Friday, December 10, 2021

Shone

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Every evening,
as soon as the Sun
had finished his course,
Diana mounted her moon car,
and drove her milk-white
steeds across the heavens,



- watched over and loved
by the countless stars,
which shone their brightest
to cheer her on her way;
and as she drove she
often bent down to
view the sleeping earth,
so shadowy and dreamlike,




- and to breathe
the intoxicating perfume
of the distant flowers...






- It always seemed to her then
as if Nature, so beautiful
during the day, borrowed
additional charms from the
witching hours of the night. Unknown






 Life's like a movie, 
write your own ending. 
Keep believing, 
keep pretending.
              Jim Henson




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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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Oahu Winter

A L O H A From Honolulu!
African Tulip Tree Blossom
Let there be joy, and
where there is joy,
take the time to burn it
into your memory.
Never let it go. Joseph Campbell



Golden Journey
We're all on a
golden journey-
every one of us.
A journey inspired
by golden dreams....
please remember that
every step is to be
cherished.
Every single one...
 Chris Heimerdinger






It is more important to
click with people than
to click the shutter.
Alfred Eisenstaedt




Return of Good Weather!
Oahu Weather is
the BEST!
Winter is a tad
cooler & wetter.

Surf reaches
world-class levels.

Storms can come
in from sea
with amazing
amounts of
rain & wind!

Hawaii Island (Big Island)
has glorious tall
volcanic mountains
that see snow in the winter.
Even blizzards!*

Yes, we have winter
in the Islands.
Then the next day, or week:
glorious Summer returns.
We enjoy a hundred Springs
on Oahu!

Where even the rain is a
blessing and embrace.




When you're finished changing,
you're finished.
Benjamin Franklin

The price of doing
the same old thing is
far higher than the
price of change.
Bill Clinton



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Cloudia & Pixie

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Just A Beggar Near The Gate

 A L O H A From Honolulu!
You're going along.
You're doing emotionally great.
Then a tiny thought or anxiety
presents itself at the gate.

Stay calm.

Don't be like the elephant
that runs up a tree because it's
cartoonishly afraid of a mouse.



                            *
Reframe
how you feel about that
tiny negative thought.
Perhaps it is only come to press its nose
up against the window of your party.

Perhaps it is showing itself to
remind you of the importance
of the great mood you're in,
Reminding you to stay
in your higher vibration,
of how far
you have grown.



None of this by force,
but by CHOICE:
the most powerful thing
in the universe.

That little negative thought is
asking you if you want to play.

Don't engage, don't get upset,
thank it for the invitation
and send it on its
way with love.








A cheerful frame of mind,
reinforced by relaxation...
is the medicine that puts
all ghosts of fear on the run.
  George Matthew Adams


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   Pixie & Cloudia


* The Statue Above:
RESTING DANCER
TUCK LANGLAND
2000

COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS
ART IN CITY BUILDINGS
CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU 


Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Appreciate

A L O H A From Honolulu!
I never knew
how to worship
until I knew how
to love.
   Henry Ward Beecher






Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite
was a concert starring Elvis Presley that took place at the Honolulu International Center* and was broadcast live via satellite to audiences in Asia and Oceania on January 14, 1973. The show was presented with a delay in Europe. In the United States, to avoid a programming conflict with Super Bowl VII and Elvis on Tour which was playing in cinemas at the time, NBC opted to air a ninety-minute television special on the concert airing on April 4.















Oh Click On This One
Continue work to
give your best
Your reward may
come unexpected.
   Lailah Gifty Akita








Say! What kind of dog IS that?
Something as simple
as 5 minutes of
self-care can really
change your day Evan Kharrazi



Appreciate water
before you are thirsty!
Appreciate all the
good things
before you need them! Mehmet Murat ildan

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Wild Bird Wednesday     


The red-crested cardinal is a songbird,
the species belonging to the family of tanagers. Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird
is not closely related to the
true cardinal family. It is sometimes
known as the Brazilian cardinal.
        Wikipedia


*Site of this statue, now called the Neal S Blaisdell Arena

Monday, December 6, 2021

Options Always

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Only a select few
are able to see the
true beauty that lies behind
what just might seem like
a rainy day or a grey sky.
   Jessica M. Laar




Theories pass.
The frog remains.
   Jean Rostand






When life pushes you
to the edge, you have
two options:
fear the fall, or
enjoy the view.
 Connor Chalfant









Look for your choices,
pick the best one,
then go with it.
Pat Riley






We all can find something
bad or imperfect
in each other. But
I prefer to look
for grains of gold.
Nick Vujicic



Say less. Be more.

And Don't Argue At All.

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Sunday, December 5, 2021

Belong To Us As Well

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Keep those who believe 
in you closer.
   Michael Bassey Johnson





What I value is the
naked contact of a mind.
   Virginia Woolf








Diamond Head, Reflections,
window washer & me









Appreciation is a
wonderful thing: It
makes what is excellent
in others belong
to us as well. 
   Voltaire







We can feel Truth,
but we can't know it
the way we know the
things before our eyes.

 But little by little,
insight and inspiration
prove to be more true
than what we do see
with our eyes.


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Love You,
       Pixie & Cloudia