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A  L  O  H  A !

 The most important trip 

you may take in life is 

meeting people halfway. 

               Henry Boyle

 All great philosophers advise: 

don't debate with someone 

who has only strong opinions 

but no real understanding of the topic. 

A person who does not understand 

an issue's true complexity 

is not going to be educated 

in five minutes. 

Listen respectfully. 

Asking one good question 

may get them to start 

thinking differently, but 

arguing with them 

will only agitate you both. 

Treating others with respect 

does not mean you agree!

I advise changing the topic 

in a fun way, or 

taking your leave.

Humor can get in under the door 

while seriousness is still 

fumbling at the handle.

         G.K. Chesterton

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Saturday Critters

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Love YOU

Friend!

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Regard Every Annoyance

A  L  O  H  A !

Double Luck

Learn to see the world

as a place of becoming.

Things the bother you

are only undeveloped.

Other Seasons, Other Places, Other Times. Other Selves?

Never let yourself be

disappointed for long.

If you keep looking for

the dawn, to work for it,

to be patient and confident,

you will be rewarded.

Failure is temporary.

Your resilience, and the character

that you build with every good choice

are yours forever.

Regard every annoyance

as passing. It is.

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Skywatch Friday

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Fondly,

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Pink Rainbow

A  L  O  H  A !

Our Differences

are ever at war 

with our Commonalities. 

Be careful which you feed.

Don't take it personally.

A cloudy day is no match 

for a sunny disposition.     

   William Arthur Ward

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Thanks, Pal

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We Flock

A  L  O  H  A !

 Everyone  thinks that his 

own geese are swans.

             Danish Proverb

 Together, we form 

a necessary paradox; 

not a senseless 

contradiction.

                  Criss Jami

My own feeling is we 

need more compassion, 

we need more empathy, 

we need more togetherness, 

in terms of working together. 

                   Cindy McCain

I like to prowl ordinary places.

I feel sorry for us all 

or glad for us all

caught alive together and 

awkward in that way.

           Charles Bukowski

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Wild Bird Wednesday
CDP Theme Day "Black"

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Just remember:

A silly goose

may be a

swan in disguise!

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Green Feather Green Stone

A  L  O  H  A !

Have you ever observed a humming-bird 

moving about in an aërial dance 

among the flowers — 

a living prismatic gem 

that changes its colour 

with every change of position… 

it is a creature of such 

fairy-like loveliness as to 

mock all description. 

                     W. H. Hudson, Green Mansions:

A Romance of the Tropical Forest, 1916

San Francisco Chinatown

For instance, dragons are 

deeply revered by the Chinese. 

According to legend they have 

megapowers that include weather control 

and life creation. And they’re seen 

as kind, benevolent creatures. 

                                Jennifer Rardin

A good roof protector!

Hummingbird beams 

enjoyment of life, 

dances the lightness of being. 

Enjoy life's sweetness,

find the shaft of light,

share the ruby you carry,

rest when it is time.

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Our World Tuesday
Wild Bird Wednesday

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In This Case

A  L  O  H  A !

 We walk around fighting 

over our clashing illusions. 

Let's WAKE together instead!

 The glories of life are

 far beyond my little fears!

When a dog

bays at the moon,

there are not

"two sides".

There is a dog

and there is

The Moon.

We love dogs.

But in this case

Be The Moon!

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 Me & You

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Monday Murals
Our World Tuesday

Live Thrill

A  L  O  H  A !

If we could get as focused on 

our ideals and aspirations

as we are about what annoys us, 

we would find ourselves

experiencing those ideals, 

seeing them reflected back

To us from everywhere! 

 Live the thrill of your 

highest aspirations!

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