A Small Vastness

A  L  O  H  A !

" When the winds

 of change blow,

 some people build

 walls and 

others 

build windmills."

                 Chinese proverb

Big Talks on Big topics

are too soon wrecked

on the shoals of Big Dogmas

and Big Emotion.

A small shared joke,

or kindness

is a surer route to 

communion.

Be Vast

by keeping it

Small

See the blossoms and OPEN sign?

Enjoy Explore

Pay attention to

the "little things.

Be present-

 listen to others.

Leave them space

to pause,

then they will

relax and share

their truth
 with you.

love the dress!

Listening, 

being "right here"

not hurrying away -

these are the ways 

of a powerfully

radiant person

Don't try too hard -

Don't zone out.

This is Zen:

"Allow"

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Thank YOU

for pausing here!

                      Warmly, cloudia

Thank Heaven for Little Kids

A  L  O  H  A !

" A great person is 

one who has not

 lost the heart 

of a child. "

             Mencius

“There are 
a million rules 
for being a girl. 
There are a 
million things 
you have to do
 to get through 
each day. . . " 
               Elizabeth Scott,
                    The Unwritten Rule

"A smile is

 a curve 

that sets everything 

straight."

            Phyllis Diller

‎”Children are likely 

to live up to 

what you believe 

of them.” 

          Lady Bird Johnson

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Thanks for coming to Play!

                               Fondly, cloudia

" She had been a teenager 

once, 

and she knew that, 

despite the apparent contradictions,

 a person's teenage years 

lasted well into their fifties.” 

 Derek Landy, Mortal Coil

Mural Car!

A L O H A !

This ordinary car is a rolling chapel!

"Do not wait for 

extraordinary circumstances 

to do good action;

 try to use 

ordinary situations."

Jean Paul

See Other Murals

Here

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Thanks!

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Timeless YOU

A L O H A !

“The timeless in you 
is aware of life's timelessness. ”
Khalil Gibran

“Forget yesterday - 

it has already forgotten you. 

Don't sweat tomorrow - 

you haven't even met. 

Instead, open your eyes 

and your heart

 to a truly precious gift

 - today.” Steve Maraboli

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Thanks for Shining!

                         Fondly, cloudia

Every Day Wonders

A  L  O  H  A !

Sunset Ko'olau, Reflected

" Authenticity is

 having the courage 

to let others see you 

as you really are. "

                      Charlie Efford

Under Foot

"Be in love with your life.

 Every minute of it."

                              Jack Kerouac

Over Head

" When the 

doors of perception 

are cleansed, 

we will see things 

as they truly are,

 infinite. "

                  William Blake

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Every Day

is Christmas &

My Birthday-

You Friends

Are the Gifts!

                            Fondly, cloudia

A Private Moment

A    L    O    H    A  !

"I believe that

 there is a subtle 

magnetism in Nature, 

which, if we 

unconsciously yield to it, 

will direct us aright." 

                                   Thoreau

Click Photo To See Chair Below:

Someone has a place to sit under the giant tree

 in the hidden courtyard

" Happiness 

is not a destination.

 It is a method of life. "

                        Burton Hills

"It’s being here 
now 
that’s important. 
There’s no past 
and there’s no future. 
Time is 
a very misleading 
thing. "

George Harrison


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Thanks for Being
Here in Our
Private Moment!
            Warmly, cloudia

Friends in a New Dream

         A   L   O   H   A !                      

Nature Seems Empty Without .


" So long ago was it in a dream

Was it just a dream?

I know, yes, I know, 

seemed so very real

It seemed so real to me - "


                                         John Lennon - 9 Dream 

 Here They Are: People


  " Somebody call out my name

As it started to rain

Two spirits dancing 

so strange "


                                 John Lennon - 9 Dream 

“A dream 

you dream alone 

is only a dream. -

- A dream you dream 

together 

is reality.” 
                   John Lennon

“ In a future existence, 

we shall look upon 

what we think our present 

existence, as a dream.” 
                         
                 Edgar Allan Poe

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Thanks For Walking Here, Friend!

                                 Warmly, cloudia