Saturday, December 16, 2023

Habits Of Thought

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Elevator Lobby - Going For My Morning Walk
 Worry is profoundly ungrateful. What a waste of all the treasures
around and within us,
of the time we have! Do not let the times we live in
dictate to us. Let's go
our own bright way and spread it around
as we are able.


Anyone who isn't embarrassed
of who they were last year
probably isn't learning enough. Alain de Botton



Crown of velvet, petals curled, Unfurl the secrets of our world,
The daily round, a passing show, Dissolves within your vibrant glow.

 I thank you, bloom,
for lessons taught, Of beauty born from
battles fought. For showing the love
in simple things, You lift my heart
on unseen wings. May I be like you,
steadfast soul, Unfurl my petals,
make me whole. To find within each
morning's embrace, Ecstatic vision,
face to face.



Our habitual thoughts
shape our perceptions. Swedenborg

So practice good
thought hygiene
as Pixie does!


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

Friday, December 15, 2023

If You Have a Cat

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Breathe deeply, dear soul Just let your worries fade, Embrace the mysteries of life, unafraid. In simple surrender find your truest warm, A free spirit dancing
In ever evolving form.



Many people lose the small joys
in the hope for the big happiness. Pearl S. Buck



When you've lost sight
of your path, listen for the destination in your heart. Katsura Hoshino



Your house will always be
blessed with love, laughter, and
friendship if you have a cat.
Lewis Carroll


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia







Thursday, December 14, 2023

Give Yourself Grace

A L O H A From Honolulu!

OAHU Courtesy of Mike Price

The climb is always steep
just before you
reach your goal. Holley Gerth 



If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches on the same tree. W. B. Yeats  



Diamond Head from the Back
A lot of hard work is
hidden behind nice things.
Ralph Lauren




Alpinia purpurata,
also known as red ginger,
is a perennial ornamental ginger plant
native to the Pacific islands. It has
showy flowers on long,
brightly colored red bracts.
The small white flower is
the true flower.
Wikipedia



Rude people
are never convincing.
Convincing people
are never rude.



Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly. George MacDonald

For J.B.



Aloha Affirmations this holiday season I am proud of what I overcame
and accomplished this year I am grateful for the wisdom
that I acquired this year I give myself grace for the way
I navigated new and unexpected things this year Every moment is an opportunity
for me to make changes in my life. Every day can be a
new season for me.
#actionsofaloha

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Take The Time

A L O H A From Honolulu!

You can't control everything.
Sometimes you just need to
relax and have faith that
things will work out.
Let go a little and
just let life happen. Kody Keplinger



Honolulu Marathon FINISHER!

With Malice toward none,
with charity for all, with
firmness in the right, as
God gives us to see the right,
let us strive on to finish the
work we are in, to bind up
the nation's wounds.
   Abraham Lincoln



Brave birds still
fly through fog.
  Stephanie Shen



The comfort of
a gentle breeze,
Warm sunlight filtering
through the trees,
The laughter of
a child at play,
These simple things
can light our way.


In a challenging time,
routine pleasures, small kindnesses,
and little moments loom large.

Take the time.


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


 Linking to

Thankful!

Rain’s Thursday art date

Little Things Thursday

I Like Thursday

Thankful Thursday




It's beginning to dawn on me
that worry is profoundly ungrateful. What a waste of all the treasures
around and within us,
of the time we have! Do not let the times we
live in dictate to us.
Let's go our own bright way and spread it around as we can.

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Gaze Plays

 A L O H A From Honolulu!
Are we human because
we gaze at the stars, or
do we gaze at them
because we are human?
Neil Gaiman


Gaze steadfastly at things
which, though far away,
are yet present to the mind.
Parmenides

It is electric
when eyes meet
no matter how far!


Let go of the past,
wash away your pain, anger,
and hatred, and emerge refreshed,
renewed, and pure like the waterfall.
Shree Shambav


 

Archive Shot, N. Calif:


How wonderful it must be
to speak the language of angels,
with no words for hate and
a million words for love.
  Eileen Elias Freeman

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


Monday, December 11, 2023

Simple Glows

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Courtesy of Mike Price
Even from a dark night, 
songs of beauty can be born.
 Mary Anne Radmacher




When we recall Christmas past,

we usually find that

the simplest things ~ not the great occasions ~

give off the greatest

glow of happiness. Bob Hope



Life is made up of small pleasures.
Happiness is made up of
those tiny successes.
The big ones come too infrequently.
And if you don't collect all
these tiny successes, the big
ones don't really mean anything.
Norman Lear


The longer I live,
the more deeply I learn that
love whether we call it
friendship or family or
romance is the work of
mirroring and magnifying
each other's light. James Baldwin



The best way to cheer yourself
is to try to cheer someone else up.
Mark Twain

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia



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 Abe Levis purchased this marble soda fountain for his Philadelphia Hot Dog Restaurant
in 1895 for $30.