Carrying All Along

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Honolulu

We are born to kiss the stars and dance with the Moon. Avijeet Das

A sweet drink 

is a primal joy

known to every 

girl and boy.

A sip of sun 

brightens the day.

Ice clinks percussion

as hurry melts away.

Cloudia 

In daylight

 this door looks tired,

paint worn thin,

but welcoming still.

Walking 

down the sidewalk,

I wonder who goes in,

what music waits inside.

One neon evening,

we might stop in

and join the fun!

Pixie

On a bad day, I have mood swings - but on a good day, I have the whole mood playground Charles Rosenblum

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Nature Notes
The Good.Random.Fun.
AWWW Monday
T Tuesday
Pictorial Tuesday 

The purpose of ageing

was to grow into your soul,

the one you have been

carrying all along.

Niall Williams

Nineteenth Century Industries Of Hawaii

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From

Honolulu

People talk about
entering nirvana, but
we are already there.
Thich Nhat Hanh

I have seen 

a thousand moons: 

harvest moons 

like gold coins, 

winter moons as 

white as ice chips, 

new moons like 

baby swans' feathers.

Gerald Malcolm Durrell

There are more planets 

than grains of sand 

on the Earth.

A man and a hologram 

walk into a bar.  

The bartender says, 

“Sorry, we don’t serve your kind.” 

The hologram says, 

“That’s okay. 

I'm not really here."

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Love,
Pixie & Cloudia

Detail from the sculptured 

concrete mural series 

The Nineteenth Century Industries 

of Hawaii 
 by artist Tom Van Sant, 1971

located at the Davies Pacific Center 
in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Click on photo to enlarge

Rough Water Dog

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Honolulu

There is no need to run,

strive, search or struggle.

Just be. Just being

in the moment in

this place is the

deepest practice

of meditation.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Jacaranda tree

I do not owe my opponents 

my affection, warmth, or regard. 

But I do owe myself a chance 

to live in this world 

without the burden of hate.

 Valarie Kaur

The most important

decision you make is

to be in a good mood.

Voltaire

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Saturday Critters

Hawaiian Monk Seal

ʻĪlio holo i ka uaua
is a Hawaiian name
for the monk seal,
commonly translated as
“dog that runs in rough water”
ʻīlio means “dog,” and
holo means “to run.”

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A Friend May Be Waiting

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From

Honolulu

I don't think bad things

happen to good people;

I think bad things

happen to everyone,

and the way good people

respond is what

makes them good.

Cockspur Coral Tree (Erythrina crista-galli),
also known as the ceibo or cry-baby plant

I don't love you

with my heart and mind,

I love you with my soul,

in case my mind forgets

and my heart stops.

Rumi

13th-century Persian poet

Skills can be learned

and achievements

can be earned, but

character determines

how those gifts are used

and the legacy

they leave behind. Leonardo da Vinci

On an ordinary morning

light writes on the wall.

A leaf moves outside,

 window brings sun,

Together they write 

and I can almost 

scry what they mean!

Then a cloud moves

and the whole bright sentence

becomes the next.

I can almost make it out!

Nothing going on

just light, reflection,

shadow and me

On this ordinary day.

Pixie

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 Linking To 
Weekend Reflections & Street Photography
Skywatch
Feline Friday
Friday Faceoff
Floral Friday

A friend may be waiting
behind a stranger’s face.
Maya Angelou

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

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Honolulu

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing. Laura Ingalls Wilder

Hong Kong orchid tree

 (Bauhinia × blakeana) 

Happiness can grow

from only a little

contentment.

Pygmy Proverb

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo F. Buscaglia

You build a successful life a day at a time. Lou Holtz

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Thankful!
I Like Thursday
Thankful Thursday
SkyWatch
Floral Friday
Jaipur Garden Affair
H2O Thursday

Inwardly

 

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From

Honolulu

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. Plutarch

But all will be well,
and all will be well, and
every kind of thing
will be well.
Julian of Norwich

Our wings are small but the
ripples of the heart are infinite.
Amit Ray

Love yourself, even a little bit each day, and your life will bloom into infinite joy. Amy Leigh Mercree, Medical Intuitive

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie