One Of Those Portals

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From

Honolulu

The secret to success is to be in harmony with existence, to always be calm, to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore. Cyril Connolly

A single petal
upright on the breeze—
as if the wind remembered
how to pause and freeze.

It poses on a leaf,
not fallen, not flying,
I know I saw it
but it feels like lying.

So unreal it startles,
so ultra-real it stays.
Just one of those portals
on an ordinary day.

Cloudia Charters

Very little is needed
to make a happy life; it is
all within yourself, in
your way of thinking.
Marcus Aurelius

The glow of

one warm thought

 is to me worth more

 than money.

 Thomas Jefferson

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Beer Chandelier

The crystal kind?

Forget that bore!

This chandelier's

a sudsy roar!

Bright Monstera

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From

Honolulu

In crowded streets 

and quiet lanes,

Human tapestry 

without names.

Empathy 

our guiding light,

 And true connection, 

morning or night.

So let us look 

with a kinder eye,

And respect the soul 

of passersby.

In every face 

stories reside,

A testament to the hope

in which we all abide.

Cloudia Charters

Look at the bright side of life 

and the bright side 

will look at you. 

 Ron Baratono

Monstera 

If your inner child is
still alive as an adult,
you won,
you kept your magic,
you didn't let 

the world kill it.
   Anonymous

Everything is irrelevant but this:
to embrace life. To feel it.
To savor it. To love it.
   Marty Rubin

𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Monday Murals

Why are there poptarts

but no momtarts?

Because of

the pastryarchy!

Glad Town

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From

Honolulu

The town was glad with morning light. Charles Dickens

Trust yourself. Create the kind 

of self that you will be 

happy to live with all your life.   

Golda Meir

Some people are so poor.
All they have is money.
Bob Marley

Even the darkest night 

will end 
and the sun 

will rise.     
    Victor Hugo

𐅏𐅑𐅒𐅓𐅔𐅕𐅖𐅗𐅍𐅎𐅊𐅈𐅐

Love You,

      Pixie & Cloudia

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Sky Full

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From

Honolulu

There wouldn't be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one. Frances Clark

I will shine again even though I know the clouds of life will come-and go. Shirley Jones-Witcher

Shell ginger

scientifically known as 

Alpinia zerumbet, 

member of the 

Zingiberaceae family. 

"zin-gibber-a-c"

Wear a smile 

and have friends;

wear a scowl and 

have wrinkles.

     George Eliot

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Accept

 

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From

Honolulu

With true friends

even water drunk together

is sweet enough.

Chinese proverb

Don't ever get so big

or important that you

can not hear and listen

to every other person. John Coltrane

Our lives

teach us who we are.

Salman Rushdie

Kindness comes easily

once you set it free 

It's how you respond 

With humanity.

When you meet 

their need for grace

In a small, unguarded,

human place

Humbly accept

if their gratitude shows

circulating righteous flows.

A thank you isn’t

a weight or a claim—

it isn’t a spotlight

calling your name.

It’s part of your giving,

the other side—

a hand returning,

open, wide.

For now just stay—

let it land,

not held too tight,

just gently in hand.

Meet their eyes,

Let it be.

A quiet exchange

Of dignity.

Then something completes—

unforced, unplanned—

When kindness circles

and comes back to land.

Cloudia Charters

𒑡𒑡𒑡𒑡𒑡𒑡

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima 

Common Name(s): Barbados Flower Fence Barbados Pride Dwarf Poinciana Mexican Bird of Paradise Peacock Flower Pride of Barbados Red Bird of Paradise

Screen Of The Ordinary

 

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From

Honolulu

The positive energy and love we give to others, heals our own wounds. Angie Karan

Behind the screen of the ordinary can be found unique and wonderful things. Ted Kooser

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. Ashley Smith

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Love You,

Pixie, Cloudia

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Let us be grateful for the bees and fireflies— small wonders that keep the world blooming and glowing, our tiny guardians of life and light. ― Bhuwan Thapaliya