musings from the mountains: November 2014

Go Outside and Play!

“Go outside and play!” said God.
“I have given you Universes
as fields to run free in!
And here—take this and wrap yourself in it—It’s called:
LOVE
and It will always, always keep you warm.
And stars! The sun and the moon and the stars!
Look upon these often, for they will remind you
of your own light!
And eyes…oh, gaze into the eyes of every Lover.
Gaze into the eyes of every other
for they have given you their Universes
as fields to run free in.
There.
I have given you everything you need.
Now go, go, go outside and play!”

‘Go Outside and Play’ © 2007 Em Claire

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

MORNING GREETING:

Stepped out on my lanai early one morning, looked up and saw one of those beautiful Hawaiian rainbows...I always think they are just for me! It was just above me, felt like I could reach out and touch it, and the colors were magnificent. I will be watching for more of those! Guess my angels are looking out for me again!

WELCOMING GIFT...

A bouquet of Anthuriums and a delicious fresh pineapple form my landlady, Lynn. She is quite an extraordinary lady...about my age, she is an artist whose works are on display in two art galleries here in Hilo, she is a published author, gifted me one of her books and I couldn't put it down, she is a musician, does stand-up comedy and her first love is her ranch where she raises Paint horses. She has been so gracious to me since we met. She took me to the biggest celebration in Hilo the night I moved in: Black and White night...a night of art and music throughout the town. Most dressed in black and white, but like any place, others chose different attire! Had some great eats...met a lady from Ky. who has been here 20 years. Wonder why she doesn't want to go back to Ky? We had a great night, Lynn has made me feel welcome, shared her fame as a selected artist and photographer with me...even took me to the grocery store. She has lived on the Big Island all her life but she says "I am still a hoali! (name given to we mainlanders)

I have angels looking out for me, they found Lynn and her beautiful place where I now live!

BREATHTAKING VIEWS: HILO, HAWAII:

FROM MY LANAI

FROM MY COUCH!

FROM MY BEDROOM!

AGE OLD WISDOM...

If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills,
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,
If you can overlook when people take things out on you when, through no fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

well...hell...you're probably a dog!
~Author unknown

LIVING THE WISDOM OF THE TAO...

One who would guide a leader of men in the uses of life will warn him against the use of arms for conquest. Weapons often turn upon the wielder.

Where armies settle, nature offers nothing but briars and thorns. After a great battle has been fought, the land is cursed, the crops fail, the earth lies stripped of its Motherhood.

After you have attained your purpose, you must not parade your success, you must not boast of your ability, you must not feel proud; you must rather regret that you had not been able to prevent the war.

You must never think of conquering others by force. Whatever strains with force will soon decay. It is not attued to the Way. Not being attuned to the Way, its end comes all too soon.
~Lao tzu
Tao Te Ching

PRAYER

Lord, make me an instrument of Your
Peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow
love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt,faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to
understand;
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we
receive;
It is in pardoning that we are
pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal
light.
St. Francis of
Assisi

(1182-1226)

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Friday, November 28, 2014

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

MORNING GREETING:

WELCOMING GIFT...

BREATHTAKING VIEWS: HILO, HAWAII:

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