Monday, April 29, 2024

Being With The Mystery

A L O H A From Honolulu!


We live in an era where people
demonize rather than engage
their opponents, content to bludgeon
critics rather than win them over.
Our adversaries are not our enemies;
the law is not a political weapon,
objective truths do exist;
fair process is essential
in civilized society.
      Preet Bihara 




Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman,
Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain,
river, each has a secret way of
being with the mystery, unique
and not to be judged
Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Cultivating a close, warm-hearted
feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears
or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to
cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the ultimate source of
success in life. Dalai Lama


On our own we glitter…
TOGETHER WE SHINE! Mitra Sen

ফফফফফফফফফফ
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

T Tuesday

Pictorial Tuesday 



Photographer sees pictures everywhere.
Poet hears poetry in words everyday.
Wanderers find wonders,
Grudge collectors their reasons.
Quitters find excuses in all seasons.
            Cloudia Charters

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Bottles 4 College

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Sunlight pours
Her golden streams,
Warming whispers
Of happy dreams
Birdsong fills
the air with glee,
Every worry
seems to flee. -

- Helping hands
reach out with care,
Kindness blooming everywhere.
Laughter rings
That joyful sound,
Peace and plenty
all around. -


- Simple pleasures
clear and bright,
Filling hearts
with pure delight!
       Cloudia Charters



The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love, whether we call it friendship or family or romance, is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for another.
  James Baldwin


Slant Cat, with eyes
That twinkle bright,
My purrfect friend
You furry delight.
Head a-tilt
Your curious pose,
Our friendship is
A sweet smelling rose.


ঞঞঞঞঞঞঞঞঞঞ


Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia



Linking To
Monday Murals




So VERY Proud of my
nephew Genshu Price:

4 minute TV interview EXCELLENCE!


Here we are taking out paperwork to
formalize Bottles4College
as a 501c Non-Profit:




Bottles 4 College

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Silent Understanding Lingers In Our Wake

A L O H A From Honolulu!


Spread love everywhere you go.
Let no one ever come to you
without leaving happier. Mother Teresa

Paint it across the sky!

A smile, a wave, a hand to hold, These bridge the gaps, more precious than gold. -

Dwarf Poinciana
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

- Let goodwill flow In a rising tide, Where hope and reason can reside. -

- Grounds may shift the world may turn, But kindness flows From lessons learned.
Cloudia Charters

                              (Ring Neck Parakeet)



Ua ola no i ka pane a ke aloha. *
"There is life in a kindly reply"
Hawaiian Proverb


ꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬꔬ
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


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* "A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger"
Proverbs 15:1

My Namesake!

Friday, April 26, 2024

The Practice

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The practice of staying present
will heal you. Obsessing about
how the future will turn out
creates anxiety. Replaying broken
scenarios from the past
causes anger or sadness.
Stay here, in the moment.
Sylvester McNutt III



Worry is the most ancient scam. It steals everything while
giving nothing. It is an illusion
and a trick enslaving our joy
and wasting our hours.

Break the optical illusion.
Be here and now.
Look around you.
Worry is mental slavery.

Shift your view. Remind yourself
to take your freedom. 
Do it every day!
  Cloudia Charters


The secret to living well
and longer is: eat half,
walk double, laugh triple
and love without measure. Tibetan Proverb


Peace cannot be kept by force; It can only be achieved by understanding. Albert Einstein


 A smile is the
light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside. Denis Waitley

𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Blossoming Invincible

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Sometimes it is dark.
But the sun is faithful. Jan Denise


Lei Makers

E lei kau, e lei ho`oilo i ke aloha 

Love is worn like a Lei 
through the seasons.
Hawaiian Proverb





Cultivate love and kindness
in a child to sow the
seeds of compassion.
And only then you will build
a great civilization, a great nation.
    JJ Heller



Light-Bearing Hibiscus

🪷
Within the stillness
where storms subside
A quiet strength
And steady spirit lies.

This inner power
like a deep well soothes
Centers, grounds you
Fountain of youth.

Wellspring of wisdom 
Beyond time and space.
Becomes more familiar
than a well-loved face. -




- From this calm center
roots must spread,
Silent language teaching
Anxieties are shed.

The world around you
Runs on stress and strife,
But in your self you harbor
Invincible blossoming life.
 
          Cloudia Charters 


ᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦᝦ
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

🎑




Wednesday, April 24, 2024

These and Those

A L O H A From Honolulu!
The deepest sin
against the human mind is to
believe things without evidence
Thomas H Huxley,
also attributed to Aldous Huxley *



 We ourselves feel 
that what we are doing
is just a drop in the ocean.
 But the ocean would be less 
because of that missing drop.
   Mother Teresa





Today is a good day to boss up
and change your situation.
Germany Kent 




And then my heart
with pleasure fills,
And dances
with the daffodils.
   William Wordsworth

[ When daffodils
are not in view
a garden rose
will also do! 
Pixie ]





This worldly life is like a shadow.
If you try to catch it, you
will never be able to do so.
If you turn your back towards it,
it has no choice but to follow you. Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya


Side-by-side Our bond can't be bought Understanding souls Share a truth dearly sought. These the irreplaceable Those we hold ever tight True friends 0ur second solace Creatures of the light. Cloudia Charters 


Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

 







*Aldous Huxley was a grandson of the prominent biologist Thomas Henry Huxley and was the third child of the biographer and man of letters Leonard Huxley; his brothers included physiologist Andrew Fielding Huxley and biologist Julian Huxley.