The Moon's Beautiful Mind

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Appreciate the Moon's

beautiful mind. Evelyn L. Eubanks

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

Wishing you the

greatest power of all,

which is to see love,

or a call for love,

in everything.

   Dr Margaret Aranda

Why are there poptarts

but no momtarts?

Because of

the pastryarchy!

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The greatest challenge

of the day is: how to

bring about a revolution

of the heart, a revolution

which has to start with

each one of us?

    Dorothy Day

Always Return

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Why not show off
if you've got
something to show?
January Jones

Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)

Native to Africa. Seen in Hawaiʻi since late 1970s.

In searching for myself,

I have created myself.

     Ljupka Cvetanova

 Vintage signs,

 sweet and fine.

Unfolding memories

In my cinema mind.

Old styles whisper

Tales of youth,

Remind us of

Beloved truths

Retro charm,

Nostalgia gleams

Igniting memories

Of cherished dreams.

   Cloudia Charters

The reflections we send out 

always return.

       Ron Baratono

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Tide Abide: A Little Farther Up The Shore

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Life's a force

The rising tide.

Ride the storms

You will abide.

Feel the power

Will to soar,

Open your wings

Dare to explore. 

Let nothing dim That inner light, Invincible So pure and bright! Wild and deep. My soul to keep. Dreams may sing When mountains sleep.

Spirit’s a fortress Defend the land. Rest your worries In the hollow

Of God's hand.

You are enough Brilliant and bold. Your story’s still writing Much yet to unfold.

With every challenge
May you rise and grow,
By radiant power
In steadfast glow.  

    Cloudia Charters

The secret to success

is to be in harmony

with existence, to

always be calm, to

let each wave of life

wash us a little farther

up the shore.

    Cyril Connolly

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Wonder Of Life

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Even the longest
day has its end.
Irish Proverb

There comes a time

when you have to choose

between turning the page

and closing the book.

 Josh Jameson

Eagle soars, Bull stands strong,

Chrome steed gleams, a country song.

Outside a restaurant curious sight,

Creatures blend in neon light.

Beneath Hawaii skies of blue

A taste of Mexico waits for you!

Pixie

Life is not always a matter

of holding good cards,

but sometimes playing

a poor hand well.

    Jack London

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Happiness is possible

only when you stop running

and cherish the present

moment and who you are. Who

you are is already a wonder; you

don't need to be someone else.

You are a wonder of life.

            Thich Naht Hanh

We'll Find It

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Only the brave 

wake up from 

a bad dream.

    Ljupka Cvetanova

Sunlight pierced the

Shadows that dance

A secret path beckoned

At the edge of a glance.

  Cloudia Charters

Every second of the search 

is an encounter with God

  Paulo Coelho 

Mastering the Art of Being is simple but not easy. Nick Catricala     

Look at the bright side of life
and the bright side
will look at you.
Ron Baratono

Lead us not into temptation.
Just tell us where it is;
we'll find it.
  Sam Levenson

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Contest With Cat

A L O H A From Honolulu!

You must not ever

stop being whimsical. 

 Mary Oliver

The secret of freedom

lies in educating people,

whereas the secret of tyranny

is in keeping them ignorant.

Maximilien Robespierre

Loving people and animals makes us stronger in the right ways and weaker in the right ways. Even if animals and people leave, even if they die, they leave us better. So we keep loving, even though we might lose, because loving teaches us and changes us. Glennon Doyle Melton

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Albert Einstein

Etlingera elatior 

also known as Torch Ginger

A blossom

like a moonlit pool,

Its petals

white as porcelain cool

In contrast to the darker world.

Cloudia

Moonlit pool of white,

Petals soft as porcelain,

Dark world's soft contrast.

Pixie

Winning is great, sure,

but if you are really going

to do something in life,

the secret is learning

how to lose.

Nobody goes undefeated

all the time.

Wilma Rudolph

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Joy Growers

A L O H A From Honolulu!

 I have never 

started a poem yet 

whose end I knew.

 Writing a poem 

is discovering.

     Robert Frost

One of the main reasons that

we lose our enthusiasm in life

is because we become ungrateful,

and we let what was once a

miracle become common to us.

  Joel Osteen

When you can just step back

and see the big picture and

know that good things will come,

good things will go,

bad things will come,

bad things will go... 

then your happiness doesn't

rely on any kind of external situation.

That's the key to lasting happiness.

 Todd Perelmuter

Yes, joy is the thing

that has returned, and

not a moment too soon.

And joy in these days and

against this opponent is the

greatest weapon we have, because

it is nonexistent in him

and his movement.

John Pavlovitz,

Kamala Harris and the Return of Joy

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In crowded streets and quiet lanes,

Human tapestry without names

Empathy our guiding light, and

 True connection, morning or night.

So let us look with a kinder eye,

And respect the soul of passersby.

In every face stories reside,

A testament to the hope

in which we all abide.

Cloudia Charters