Silly At the Post Office

A  L  O  H  A !

Morning Walk

Chapel of Solitude-

of Connecting

Inside-

Morning Stillness

Hole in the glass

Gole in the hass

g-lole in the asglay

Sassy G in the ole way

Back outside - Ole` !

Ole` !  –interjection 1. (used as a shout of approval, triumph, or encouragement). 
–noun 2. a cry of “olé.” 

" Never stay up on 

the barren heights of cleverness, 

but come down

 into the green valleys

 of silliness. "

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Thanks for being silly with me

                                                            Warmly, cloudia

Glimpse into a Lava Tude

A L O H A !

 

Red

is the color

of Pele,

goddess of the volcano.

Here,

in some places

she flows

right beneath

our feet.

don't believe me?

Look at

THIS:

Talismans

A  L  O  H  A !

“ Come, Boy, sit down. 

Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree

 was happy. ”
  

Shel Silverstein,  

The Giving Tree

... here is the deepest secret
 nobody knows

 (here is the root of the root 

and the bud of the bud 

and the sky of the sky

 of a tree called life;

 which grows higher

 than the soul can hope

 or mind can hide) 

and this is the wonder 

that's keeping the stars apart

 I carry your heart

(i carry it in my heart).

e.e. cummings 

(1894 - 1962)

Life's Path

 

" Move outside the tangle

 of fear-thinking.
Live in silence. ” 

Rumi

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Thank YOU

'Take away Peace - Leave a Comment'

Warmly, cloudia

the Magic of Waikiki

A   L   O   H   A  !

 " There's a feeling deep in my heart
Stabbing at me just like a dart
It's a feeling heavenly

I see mem'ries out of the past
Memories that always will last
Of that place across the sea -

 Waikiki
At night when the shadows are falling
I hear your rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me

Waikiki
'Tis for you that my heart is yearning
My thoughts are always returning
Out there to you across the sea

Your tropic nights and your wonderful charms
Are always in my memory
And I recall as I held in my arms
An angel sweet and heavenly

Waikiki
My whole life is empty without you
I miss that magic about you
Magic beside the sea
Magic of Waikiki "

© 1938
  Andrew Kealoha Cummings

 Lyrics & Music

first recording:

 78 rpm by Andy Cummings, 

Bell Records 1946

Andy Cummings, wrote this song 

while in Lansing, Michigan on tour 

with The Paradise Islands revue.

 ' It was a cold and foggy night

 in November 1938

 and we were walking back to our hotel

 from the theatre.

 I thought of Waikiki 

with its rolling surf, warm sunshine,

 palm trees. . .'

" Just singing this song to myself
brings tears to my eyes. . . "
 cloudia


Enjoy a great version below:

Open Secrets

A  L  O  H  A !

We may be torn a bit 

by life's winds

but

 the light shines through 

us-

" Regardless of how you feel inside, 

always try to look like a winner.
 Even if you are behind,

 a sustained look of control

 and confidence
 can give you a mental edge 

that results in victory. "

Diane Arbus

" Every painting is a voyage 

into a sacred harbour.  "

Giotto di Bondone

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Thank you for visiting

'Take away Peace - Leave a Comment'

                  Warmly, cloudia

Banana-mation

A L O H A !

" The imagination,

 give it the least license,

 dives deeper and soars higher

 than Nature goes. "

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

" Imagination is the highest kite

 that one can fly. "

LAUREN BACALL

" We do not need magic to change the world.

 We carry all the power we need 

inside ourselves already:

 we have the power to imagine better. "

J. K. ROWLING,

 speech to Harvard Alumni Association, 2008

" What is now proved 

was once only imagined. "

WILLIAM BLAKE

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Imagine that!

                        Warmly, cloudia

Let Them Be

A  L  O  H  A !

" The first step 

towards getting somewhere

 is to decide 

that you are not

 going to stay where you 

are.  "

Chauncey Depew

" When you do the

 common things in life 

in an uncommon way,

 you will command 

the attention of 

the world.  "

George Washington Carver

" -eyes without speaking 

confess the secrets

 of the heart. "

 Saint Jerome 

 " It is because of the 

love

of parents and others

that children 

are able to grow

and become

themselves. . . "

To give love

is to give the precious

gift of nothing,

space.

 To give love

is to let be. "

Herbert McCabe

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Which reminds me

of one of my favorite

stories:

A blogger

went to visit

a friend in the hospital.

The blogger fussed about,

spoke to the staff,

freshened up the room.

Finally,

the friend blurted out:

"Don't just DO something-

STAND there!"

In other words:

Don't try to fix me,

just BE for me,

be WITH me.

I want to thank YOU

for standing by

Comfort Spiral-

That's ME !

                             Warmly, cloudia