Saturday, April 11, 2026

Seeds Of Transformation

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

There’s no need
to be perfect to
inspire others.
Let people get
inspired by how
you deal with
your imperfections.
Ziad K. Abdelnour



An onion can 
make people cry,
 but there has never 
been a vegetable invented
 to make them laugh.
Will Rogers



With happiness 
comes intelligence
to the heart.
  Chinese proverb



 Scared and sacred are
spelled with the same letters.
Aweful proceeds from the same root word as Awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seeds
of transformation. Alan Cohen




We are
what we love. Erik Erikson


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie





Friday, April 10, 2026

Enthralled

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Allow yourself to become
enthralled once in a while.
Peter Schwartz



There is something
of yourself that you
leave at every meeting 
with another person.
                    Fred Rogers



Yellow Walking Iris
Trimezia steyermarkii
a tropical perennial


Divide and rule,
the politician cries;
unite and lead, is
watchword of the wise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕ
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

ඕඕඕ


Linking To 

Weekend Reflections & Street Photography

Skywatch

Feline Friday

Friday Faceoff

Floral Friday



All endings are
also beginnings.
We just don't know it
at the time.
Mitch Albom


Thursday, April 9, 2026

Steady

  A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace. Frederick Buechner



Do not forget small kindnesses and do not remember small faults. Chinese Proverb




You carry greatness
disguised in
tiny potentials.
Israelmore Ayivor

ꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮꢮ
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
ꢮꢮꢮ



Each smile a star,
a beacon light, convivial warmth
this tropic night.
Lei-clad hearts,
forever bound, Memories made,
friendships crowned.

Cloudia Charters


Real Hawaiian-

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Magic Of Second Chances

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Photography is
a love affair with life. Burk Uzzle




Be tough the way
a blade of grass is:
rooted, willing to lean,
and at peace with
what is around it.
Natalie Goldberg





Slow down. Calm down.
Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process. Alexandra Stoddard



Pixie 2015
The best things in life are rescued. Second chances happen
the moment you open
your heart to a shelter pet. Sometimes the pet you save
ends up saving you. Adopting a rescue means believing
in the power of redemption, the
beauty of new beginnings, and
the magic of second chances.

ᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟ
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

ᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟᱟ

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Friend To Yourself

  A  L  O  H  A 

From
Honolulu

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. Steve Maraboli



Common Waxbill
(Estrilda astrild)
Native to Africa. Seen in Hawaiʻi since late 1970s.




The sunny soul 
brings sunshine
 everywhere. 
A bright and 
happy temperament
 is a great social asset, 
adding to the happiness 
of the world. 
   Hugh Black




When you don't

know what to say,

let stillness answer first.


Empty your hands,

Put down the phone,

empty your thoughts

So the truth can rise

Like dawn. Or like thunder.


Listen for the voice

you would offer to a friend,

the patient one

of simple mercy.


Now,

bring that voice home

To yourself.

It was never far away.

Be a friend to yourself.

Cloudia Charters


ꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃꒃ

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

ꒃꒃ



Beer kegs drift 
on a moonlit tide,
Round little rebels 
with nothing to hide.
They bob like whales 
in a lager sea,
Full of bold bubbles 
and mischief 
and glee!
Pixie