Friday, December 24, 2021

Open To Little Birds

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Life is the art of
yielding to your wish
not forcing it.





Dance powerfully,
but make it look
easy.





Reflecting On Passerby

The body is a house
of many windows:
there we all sit,
showing ourselves and
crying on the passers-by
to come and love us.
    Robert Louis Stevenson






African Tulips Growing in a Ring
If you see a fairy ring

In a field of grass,
Very lightly step around,
Tiptoe as you pass;
Last night fairies
frolicked there,
And they’re sleeping
somewhere near.
William Shakespeare


May my heart
always be open to
little birds who are
the secrets of living.  
 e.e. Cummings




I wonder what electric eels
were called before
electricity was discovered?"


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Love Each of You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Floating On Imagination

A L O H A From Honolulu!
The Moon was
so beautiful
that the ocean
held up a mirror. Ani DiFranco







With freedom, books,
flowers, and the Moon,
who could not be happy?
   Oscar Wilde






Monkey in the Orchid
Reality leaves a lot
to the imagination. 
  John Lennon





 Imagination is the
only weapon in the
war against reality.
Lewis Carroll




The scariest demons
of darkest night,
fade in the glory
of morning's good light. 

Thank You, Pixie!


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ⶹⶹⶹⶹⶹⶹⶹⶹⶹⶻ
We Love You!
Be Well
Be Wise
Be Kind


  Cloudia & Pixie

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The Messages

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Note Smiling Lips
The smile
upon my lips,
It will surely
never die
As I'm waiting
here for you
until you're
by my side.
Freida Martinez

We were discussing a friend
who has passed.
His love of blue glass
was mentioned.
I immediately took
this shot and sent it to
my friend as we messaged.
We noticed the smiling lips
and felt our friend was
with us. Then today,
I found that quote
for this shot. 
Messages abound-





The moon across the way does not compare herself with previous moons. She is fully herself, existing NOW.


We are bound
strongly together.
Enduring & Powerful.
Ever Green.

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"Pine Decoration" Emoji
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A Kadomatsu is a traditional Japanese decoration that is usually placed in front of houses to serve the purpose of welcoming ancestral spirits or kami of the harvest season. They are placed [in late December] and left until January 7-15. They are considered a temporary shelter for the kami spirits.














Breathe Fully

Where you are


in this moment.


And it will 


accompany you


to the next


as a friend.










When we are together,
I can see Heaven
from here!


𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴
Love You,
  Cloudia & Pixie

Dedicated to
J.B.
&
J.

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Secret Centers

A L O H A From Honolulu!

If in our daily life
we can smile, if
we can be peaceful
and happy, not only
we, but everyone
will profit from it.
This is the most basic
kind of peace work.
Thich Nhat Hanh








All facades fall sometime,
then the mask comes off
and the real
heart is seen.
Jessiqua Wittman



Colors are the
smiles of nature. Leigh Hunt





First Tiki God
He fixed his dark eyes on her.
'I am Kekrops, the first and
eternal king of Athens.
I would welcome you
to my city.'
He held up the covered platter.
'Also, I brought a Bundt cake.'
Rick Riordan



I was like a
chocolate in a box,
looking well behaved
and perfect in place,
all the while harboring
a secret center. Deb Caletti

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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Monday, December 20, 2021

Give As Angels

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The moon is at her full,

and riding high,
Floods the calm fields
with light.
The airs that hover
in the summer sky
Are all asleep tonight.
  William Cullen Bryant









I saw a star,
I reached for it.
I missed, so
I accepted the sky.
 Scott Fortino




With the gift
of listening comes-




-the gift of healing.

  Catherine de Hueck






Santa Drinks





We paddle our canoe
doing the best we can

Waves of weather
and circumstance
rock the boat, but
this is what boats
are for, and paddles
and partners.

We slice through
the swells
when we paddle
together
heeding the
steersman.

Ho!
Onward Harmony.

So Glad that YOU
are in my canoe!






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If, instead of a gem,
or even a flower,
we should cast the gift
of a loving thought
into the heart of a friend,
that would be giving
as the angels give.
    George MacDonald

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Love You,
 Pixie & Cloudia
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Sunday, December 19, 2021

Unlock

A L O H A From Honolulu!
Begin at once to live,
and count each
separate day as
separate life.
                Seneca




Pooh Contemplates

Quiet people have the loudest minds. Stephen Hawking







Try to see a treasure
 in everyone.
                Rumi   



They may be
factually wrong,
but try to discern the
Emotional Truth.
Then Care.




African Tulip Reflections & Blossom
All of us are stars -





- and deserve the right to twinkle. Marilyn Monroe




Once you've been loved 

by a cat
there is no going back,
you're over the puss-ipice!


🔒 🔐 🔓

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


Can't resist sharing a better shot of this
recent addition to Honolulu's King St.
Carissa Moore won Gold in the latest
Olympics (Surfing's first).
Duke Kahanamoku  an an
early 20th Century 
Medalist in swimming
 who is regarded world-wide
as the father of modern surfing.
Two local residents we are 
SO PROUD of!
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