Sunday, June 29, 2025

Keep Choosing

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Look at the

bright side of life and the bright side will look at you. [The reflections we send

out always return.] Ron Baratono




Joy does not simply
happen to us.
We have to
choose joy and
keep choosing it
every day. 
 Henri Nouwen


I am done
with the past,
the future has
plenty of room
for change.
Cyrille Dayao




Life doesn’t have to 
be perfect 
to be filled 
with joy.
  Pixie

ᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍᑍ

Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


💧

We teach the world
With every glance  
How close to come
How far to dance.

Deeper still
The air we share  
Is woven from
The way we care.  

The light
That others cast on us  
Becomes our dawn
Our day, our trust;

We walk in atmospheres 
Of thought,  
In warmth or chill that 
We have bought.  

Kindness may linger
Soft and slow,  
Like green shoots 
Appearing after snow.

But careless words
Or shadows thrown,  
Can turn a garden
Into stone.  

We train the hands
That hold our hearts,  
And become the person 
Our behavior imparts.

So let us tend
The air we make,  
With every promise
Every ache;  

For in the space
Between each soul  
This climate we share
Can make us whole.
       Cloudia Charters

𐅯𐅰






BunnyKitty, 
is a character
created by artist 
Dave 'Persue' Ross.
BunnyKitty is a kitten in
a magical bunny suit.
The book 
'Origins of Bunny Kitty'
was released in 2016.
 Cooke St./Pohukaina St.
Honolulu   Link

18 comments:

  1. Your poem is truly wonderful, my friend!!
    I really like that there is always a positive message coming out of your writings!
    This gives readers a positive view of life and an encouragement to become a little better people!!
    Thank you very much for that!!

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  2. Pixie is right - of course.
    I really like your poem too.

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  3. Imagine being a kitten but wishing you were a bunny!

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  4. Love your poem and Pixie's aphorism. Have a marvelous day!

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  5. Great colours in the skies :-D

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  6. From that angle, Pixie’s orange spot under the chin is extra delightful.

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  7. Beautiful sky photo and Pixie and her quote is a favorite.
    Your poem is lovely! I choose joy.
    Take care, have a great day and happy week ahead.

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  8. ...yes, keep choosing the bright side of life.

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  9. Awe, Pixie...of the many whiskers and soft chiny-chin-chin! Loved your poetry today Cloudia! Thanks for looking for the joy in life. And the beauty...oh the roses!

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  10. A wonderful post. I love your poem, Cloudia. ;-)

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  11. Thank you, Cloudia, for yet another thought-provoking poem and for Pixie's wise words about joy. May you both have a joyful day!

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  12. I came here to say the same thing as Anvilcloud about Pixie's chin spot (which I never noticed before).

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  13. I'm having trouble imagining why a kitten would want to wear a bunny suit. Unless it thought that would help catch a bunny for evil cat purposes. I did once see a cat spring at a bunny. Not nice. But the one in the picture looks quite innocent.

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