Sunday, October 4, 2026

Nineteenth Century Industries Of Hawaii


 A  L  O  H  A 

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



Saturday, October 3, 2026

Rough Water Dog

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

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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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.”


Friday, October 2, 2026

A Friend May Be Waiting


  A  L  O  H  A 

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


Thursday, October 1, 2026

Hong Kong Orchid Tree


 A  L  O  H  A 

From

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






Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Inwardly

 

 A  L  O  H  A 

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





Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Dream Committee

A L O H A

From

Honolulu



The heart is very much 

like the sea, it has its storms, 

it has its tides, and 

in its depths it has 

its pearls too.   

Vincent Van Gogh





Ring the bells 
that still can ring
Forget your 
perfect offering.
There is a crack 
in everything,
That's how the 
light gets in.
            Leonard Cohen




A dream may twist,
a dream may bend,
And still bring beauty
in the end.





 A problem 
difficult at night,
is resolved 
in the morning
after the committee
of sleep
has worked on it. 
John Steinbeck 



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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie


🎃




A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
John F. Kennedy