Like a Sunbeam

A L O H A From Honolulu!

I don't want to get to 

the end of my life and 

find that I lived just 

the length of it. 

I want to have lived 

the width of it as well.

             Diane Ackerman

Alone with myself

The trees bend to caress me

The shade hugs my heart

         Candy Polgar 

Choice: Climb or Sit

To escape from the world

means that one's mind is

not concerned with the

opinions of the world.

Dōgen

They're gone.

I let them chase me.

I led them like a sunbeam

and vanished like a shadow.

      Erin Bow

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Cloudia & Pixie

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With unfailing kindness,

your life always presents

what you need to learn.

 The next teacher is going

to pop right up.

Joko Beck

Comforting Embrace of the Expected

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Every culture dances to

it's own internal rhythm,

weaving threads of festivity

into the seasons, spaces for

shared experiences, and markers

of introspective renewal. Yet,

as much as I savor the

effervescence of the holidays,

a curious pang of anticipation

tugs at me as normalcy returns. 

The gentle hum of routine,

like a well-worn melody,

holds a comforting charm for me.

Routines are the building blocks

of a life.

The purposeful hiss of morning buses

returning folks to their

daily endeavors–

these eternal

everyday scenes resonate

with a quiet beauty. 

Watching children

off to school is a moving testament

to life's cycles of growth and learning.

Each returning kid, each

familiar face, whispers a

reassuring "life goes on."

The comforting embrace

of the expected, the quiet

reassurance of life's

resilient pulse, herald a season of

renewal, fresh canvas to paint.

Life's unpretentious glory

unfolds anew.

The chief beauty about time is

that you cannot waste it in advance.

The next year, the next day, the

next hour are lying ready for you,

as perfect, as unspoiled, as if

you had never wasted or misapplied

a single moment in all your life.

You can turn over a new leaf

every hour if you choose.

   Arnold Bennett

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Cloudia & Pixie

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The Year Ignites With Fresh Delights

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Kiss of sun and breath of rain,

The year's first rainbow

Joins the game

Where hope with

color intertwines,

With dreams reborn

on sunlight's vines.

For in this arc,

so briefly bright,

The year ignites,

with fresh delights.

Waikiki whispers,

First steps on

sun-kissed sand today,

Aloha Spirit calls.

California Quail

The stories we tell ourselves

about ourselves become

the truths of ourselves.

But we can change them!

Covey Of Quail

Our view of events and

of ourselves can evolve.

Begin to discern a new

story about yourself,

then tell it to yourself

- SING it to yourself -

every day!

California Memories, Marin 2016

Inhale the calm,

exhale the strife, This simple solace, the gift of life.

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`Okika is Hawaiian

for Orchid.

Connect Resurrect

A L O H A From Honolulu!

And now we welcome 

the new year.

Full of things that 

have never been.

      Rainer Maria Rilke

1950s Porsche Roadster

Let us never know what old age is. 

Let us know the happiness

time brings, not count the years.

                    Ausonius 

What the New Year brings to you 

will depend a great deal on 

what you bring to the New Year.

           Vern McLellan

ELF:

Life is full of beauty. Notice it.

Notice the bumble bee, the

small child, and the smiling faces.

Smell the rain, and feel the wind.

Live your life to the fullest

potential, and fight for your dreams.

  Ashley Smith

All writers have this vague hope

that the elves will come in the
night and finish any stories.

Neil Gaiman

May Wounds become Wisdom;
Every Kindness a Prism.
May Laughter infect you;
Your Passion resurrect you.
May Goodness inspire
your Deepest Desires.
Through all that
you Reach For,
May your arms
Never Tire.
D. Simone

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Palace To Park

 A L O H A From Honolulu!

Iolani Palace Honolulu

Be the things

you love the most

about the people

who came before.

Sun-kissed canvas, fallen low,

Veins like rivers, secrets flow.

Amber firefly glows within,

A whispered world, always been.

Tiny palace, crisp and dry,

Where whispered tales of seasons lie.

 Emerald laughter Summer day

The leaf remembers, then away!

Don't speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn't know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that's why it's called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.

   Bruce Lee

The best way to become

a better person

is to pretend you

already are one. 

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Hot Pot Restaurant!

Inhale The Calm

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Sun sinks low, escaped the cold, Shoes kicked off his story unfolds.

Cups of tea whisper peace, Muscles loosen worries released. No deadlines to chase nor tasks remain, Just the slow hush

of falling rain. Inhale the calm!

Flower of the Calabash Tree

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just

the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe

Pelodiscus sinensis / Chinese SoftShell Turtle 

Soft shell, gentle soul,

Glides through water,

smooth and whole.

No hard shell, no need to hide,

Wisdom flows from deep inside.

Patience in her watchful eyes,

Sees secrets dance beneath the skies.

Softly speaks to those who hear,

Find peace within, and have no fear.

Unfold your own myth.

Rumi

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Living Inside Your Hope

A L O H A From Honolulu!

You can transfigure negativity

by turning it toward the

light of your soul.

John O'Donohue

Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. Guillaume Apollinaire

Keep going. Your hardest times

often lead to the greatest

moments of your life.

Keep going.

     Henry Ward Beecher 

What hurts you, blesses you.

Darkness is your candle.

    Rumi

Challenges make you discover

things about yourself that

you never really knew.

   Cicely Tyson

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Cloudia & Pixie

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The very least you can do

in your life is figure out

what you hope for. And

the most you can do is

live inside that hope.

Not admire it from a distance

but live right in it,

under its roof.

 Barbara Kingsolver