Monday, October 13, 2025

Ataraxia

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

When the wind
forgets to hurry
so does the heart.
Untroubled leaves
can rest
where they fall—
nothing to resist.

Peace is not won,
only remembered,
like finding calm water
in the middle
of the storm.
Cloudia Charters



The tree can whisper
with the clouds only if
its roots go very deep
into the earth.
Osho

Hope is being able
to see that there is
light despite all of
the darkness.
Desmond Tutu




To meet everything and everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer
to the universe. Eckhart Tolle

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

14 comments:

roentare said...

Your words drift like still air after rain, reminding us that peace was never gone, only waiting to be noticed

Teresa said...

Great poem today! I love the sky shot and that lovely tree with roots. Pixie is definitely in her calm mode.

Cloudia said...

🍁🌺🌹🖐🏽

Cloudia said...

🍑❤️

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful photos and poem Cloudia,
The first scene is gorgeous.
Take care, have a wonderful week.

Tom said...

...fabulous images.

s.c said...

Beautiful sky shot and funny that you can't see if it is sunrise or sunset.

Barbara Rogers said...

Had to look up Ataraxia, but enjoyed thinking about it now. Pixie is so well framed with the light hitting her in the view with the geometric shapes.

Anvilcloud said...

I hope that you experience some calm water and light in the darkness today. I am sure that you will.

RedPat said...

That sky shot is amazing, Cloudia. ;-)

William Kendall said...

Spectacular sky.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

I loved your poem, Cloudia, and that fantastic photo of Pixie. Blessings!

Cloudia said...

Thanks each of you! I have made an important decision to reframe how I view my situation. My husband has dementia and is in hospice care. There is so much sad to focus on that. It has been filling my frame. But I realized I get to see him everyday. A 30-minute drive away. He knows who I am. We share affection so I'm just going to focus on that and enjoy that as long as I can. And in the future I will deal with what is happening then. But may I always see the beauty and joy of simply being alive and feel gratitude for it even when I am sad. Thank you for being part of our journey. Pixie just looked up and joins me ❤️🌺

Cloudia said...

Please come back to the forum and check out my message