Happiness After

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

All summer,

rooms closed— warm hopes cooled

by shadow and doubt. My smile lost for weeks

like missing keys; And life itself,

late, and shut out.

But today:

a window opened sun wakes the heart

from its rest. Happiness,

sudden and golden, -

- reminds the spirit

how to forget: age, endings, and

all that has passed—

- to travel forward,

a guest of possibility— young, at last!

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Pixie & Cloudia

In Search of the Golden Key

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Well being 

can be built

and the best 

building blocks

are good, warm 

relationships.

Robert Waldinger

Mornings are

a pregnant space, revealing beauty

with particular grace. Balance struck,

between joy and ache, For every shadow

Sunlight finds a break.

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Kindness is 

the golden key 

that unlocks the 

hearts of others.

  Henry Drummond

From time to time

we look at each other

and smile. It is

the smile of awareness.

It proves that

we are happy,

that we are alive. Thich Nhat Hanh

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Visible And Invisible Labor

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Twilight drops 

her curtain down, 

and pins it with a star.

          Lucy Maud Montgomery

 One is not idle 

because one is 

absorbed. 

There is both visible 

and invisible labor. 

To contemplate 

is to toil, 

to think 

is to do. 

 The eyes upturned 

to Heaven 

are an act 

of creation. 

Victor Hugo

The soul would 

have no rainbow had 

the eyes no tears.

John Vance Cheney

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Never Too Late

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

 It is only possible 

to live 

happily ever after 

on a day-to-day basis.

Margaret Bonnano

I like long walks, 

especially when 

they are taken by

 people who annoy me.

       Noël Coward

Waikiki's not just 

for the  tourist's glance,

It's a driveway, a window, 

a lucky second chance.

It's the palm trees bowing, 

and the warm, soft light,

Turning this normal street 

into a treasured sight.

Beyond the bustle, 

our side street sleeps,

Where plumeria petals 

fall and keep.

No endless crowd, 

but quiet doors,

A thousand 

ordinary chores.

This quiet lane, this 

simple, shaded space,

Whispers of belonging 

and the love of place.

     Cloudia Charters

 I never feel age..

If you have 

creative work,

 you don't have

 age or time. 

 Louise Nevelson

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It's never too late

 to have a 

happy childhood.

                 Berke Breathed

That I can

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. May Sarton

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It takes real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep. Clive Barker

When we give cheerfully

and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou

I cannot do

all the good that

the world needs. But

the world needs all

the good that I can do. Jana Stanfield 

So breathe in deep,

let worries cease, Embrace the now,

find your peace. What matters most,

in truth, we see,

Is this day right here— just you and me. Pixie

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Friday Smiles

Because of your smile, 

you make life more beautiful.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Share your smile 

with the world. 

It’s a symbol of 

friendship and peace.

Christie Brinkley

One Little Blade Of Grass

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

There is not 

one little blade of grass, 

there is no color 

in this world that 

is not intended to 

make us rejoice.

   John Calvin

When the storm seems to

overpower you, hold tight,

for it is only passing.

 Hiral Nagda

The world is round and

the place which may seem

like the end may also be

only the beginning.

      Ivy Baker Priest

To know someone who thinks & feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden. Goethe

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Pixie & Cloudia

Every Tiny Flower

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Just feel

what you are feeling, Even when thoughts

are spinning wild, In the hush,

a clarity is revealing— Let gentle peace

be reconciled. The only way

is through, Roots deepen

as storms pass, Stay calm

and softly renew— All fades,

as dewdrops on grass. Let moments

lose their weight, Don't rush

through twilight’s show; Serene heart

learns to wait— Alive in letting go. Cloudia Charters

My apolo-geese if I seem 

to come on too strongly!

If every tiny flower

wanted to be a rose,

Spring would lose 

its loveliness.

    Therese of Lisieux

 If the only way to make yourself happy is by doing something silly,

do it. Nachman of Breslov

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