Launching Helium Baloons

A L O H A From Honolulu!

There is one thing 

the photograph must contain,

the humanity of the moment.

                Ansel Adams

To make mistakes is human;

to stumble is commonplace;

to be able to laugh

at yourself is maturity.

  William Arthur Ward

Hope is a helium balloon.

It is a wish lantern set out

into the dark sky of night.

 Sharon Weil

You cannot live a positive life with a negative attitude. Lolly Daskal

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Nikola Tesla believed that

curling his toes on each foot

100 times every day

stimulated his brain cells

and enhanced his creativity.

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

The best advice

I ever gave myself was to

"just do my best."

That it would be enough.

Not an invitation to slack off,

far from it: The best I can

under the circumstances. Then

not worry about it anymore.

Liberation of a kind.

An important kind.

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Life is a garden, not a road.

We enter and exit

through the same gate.

Wandering, where we go

matters less than

what we notice. Kurt Vonnegut

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I still carry these versions of myself. It’s a kind of reincarnation without death: all these different lives we get to live in this one body, as ourselves. Maggie Smith

In every heart,

there is a spark of

the firebird's magic –

the ability to transform

and rise from the ashes.

Susanna Kearsley

A tickle, a spark, a building delight,

Tension mounts as the joke takes flight.

Then suddenly - burst! A comedic release,

Endorphins rush, all worries cease.

This blissful reset, a humorous high,

Leaves us breathless, our spirits fly.

In laughter's warm afterglow we bask,

A joyful reprieve from life's heavy task.

Laughgasm:

Nature's merry design,

To clear our minds and realign.

   Cloudia Charters & Pixie

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

There is no sport equal to that

which aviators enjoy

while being carried through the air 

on great white wings. 

Wilbur Wright 1905

Nature is painting for us,

day after day, pictures

of infinite beauty if only we

have the eyes to see them.

  John Ruskin

 Nature was here

a series of wonders,

and a fund of delight. 

            Daniel Boone 

No matter how strong 

your armor is, 

every human soul is 

fragile and vulnerable.

         Tom Hiddleston

A good laugh overcomes

more difficulties and

dissipates more dark clouds than any

other one thing.

Laura Ingalls Wilder   

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Silently Growing 💙

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Happiness, not in 

another place 

but this place,

not for another hour, 

but this hour.

          Walt Whitman

A seed grows with no sound,

but a tree falls

with a huge noise.

Destruction has noise, but

creation is quiet.

This is the power of silence.

Grow Silently.

  Confucius

Sunlit center, warm and bright,

Beacon in the gentle breeze,

Splash of color, pure delight,

Floral Gift to bring you peace. 

       From Pixie & Cloudia

John 'Zap' Zapotocky, Age 91

The duty of happiness 

becomes clearer 

when we see how

it affects others.

 It is the merry heart

 that makes . . . 

other hearts merry. 

The sunny soul 

brings sunshine

 everywhere. 

A bright and happy temperament

 is a great social asset, 

adding to the happiness 

of the world. 

   Hugh Black

When pure sincerity 

forms within,

 it is outwardly realized 

in other people's hearts.

 Lao Tzu

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough. Ralph Waldo Emerson

When I use a word...

it means just what I

choose it to mean – 

neither more nor less.

 Lewis Carroll

Humpty Dumpty, in Through The Looking Glass

Anything done out of fear,

is a prayer to the devil.

  Anonymous

Civilization is just
a slow process of
learning to be kind.
Charles L. Lucas

There is an eagle in me

that wants to soar,

and there is a

hippopotamus in me

that wants to wallow

in the mud.

  Carl Sandburg

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Chase Every Worry

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Laughter is music

Light and free,

Chase every worry

Let contentment

Just Be.

Life is a journey

Fill it with song,

Sing it loud and softly

As you go along.

Forget the "shoulds"

And  "used to be"

Embrace the present

Cherish life with glee!

Embrace the sunshine

Stories yet untold,

New chapters to write

In letters of gold.

Stride strong, eat well

Keep hearts light and free,

The best of life's journey

Still waiting for thee.

Cloudia Charters

Because one believes in oneself, 

one doesn't try to convince others. 

Because one is content with oneself, 

one doesn't need others' approval. 

Because one accepts oneself,

the whole world accepts one.

               Lao Tzu

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Cloudia & Pixie

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They Softly Call

A L O H A From Honolulu!

From the depths of the cosmos

They softly call,

Voices of angels

Words that enthrall 

Addressing our souls

In a language

We know 

Language of love,

Compassion, of hope

Words that flow and

Seem to take your hand.

                Cloudia

Let's worry less, listen more,

calmly care deeply, yet

weightless as feathers.

Be gentle with yourself.

This moment has the

aroma of Eternity,

Yet flies at the

speed of a blink.

     Pixie

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 Don’t seek to be happy;

let everyone else chase

after that rainbow.

Seek to be kind, and

you’ll find

the rainbow follows you.

   Richelle E. Goodrich

Hummingbirds symbolize

the lightness of being and

the joy of living.

Let the hummingbird’s grace

remind you to move through

life with elegance.

  Anonymous

Change is inevitable, personal growth is always a personal decision. Bob Proctor

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