Monday, November 22, 2021

Celebration of Heroes

A L O H A From Honolulu!

First Olympic Surfing Gold Medal Winner:
Honolulu resident Carissa Moore!
With her, Hawaii's beloved father
of modern surfing:
Duke Kahanamoku, himself
a gold medal Olympic swimmer
(1924) and world icon.
"Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku. A Proud Native Hawaiian born to a minor noble family less than three years before the overthrow of
the Hawaiian Kingdom."




Every second that you spend
on doubting your worth,
every moment that you use
to criticize yourself; is
a second of your life wasted,
is a moment of your life
thrown away. -





- It's not like
you have forever, so
don't waste any of
your seconds, don't
throw even one of
your moments away.
    C. JoyBell C.








Great Catch!

 But
here's the catch:
The right place often
seems like the wrong place,
and the right time often
seems like the wrong time.
Mark Batterson









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















In youth, there can be
a feeling that time
moves too slowly. But,
as we age, the acceptance
that our time is limited
prompts the wise to
cherish each and
every moment.
Wayne Gerard Trotman

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Sunday, November 21, 2021

Walk With A Queen

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Appreciate the Moon's
beautiful mind.
Evelyn L. Eubanks




Sky Salute

The moon does not shine
solely from the sky.
Alyssa Moon

















King Solomon enrolled
in the School of Ants.
He learned great wisdom
there about life
through their
teaching.

 Proverbs 6:6-8

























Washington Place was the home of Hawaii's last (for now) Queen, Liliuokalani. Her piano upon which she composed opera, as well as World Cultural Treasure song: Aloha `Oe is still in the parlour. I have attended an event on the premises and stood near her piano. Hawaii's State Capitol is across Beteretania St.
And behind the Capitol Stands a statue of the Queen,
still overseeing the affairs of Hawaii.
Some say she walks the halls of the capitol.
Behind her statue, Iolani Palace,
one time residence of Sovereign royals.




A fierce defender of the Kingdom and her people,
she traveled to Washington DC
to plead for restoration of her stolen throne.
She decried violence and wished
no bloodshed. Was imprisoned in the Palace for her pains for a time.

Before she passed in 1917, she flew the US Flag in support of Hawaiians serving in the
US military during WWI.

A man I knew in the 1980's told me of walking home from school and seeing the Queen working in her garden and smoking tiny cigars. "She was always kind to us kids." He was in his 90's. I also have known
those whose relatives were members of
her court.

A great Lady.





Pixie is as you know an easy going gal.
But she also wants you to know that
she is a fierce defender of the 
Hawaiian People, their Kingdom of the
heart, and the Culture of Aloha
they stand for!

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Washington Place
is now the residence
of Hawaii's Governor-
Iolani Palace is a Museum
and powerful Shrine.


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Aloha To You,
Pixie & Cloudia















Saturday, November 20, 2021

Greatest Power

A L O H A From Honolulu!


Moon 0 Moon
You fade away so soon
reminding us to
cherish
this moment.







Honolulu Sings to me.
Most of my memories
are here.






All day long
Oahu skies are eloquent.
Opera and Symphonies
improvised by light,
water & wind.






Cordia subcordata 
The Kou tree was introduced
by the first native Hawaiians,
Polynesian Canoe Voyagers.
A "Canoe Plant"







It isn't what you have
or who you are, or
where you are or
what you are doing
that makes you
happy or unhappy.
It is what you
think about.
  Dale Carnegie




Honolulu Hale (Hah - Lay)
Hale is Hawaiian for "House.
This is our City Hall.
Her architecture was described
to me as an Italian Castle.
Officially it is
 Italianate architecture,
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
by well known
American Architects:
Charles W. Dickey & Hart Wood
         Opened: 1928   Wikipedia Link




Wishing you the
greatest power of all,
which is to see love,
or a call for love,
in everything.
Dr Margaret Aranda

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Friday, November 19, 2021

Things Mind Doesn't Understand

A L O H A From Honolulu!
Morning Moon

The moon is a loyal companion.
It never leaves.
It’s always there,
watching, steadfast, knowing us
in our light and dark moments,
changing forever just as we do.
Every day it’s a different
version of itself. Sometimes
weak and wan, sometimes
strong and full of light.
The moon understands
what it means to be human.
Uncertain. Alone.
Cratered by imperfections.
   Tahereh Mafi







#1 Capitol District Honolulu March 16 1928
While they were both in the cabinet, under King Kamehameha V, American politicians John Mott-Smith and Charles Coffin Harris convinced the legislature to fund a hotel. It first opened in 1872.[1]: 173–174  The hotel was converted to a YMCA in 1917 and used by the military in World War I. In 1926 the termite-infested building was finally torn down, and a new one designed in Spanish mission style by Lincoln Rogers of the firm Emory & Webb.[2][3] The new building was dedicated on March 16, 1928. The two-story U-shaped building includes a swimming pool in its courtyard. Across Richards Street is the Hawaii State Capitol building. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu as the
Hawaii Capital Historic District on December 1, 1978.[4]
              Wikipedia






Wo Fat Chop Suey, Read about the current
renovation of this historic building Here

The strewn and tangled wreckage
that litters our lives is the
precious raw material
from which great beginnings
are forged.
Craig D. Lounsbrough







You can dream, create,
design, and build the
most wonderful place
in the world. But
it requires people
to make the dream
a reality.
Walt Disney







Bottlebrush Bee












The soul has been given
it's own ears to hear
things mind
does not understand.
    Rumi






Every positive thought 
is a silent prayer
which will 
change your life.
        Bryant McGill

𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄿𑄊
Love You,
    Cloudia & Pixie

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

What Are YOU Marinating In?

A L O H A From Honolulu!
Awake,arise,
and assert yourself, you dreamers of the world. Your star is now
in ascendancy. Napoleon Hill   





Pendulums do swing. People do awaken. Wrong acts and lying words sooner or later bring failure. The bigger they act
the harder they fall.


Forbearing people

will inherit the world.




There is enough
cruelty in the world
without adding to it. Daniel Thorman





Monkey Pod Tree Link
What will matter tomorrow, for society, for me, for you, for your health, is the feelings we marinate in and how we behave.





What if we were
strong enough
-loving enough-
to forgive and
make allowances
for others as we
do without pause
for ourselves?

This is the better way.
For yourself,
for all of us.

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