself, 

and no one will say you're 

wrong: not the seagulls, 

not the prisms, 

not the wind.” 

              M. L. Stedman

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Thank YOU

Friend!

            Warmly, cloudia

“The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.”
                                 E. Lockhart

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