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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Beauty Cusion, Wisdom To Guide

 

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From

Honolulu

That each sorrow has its purpose,

By the sorrowing oft unguessed,

But as sure as the sun

brings morning,

Whatever is-

is best. Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Kigelia Africana

"Sausage Tree"

From root to fruit, the sausage tree carries

traditional African healing wisdom.

soothing skin, and easing inflammation,

Click on photo for third Grace

Beauty opens the heart;  

Wisdom gives it depth;  

Fate teaches surrender—  

Just take time to catch your breath.  

Let Wisdom steady your steps.  

May Beauty delight your eyes.  

Fate reveals its lessons in time,  

Through repetition and surprise.  

The graces  

Of a well-lived life:  

Beauty is the flower,  

Wisdom is the root,  

Fate is like the weather—  

Humility leads to power.  

Wisdom teaches how  

To meet it all with grace.  

To a wise and loving heart,  

Even Fate shows a teaching face.  

May your life be radiant,  

Peacefully carried by Fate:  

Grace without vanity,  

Wisdom free of pride,  

Acceptance without defeat—  

I am ever on your side.  

Cloudia Charters 

The traditional Greek Three Graces are associated with brightness, joy, and flourishing. Ours is a personal modern trinity of:

Beauty, Wisdom, and Fate

We are here to find that dimension within ourselves that is deeper than thought.
Eckhart Tolle

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Mystery Entirety

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From

Honolulu

Each time dawn appears, 

the mystery is there 

in its entirety. 

          Rene Daumal

Our folly was that we

listened to the crows

when we should have

listened to the doves. Anthony T. Hincks

Grace – the humble, gentle, 
calm and acceptant
human spirit that helps us
affirm the dark, and
inspires us to
seek the light.
Neena Verma

What is more basic

than the need

to be known?

It is the entirety

of intimacy,

the elixir of love,

this knowing. Audrey Niffenegger

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
あああ

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Look

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From

Honolulu

Always be on the lookout

for ways to nurture

your dream. Lao Tzu

If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us. Daisaku Ikeda

Happiness is having the grace to grasp the glancing moment. Joe Lay

There is one thing

more powerful than

the armies of the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Arnold's Beach Bar
"The photographer"

(To the the tune of The Gambler)

Know when to shoot them.

Know when to scoot them.

Know when to walk away.

Know when to stay.

You never look at

your pictures

when you're standing

on the sidewalk.

There'll be time enough

for looking

when the walking's done.

Still Here

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From

Honolulu

Be like the moon
and inspire people
even when you're
far from full.
K. Tolnoe

Naps are nature's way

of reminding you that

life is nice, like a

beautiful swinging hammock...

Peggy Noonan

It is almost impossible

to watch a sunset

and not dream.

Bernard Williams

I feel the wave
But do not drown.
It rises up
Then settles down.

My breath is here
My feet, the ground
I stay with what is real,
Not go round and round.

Mind may race,
Heart may pound,
But I choose calm,
Healing sounds.

Not every thought
Must pull me in—
Let it pass
Refuse to spin.

I pause. I breathe.
I gently steer.
I am safe
And I'm still here.

Cloudia Charters

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

Linking To
Monday Murals

Snack time summit,

table of cheer,

Forks hold a meeting

when mealtime is near.

Veggies and desserts

all casting their vote—

'More sauce, less gossip,'

the salad bowl wrote!

* Mural - Anthurium, Scarlet ʻIʻiwi Bird (on a) Spam Musubi, Ukulele, Kamehameha Butterfly, Papaya (Interior) Yellow Hibiscus (Hawaii Official Flower) Slippers( "Flip-Flops") Shell, Pineapple, Reef Fish. . . .