Monday, November 10, 2025

Ship Lights

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
The sincere friends 
of this world
 are as ship lights
 in the stormiest
 of nights. 
Giotto di Bondone








The whole world is 
a series of miracles, 
but we're so used to them 
we call then ordinary things.
Hans Christian Andersen






Of course there is
 no formula for 
success 
except perhaps an
 unconditional acceptance 
of life and 
what it brings.
    Arthur Rubinstein  




Compassion will cure
more sins than
condemnation.
 Henry Ward Beecher

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Bubbles huddle
 On liquid skies,
Tiny worlds
In bright disguise.

Floating lightly 
On mirrored dreams,
Whispered secrets 
In their gleams.
Pixie

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Eye vs Camera

 A  L  O  H  A 
From  Honolulu

Eye is 
The dawn of seeing.
Camera is 
A borrowed being.

One lives in light, 
The other waits.
The eye sees, then
Camera translates.
Pixie



Cordia dodecandra
The trick to forgetting
the big picture is to
look at everything
close-up.
    Chuck Palahniuk





As I get older... I start to
realize that life ain't half bad.
Each year, I'm amazed
that I'm still alive!
I don't take any of this for
granted, I'm a lucky dude.
Dave Grohl

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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King Bark Bling Dog!
 Jester of Fetch


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Saturday, November 8, 2025

The Destination In Your Heart

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

I think life is beautiful 
and I want it to 
slow down a little bit...
I love life so much that 
I want to take it slow. 
And part of taking it slow 
is learning to be very clear 
about how I want to 
spend my time.
      Michelle Obama





Our goal in life should be 
to live in radical amazement.
Everything is phenomenal, 
everything is incredible. 
Never treat life casually. 
To be spiritual is 
to be amazed. 
Abraham Joshua Herschel






Imaginary obstacles
are insurmountable.
Real ones aren't.
Barbara Sher






When you've lost sight
of your path,
listen
for the destination
in your heart. 
Katsura Hoshino


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Friday, November 7, 2025

Two Duties

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

I am too old
to be frightened.
And that's the
great freedom. Because
one day I will
learn the big secret.
Sir Anthony Hopkins 




To free us from the
expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves-
-there lies the great, singular
power of self-respect.
  Joan Didion









Hibiscus calyphyllus 
 The lemonyellow rosemallow
Those who bring sunshine
to the lives of others 
cannot keep it
from themselves.     
      James Matthew Barrie





This fire 
that we call Loving
is too strong 
for human minds.
But just right 
for human souls.
      Aberjhani




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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie







Two duties 
belong to our souls.
One is to 
reverently marvel.
The other is 
humbly to endure...
    Julian of Norwich






Thursday, November 6, 2025

Gold Endless

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Relax
Into this gentle tide,
Daily sea
that ever glides.
Its endless gold
Embracing calm,
Each wave a soft
Forgiving balm.
Here, now, on this
Peaceful shore,
Find the Peace
We're longing for.



The dawn sky 
does not watch; 
it witnesses—
a runner’s silhouette 
cutting through mist, 
chasing the day 
not yet born.
  Kim Stanley Robinson






Hong Kong orchid tree flowers 

There is nothing more
beautiful than nature
early in the morning.
    Vincent Van Gogh






It's rather easy 
to shine in the light,
but to glow in the dark...
that's mastery!
 Rick Beneteau


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia





It was only a sunny smile,
and little it cost in the giving,
but like morning light
it scattered the night
and made the day
worth living.
  F. Scott Fitzgerald

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Hope Line

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

What brings you
comfort and well-being 
makes all the difference.





Is hope a line  
Cast to the sky
Hard to find
Impossible to tie? 

Does joy move like rain  
on grass barely stirred,  
known to the mind  
Yet never speaks words? 

And in a quiet flame  
the self hums and prays,
complete
without a name,  
beyond time’s gaze.  
   Cloudia Charters 





"Greetings!"
The simple gesture 
of a wave, 
emanating from joy 
and gratitude, is an 
act of kindness that can
brighten others' lives!






Maybe everything is 
just the way it needs 
to be right now, and 
in time it will change 
into something different. 
It always does.






We wait together,
your hand near mine,
sharing the hush
of passing time.
"Hush Little Baby"
Popular lullaby and children's song


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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1968        Philadelphia


Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Mundane Authenticity

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
An authentic life is
the most personal
form of worship. Everyday life has
become my prayer. Sarah Ban Breathnach



The image of a flower 
and its shadow 
speaks to contrast — 
beauty revealed only 
when brought to light, 
yet shaped in part 
by darkness.
Sanober Khan






From our California sojourn:
Something told the wild geese it was time to go, though the fields lay golden, something whispered 'snow.' Summer sun was on their wings, winter in their cry.
Rachel Field




The noblest art is
that of making
others happy.
P.T. Barnum


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie







In this sleepless night, as the darkness advances, look up at the sky and somehow remember that somewhere in this wide world, there are always people who love you, and people who need you. Because every person can't go on living alone. Ai Yazawa