Sky Heart

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

The way is not in the sky.

The way is in the heart.

Buddha

Luggage Scooter!

Cars have run on gasoline 

for over a century. 

It’s time we get advanced 

and start powering them 

with Duck Soup.

 Jarod Kintz

He that is become 

mad with sadness 

and heaviness,

 to him ought fair 

to be spoken

and made merry;

 many things should 

be promised him,

and some given.

 The same bringeth them

soon to their senses.

John Hollybush,

  The Homish Apothecary 1561

We shall draw from the 

heart of suffering itself 

the means of inspiration 

and survival. 

Winston Churchill

My heart is so tiny- but the Love it contains reaches to the skies.

Pixie ꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏꯏ Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Bon Dance Season Closes

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

During  BON dance season

on Summer nights

we dance with our loved ones who

have passed. 

During BON season -

they are near. There are many stories

of dead loved one's being glimpsed among the dancers, or making themselves known

in other ways. 

Beneath soft lanterns’ 

amber glow,  

Ancient steps

In circles flow.  

Around the tower’s 

wooden frame,  

Musicians breath

Old songs into flame.  

The shamisen

A gentle cry,  

The taiko’s pulse 

Touching the sky.

Neighbors weave

 In twilight’s dance,  

Sacred across

The timeless expanse.  

Hands and feet in

Tradition's grace,  

Echoing stories

Time can’t erase.  

Here in aloha’s

Warm embrace,  

Cultures blend 

As hearts enlace.  

Each year the bon dance 

Calls us home  

Living thread joined 

To family spirits who roam.

Binding past

To present Here 

With love that lingers,

Bright and clear.

Cloudia Charters 

As you pile up the Summers, there probably are more and more of your friends and family who have gone to join the ancestors. 

There is some comfort, 

and more than a tint 

of immortality, in 

dancing with them. 

Maybe they will 

catch our eye 

momentarily in the frenzy. 

Maybe it's just some 

resemblance or living memory 

that we see in the 

colored light - maybe not. . .

I felt it shelter
to speak to you.
Emily Dickinson

𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶𓏶

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My Bon Dance Video
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My Bon Dancing Video

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Sweet Neat

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

This day unfolds

With gentle light,  

No rush to chase

No need to fight.  

Tasks like petals

Soft and sweet,  

Flow in peace

Calm and neat.  

No ticking clock 

No hurried beat,  

Just footsteps soft

In mindful street.  

Worries drift

Like clouds that roam,  

Here in this quiet

We find our home.  

Each moment blooms

A tender song,  

Where heart and soul

Both belong.  

Doing all with love

Not stress,  

A life in grace

Quietly blessed.  

So let the world

Spin wild and fast,  

We hold a calm

That’s made to last.  

A new way walks

Serene and true 

A sweet life’s dance

For me and you.  

This gentle path

No need to race,  

Is work and joy

In warm embrace.  

Breathe deep, be kind,

let laughter flow—  

In every task,

let kindness grow.  

Cloudia Charters

Linking To

Monday Murals

The Crown Flower Queen

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Painting is the 

silence of thought and 

the music of sight.

Orhan Pamuk

🐝

One word of encouragement 

can be enough 

to spark someone's 

motivation to continue 

with a difficult challenge.

   Roy T. Bennett

🐝

🐝

Na nā lani ē mālama iā ʻoe

“May the heavens

take care of you"

Aloha nui,

Pixie & Cloudia

🐝🐝 🐝🐝 🐝🐝

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

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Importance

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

 No matter how old you are, 

if you still enjoy it, do it! 

Rob Reiner

What you learn and who you become is more important than how you temporarily feel.

Brianna Wiest

Who feeds a hungry animal 

feeds their own soul. 

Charlie Chaplin

The loss of vanity 

means freedom. 

Jamie Lee Curtis

The most important thing 

is to find out

what is the most 

important thing.

Shunryu Suzuki

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

⦽

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My super smart and kind nephew just started college this week at the University of Hawaii!

What a pleasure to see him spreading his wings. I've been giving him small bites of advice and encouragement. Like the first week all you have to do is find your classes, familiarize with the campus. 

Today I texted him the message below that I've been wanting to share with him. What do YOU think?

Secondary School like high school is all about equipping you and building you up and giving you confidence.

Freshman year of college. They are doing something different. They are showing you the limits of your knowledge. They are introducing you to the universe of things you do not yet know. It is challenging because that is the intent. But you got this. There could be more work and you could feel way too busy. Especially you because you're still involved in your important activities. But just cruise and just know that it's almost like a well-intentioned hazing. Once the freshman eyes are open to the universe of things to be interested in, you start finding your way in one of those directions and it gets more familiar and your mastery comes out. <3

Here is a link to the non-profit he started at age 14! (Yes, still operating)

Bottles4College

And In Dreams You Remember

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

You are born to fly,

and in dreams

you remember the soul has wings Robert Moss

Many eyes go

through the meadow, but

few see the flowers in it.

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

The mystery of a hidden face 

is a canvas for imagination.

Sometimes, the unseen 

speaks louder than the seen.

And an obscured face 

invites deeper contemplation.

Pixie

Only the weak are cruel.

Gentleness can only be

expected from the strong.

 Leo Buscaglia

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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It isn't the tunnel

we pass through 

that matters,

it's what emerges 

on the other side.

    Richelle E. Goodrich