Monday, February 13, 2023

Joy We Take

A L O H A From Honolulu!


Life is not a pleasure cruise.
We often sail on stormy seas.
But that's the glory of it,
gaining our sea legs and
staying the course.




There are moments
of great beauty,
days, sometimes longer.
Growing confidence
in our sea skills
takes satisfaction from
even the stormiest days.
Nothing but smooth sailing
would kill our spirit.







The joy we take in growing
makes the sunny days
more beautiful and
the storms bearable.




Let's sail on together
in our vast flotilla.
Angels like seabirds
swarm above us
and know the way
to safe harbor.
Let's follow them.



Turn your face to the sun and
the shadows fall behind you. Maori Proverb 

බබබබබබබබච

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie



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Who Ordered Drinks?


22 comments:

DeniseinVA said...

Hello Cloudia and Pixie, I come for the daily wise words and beautiful photos of Hawaii. And always leave smiling. Thank you my friends :)

Cloudia said...

Appreciate you D. Mahalo Blessings to you and G.

Teresa said...

I want to go sailing under that gorgeous orange sky. It looks like Pixie is getting ready to pounce on one of the sea birds above our flotilla. Maybe she's hungry for lunch???

Moois van mie said...

waw! That sunset!

eileeninmd said...

Gorgeous skies, love the flower and your cutie Pixie!

Take care, have a wonderful week!

roentare said...

Fireworks and sunset are outstanding photos

William Kendall said...

Beautiful fireworks.

Jenn Jilks said...

Uplifting photos, although we do have sunshine again today. It always makes me feel better.

Mike said...

The Guinness guy looks like he has more nonalcoholic drinks than alcohol.

Cloudia said...

So great to see each of you 💗

Sandee said...

Love that beautiful flower. Wow and in my favorite color. I always love seeing Pixie.

Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Scritches to Pixie. ♥

RedPat said...

More inspiring words to help us during this week.

NCSue said...

Thank you so much for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-just-bit-more.html

Lydia C. Lee said...

There's wisdom in that Maori proverb!

Lillian "sognafaret" said...

Wow so mush beauty

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I think all the photos are amazing. The city with the mountains in the background, the fireworks, and the lovely flower. But the palm trees are what really caught my attention today, along with Pixie, of course. Simply great that you also showed the guy with Guinness, which is a beer I will actually drink for your drink reference at T Tuesday, Cloudia.

Divers and Sundry said...

The lily photo is gorgeous! Happy T Tuesday

Valerie-Jael said...

Wonderful photos and wise words and quotes. My fave pic is the one with the sun and clouds, gorgeous.Happy T Day, Hugs, Valerie

CJ Kennedy said...

My favorite is turn your face to the sun with the ever delightful Pixie. Happy T Day

Sharon Madson said...

Great Maori Proverb. Got to love that Pixie! Maybe that is who ordered drinks! LOL Happy T Day.

pearshapedcrafting said...

Beautiful photos and words - the Maori proverb is one of my favourite quotes. Happy T Day, Chrisx

DVArtist said...

Cloudia this is a beautiful post. You always have such lovely things written and gorgeous photos. have a nice day.