Monday, December 8, 2025

Once Hearts Are Linked

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
Once hearts are linked
In a real relationship
They can never be
As they were
Before meeting.
They grow closer
Forever.
     Cloudia Charters




 As long as you live, 
keep learning 
how to live.
     Seneca



Our Home 1992-2012
The human heart
is as a frail craft
on which we wish
to reach the stars. Giotto di Bondone


Kindness, resilience 
and the quiet courage 
to lift others up,
form the gentle rhythm 
that carries a life well lived.
                                         Roentare




Take pleasure in 
your dreams; 
relish your principles 
and drape your 
purest feelings on the 
heart of a precious lover.
    Giotto di Bondone

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie





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Sunday, December 7, 2025

One Small Difference

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. Joseph Campbell


What if I accept that all
I really want is a small,
slow, simple life. 
A beautiful quiet, gentle life.
I think it is enough.
Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui






 I have never been 
especially impressed
 by the heroics of people
 who are convinced they are 
about to change the world. 

I am more awed by those 
who struggle to make
 one small difference 
after another. 
  Ellen Goodman





Let no feeling
 of discouragement
 prey upon you, and
 in the end you are
sure to succeed.
Abraham Lincoln 

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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Monday Murals

He boldly rides
The cement stair
His board’s a dream, 
He's catching air!

 His waves may be 
As hard as stone,
Yet somehow still,
He’s in the zone!

Away from the sea, 
But all is well
He drops, he glides
The world’s his swell!
Pixie
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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Even The Frail

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
Super Moon 4 December 2025
Being a super-person
isn't about flying
or lifting cars; it's
about being super-present.
That's the one superpower
every heart can learn.
Mark Manson




When the road bends 
and the map is useless, 
a faithful companion
is the landmark 
your heart remembers.



 Real love
recognizes that life
unfolds at its own pace. 
   Sharon Salzberg


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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The bee is a small, 
shining vow that 
even the frail can 
carry whole forests 
on their backs.
Naomi Shihab Nye










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Friday, December 5, 2025

Three Little Rules

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
Bubbles huddle On liquid skies, Tiny worlds In bright disguise. Floating lightly On mirrored dreams, Whispered secrets In their gleams. Cloudia Charters



Perfect imperfections are what the World sees as flaws in you but not realizing those very elements are what define your unique authenticity.
Richard Mwebesa





 
Hong Kong  Orchid  Tree    Link
You make your life hard
by always being
in your head.
Life is simple,
get out of your head
and get into the moment.
Sylvester  McNutt




I follow three rules:
Do the right thing,
do the best you can, and
always show people you care. 
     Lou Holtz

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Nothing More Than Feelings

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
Catch on fire with 
enthusiasm 
and people will 
come for miles 
to watch you
 burn.  
John Wesley




There is evidence that as 
we become less exposed 
to opposing viewpoints, 
we become less 
logically competent 
as people.
Arthur C. Brooks



Tropical Hibiscus
Hybrid cultivar of the species 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 





 To see a world 
in a grain of sand 
and heaven in
a wild flower 
Hold infinity in the 
palm of your hand
and eternity
 in an hour. 
  William Blake 



Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final.
 Rainer Maria Rilke

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie
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FACE!

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Empty Full

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
In all things in nature
there is something 
of the marvelous. 
Aristotle


Though I have grown older, my heart remains youthful. Within our souls, we are all the same age. I recognize that this stage of life is perfect—each passing year holds unique value. Never lament aging; it is a privilege denied to many.
Richard Gere 76 years

None are so empty as those who are
full of themselves. 
Benjamin Whichcote




Even when you're
feeling rather small
Remember the best
Part of you
Is really BIG 
after all!

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We Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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 Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
 A true friend laughs at your stories
even when they're not so good
and sympathizes with your troubles
even when they're not so bad. 
  Anonymous



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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Every Now And Then

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
Marin California, 1 December 2017

Think long thoughts
in short sentences.
   Ferlinghetti





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Oahu, Yesterday. Ko`olau Mountains


Pessimism leads 
to weakness, 
optimism to power. 
  William James


Not Same Location As Above!
Ala = Path or way. 
Alii are chiefs, royals
"Ah-Lee-E"



Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level.
     Shakti Gawain




I have reached an age 
where if someone tells me 
to wear socks, I don't have to.
Albert Einstein *


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We Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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*   When I was growing up in Philadelphia, Einstein had recently been at Princeton and had visited relatives in our area. Many people still remarked that he didn't wear socks! These were very conformist times, and the lesson I learned was that ideas and genius are more important than what we choose to put on our feet, and that it is okay to be unconventional. I like to claim Einstein for my quirks!
[ Of which I confess many, Pixie is definitely the genius in THIS operation! ]

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