Like Flowers

 Aloha from Honolulu!

Smiles are

the soul's

party dresses.

Smile,

your soul is watching

              Allan Rufus

Stepping outside. I set my face for the day. I let the love come out of my heart and soften my face. Relax jaw. Smile eyes. Smiling at people changes the weather for everyone. Having a pleasant look on your face affects even people you don't notice or who don't notice you. Yes, smile at people and even people who don't notice will be smiled upon. And this is a real thing with real effects. Smile. Even if you miss an opportunity, your intention changes things. And you will notice sooner next time. God is blessing every creature every minute, or they would not exist for another second. When we bless others and care about them, we are aligning ourselves with Good. We are joining the winning side. Heaven does not need our prayers.

We do. Smile, witness and bless.

She sprouted love like flowers

grew a garden in her mind and

even on the darkest days

from her smile the

sun still shined.

    Erin Hanson

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Love You,

  Cloudia & Pixie

Be A Beacon NOT Be A Con

A L O H A From Honolulu!

What sunshine is to flowers,

smiles are to humanity.

These are but trifles,

to be sure; but scattered

along life's pathway,

the good they do

is inconceivable.

Joseph Addison

Treat people like mirrors 

and watch how you 

reflect in their eyes.

                  Nnamdi G. Osuagwu

Because your heart

is so beautiful,

everything looks

beautiful to you.

           Japanese proverb

Look at the bright side of life

and the bright side will

look at you.

The reflections we send

out always return.

 Ron Baratono

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Nature Notes

From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

We ARE Doing It!

A    L    O    H    A  !

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

 Anthony J. D'Angelo

Torch Ginger & Disinfectant;

Waikiki in Virus Time.

What sunshine is to flowers, 

smiles are to humanity. 

These are but trifles, to be sure; 

but scattered along life's pathway, 

the good they do is inconceivable.     

    Joseph Addison

 Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others 

cannot keep it from themselves.     

           James Matthew Barrie

 Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. 

It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

                H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

If you want to see the sunshine, 

you have to weather the storm.

        Frank Lane

We WILL Get There!

Linking To

Sky Watch

Floral Friday

Feline Friday

Camera Critters

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Love You!

                            cloudia

A Simple Ancient Hack

A    L    O    H    A  !

Sometimes your joy is

 the source of your smile, but 

sometimes your smile can be 

the source of your joy.

               Thich Nhat Hanh

 A smile remains the most inexpensive gift 

you can bestow on anyone and 

yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.

      Og Mandino

Smiling is definitely one of 

the best beauty remedies.

 If you have a good sense of humor and 

a good approach to life, that’s beautiful.

              Rashida Jones

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

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Love You,

                                   cloudia

Neurotransmitters/endorphins 

make us feel happy.

It's really that simple.

They are released 

when you smile, 

triggered by the movements 

of facial muscles. 

This makes us feel happy, and

measurably lowers stress. 

Even a "fake" smile (or laugh!) 

triggers our brain in this way. 

Tell your brain

that you are happy

and it also believes that!

Why not trick yourself 

to your own benefit, 

mentally AND physically?

It will not be only

to your own benefit

I promise! 

When you smile

people treat you

differently!

This is proven.

It is a gift 

you give to others

and to yourself.

Life responds to

the generous.

Thank YOU

For sharing here!

                  Fondly, cloudia

Let's

A  L  O  H  A !

The crash and boom of the Sea

slamming the land

causes the ground to

tingle your feet

with a deep & ancient

vibratory

communication.

Accompanying

heralds of spray

cast glitters and

ions about.

Hallelujah

Is the sky cloudy? Can’t you see 

the shining stars? Take a look 

at the eyes of a happy child, 

you will see all the 

bright stars over there!

Mehmet Murat ildan

"Portraits on a truck"

The greatest self is 

a peaceful smile, that 

always sees the 

world smiling back.  

                  Bryant H. McGill

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Let's DO This

                              cloudia

                    

Linking To

Monday Mural

Real Flowers of Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !

“The earth laughs in flowers.” 

          Ralph Waldo Emerson

 “Let us dance in the sun, wearing 

wild flowers in our hair...” 

             Susan Polis Schutz

“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him 
the stars.”

                                Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

The real blossoms of Hawaii 

are her People!

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Love Yourself!

                                                        cloudia

Linking To

Wild Bird Wednesday

Keep Light

A  L  O  H  A !

 Pineapple Head Surf Being

"Let us make one point, 

that we meet each other 

with a smile, when 

it is difficult to smile.

 Smile at each other, 

make time for each other."

                     Mother Teresa, 

                                in her Nobel lecture

"Sarge' The Barber's Dog

"Happiness is like a butterfly, 

which when pursued is 

just beyond your grasp, but 

which, if you sit down quietly 

it may alight upon you."

              Hawthorn

 Punching Through Marshmallows

“The sunset brings color and 

delight to a day of thoughts. 

Thoughts follow Light”

                     Brent M. Jones

"A winning smile makes 

winners of us all."

           Unknown

Linking to

Saturday Critters

𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩𐎩

Thank YOU

Friend!

           Fondly, cloudia

Sunshine In The House

A  L  O  H  A !

"A good laugh is 

sunshine in 

the house."  

        William Makepeace Thackeray

"thou canst not stir a flower

Without troubling of a star...

          Francis Thompson (1859–1907) 

                       "The Mistress of Vision," c.1897

"In the presence of nature, 

a wild delight runs through 

the man, in spite 

of real sorrows."

             Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thank YOU

Friend!

           Fondly, cloudia

Through The Common

A  L  O  H  A !

"To live content with small means; 

to seek elegance rather than luxury, 

and refinement rather than fashion;

 to be worthy, not respectable, 

and wealthy, not rich; to listen 

to stars and birds, babes 

and sages, with open heart;

to. . .  grow up 

through the common-

-this is my symphony. 

              William Henry Channing, 

                     1810 - 1884 

"A bench in the street 

can be a good writer 

because all kind of 

material comes onto 

it like a heavy rain!

                Mehmet Murat ildan

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

𐡞𐡞𐡞𐡞 

Thank You

Friend!

                  Fondly, cloudia