President Obama: a Boy in Hawaii

Nostalgia

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" The Greek word for 'return'

is nostros.

Algos means 'suffering'

So nostalgia is the 

suffering caused

by an unappeased

yearning

to return. "

Milan Kundra

T H E N

N O W   

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Pet Floorgy

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“Genius

 is the capacity 

for seeing relationships 

where lesser men 

see none.”

 William James

“ It is paradoxical 

that many educators and parents

 still differentiate between 

a time for learning and a time for play 

without seeing the 

vital connection

 between them. ”

 Leo F. Buscaglia

I see a baboon

 chasing a butterfly

Kitty likes it too!

Sorry to disturb you. . . .

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Today's word is:  "F L O O R G Y"

When you and your pet(s)

 get wild playing together on the carpet,

THAT is a Floorgy.

Derivation:   Combines 'Floor'  &   'Orgy'

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Self Portrait

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Self Portrait of the Artist

as a jaunty young girl in pink

Who colors the sky Purple ( with some green )

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Thank YOU very much for coming over 

to play with us!

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Hi Cloudia, Leilani tagged you in a post.

“ When pure sincerity 

forms within,

 it is outwardly realized 

in other people's 

hearts. ” 

 Lao Tzu

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Hi Cloudia,
"Leilani" tagged you in a post. You can choose if you want to add it to your timeline.

"Leilani" wrote: ""The minute you realize you're different, is the moment you become normal."

Words spoken to a bunch of us po'e mahu while we were in high school still trying to figure out what and WHO we would later become. Mahalo Cloudia Charters for instilling in us that we are women of worth.

We didnt choose this life, but we sure as hell didnt shun it nor did we force ourselves to be what society's thought was "normal". And your slander and violence cant change us. So to the asshole that bashed my niece for being the "woman" she has always wanted to be...get a life, get a grip, get a clue and get lost.

Sincerely yours,
Me :)"

Some days I feel old, "past it"

like this Disco Ball in a wheel chair.

We both ruled many many nights

of glory under the lights.

But did my years past MEAN anything?

Today is good.

My blog friends are the BEST!

We share stuff that matters.

I have a life. . .

Imagine my surprise

to receive the email above

and to see all the great comments.

Something like 15 years ago,

I facilitated after-school groups

for at risk High School folks.

They were "At risk"

because they were Gay

or Transgendered,

or still figuring it out.

It is humbling and uplifting

all at the same time

to know that my Oahu neighbor

'Leilani,'

an adult now,

is herself nurturing youth

and remembers the time we shared

as important.

Yes,

I have had the privilege of knowing

today

that my actions 

have mattered.

What more can anyone claim?

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Free Meditation Timer

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" The more intelligent

we are,

the more originality

we discover

in others. "

Pascal

" Life is a series of natural 

and spontaneous changes. -

Don't resist them 

- that only creates sorrow.

 Let reality be reality.

  Let things flow naturally

 forward 

in whatever way 

they like. "

Lao Tzu

“ Sitting quietly, 

doing nothing, 

Spring comes, 

and the grass grows, 

by itself. ”

 Matsuo Bashō

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The biggest mistake

we make

 in trying to meditate,

is in 

"Trying."

You don't have to try,

you just have to: 

Sit Still,

Close your eyes,

Breathe,

Focus on your Breathing.

Don't follow thoughts

(they rarely stop)

notice them

let them arise

and pass on by.

Re- focus on your breathing.

Repeat

until the gong sounds.

Below is a real nice

FREE timer gong

for YOU to use.

Don't expect magic,

enlightenment,

or emptiness.

Just make time to 

sit or lie comfortably

every day.

Then

Magic

Enlightenment

and an empty lightness

will surprise You

when they are 

Nothing

like you imagined,

and they begin to

accompany you

daily!

Your Free Gong Timer

is

  HERE

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One that has Opened

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" When one door closes,

 another opens, 

but often we look so long 

at the closed door

 that we do not see

 the one that has opened

 for us”. 

 Helen Keller

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