Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Worth Remembering

Aloha From Honolulu!
When one door closes,
another window opens.
Julie Andrews






Sunday saw the

My mission in life is
not merely to survive,
but to thrive; and to do
so with some passion,
some compassion, some
humor, and some style.
 Maya Angelou



Cattle Egret

An evil person is like
a dirty window, they
never let the light
shine through. 
  William Makepeace Thackeray






Buddha taught that
most problems – if only 
you give them enough time 
and space – 
will eventually 
wear themselves out.
Elizabeth Gilbert


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie











Monday, December 9, 2024

As We Love we Change


Aloha From Honolulu!
In the midst of darkness,
light persists.
Mahatma Gandhi



Dawn itself is the
most neglected masterpiece
of the modern world.
   R. Murray Schafer





 Music fathoms the sky. 
Charles Baudelaire





One who naps after lunch
and walks after dinner
never needs to
see a physician.
    Arabic proverb





Person to person, 
moment to moment, 
as we love, 
we change the world. 
 Samahria Lyte Kaufman


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Love You,
  Cloudia & Pixie




Sunday, December 8, 2024

Holiday Restorative


A L O H A From Honolulu!

Within you there is 
a stillness and a sanctuary 
to which you can retreat
 at any time and be yourself.
 Hermann Hesse




I have been and
still am a seeker, 
but I have ceased
to question 
stars and books; 
 have begun to listen to
the teaching my blood 
whispers to me.     
   Hermann Hesse





All the wonders you seek 
are within yourself.     
Thomas Browne






Who suffers before it is necessary,
suffers more than is necessary.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca



Don't fall
before
you are
punished. 
Old English proverb







Look within. Within 
is the fountain of good, 
and it will ever bubble up, 
if thou wilt ever dig.     
   Marcus Aurelius



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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Morning Harbor

Aloha From Honolulu!

In morning light
The harbor gleams,
Water dances
Like particle beams.

The boats sway gently
That way and this
Tide returning.
Nothing amiss.
  Cloudia Charters





A camera is a tool for 
learning how to see 
without a camera.
 Dorothea Lange






Anole Lizard

In a forest of a hundred 
thousand trees, no two 
leaves are alike. And 
no two journeys along 
the same path are alike.     
Paulo Coelho






The great person
does not lose
a child's heart.
Mencius




Life is short, live it. 
Love is rare, grab it. 
Anger is bad, dump it. 
Fear is awful, face it. 
Memories are sweet, 
cherish it.
Anonymous

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Friday, December 6, 2024

Yours

Aloha From Honolulu!

Today's a new day.
It's your day.
You shape it.
Don't let it be shaped by
someone else's
ignorance or fear.
   Steve Maraboli





Honolulu, 5 December, 2024

It cost nothing
to wish others well.
Even at a distance,
you are
the one who
benefits most
after all.



Abutilon grandifolium
the hairy Indian mallow

The next message
you need is always
right where you are.
Ram Dass


It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi




When something finds you,
pause and see, Whispers the universe:
"meant to be."
A creature, a moment,
Idea gleaming true, In all of these
there's meaning for you.

Small is grand
And grand is small The wisdom of life
Moves through it all.
Cloudia Charters


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Once we embrace
What unites us as one  
Renewing our kinship
A new journey's begun.  

Each seed that we plant
in the soil of our days,  
Cultivates peace in 
innumerable
ways.  

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Our Faces


Aloha From Honolulu!

An ounce of goodness
everyday, Can soothe
the heart in many ways,
An ounce of goodness
'just because'
Don't wait until Christmas
to be Santa Claus.
       Charmaine J. Forde




We have evolved to be
caretakers of one another's
emotional well being. *








The power of finding beauty
in the humblest things
makes home happy
and life lovely.
Louisa May Alcott







If you are confident
in your beliefs,
you do not need to
enforce them.
You only need to live them.
If you are humble, and your
belief is valid, you will see it in
different faces wherever in the
world you roam.
Wayne Dyer



That's when you know for sure
somebody loves you.
They figure out what you
need and they give it to you -
- without you asking. Adriana Trigiani

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Our faces will become
works of art that our
grandchildren will treasure. Adriana Trigiani

*  Polyvagal Theory highlights the biological basis for social connection, stating that our nervous systems are designed to respond to social cues and can be calmed by positive interactions with others.