A L O H A From Honolulu!
North Shore (Oahu) Moonlight,
Courtesy of Mike Price
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
Frederick Buechner
Things are always different than you anticipated when you finally get to them. Older years are certainly like that. Perhaps this is what John Lennon meant when he said that life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
Let your spirit rise above,
And meet adversity
with love.
So in the end
you'll surely find,
Rewards of peace
In heart and mind.
Cloudia Charters
Selfishness & complaint
pervert the mind. Love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision. Helen Keller
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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
Pixie & Cloudia
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Notable Female Heads Of State
1. **Elizabeth I of England** (1558–1603):
Significant figure in English history:
The Elizabethan Age.
2. **Catherine the Great of Russia** (1762–1796): Empress of Russia who expanded the empire and is considered one of its greatest rulers.
3. **Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom** (1837–1901): The Victorian Age
4. **Golda Meir** (Prime Minister of Israel, 1969–1974
5. **Indira Gandhi** (Prime Minister of India,
1966–1977 and 1980–1984).
6. **Margaret Thatcher** (Prime Minister
of the United Kingdom, 1979–1990)
7. **Angela Merkel** (Chancellor of Germany, 2005–2021): Known for her pragmatic leadership style and as a key player in European politics.
8. **Ellen Johnson Sirleaf**
(President of Liberia, 2006–2018)
9. **Jacinda Ardern** (Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017–2023)
10. **Sheikh Hasina**
(Prime Minister of Bangladesh,
1996–2001 and 2009-present)
11. **Julia Gillard** Australia's first (and I hope not last) female Prime Minister
12. ?
