Friday, August 15, 2025

Messy Imperfect and Beautiful

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of my life. Kerry Washington


A single poem, alone
can turn tides
scatter galaxies
and burst forth with rivers
from paradise.
   Sanober Khan





 By being yourself
you put something wonderful
in the world that was
not there before.
Edwin Elliot





We must not wish
for the disappearance
of our troubles but
the grace to transform them.
Simone Weil

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie



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Wisdom 
cannot be rushed
Rabindranath Tagore

26 comments:

Katerinas Blog said...

Good morning my friend!
I really liked the reminder that I don't have to be perfect!!

s.c said...

Fantastic quote from Kerry Washington. Thanks for bringing that to all of us.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful photos and quotes!
Take care, Happy Friday! Have a great weekend.

Annie said...

Thanks for joining in the fun..More lovely words today.
Hugs,
Annie x

Iris Flavia said...

The last one is my fav.

Gene Black said...

Happy Friday!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Loved the photos of the crashing wave and the father with his son. Let's all be the people God created us to be. Blessings, Cloudia!

Barbara Rogers said...

Here’s wishing our wonderfully imperfect selves do some fun transforming today.

Andrew said...

The boy in the last photo looks like my great nephew, well one of them. It's such a nice photo.

Tom said...

...perfection is overrated.

Anvilcloud said...

I wish you a messy day. 🤓

My name is Erika. said...

I like this view of Pixie. Give her a pat for me, an Happy Friday!

Lisca said...

It's good to know I don't have to be perfect. But it's a shame it took me so long (in my forties) to realize that.
Great photo of what I assume is father and son.
Pixie has a lovely view from there.
Enjoy your weekend,
Lisca

carol l mckenna said...

Pixie is the 'star' ~ wonderful photos and quotes ~ hugs,

https://anartistreflects.com ~ (carol mck)

RedPat said...

Pixie looks very zen to me today, Cloudia. ;-)

rupam sarma said...

Great to read beautiful quotes. Amazing sky view, Awesome pics.
Loved Pixie's pic :)

DVArtist said...

I do relate to the quote of not having to be perfect. LOL Lovely post as always and thank you for joining FFO. Have a very nice weekend.

Elephant's Child said...

Messy, imperfect and beautiful is a wonderful summation of life.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Beautiful post, Cloudia!

Teresa said...

Love the permission to be messy, imperfect, and beautiful. Pixie is contemplating that sublime beauty today.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love the photo of the kid and the guy enjoying each other's company and grinning big.

Christine said...

Lovely post

Kathy G said...

Thank you.

Michelle said...

Showing up in life is 90% of it!

Light and Voices said...

Show up...that is what I do. Hugs to you and Pixie!

Photo Cache said...

Lemme tell you how I truly appreciate all the curated quotes you share every week. Makes me think. Your photos are wonderful as well, and I look forward to my weekly dose of Pixie (cat).

Visiting from Skywatch Friday!

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