Flame Of The Forrest

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Trust the 

unfolding of your life. 

Many seasons will feel 

disorienting, but when 

the dust settles, you'll 

realize that you weren't 

being torn to pieces-

you were expanding.

Michelle C Clark

Delonix regia, 

Flamboyant Tree, 

Royal Poinciana,  Flame Tree,

 Peacock Flower, Phoenix Flower,

Flame of the Forest. 

Creativity 

is allowing yourself
to make mistakes.
Art is knowing
which ones to keep.
   Scott Adams

One day you will look back

and see that all along,

you were blooming.

 Morgan Harper Nichols

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The art of being happy
lies in the power of
extracting happiness
from common things.
    Henry Ward Beecher

Slice

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

The more you extend

kindness to yourself, the

more it will become your

automatic response 

to others.

    Wayne Dyer

As for old age,
embrace and love it.
It abounds with pleasure
if you know how to use it.
The gradually declining years
are among the sweetest
in a man's life, and I
maintain that, even when
they have reached the
extreme limit, they have
their pleasure still.
Seneca 

I sense a gaze 

behind my back—
Is it a friend, 

or maybe a cat?

You’re like pizza—

even when I’m 

not hungry, I still 

want a slice!

Pixie

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There once was a chef, 

they called Stumpy,
A pig with a hat, 

never grumpy.
His trotters so small,
Could whisk sauces for all,
And his dishes were 

never clump lumpy!

Like Stars

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

The more often we see
the things around us -
even the beautiful and
wonderful things -
the more they become
invisible to us. That is
why we often take for
granted the beauty of
this world: the flowers,
the trees, the birds,
the clouds - even those
we love. Because we
see things so often,
we see them less and less.
Joseph B. Wirthlin

Art, made by a 

living soul will continue 

to be a mystery 

as long as human 

consciousness is a mystery.

Solomon Enos, artist

The authentic self 

is the soul made visible. 

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Petals unfurl 

With laughter at dawn,

Winter’s chill swept 

And finally gone.

In a sunlit hush,

Colors ignite

Hope pirouettes

Into morning light.

        Cloudia Charters

Dreams are like stars.

You may never

touch them,

but if you follow them

they will lead you

to your destiny. 

Liam James

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Linger

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

 Kind words not only lift our spirits in the moment they are given, but they can linger with us

over the years. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Welcome the uninvited

 to receive its gift.

Pixie

As we let our own light shine, 

we unconsciously give 

other people permission 

to do the same.

         Nelson Mandela

Confidence is 

the sweet spot 

between arrogance 

and despair-

consisting of positive 

expectations for 

favorable outcomes.

        Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Jaipur Garden Affair

Except Kamehameha

A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Saturday, Honolulu will see 

No Kings demonstrations

and a Floral Parade 

honoring a King!

The 108th King Kamehameha 

Celebration Floral Parade 

will make its way from 

Iolani Palace to Kapiolani Park 

starting at 9 a.m.

 Saturday, June 14.

Here in Honolulu

Tawney Emperor

Courtesy of Anissa Gunther

traveling on the US continent

We are the boat, 

we are the sea,

I sail in you, 

you sail in me.

    Lorre Wyatt

Dance with the raindrops,

Sing beneath the stars, Find solace in the meadow

Feel pride in your scars.

Pixie

The Gleaming Single star, Velvet sky, My humble hearth Embers sigh. That gentle touch And whispered word, Quiet treasures so Richly felt and heard. Gilded plenty Or necessities spare Each has it's challenge Pointless to compare. But a grateful heart Is luminous grace, Enlarging the spirit In a heavenly space. Cloudia Charters 

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A Beautiful Way

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Kindness has
a beautiful way
of reaching down into a
weary heart and
making it shine
like the rising sun.
Unknown

There is no glory in star 

or blossom till looked upon 

by a loving eye; There is 

no fragrance in April breezes 

till breathed with joy 

as they wander by. 

            William Cullen Bryant

Thanks to a 

benevolent arrangement 

the greater part 

of life

 is sunshine. 

Thomas Jefferson

A Fact so obvious

that we easily forget it

The fragrance of flowers 

spreads only 

in the direction 

of the wind. But 

the goodness of a 

person spreads 

in all directions. 

     Chanakya

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I watched a small man 

with thick calluses 

on both hands work 

15 and 16 hours a day.

I saw him once literally 

bleed from the 

bottoms of his feet,

a man who came here 

uneducated, alone, 

unable to speak the language,

who taught me all I 

needed to know about

 faith and hard work

by the simple eloquence 

of his example.

    Mario Cuomo 

When Calm Returns

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

When calm returns
The world will feel new.
Even the sky
Will be a sharper blue.

We'll count the spoons
We'll count the cost,
And cherish
What we almost lost.
Cloudia Charters

Rainbow Shower Tree

The earth 

laughs in flowers.

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sea at night,

vast and inky canvas

holds secrets only the 

stars could witness. 

Under the midnight blue 

of the ocean sky, the ship 

is a phantom, a tireless 

dancer on the dark expanse.

To be at sea at night, 

on a ship, under a 

canopy of cobalt, is to 

truly understand the 

immensity of the world 

and the humble audacity 

of the human spirit.

True wisdom comes 

to each of us when 

we realize how little 

we understand about 

life, ourselves, and 

the world around us.

Socrates

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There is more to a boy

than what his mother sees.

There is more to a boy

then what his father dreams.

Inside every boy lies a

heart that beats. And

sometimes it screams,

refusing to take defeat.

And sometimes his father's

dreams aren't big enough,

and sometimes his mother's

vision isn't long enough.

And sometimes the boy

has to dream his own

dreams and break through

the clouds with

his own sunbeams. Ben Behunin