Sunday, October 18, 2026

Strength And A Grace


 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu


The number 1 predictor 

of a long Life is

the number of positive 

social connections

you have.

 Wendy Suzuki, PhD





People with stronger 
social relationships 
have a 50% stronger 
chance of survival
across every age, sex, 
and health status.
   Holt-Lunstad, Smith
and Layton.




Perhaps the secret 
of living well is not in 
having all the answers 
but in pursuing 
unanswerable questions 
in good company.
  Rachel Naomi Remen



꧁-👀-꧂

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia





"Large Ohia Lehua Pattern on Blue" 
 by the design studio HNLdesigns

The lehua is the first tree

that springs up from a

recent lava flow.

It’s for that reason,

when we speak in Hawaiian

and we speak of people who are

 skilled, strong, and beloved,

they’re often referred to as

pua lehua, or lehua flowers.

They, like the lehua, have a

kind of resilience, a strength and

 a grace about them.

   Kalena Silva

 Professor of Hawaiian History

 University of Hawai‘i Hilo

Linking To

Monday Murals


16 comments:

Modrina Neba said...

Happy Sunday!

Teresa said...

Thanks for all the wise words. I love the info about the lehua flowers and the social connection with this blog. Does connecting with wise animals like Pixie count as social connection?

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Staying connected with others is so crucial to living a fulfilling life, Cloudia. Blessings!

Barbara Rogers said...

Excellent thoughts about social connections...so I'm off to make some new friends today! I'm saving that portrait of Pixie, it's just so perfect. So glad to have blogger connections these days!

RedPat said...

We have to have friends, Cloudia. ;-)

Kathy G said...

Great reminders about the idea of letting people into our lives.

DVArtist said...

Very nice post with lovely images. Have a good day today.

rupam sarma said...

Beautiful words. Awesome photos. Loved Pixie pic. Mural looks amazing.
Have a great week ahead.

Jenn Jilks said...

I don't have many friends. I am doomed!

roentare said...

Quality connections are much better at it

Tom said...

I hope that you will never run out of strength and grace.

Lydia C. Lee said...

Pretty #MuralMondays

Michelle said...

Sending you love and good vibes, Cloudia....with hugs to Pixie :)

czoczo said...

Wunderschöne Mural ... die Blume sieht wie echt aus

Bertiebo said...

Well, since today I love lehua flowers. Since today, because I didn’t know them at all.

Sami said...

Social connections are really important to our health and well being. The flowers are lovely. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Cloudia.