Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Unflinching Joy

A L O H A From Honolulu!
Joy is both a
gift and a practice,
but it isn’t primarily a
feeling any more than
self-control or faithfulness
are feelings. It is
a muscle we can
strengthen with exercise.
Tish Harrison Warren


Beauty lies where
pain has left its print
a symbol of the
struggle to liberate
oneself.
Magic Eye






Injustice is real common
but it is not the
end of the story.
Heartbreak is real but
 it gives way to redemption
suffering is real but
it cannot erase beauty.
Tish Harrison Warren






If you fly high enough
you can see the 
curvature of the Earth.

If you live long enough
you can see the
curvature of history.



Joy is not "toxic positivity"
It does not insist that
we pretend things are
better than they are.
It does not refuse to
face grief or sorrow.
But it does say that
they're not all there is
and that they are not all
that needs to be faced.
Tish Harrison Warren

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Love You,
  Pixie & Cloudia


Monday, April 25, 2022

How You Walk It

A L O H A From Honolulu!
There is no path
to happiness
happiness is
the path Buddha


19 Palms
I am who I am today
because of the
choices I made
yesterday.
  Eleanor Roosevelt





Ignore the noise,
 follow your choice.





Your attitude +
 Your choices =
Your life.










I choose to take charge
of the rest of my life.
Anonymous



The most important thing
is to enjoy your life
—to be happy—
it's all that matters.
Audrey Hepburn


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Pixie & Cloudia
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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Muffled Lanterns

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Pessimism
leads to weakness,
optimism to power.
 William James






Experience is a
muffled lantern that
throws light only
on the bearer ...
it's incommunicable.
Louis-Ferdinand Celine









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Optimism or Pessimism
are not exclusive.
It's all a choice
of which one
you call
"Home"

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Love You,
 Pixie & Cloudia




Tomorrow
Is Another Day



Saturday, April 23, 2022

Humanity

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Waikiki 7:50 am Link
Sing with your voices,
your hearts, your
lips and your lives.
Augustine Of Hippo




"Breadfruit is monoecious
with male and female flowers
developing on the same
tree at the end of branches.
The male inflorescence (flower)
typically appears first.
It is club shaped,
ranging from 10 cm
to 45 cm long...





...Each breadfruit is a compound
or multiple fruit called a syncarp.
The female inflorescence,
appearing after the male,
consists of 1500-2000
minute flowers attached
to a spongy core.
The flowers fuse together
and develop into the fleshy,
edible portion of the fruit."
National Tropical Botanical Garden
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Crown Flowers

"The crown flower has
blossoms that are used
in lei-making. Crown
flower leis have
royal symbolism.
The blossom's petals
roll back and expose
what looks like
a small crown. This
flower was a favorite
of Queen Liliuokalani
Hawaii's last queen."
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Helpful acts are the
good that love does.
     Swedenborg








I would not enter
in my list of friends,
Who needlessly sets
foot upon a worm.
An inadvertent step
may crush the snail
That crawls at evening
in the public path,
But he has the
humanity, forewarned,
Will tread aside, and
let the reptile live. William Cowper




Everyone was a rose
but even more complex
than a mere flower.
Everyone was made up
of infinitely layered petals.
And everyone had something
indescribably precious at
the heart of their being. No one was shallow.
Not really. Mary Balogh

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Hawaiian Voyaging Canoes & Houses
on a corrugated surface. [click to enlarge]
Read about voyaging canoes at sea
NOW Here

Friday, April 22, 2022

Happiness Trick

A L O H A From Honolulu!

You live longer once
you realize that
any time spent being
unhappy is wasted.
     Ruth E. Renkl 





The universe is full
of magical things
patiently waiting for
our wits to grow sharper.
   Eden Philpotts








Wherever there is
a human being, there
is an opportunity
for a kindness.
   Seneca 










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If what you seek is true
and genuine companionship,
then give true and genuine companionship. . .
a vibrational magnet
for that what
you are seeking. Franklin Gillette



The most important
trick to happiness is
to realize happiness is
a skill you develop
and a choice you make.
 Naval Ravikant

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Cloudy Vows

A L O H A From Honolulu!
All the variety,
all the charm, all
the beauty of life
is made up of
light and shadow.
Tolstoy



(I am) grateful that
even though my heart
has been broken by
the loss of important
relationships and the
death of loved ones,
it still pumps strongly,
fueled by compassion.
   Rhonda J. Miller



"Just a minute," said
a voice in the weeds.
So I stood still in
the day's exquisite
early morning light.
Mary Oliver 
Why I Wake Early




In a world of love
lightning and rainbow
are lovers now.
They arc and strike
upon the horizon of credence
to rise above their cloudy vow
 Munia Khan












All the secrets
of the world
worth knowing are
hiding in plain sight. Robin Sloan

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Pixie & Cloudia
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