Wednesday, October 22, 2025

To The Day

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
All the windows
of my heart -
I open to the day.     
   John Greenleaf Whittier




 Instead of letting the
hard times
get me down, I've learned
to keep going, to look for the hidden good. Paul J. Meyer 




Be like a palm tree by
the ocean that endures
the greatest winds
because it knows how
to gracefully bend.
Stephen Kendrick




When life is sweet,
say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you
and grow. Shauna Niequist


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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Signs2



October is PRIDE 
In Hawaii


Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Don't worry About Lesser Things. Just Keep Rising.

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
There is only one way 
to happiness 
and that is to 
cease worrying 
about things which are 
beyond 
our control.
            Epictetus






Every year of my life 
I grow more convinced
that it is wisest and best
to fix our attention 
on the beautiful and
good, and dwell as
little as possible on 
               the dark and the base.          
        Richard Cecil  





Secret To Longevity: Eat your vegetables, have a positive outlook, be kind to people, and smile. Kamada Nakazato, Okinawan centenarian




We shall find that the
spheres God brings us into
are not meant to teach us
something but to
make us something. Oswald Chambers


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


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Female or immature
Orchard Oriole


Monday, October 20, 2025

Confer That Pleasure

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

When given the choice
between being right
and being kind,
choose kind.
Dr. Wayne Dyer


Remember
there's no such thing
as a small act of kindness.
Every act creates a ripple
with no logical end.
Scott Adams





You find yourself refreshed by
the presence of cheerful people.
Why not make an honest effort
to confer that pleasure
on others?
Lydia M. Child



Come, sit with me now.
We'll gaze at the falling sun
as it grazes this horizon for,
I want to talk about simple
nothings and silent stirrings,
and wild things with someone
who means everything.
Victoria Erickson


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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Nature Notes

From The Archives

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Pictorial Tuesday 



There is no worse poverty
than one that deprives
one of dignity... the effect
of a disposable culture
that considers the
human being as
a consumer good.
Pope Francis

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Roads And Destinations

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U


Difficult roads often 
lead to beautiful 
destinations.
     Zig Zigler




Feel the feeling but don't become the emotion. Crystal Andrus




The phoenix must 
burn to emerge. 
  Janet Fitch







The learner always
begins by finding fault,
but the wise see the
positive merit in everything.
Hegel


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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Saturday, October 18, 2025

Now Perspective

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U


Hit the reset button.
Whatever happened yesterday,
forget about it.
Get a new perspective.
Today is a new day.
Fresh start begins now.
 Germany Kent




The stars are gentle 
spheres of wonder
rolling through silence — 
each a thought 
the universe keeps.
Pixie




 Whatever precautions you take 
so the photograph will look
 like this or that, 
there comes a moment 
when the photograph 
surprises you.
It is the other's gaze 
that wins out 
and decides.
Jacques Derrida 



The heart, like the mind,
has a memory.
And in it are kept
the
most precious keepsakes.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Linking To

Saturday Critters



The Crown-flower queen,
In robes of lilac blue
With her stems of attendants,
And Bees, around her head.
The little bees are glad,
For they know that she is good, And the Crown-flower is happy,
In their neighborhood.
Together they endure
In harmony and peace.
The crown herself is crowned
By her golden bees.
Cloudia Charters

Friday, October 17, 2025

Clouds Make Bright Rainbows

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves. Pema Chodron



Even the bad moments,
the tough ones,
I'm proud of them, too.
Those moments 
get you better, smarter, 
make you grow.
     Manu Ginobili




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


Don’t let the tall weeds
cast a shadow on the
beautiful flowers
in your garden.
    Steve Maraboli

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia



Perfect petals  

invite quick praise

sunlight adoring  

With first morning rays.


Yet with years,  

the eye learns  

to linger  

on the fallen bloom, 

With light a flicker.


Frayed edges  

whispering of

wind and rain.

Yet much still matters  

Essence still remains. 

Cloudia Charters