Butterflies Will Come

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From

Honolulu

Don't be overwhelmed
by what you imagine
just do what you can.
Marcus Aurelius

When you're able to
be fully present,
your heart opens
because your mind
isn't in the way.
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor

Nature brings solace
in all troubles.
Anne Frank

Don’t waste your time
chasing butterflies.
Mend your garden, and
the butterflies will come.
Mario Quintana

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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There will always be
a glimmer in those
who have been
through the dark.
Atticus

Monkey Luck

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From

Honolulu

Golden tabebuia tree Handroanthus chrysotrichus,

formerly Tabebuia chrysotricha 

Monkey Luck Is With You

By Cloudia Charters 

Monkey luck

is with you,  

pawprints

on your path,  

tail curled 'round tomorrow

bristled with 

bright laughs.  

Not the solemn luck

of temples

but the quicksilver flicker of chance,  

Monkey luck at crossroads

Invites you

to the dance.

Stealing careful plans

at dawn,  

replacing them with Now.

Sweet success

of a heart that says yes

To all that life allows.

We spend a lot of time 

pretending that we 

are normal, but 

underneath the surface 

each one of us knows 

that he or she is unique.

   Colin Clark

A happy life is just a 

string of happy moments. 

but most people miss out 

on the happy moments because 

they are too busy trying 

to get a happy life.
    Abraham - Hicks

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Linking To

Monday Murals

A nod, a toke, a spiritual joke—
the ego exhaled,
universe laughed
 through the smoke. *

*A nod: 

 Shared, quiet understanding between beings.

A toke: 

The physical act of inhaling smoke, often tied to ritual or altered states.

A spiritual joke: 

The sudden realization that life's serious worries 

are absurd.

The ego exhaled: 

The false self leaves the body 

with the breath.

The universe laughed: 
A sense of joyful, all-knowing 
connection to everything.

Even Grapes

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Each day brings

new opportunities,

allowing you to constantly

live with love-

be there for others-

bring a little light

into someone's day.

Be grateful and live

each day to the fullest.

 Roy T. Bennett

There is something 

infinitely healing in the 

repeated refrains of nature—

the assurance that dawn 

comes after night, and 

spring after winter.

Rachel Carson

Nothing important 

comes into being overnight; 

even grapes and figs 

need time to ripen. 

      Epictetus

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Fairfax California Library

Powerful

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From

Honolulu

If you realized how powerful

your thoughts are,

you would never think

a negative thought.

 Peace Pilgrim

Start by doing what’s

necessary; then do

what’s possible; and

suddenly you are

doing the impossible.

Francis of Assisi

The amazing face of the

motherly mammal of a seal

near the oceanic shore has

more honesty to offer to our

world than the unreliable

feature of a

two-faced politician.

Munia Khan

Always bear in mind that your
own resolution to be successful
is more important than
any other one thing.
Abraham Lincoln

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

Linking To
Saturday Critters

 A seal head emerged, 

and its liquid brown eyes 

watched us pass. 

I could smell magic 

in the air again, and

 I wanted to sob with the 

relief and pain of it.

This is who you are, 

the trees said.

"Oh," I said, so low I didn't 

think it was even a sound.”

   Erica Bauermeister

Sell One

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From

Honolulu

To create

one's own world

in any of the arts

takes courage.

Georgia O'Keeffe

White African Iris

Dietes iridioides, also called

Fortnight Lily

If you have two

loaves of bread, sell one

and buy a lily.

Chinese Proverb

Intelligent people are not

always the most educated.

They're the ones

willing to learn. Sibel Terhaar

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Face of this dog,

glanced for a moment—

intelligence, yearning,

quiet in his eyes

a spirit that knows love,

 and the way home.

Yellow Amber Orange

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From

Honolulu

With love and patience, nothing is impossible. Daisaku Ideda

The California golden poppy

(Eschscholzia californica) is

California's official state flower.

It's a flowering plant that's native

to Western North America,

including Mexico.

Courtesy

 is the one coin

 you can never have

 too much of

 or be stingy with. 

                       John Wanamaker

                               [ inventor of the price tag ]

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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