Lion Found Me OR Lion Looks

 A  L  O  H  A  !

Never ever doubt in magic. 

The purest honest thoughts 

come from children, ask 

any child if they believe 

in magic and they will 

tell you the truth.     

Scott Dixon

Honolulu: Magic City

Magic is not about having 

a puzzle to solve. It's 

about creating a moment 

of awe and astonishment. 

And that can be 

a beautiful thing     

     David Blaine

One of our Magics is the Lion Dance.

This time of year, Lunar New Year,

the island resounds with cymbals

and drums! The Lions Dance!

And they are not confined

to China Town.

At schools, businesses, 

and private homes:

The Lions Dance!

In every normal year, 

Chinatown bans cars

and throngs of people

fill the streets, as do many

Lion Dance troops!

Blessing a business NOT in Chinatown

One hears them around a corner,

and turns it to join the 

WONDER! FLASH! SMOKE!

FACES! FAMILIES!

W O N D E R!

Little Lions Will Grow. Feed Them! 

We feed the lions.

They like dollar bills.

It brings us luck!

On the continent, I did not

see people feeding the lions,

but did so anyway.

One ALWAYS needs luck,

especially far from home.

Shine your soul with the same

egoless humility as the rainbow

and no matter where you go

in this world or the next,

love will find you, 

attend you,

and bless you.

       Aberjhani

Spring 

Is 

Coming!

I'm the only lion you're gonna need!

No public events this year.

We drove Chinatown on

Lunar New Year in search

of lions. But never heard one.

Later, at home,

sitting in my chair,

I heard something 

familiar.

I rushed to the window!

And there it was:

It had found me!

[Evidence Below

Followed by a normal year]

Linking To

Jaipur Garden Affair

Nature Thursday

SkyWatch

Thankful Thursday

Little Things Thursday

Mind Wandering Wednesday

 A   L   O   H   A  !

One woman is a 

tiny divine spark in 

a timeless sisterhood 

tapestry collective; all

of us are Wild Women.

          Jan Porter

Success doesn’t measure 

a human being, 

effort does.

     Adam M. Grant

I arise in the morning 

torn between a desire 

to improve the world and 

a desire to enjoy the world,

         E. B. White 

I was eleven, 

then I was sixteen. 

Though no honors 

came my way, those 

were the lovely years. 

 Truman Capote

The Rabbi told this story

and it's his only one that I remember.

"When I was a little boy I had so much fun!"

Playing with others, running, playing with my toys.

I thought it would never get better than that.

But I enjoyed school too, growing more and more,

dating and playing sports with my friends.

It would never get better than that, I thought.

At Yeshiva (Seminary) I played on the basketball team.

We even won the big championship!

This has to be the high point of my life I thought,

celebrating with my team.

Meeting the perfect woman,

Marrying her!

Life could never be happier than this,"

he told us. And paused a long time.

Then one day, his perfect wife was

bringing  a new life into the world.

Waiting nearby, he realized: 

"This is  must be life's highest moment!"

He turned to his father,

also a Rabbi, and told him this.

His father only shined and replied.

"No. Seeing your first grandchild enter the world.

THIS is life's greatest moment!"

I have been through some tough times,

but have many happy memories

of mountaintop moments!

Riding with my sisters

in the motorcycle club

that we started,

was a REAL high for sure.

So many more.

Each day in Hawaii

is an epic mural of

beauty and light.

I hope you savor

the place that is

yours too.

Strange to write of high points

during this pandemic,

while many of us grew some,

others became gruesome.

But I DO.

I feel the peak

when I see YOU!

Carry on.

It does get better.

Much has been exposed

in order to be put right.

I'm deeply hopeful.

Thank YOU

for being a real friend!

Fondly,

    Cloudia & Pixie

Watchword

 A  L  O  H  A !

One name for the 

experience of 

full being 

is joy.

        J.M. Coetzee

All the adversity 

I've had in my life, all 

my troubles and obstacles, 

have strengthened me... 

You may not realize it 

when it happens, but a 

kick in the teeth may be 

the best thing in 

the world for you.

     Walt Disney

Negative people talk and 

your dreams begin to wither off. 

But they begin to sprout 

in the fragrance of hope 

when they find a new soil! 

Change your environment!

 Israelmore Ayivor

When they see the sun setting,

do the birds go in a

frenzy to stop him or

dance in his exuberance

through the day?

           Nitya Prakash

There's calm in each 

and every day, we 

just need to practice 

reaching out for it.     

Ron Baratono

Divide and rule, 

the politician cries; 

unite and lead, is 

watchword of the wise. 

           Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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We Love You,

                    Pixie & Cloudia

Linking To

Travel Tuesday

Happy Tuesday

Pictorial Tuesday

My Corner Of The World

T Tuesday [drink related]

Wild Bird Wednesday

Hocus Focus Awaiting the Crocus

 A   L   O   H   A  !

Being original doesn’t

require being first.

It just means being

different and better.

              Adam M. Grant

Each moment of

a happy lover's hour is 

worth an age of dull 

and common life. 

Aphra Behn

We are always whirling in

the trance of deficiency 

in which we equate 

being alone with loneliness, 

restraint with deprivation, 

being silent with 

being empty. 

I get seduced by the promise 

of adding yet another 

ornament to the tree

of myself and forget to pay 

attention to the

 heavenly invisibles.

Geneen Roth

Be soft. Do not let the 

world make you hard. 

Do not let the pain 

make you hate. Do not 

let the bitterness steal 

your sweetness. 

Take pride that even 

though the rest of the 

world may disagree, you 

still believe it to be 

a beautiful place.

     Iain S. Thomas

Don't pretend to be 

what you're not, instead, 

pretend to what you 

want to be, it is not 

pretense, it is a journey 

to self realization.

Michael Bassey Johnson

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We Love YOU,

                         Pixie & Cloudia

Linking To

Monday Murals

From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday 

Our World Tuesday

Attitudes

 A   L   O   H   A  !

Today is a new day...

Make a pact with yourself 

to not be defined 

by your past.

Steve Maraboli

Some people, no matter 

how old they get, never 

lose their beauty -

they merely move it

from their faces

into their hearts.

            Martin Buxbaum

Construction Cathedral,

Stained Glass Detail

A happy person is not 

a person in a certain set

of circumstances, but

rather a person with

a certain set 

of attitudes.

    Hugh Downs

The light in your soul

is far greater

than the darkness.

Shine your light.

Lailah Gifty Akita

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Love You,

            Cloudia & Pixie