Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Knock Down The Old Gray Wall

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U


In a garden you can find, 
quiet thoughts 
that calm the mind.
.....one can taste the 
full joys of anticipation. 
Spring stands at the gate 
with her finger on the latch.
   Patience strong






In a meadow full of flowers, 
you cannot walk through 
and breathe those smells 
and see all those colours 
and remain angry. 
We have to support the 
beauty, the poetry, of life.
Jonas Mekas 



In each of us there is a spark 
that can reverse the trends 
of violence and depression 
spiraling within us and 
in the world around us. 
By setting in motion the spiral of gratefulness we begin the 
journey toward peace and joy. 
  Brother David Steindl-Rast


💭💭💭💭💭💭💭💭💭
Love You!
Pixie & Cloudia


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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Through The Day

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Feed the hungry, and 
help those in trouble.
Then your light will 
shine out from the darkness, 
and the darkness around you 
will be as bright as noon.
Isaiah 58:10




Those who cannot 
change their minds 
cannot change anything.
  George Bernard Shaw




You do not really 
understand something
unless you can 
explain it to your 
grandmother.
 Albert Einstein


The only factor that 
can give protection
from the destructive 
effects of anger and hatred
is the practice of 
tolerance and patience.
Dalai Lama






It is a quiet life 
Not a lot to say 
But I love having 
You with me 
Together 
Through the day.

꩘ ꩙

We Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


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Monday, April 7, 2025

Whispers Of The Moon (Peace Lilies)

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U


Cover me
With the red sky tonight
The promise of a
better day to come
Sing over me
An angelic symphony
Tell me everything
will be alright
With the red sky tonight.
 Brandon Heath



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 Old cars are not 
just metal and paint, 
they're time machines 
that hold the 
stories of our past.
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. 




Here in muted morning light,  
Peace lilies bloom
Crispy and white.  
Little moons afloat
On seas of green,  
Their quiet glow
A tranquil scene.  

Green leaves
Are waves in shadows play,  
Inviting hope 
To breathe upon the day.  
Each petal embodies
Calm quite near,  
Pleas for peace
May all of us hear!

Beneath the trees
They spritely sway,  
Guardians of a softer way.  
This field of moons
Serene and bright,  
Inviting us to view the world
In their own 
More tender light.
   Cloudia Charters 





We are all strangers 
in a strange land, 
longing for home, but 
not quite knowing what 
or where home is. 
We glimpse it sometimes 
in our dreams, or as 
we turn a corner, and 
suddenly there is a strange, 
sweet familiarity that vanishes 
almost as soon as it comes.
 Madeleine L'Engle

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We Love You,
 Pixie And Cloudia









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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Grab All The Grounded You Can

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

Old age, believe me, is
a good and pleasant thing.
It is true you are gently
shouldered off the stage,
but then you are given
such a comfortable front stall
as spectator.
Confucius



When one with honeyed words
but evil mind
Persuades the mob,
great woes befall the state.
Euripides, Orestes


They were all dressed 
in their finest 
as though life really were 
some magical stage play 
in which every moment 
ought to be illuminated 
with its own bright spotlight.
 Anna Godbersen





The world is a stage,
 but the play 
is badly cast. 
Oscar Wilde







Beneath the moon’s
Soft silver gleam,
The world dissolves
Into a dream.

Petals close
Stars take flight,
Healing pervades
This quiet night.

A breath, a sigh
In stillness deep,
My soul surrenders
Gladly to sleep.

Where rivers glow
My memories play,
With dreams of tomorrow
As I drift away.
     Cloudia Charters

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Love You,
Pixie & Me


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Saturday, April 5, 2025

Piece Bit

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Our days are happier
when we give people
a bit of our heart rather
than a piece of our mind.
 Ritu Ghatourney




Because if everything 
were explained, 
there would be nothing 
left to figure out.
Brianna Wiest






The child has a different 
relationship with his 
environment than we do. 
The child absorbs what 
is happening around him. 
The things he sees 
he doesn't just remember, 
they form part of his soul.
  Maria Montessori





An animal's eyes 
have the power to speak 
a great language. 
  Martin Buber 

    ꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿ  


Love You,
 Cloudia & Pixie





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Friday, April 4, 2025

Shine Three

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U


Follow your bliss
 and the universe 
will open doors
 for you where there 
were only walls.
 Joseph Campbell




3 Ages, Three Stages

Girl 
The morning dew, 
Soft and bright,  
A butterfly dances 
In golden light.  
Laughter spills 
Like a bubbling stream,  
Life unfolds as 
A waking dream.

Woman
Midday sun, 
Steady and strong,  
Paths Multiply, 
Some short, some long.  
Mountains rise
 Rivers wind,  
Learning truths 
Both harsh and kind.

Wise Elder 
Early evening moon,
Serene and near,  
Whispers of wisdom 
Lingering clear.  
Leaves fall gently 
at twilight’s glow,  
In quiet peace 
Let the seasons flow.  

Like the lotus rising 
From mud to me  
Each stage blooms
In its own beauty.
Cloudia Charters





Other people look small
and inconsequential when
your focus is all on yourself. Cloudia Charters



 

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What they hate in you
is missing in them.
Keep shining.
Jay Cardiello

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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