Be Your Own Moon

 

Strawberry Moon June 29th/ 30th 2026 

How like a Queen
comes forth
the lonely Moon
From the slow-opening
curtains of the clouds,
Walking in beauty
to her midnight throne!...
George Croly

Red remembers every word 

the night has ever said,

soft on the face 

like a hidden blush of stars.

Glow that lingers after sunset,

quiet ember behind the eyes,

silence paints your cheeks 

with every secret light.

Cloudia Charters

Cultivating a close, 

warm-hearted

feeling for others

automatically puts 

the mind at ease.

It helps remove 

whatever fears

or insecurities 

we may have and 

gives us the strength to

cope with any obstacles 

we encounter.

It is the ultimate source 

of success in life.

     Dalai Lama

You do not have to chase 

what is meant for you

It moves at the pace 

of  becoming.

Tend to your breath, 

your steps, small kindness.

The rest will find you 

as you're  ready to need it.

Soften today

Let your heart be a garden

trusting the rain.

What is meant for you

is on its way,

finding you with 

every breath you take.

Pixie

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Monday Murals 

Just Friction

 

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Give me coffee

to change the things I can,

and the beach to

accept the things I can’t.

Put some time aside to live,

to just live and enjoy

smelling the flowers.

Cyndi Lauper

A gem cannot be polished

without friction, nor can we.

Seneca

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie
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Saturday Critters

When I use the camera,

I often feel like I know

part of the people or places

I come in contact with.

Christophe Agou

Happy Birthday

U S A

We Shall Overcome

Camera Is My Passport

 

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

I love the morning sun 

because it enlightens my heart 

and teaches me how 

to love others with 

an abundance of warmth 

and kindness.

               Debasish Mridha

Be happy in the moment,

 that's enough. Each 

moment is all we 

need, not more.

          Mother Teresa

Pride of Barbados, 

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

If you come at four 

in the afternoon, 

I'll begin to be 

happy by three.

         Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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My life is shaped by

the urgent need to 

wander and observe, and 

my camera is my passport.

          Steve McCurry

Pixie's Creed

 

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

You can only come
to the morning
through
the shadows.
J.R.R. Tolkien

Even a wounded world

is feeding us. Even a

wounded world holds us,

giving us moments of

wonder and joy.

I choose joy over despair.

Not because I have

my head in the sand,

but because joy is

what the earth gives me daily

and I must return the gift. Robin Wall Kimmerer

Clouds pass across the glass
they do not stay
but why does my heart sway?

Light shifting, never held
Outside and Inside
meet, dance and meld.

The clouds move on
across painted smiles
and in this moment - moment
everything feels worthwhile.

The passing and the staying
moving sky, softly praying
this living day, never aging

look again—
the clouds are gone.

As if time folded
and left a crease
the feeling remains
and wonders never cease

Right there, now
reflected on the glass

Cloudia Charters

I am grateful to those who are keepers of the groove. The babies and the grandmas who hang on to it and help us remember when we forget that any kind of dancing is better than no dancing at all. Lynda Barry ᐛ☆ᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐌ

Love You Pixie & Cloudia

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 There are always strong opinions.

They come and go. But

the truth of what

occurred emerges.

Act today in the faith

that tomorrow will 

surprise everyone.

Just do your best.

  Pixie's Creed

Meaning V Purpose

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Love is the the translator of the language of life. Learn it, speak it, teach it, so all may understand. Robert S. LeGendre

It is by believing in roses that one brings them to bloom. French Proverb

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. Pablo Picasso

Have patience with 

all things, but chiefly 

have patience with yourself. 

- every day begin 

the task anew.

           Francis de Sales

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Meaning Is Found

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Rainbows introduce us

to reflections of different beautiful possibilities so we

never forget
that pain and grief

are not the

final options in life.
Aberjhani 

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I’ll rise.

Maya Angelou

Meaning is found in

how we live with others.

A kind word, a moral stand,

a willingness to listen, and

the courage to care

all leave lasting marks.
Allan Schwartz

What wisdom can you find
that is greater
than kindness?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Signs2

Male American Goldfinch

 (Spinus tristis), 

Small, migratory finches 

common throughout 

North America, 

These birds have a conical bill 

specialized for eating seeds, 

During the winter, the male's 

vibrant yellow plumage 

molts into a duller, 

olive-brown color 

closely resembling the female. 

Even A Little Kind

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

You may never know 

how even a little kind gesture 

from your end can 

create a massive impact 

on someone's life.

Hiral Nagda

And what's with the shirt?

You think you're in Fiji?" It's like being on vactaion.

all of the time. Gerard Way

Hawaiian Shirt

By Reyn Spooner,

70 year-old Hawaii Line.

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When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you are near truth. Rumi

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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He sits by the sea, phone in hand, coffee at his boots. The day waits.

Orders do not.