Sunday, September 15, 2024

Mellow Story

A L O H A From Honolulu!
When the storm seems to overpower you, hold tight, for it is only passing. Hiral Nagda


There is not one little blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.
   John Calvin





Swimmer
The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things. 
Ruth Reichl



Mellow doesn't always make for a good story, but it makes for a good life.
  Anne Hathaway

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

Cherish Now The Fleeting Scene

A L O H A From Honolulu!

You can't go home again they say,  
For time has washed
the past away.  
Like rivers flowing
ever new,  
The world of then
Is gone from view.  



The river's course
Is never still,  
It bends and turns
At its own will.  
We gather years
Like autumn leaves,  
In memories
Our heart believes.  

Each step we take
A moment's grace,  
In time's embrace
We find our place.  
Though rivers change
And photos fade,  
In dreams, the past
Is gently laid.  




So cherish now
The fleeting scene,  
For in its flow
Life's essence gleams. 
Though you can't go home
again, it's true,  
The river's song
still sings for you.
Cloudia Charters




Whoever walks with the wise 
will become wise, but 
the companion of fools 
suffers harm.
   Solomon

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia





Happiness and freedom 
begin with one 
principle. 
Some things are 
within your control 
and some are not.
Epictetus 



Friday, September 13, 2024

Multiplied By Millions

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Small acts, when multiplied
by millions of people,
can transform the world.
  Howard Zinn




Flowers grow out of
dark moments.
 Corita Kent





Self-care is never a selfish act-it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others. Parker Palmer


When your heart speaks take good notes. Judith Campbell  


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Love,
Pixie & Cloudia



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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Til Ten A.M.

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
Elbert Hubbard



The greatest healing therapy
is friendship and love.
Hubert H. Humphrey
 
38th vice president of the United States
1965 to 1969



Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words. Rumi





Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes. Walt Whitman

Or a dog!
Pixie

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Up And Running

A L O H A From Honolulu!
You don't see the 
things you photograph,
you feel them.
  Andre Kertesz




Rainbow Shower Tree Blossoms
May the stars
carry your sadness away,
May the flowers
fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever
wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence
make you strong.
 Chief Dan George




Tiny feet, heart so free,
Dancing by the ocean with glee.
Hair tousled in the salty breeze,
Eyes a-sparkle, full of ease.
Running wild, joyful sight,
Growing bundle of pure delight.
Pixie





No amount of regret
changes the past.
No amount of anxiety
changes the future.
Any amount of gratitude
changes the present.
Ann Voskamp


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Love You,
 Cloudia & Pixie

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Octothorpe

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of heaven.
John Lubbock



You can't be a great leader
if all you see is yourself. Maya Angelou




Small minded people believe 
you are rejecting morality when 
you reject their visions of morality.
 Will Spencer





Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales


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Cloudia & Pixie

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Monday, September 9, 2024

Set Free Uncoiled

A L O H A From Honolulu!

When your world moves too fast, and you lose yourself in the chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset.
Christy Ann Martine




       Waikiki Lei Seller (Water Bottle)

Open the bloom of your heart and become a gift of beauty to the world.
Bryant McGill




The spiral is a spiritualized circle. In the spiral form, the circle, uncoiled, has ceased to be vicious; it has been set free.
Vladimir Nabokov





The happiest don't necessarily
have the best of everything. They just
make the best of everything.
Pixie


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia





Sunday, September 8, 2024

More Than A Dozing Ox

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Peace Lily
A candle is a small thing. 
But one candle can light another.
And see how its own light increases, 
as a candle gives its flame to the other.
You are such a light.
             Moshe Davis


My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.
Oliver Sacks




Ants are a curious race.
Robert Frost

All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little.
Lafcadio Hearn

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
 Laozi

I wonder what ants do on rainy days?
Haruki Murakami

 Life is priceless even to an ant.
Liu Xiaobo




We are safe...Come with me and be in the present moment.
Thich Nhat Hanh




Well-being can be built—
and the best building blocks
are good, warm relationships.
     Robert Waldinger

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie



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Jaipur Garden Affair




Pause, dear friend
A moment take,
A single breath
for goodness' sake.

Let logic guide
let kindness bloom,
A tiny shift can
chase away gloom.



The heart, a compass
True and bold,
Leads us to acts
More precious than gold.

A listening ear
A helping hand,
A ripple spreading
Across the land.

We, average folk
With votes and care,
Can mend the world
By burdens shared.

No grand pronouncements,
just a smile,
Together building
Mile by mile.
   Cloudia Charters