Monday, April 13, 2026

Light Smile

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne. Barry Cornwall


The most dangerous
form of blindness is
believing your perspective
is the only reality.
Nietzsche


Some believe it is
only great power that
can hold evil in check,
but that is not what
I have found. It is the
small everyday deeds of
ordinary folk that keep the
darkness at bay. Small acts
of kindness and love. Tolkien, The Hobbit


It is by believing in roses that one brings them to bloom. French Proverb




The key to finding
happiness in this life
is realizing that the only
way to overcome is to
transcend; to find happiness
in the simple pleasures,
to master the art
of just being.
Brianna Wiest



"Drink a bite to eat."



Sunday, April 12, 2026

Thanks For All We Have

  A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu
The root of joy 
is gratefulness.
 David Steindl-Rast







Appreciation is the 
highest form of prayer, 
for it acknowledges the 
goodness that already exists.
 Unknown





When you are grateful, 
fear disappears and 
abundance appears.
Anthony Robbins

𐬴𐬴𐬴

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴


Linking To
Monday Murals



 Those with a grateful mindset  
 tend to see the message 
 in the mess. 
 And even though life 
 may knock them down, 
 the grateful find reasons, 
 if even small ones, to get up. 
 Steve Maraboli 

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Seeds Of Transformation

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

There’s no need
to be perfect to
inspire others.
Let people get
inspired by how
you deal with
your imperfections.
Ziad K. Abdelnour



An onion can 
make people cry,
 but there has never 
been a vegetable invented
 to make them laugh.
Will Rogers



With happiness 
comes intelligence
to the heart.
  Chinese proverb



 Scared and sacred are
spelled with the same letters.
Aweful proceeds from the same root word as Awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seeds
of transformation. Alan Cohen




We are
what we love. Erik Erikson


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie





Friday, April 10, 2026

Enthralled

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Allow yourself to become
enthralled once in a while.
Peter Schwartz



There is something
of yourself that you
leave at every meeting 
with another person.
                    Fred Rogers



Yellow Walking Iris
Trimezia steyermarkii
a tropical perennial


Divide and rule,
the politician cries;
unite and lead, is
watchword of the wise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Linking To 

Weekend Reflections & Street Photography

Skywatch

Feline Friday

Friday Faceoff

Floral Friday



All endings are
also beginnings.
We just don't know it
at the time.
Mitch Albom


Thursday, April 9, 2026

Steady

  A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace. Frederick Buechner



Do not forget small kindnesses and do not remember small faults. Chinese Proverb




You carry greatness
disguised in
tiny potentials.
Israelmore Ayivor

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
ꢮꢮꢮ



Each smile a star,
a beacon light, convivial warmth
this tropic night.
Lei-clad hearts,
forever bound, Memories made,
friendships crowned.

Cloudia Charters


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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Magic Of Second Chances

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Photography is
a love affair with life. Burk Uzzle




Be tough the way
a blade of grass is:
rooted, willing to lean,
and at peace with
what is around it.
Natalie Goldberg





Slow down. Calm down.
Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process. Alexandra Stoddard



Pixie 2015
The best things in life are rescued. Second chances happen
the moment you open
your heart to a shelter pet. Sometimes the pet you save
ends up saving you. Adopting a rescue means believing
in the power of redemption, the
beauty of new beginnings, and
the magic of second chances.

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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