Tuesday, May 12, 2026

I Am Here Now


 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu


We have seasons
when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again. Katherine May


It's so simple to be wise.
Just think of something
stupid to say and
then don't say it.
Sam Levenson



Don't chase the past or fear the future unborn.
Take a deep breath and whisper to yourself: I am here now. Take a breath. Let it out . Life is miraculous.
Notice and thank your body, your companion. In this moment you have everything you need. Here is peace.
Remember these magic words: I am here. Now. I Am Here. Cloudia Charters


ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ ढ़ Love You, Cloudia & Pixie ढ़





The heart is 
very much like the sea, 
it has its storms, 
it has its tides, 
and in its depths 
it has its pearls too.
       Vincent Van Gogh


Monday, May 11, 2026

One Of Those Portals


  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

The secret to success is to be in harmony with existence, to always be calm, to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore. Cyril Connolly



A single petal
upright on the breeze—
as if the wind remembered
how to pause and freeze.
It poses on a leaf,
not fallen, not flying,
I know I saw it
but it feels like lying.
So unreal it startles,
so ultra-real it stays.
Just one of those portals
on an ordinary day.

Cloudia Charters




Very little is needed
to make a happy life; it is
all within yourself, in
your way of thinking.
Marcus Aurelius




The glow of
one warm thought
 is to me worth more
 than money.
 Thomas Jefferson



ꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧꢧ

Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

ꢧꢧꢧ



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Beer Chandelier

The crystal kind?

Forget that bore!

This chandelier's

a sudsy roar!


Sunday, May 10, 2026

Bright Monstera


  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

In crowded streets 
and quiet lanes,

Human tapestry 
without names.

Empathy 
our guiding light,
 And true connection, 
morning or night.

So let us look 
with a kinder eye,
And respect the soul 
of passersby.

In every face 
stories reside,
A testament to the hope
in which we all abide.
Cloudia Charters




Look at the bright side of life 

and the bright side 
will look at you. 
 Ron Baratono


If your inner child is
still alive as an adult,
you won,
you kept your magic,
you didn't let 
the world kill it.
   Anonymous






Everything is irrelevant but this:
to embrace life. To feel it.
To savor it. To love it.
   Marty Rubin



𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋𑂋
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

𑂤



Linking To
Monday Murals





Why are there poptarts

but no momtarts?

Because of

the pastryarchy!


Saturday, May 9, 2026

Glad Town


  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

The town was glad with morning light. Charles Dickens



Trust yourself. Create the kind 
of self that you will be 
happy to live with all your life.   
Golda Meir



Some people are so poor.
All they have is money.
Bob Marley




Even the darkest night 
will end 
and the sun 
will rise.     
    Victor Hugo

𐅏𐅑𐅒𐅓𐅔𐅕𐅖𐅗𐅍𐅎𐅊𐅈𐅐
Love You,
      Pixie & Cloudia

Ϡϖϑϕ







Friday, May 8, 2026

Sky Full


  A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu
There wouldn't be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one. Frances Clark



I will shine again even though I know the clouds of life will come-and go. Shirley Jones-Witcher



Shell ginger
scientifically known as 
Alpinia zerumbet, 
member of the 
Zingiberaceae family. 
"zin-gibber-a-c"

Wear a smile 
and have friends;
wear a scowl and 
have wrinkles.
     George Eliot



ᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇᤇ
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie
ᤇ ᤇ 


Thursday, May 7, 2026

Accept

 

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

With true friends
even water drunk together
is sweet enough.
Chinese proverb


Don't ever get so big
or important that you
can not hear and listen
to every other person. John Coltrane



Our lives
teach us who we are.
Salman Rushdie




Kindness comes easily
once you set it free 
It's how you respond 
With humanity.

When you meet 
their need for grace
In a small, unguarded,
human place
Humbly accept
if their gratitude shows
circulating righteous flows.

A thank you isn’t
a weight or a claim—
it isn’t a spotlight
calling your name.

It’s part of your giving,
the other side—
a hand returning,
open, wide.

For now just stay—
let it land,
not held too tight,
just gently in hand.

Meet their eyes,
Let it be.
A quiet exchange
Of dignity.

Then something completes—
unforced, unplanned—
When kindness circles
and comes back to land.
Cloudia Charters



𒑡𒑡𒑡𒑡𒑡𒑡
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

𒑡
Caesalpinia pulcherrima 
Common Name(s): Barbados Flower Fence Barbados Pride Dwarf Poinciana Mexican Bird of Paradise Peacock Flower Pride of Barbados Red Bird of Paradise