Rehabilitation of Humility

A L O H A From Honolulu!

If your heart is not broad

enough to care for everyone

in a conflict, then you

are not yet a peacemaker.

Thank you for caring.

But don't stop growing

your understanding compassion!

      Cloudia Charters 

In my youth, a wondrous sight,
Signs that flickered, day and night:
"Dancing Nightly!" bold and bright,
A mystery that filled me with delight!

When I was a child
It was common to see signs:
Dancing Nightly.

I was too young to go inside
these adult places after bedtime
to see the ubiquitous beings.

They must be BIG, I mused,

and something to see,
especially when they danced!

Did they also do tricks?
Tell Jokes? or did they just dance?
Over the years, their numbers
dwindled. I never see
their signs anymore.

So here's to the vanished breed:
The Dancing Nightly.
They are surely missed.

The wise one is dedicated

to not harming people-

even evil people. When no one hurts another, All will eventually

return to the good. Tao Te Ching,

Chapter 60   Translated by John R. Mabry

Snap judgments

— about people or ideas —

are fueled by arrogance and conceit.

They create blind spots

and missed opportunities.

Good ideas and interesting ways to

accomplish goals in public life

exist all over the place if you

have the will, the curiosity, and

the humility to find them.

  Charlie Baker 

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Pixie & Cloudia

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I asked META's Artificial Intelligence

 to generate an image for me

with this prompt:

"A happy calico cat under a palm tree"

Pretty Nice I Think!

What do YOU think?

Awakening

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The ground was hard
And skies were gray,
Through lingering storms
Despair held sway.

But hope the seed
Safe within
Begins to sprout
Awakened again! -

- Tiny green shoots
Fresh and bright,
A promise revealed
At dawn's first light.

Shadows linger
Fainter and fewer
Lucky hints murmur
richer and truer. -

- Solutions will bloom
And a helping hand,
Goodness returning
Across our land.

Cloudia Charters

The people who matter
will recognize
who you are.
Alan Cohen

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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From The Archives

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T Tuesday

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And Join Me Here

A L O H A From Honolulu!

It ain't what you don't know

that gets you into trouble.

It's what you know for sure

that just ain't so.

    Mark Twain

Good folks flow

a silent stream,

Nurturing life

With simple dreams.

They build, they mend,

with purpose strong,

The land they love, 

where they belong -

Loud voices rise,

a tempest's call,

But division's path

will only stall.

The troubled few,

with shouts and cries,

Divide and disrupt as

Their kindness dies -

- But let them splinter,

Let them fray,

Love to the neighbor

Will find a way!

For peace is built

where kindness stays.

     Cloudia Charters

Be at peace.

Breathe deeply and relax,

Let go of all your worries.

Feel the stillness all around

Find your grace

And join me here,

Where peace and love

Are always near.

Pixie

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Pacific Embrace

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Orange bleeds a fiery sigh,
Stately clouds sailing a tonic sky.
High blue bleeds to orange crush,

Stars peek shy and never rush

Lullaby of silent crash,
Peace descends.

Calming splash!

Agapanthus Africanus,
The African Lily
or Lily-of-the-Nile

We'll mend the cracks

We'll light the way,

Stay calm and kind

Come what may. 

Bridges built

on simple things,

A smile shares hope

and comfort brings.

In every greeting

kind and warm,

Respect is power 

Against all storms.

Let knowledge flow

a gentle stream,

From every voice,

a waking dream.

    Cloudia Charters 

I believe that if you don't 

derive a deep sense of purpose 

from what you do, if you don't come 

radiantly alive several times a day, 

if you don't feel deeply grateful at 

the tremendous good fortune that 

has been bestowed on you, then 

you are wasting your life. 

And life is too short to waste.

            Srikumar Rao

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Love You,

 Cloudia & Pixie

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See You All Next Spring!

The Walking Iris

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Behind the screen of the ordinary

can be found unique and

wonderful things.

  Ted Kooser

Fashion you can buy,

but style you possess.

Iris Apfel

The walking iris

Neomarica gracilis is

a flowering plant native to Brazil

that produces spikes of white flowers

with burgundy throats and blue stripes

from mid spring to mid fall.

Also known as the poor man's orchid

Set wide the window.

Let me drink the day. Edith Wharton

& Pixie

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Ancient wisdom lives

in his subtle smile

the age old style he wears

and Aloha that he gives.

[Click on photo to enlarge]

Remind

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Remind me
that all of this,
every bit of it,
is for love.
Keep me fiercely kind.
Laura Jean Truman

The difference between
a rut and a groove is
how you feel in it.
Cloudia Charters

Giant tree - tiny soul,

fellowship

that makes us whole.

Wind sings secrets

in the leaves,

A language only

nature weaves.

The child, entranced

feels spirit rise,
joins the song

with gentle sighs.

Single hand

so soft and small,
Reaches out

to feel it all.
               Cloudia Charters

The intuitive mind

is a sacred gift 
and the rational mind

is a faithful servant.
 We have created a society 
that honors the servant
and has forgotten the gift.
   Albert Einstein

Some people,

no matter how old they get,

 never lose their beauty -

they merely move it

from their faces

into their hearts.

      Martin Buxbaum

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Maneki-neko

Crimson collars glint in the sun,

Paws raised high, good luck has begun!

A bobtail bunch, this porcelain crowd, Beckoning cats in a lucky cloud.

Cloudia & Pixie

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