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The best preparation 

for tomorrow is doing 

your best today.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

The world is a rose; 

smell it and pass it 

to your friends.

 Persian proverb

                                           Did you see the insect in the corner?

The mind that opens

 to new ideas 

never returns to

 its original size.

  Albert Einstein

Let us live like flowers,

wild and beautiful and

drenched in sun.

Ellen Everett

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Fascination And Peace Of Mind

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Walk this path,

The gentle way,

Each step sufficient,

Come what may.

The years pass on,

Like clouds up high,

My curiosity

Will never die.

Ancient trees,

With roots so deep,

Our minds, in stillness,

Wisdom keep.

No final answer

Or truth to find,

Just fascination

And peace of mind.

It's in the questions

Softly spoken,

A deeper knowing

Is awoken.

    Cloudia Charters

Color is a power
which directly influences
the soul.
Wassily Kandinsky

What is a soul?
It's like electricity -
we don't really know what it is,
but it's a force that
can light a room.
Ray Charles

Night Sailing Departure

 You do not just live 

in a world but 

a world lives in you.

 Frederick Buechner

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Small is grand And grand is small The wisdom of life Moves through it all.

Pixie

Curiosity

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New beginnings

Made fresh daily!

I have no special talents. 

I am only passionately 

curious.

Albert Einstein

The cure for boredom

is curiosity.

There is no cure

for curiosity.

Dorothy Parker

Curiosity does more than help you learn. 

It rewires your brain to make learning easier, more enjoyable, and more effective. When you’re curious, your brain releases dopamine, boosting motivation and pleasure. This activates the hippocampus, improving memory not only for what interests you but also for unrelated information nearby. Curiosity helps you absorb and retain more.

It also enhances neuroplasticity, strengthening your brain’s ability to form new connections and adapt. Curiosity drives exploration and creativity by encouraging you to embrace uncertainty and ask questions.

Importantly, curiosity isn’t limited. You can cultivate it by exploring new things and staying open to the unknown. This trains your brain to learn better and enjoy the process more!

Do stuff. Be clenched, 

curious. Not waiting for 

inspiration’s shove or 

society’s kiss on 

your forehead. 

     Susan Sontag

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  Pixie & Cloudia

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Rejoice

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Rejoice with your family 

in the beautiful land of life.

Albert Einstein

Maybe there is 

no such thing as rain; 

there are only raindrops, 

each with its own story.

   Robin Wall Kimmerer

Embarrassment lasts 

a moment, regrets 

last a lifetime.

                Petteri Tarkkonen

Happiness is
The hush after thunder
In the orchard of quiet things.
I'm a creature of peace
And of wonder
Appreciating what life brings. My heart is
not swollen with longing
nor shrunken by regret,
I'm steady as a lantern
Continually reset.
Cloudia Charters 

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Quiet Bell

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Gratitude  

O quiet bell  

echo my valleys 

With all that's gone well.  

Let me rest here,  

In golden sun

cradled atop the mountain  

Of all I've become.

             Cloudia Charters

Erythrina crista-galli, 

also known as the 

cockspur coral tree, 

ceibo or corticeira,

 a species of flowering tree

Happiness is not 

a matter of intensity 

but of balance, order, 

rhythm and harmony.

   Thomas Merton

A good feeling is trying 

to break back in. 

Insinuating itself, to  

make itself at home.

I will make it welcome.

Then together we can 

face whatever comes up. 

Pixie

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Pixie & Cloudia

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So walk boldly 

through the storms,  
for the obstacles are 

not in your way-  
they are the way.  

Enthusiasm

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Enthusiasm is the energy 

and force that builds literal 

momentum of the human 

soul and mind.
Bryant H. McGill

Universal compassion

is the only

guaranty of morality.

Arthur Schopenhauer

If you're walking 

down the right path and 

you're willing to keep walking, 

eventually you'll make progress. 

    Barack Obama

What is the dumbest 

animal in the forest? 

The polar bear

Never, never be afraid 

to do what’s right, 

especially if the well-being of 

a person or animal is at stake. 

Martin Luther King Jr.  

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Alchemical Attention

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 With the power of 

our attention alone,

we can transform each moment,

each relationship,

in the same way alchemists

tried to turn lead

into gold. 

David Servan-Schreiber

A diamond
with a flaw
is worth more
than a pebble
without imperfections.
Chinese Proverb

 We have more possibilities 

available in each moment 

than we realize. 

Thich Nhat Hanh 

 Happiness resides

not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Asystasia gangetica,

commonly known as

 Chinese violet, coromandel

or creeping foxglove.

There are always flowers 

for those who want 

to see them.

Henri Matisse