The Greatest Possession

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

If you're 

feeling helpLESS, 

the antidote is to

 get more helpFUL.

Ed Mylett

It is never too late
 to be what you 
might have been. 
   George Eliot

The most authentic thing 

about us is our capacity 

to create, to overcome, 

to endure, to transform, to 

love and to be greater 

than our suffering. 

   Ben Okri

The greatest possession

is self possession.

Ethel Watts

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Let The Sunshine

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

 As we work to 

heal the earth, 

the earth heals us.

 Robin Wall Kimmerer

Where Are They Now:

The Checkered Demon  is a fictional character from the 1960s underground comix movement, created by artist S. Clay Wilson. A shirtless, red-skinned demon in checkered pants, the character is emblematic of the transgressive nature of underground comics. 

Gardenia taitensis 'Heaven Scent' 

is a specific cultivar of the Tahiti Gardenia known for its intensely 

fragrant, large, and often 

double, creamy-white flowers.  

A tropical evergreen shrub. 

In a season of sadness

and pain

When the world seems

too dark 

Then be kind to those in grief.

Lend them your helping hand.

Cheer them gently

on their way.

Let your words 

be sweet and few;

Your voice soft, low and true.

Keep your touch tender 

to comfort them.

 Respecting each one's space.

But don't lose 

your own joy

Though you walk with 

those who mourn

For the world's still 

a beautiful place.

Just keep your heart

and mind

Uplifted to the light

our source.

Let the sunshine of that 

Flow from your being

in spite of the sorrow

that surrounds.

It's a privilege  to help 

those who are sad

In the time of their humanity.

It's not easy to 

balance grief and joy.

But it's important to try.

Find ways to keep 

your joy alive.

        Cloudia Charters 

 

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2% VS 98%

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Sometimes we are trying so hard to do the right thing, and to figure out what it is, that we drown out the Still, Small Voice that is telling us exactly what we need to hear.

Gladiolus flower, sword lily. 

Your mission on this earth

is 2% WHAT you do,

98% HOW YOU DO IT.

Dare to Believe in 

Your Golden Happiness.

I'm here to tell you:

You've got what it takes!

Pixie

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Thankful!

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Learn the sweet magic

of a cheerful face.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Flourish In Adversity

  A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

 You must look into other people as well as at them. Lord Chesterfield

 I’ve loved the stars 
too fondly 
to be fearful
 of the night. 
Galileo

Enlightenment 

is intimacy

with all things.

Dogen

Tears Are Not Defeat

I will not let

circumstances define me

I will not let problems

weigh me down.

I will rise above 

to live my  joy

And flourish 

in adversity.

Pixie

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Secret Destinations

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

I rise to taste the dawn,

and find that love alone

will shine today.

   Ken Wilber

If you have a good idea, 

use it so that you will 

not only accomplish something, 

but so that you can make 

room for new ones 

to flow into you.

   Deng Ming-Dao

Silence is 

a profound melody, 

for those who can hear it 

above all the noise.

            Socrates

In the academy of clay, 
we mold the day,
shaping our lives 
in ever-shifting way.

Be gentle, my friend, 
with the fire you choose,
for once it hardens, 
you cannot refuse.

Stay soft to the touch, 
let your spirit mend,
malleable clay
has no final end.

The kiln of time 
will arrive, it’s true
remain ever-forming, 
Let the light
move through you.
    Cloudia Charters

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

All journeys have 

secret destinations of

which the traveler 

is unaware.

           Martin Buber

Tribute Of Ridicule

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Catch on fire 
with enthusiasm and 
people will come for miles 
to watch you burn.     
John Wesley

The birds, 

the moon and the clouds

have an important mission:

To make humankind turn

our eyes towards the skies!

And so leave our own

little local world and focus

on something bigger,

the universe!

Mehmet Murat ildan

Dietes grandiflora, 

commonly known as the 

Large Wild Iris or African Iris. 

Who has seen the rising

moon break out of

the clouds at midnight

has been present

like an archangel at

the creation of light

and of the world.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803–1882)

I know and share

the many sorrows a

human being can experience,
but I do not cling to them;
they pass through me,

like life itself,
as a broad eternal stream...

and life continues...
Etty Hillesum

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Ridicule is the tribute 
paid to the genius by 
the mediocrities.
Oscar Wilde 

And we Are Happy Too

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Though we travel the 

world over to find the 

beautiful, we must carry it 

with us or we find it not.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adventure is 

worthwhile in itself.

Amelia Earhart 

Colorful maracas

Hanging as a curtain.

Mysterious and joyful

They whisper on the breeze.

I imagine we are dancing

in a faraway land.

The people are happy.

And we are happy too.

Now I know they are

more than just decor

They are a secret doorway

to another world.

If you dare step through,

You'll be transported,

To a place where

anything is possible.

     Cloudia Charters

 

The most important thing

 in portraiture is honesty, 

and to see the soul of the 

person you're photographing.

Elliott Erwitt

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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