Friday, December 13, 2024

Hope and Moonrise

Aloha From Honolulu!

Sometimes I feel quite hopeless. Then the moon rises. In the silence, I find my way, each shadow Is a friend Each passing thought Moving on like clouds. I am here, The moon is here, Both steady, Both of us enough. Cloudia Charters




Make the sunrise
a temple.
      Frank LaRue Owen






Defiant kindness
doesn't ignore injustice, 
it chooses compassion
as its weapon.
It disrupts with love,
challenges with empathy,
and fights for 
change with grace.
   Pixie
   

Shell ginger Alpinia zerumbet

Starting over
doesn't have to start
all at once. I can start
over in small ways too.
   Minnie Minimalist




In nature
there is no alienation.
Everything belongs. Ming-Dao Deng


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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21 comments:

  1. roentareDecember 13, 2024 at 2:50 AM

    Make a sunrise a temple

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  2. GiorgioDecember 13, 2024 at 4:07 AM

    In the nature there is o alienation. Great proverb!

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  3. AnvilcloudDecember 13, 2024 at 5:45 AM

    Here's to defiant kindness although I might not always manifest it. 😎

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  4. eileeninmdDecember 13, 2024 at 6:41 AM

    Hello,
    Your poem and images are lovely.
    Gorgeous capture of the moon.
    Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend.

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  5. magiceyeDecember 13, 2024 at 7:33 AM

    Marvelous captures!

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  6. TomDecember 13, 2024 at 7:41 AM

    ....hope springs eternal.

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  7. Kathy GDecember 13, 2024 at 9:09 AM

    I'm guilty of not being observant when it comes to the moon.

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  8. Barbara RogersDecember 13, 2024 at 10:22 AM

    I chuckled at how I tilted my head for the shot of the tree against the building as seen through a windshield!

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  9. John A HillDecember 13, 2024 at 10:41 AM

    Moon rise and defiant kindness
    You hit my buttons today
    Be well, my friend.

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  10. RedPatDecember 13, 2024 at 10:44 AM

    Defiant kindness - good one, Cloudia. ;-)

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  11. CloudiaDecember 13, 2024 at 10:55 AM

    Thanks very much to each of you for sharing! You are the reason..

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  12. Anne Hagman-NiilolaDecember 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM

    Lovely Pixie!

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  13. Martha Jane OrlandoDecember 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM

    Your words here (and Pixie's) are nothing less than profound, Cloudia. Blessings!

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  14. Elephant's ChildDecember 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM

    Hope is a fragile essential. I am currently waiting for the dawn temple (at which I worship) to open.

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  15. TeresaDecember 13, 2024 at 12:55 PM

    Pixie is looking defiantly kind today, but it is hard to tell if that shot was taken under a glorious harvest moon of love. (At first I thought your last quote was going to be from Moo Deng the pygmy hippo; I was disappointed when I read the name more carefully. What does Pixie think of Moo Deng who is a defiant biter instead of being defiantly kind?)

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  16. LiscaDecember 13, 2024 at 1:59 PM

    Lovely photos and quotes/poems. And of course Pixie.
    Have a lovely weekend,
    Hugs,
    Lisca

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  17. MikeDecember 13, 2024 at 2:08 PM

    Awesome moon shot!

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  18. AnnieDecember 13, 2024 at 4:27 PM

    I always enjoy your beautiful words and pictures. One of my favourite sayings is….behind every dark cloud the sun is shining.
    Hugs,
    Annie x

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  19. Felix the Crafty CatDecember 13, 2024 at 4:48 PM

    Lovely words. I'm late today as we've been out to see my sister-in-law and then thought we'd eat out for a change but it's better to be late and visit than not at all. Happy weekend. Hugs Angela xxx

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  20. EshaDecember 14, 2024 at 6:18 AM

    Gorgeous shot of the Moon, Claudia. Loved the quotes and the poem as well. Happy skywatching and a relaxed weekend.
    Esha
    from https://mysoultalks.com/a-blue-sky-day-in-mtskheta-skywatchfriday/

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  21. Yogi♪♪♪December 14, 2024 at 3:25 PM

    Aloha from Oklahoma!!

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