Friday, May 22, 2026

Lei Season



  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu


Small lights have
a way of being seen
in a dark world.
Neal A. Maxwell





One joy scatters
a hundred griefs.
Chinese proverb




Never let hard lessons
harden your heart;
the hard lessons
of life are meant to
make you better,
not bitter.
Roy T. Bennett



Lasting Happiness like wonderful,
warm donuts, must be made fresh
every hour!
Pixie


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Memorial Day finds hundreds of flower lei decorating graves around the islands, especially military cemeteries like Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific



King Kamehameha Day in June see's the lei draping of his statue. The Napoleon of the Pacific United ithe Hawaiian Islands into a unified kingdom that took it's place among the nations.


Graduates in Hawaii often 
wear lei up to their eyes!
This obedience school graduate 
 sports several!

Cindy's Lei Shoppe has long been recognized as a landmark in Honolulu's Chinatown, one of the oldest lei stands in Hawaii, and the local favorite to buy fresh flower leis.








Thursday, May 21, 2026

1562


  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

When life is sweet,
say thank you
and celebrate.
When life is bitter,
say thank you
and grow.
Shauna Niequist



You must look into other people as well as at them. Lord Chesterfield


One Little

Two Little -

Everyone smiles 
in the same language. 
   George Carlin




I am still learning.
Michelangelo,
Age 87 in 1562

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Double Divide


 A  L  O  H  A 
From Honolulu
Cultivating goodwill 
isn't just about giving to others—
it's about giving to yourself, too. 
When we treat ourselves with kindness, we create a benevolent mindset 
that fuels our ability to spread joy 
and connection to those around us.
Kristin Neff



Friendship is a
single soul dwelling 
in two bodies.
Aristotle




There is nothing 
on this earth more 
to be prized than 
true friendship.
  Thomas Aquinas



Friends are 
the gravy 
on the biscuit of life.
   Erin Canty


Friendship improves happiness 
and abates misery, by 
the doubling of our joy 
and the dividing of our grief.
   Cicero

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


Sorrow surrenders 
its crown to a 
throne called grace.
 Aberjhani





Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Anonymous Benefits

  
A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

You will receive
everything you need
when you stop asking
for what you do not need.
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj




Saffron finches
are native to South America.
They were introduced to the
Hawaiian Islands around 1965.







We've all heard that 
the unexamined life 
is not worth living, but 
consider too that the 
unlived life is not 
worth examining.
Julia Cameron





There is no duty 
we so much underrate as 
the duty of being happy.
By being happy we 
sow anonymous benefits 
upon the world.
Robert Louis Stevenson

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Monday, May 18, 2026

Delight In Being


  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

No matter how dark the night, somehow the sun rises once again and all shadows are chased away. David Matthew



Cold Drink In A Dark Place
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James



In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike. Paulo Coelho




God favors those
who delight in being.
Criss Jami





Don't worry
if you're making waves just by being yourself. The moon does it
all the time. Scott Stabile

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie