What a Beautiful and Serene Place

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Just to be alive

In good health,

without mishaps,

Is far more precious

And brings

greater happiness

Than all the wealth

in the world.

Mokichi Okada

Learning to live in 

the present moment is 

part of the path of joy.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Be so completely

yourself

that everyone else

feels safe to be

themselves too.

May I craft my life

As a Heavenly Island,

In the archipelago

Of kindly souls.

Where gentle waves

Of compassion lap

At the sandy shores of love.

Sometimes

Big waves thunder

An earthquake

Under my feet.

But breezes

whisper wisdom

And the air

Is fresh and sweet 

In this tranquil haven

Love will be the sun,

Warming hearts and

giving strength for the

work that must be done.

Cloudia Charters 

ටටටටටටටටටටටට

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Two Lives

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

We all have two lives.
The second one starts
when we realize
we only have one.
Tom Hiddleston

Prolong not the past
Invite not the future...
Fear not appearances
There is nothing 

more than this.
                   Ram Dass

Notice Oahu weather map on the TV

 The sun, the earth,
love, friends, 
our very breath are
parts of the banquet. 
  Rebecca H. Davis

Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make others happy. Charlie Chaplin

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Links
Travel Tuesday 
Happy Tuesday 
Tuesday Treasures
My Corner Of The World
Wild Bird Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday
All Seasons

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What wisdom can you find 

 that is greater

 than kindness? 

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Reliable And Reliably

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Breathe deep,

Let silence bloom,  

A smile within

Evaporating gloom.

The Resistance Is Aloha. Decide to be a warrior

in your own way,

sharing what you have,

being reliable and

reliably kind. Lee Cataluna

How like a Queen

comes forth

the lonely Moon

From the slow-opening

curtains of the clouds,

Walking in beauty

to her midnight throne!...

George Croly

Compassion is the

sometimes fatal capacity

for feeling what it is like to

live inside somebody else's skin.

It's the knowledge that there

can never really be any peace

and joy for me until there is

peace and joy finally for you too. Frederick Buechner

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

亞亜

 Links
Nature Notes
From The Archives
The Good.Random.Fun.
AWWW Monday
T Tuesday

Best Religion

 A L O H A from
H O N O L U L U

Whatever makes you more compassionate,

more sensible,

more detached, more loving,

more humanitarian, 

more responsive,

more ethical....

...The religion that will do that 

for you is the best religion.

Dalai Lama 

No private  jets

just worn-out shoes,

Pavement poems,

chasing the muse.

Laughter echoes

down the street,

Neighbors gathered,

Who kindly greet.

If it seems a childish 

thing to do, do it 

in remembrance that 

you are a child.
Frederick Buechner

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

Linking To
Monday Murals
Jaipur Garden Affair

A WYLAND Whaling Wall 

near my home, Waikiki

Link

The Sign

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

 Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop

If you dream of 

becoming an eagle, 

you follow your dreams 

and not the words of 

a bunch of chickens. 

   Penny Johnson Jerald

Western Toad

Poetry is the art 

of creating imaginary 

gardens with real toads.

Marianne Moore

Life is at its best 

when everything has 

fallen out of place, 

and you decide that 

you're going to fight 

to get them right- 

           Thisuri Wanniarachchi

ꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬꢬ

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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 Linking To

Saturday Critters

Of COURSE

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Night never had 

the last word. 

The dawn is always 

invincible.     

Hugh B. Brown

All humans realize 

they are loved when 

witnessing the dawn; 

early morning is the 

triumph of good over evil. 

Absolved by light 

we decide to go on.     

    Rufus Wainwright

 HAPPINESS

Always Looks Small

When You Hold It

 In Your Hand -

 But Let It Go,

And You learn at once 

How B I G And how

PRECIOUS it is. 

Maxim  Gorky

Of  COURSE

I Talk to myself.

Sometimes I need

expert advice!

   Edward Henheffer

& PIXIE

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Love You,

                       Pixie & Cloudia

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 Links 

Weekend Reflections & Street Photography
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Feline Friday
Floral Friday

Excited

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Walking is good for solving problems —

it’s like the feet are

little psychiatrists. Terri Guillemets

A big part of being happy
is being excited. Be excited
for everything -
making a cup of tea,
seeing a friend, the next
episode of your favorite show,
buying something you've been
saving up for, sunsets,
traveling, falling in love.
Live a life you are
excited about!

Never Regret anything 

that made you smile.

Mark Twain

Immature coconut 

fashioned into

a baby seal!

No one else

can make you happy. Happiness is the result of love coming out of you. This is the Mastery of Love. Don Miguel Ruiz

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

Links
Thankful!
Rain’s Thursday art date
Little Things Thursday
I Like Thursday
Thankful Thursday
SkyWatch
Floral Friday
Friday Faceoff
Friday Smiles

Banana Flower

How can you tell the

difference between a

monster and a banana? Try picking it up.

If you can’t,

it’s either a monster

or a giant banana.