Sunday, April 23, 2023

Any Patch of Sunlight

A L O H A From Honolulu!

She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
"Winter is dead.”
A.A. Milne





Any patch of sunlight in
a wood will show you something
about the sun which you could
never get from reading books
on astronomy. These pure
and spontaneous pleasures
are ‘patches of Godlight’
in the woods of
our experience. C.S. Lewis


Ebisu,
in Japanese mythology, one of the
Shichi-fuku-jin
(“Seven Gods of Luck”),
the patron of fishermen
and tradesmen.
He is depicted as a fat,
bearded, smiling fisherman
often carrying a rod in
one hand and a tai
(sea bream—i.e., a red snapper
—symbolic of good luck)
in the other.
He is a popular Shintō deity,
and his
image is frequently seen in
shops and places of commerce.
Britannica.com


the late afternoon sunlight,
warm as oil, sweet
as childhood ... Stephen King



Live your life
from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls. Melody Beattie

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Pixie & Cloudia


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Saturday, April 22, 2023

Hope Returning

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The red-crested cardinal, a songbird
Struggle is just
another word
for Hope.



Flowering Banana Tree
"The ancient Greek definition
of happiness was the
full use of your powers
along lines of excellence."
John F. Kennedy



Pursue your own
brand of excellence
in your own realms
large & small


If you surrender completely to
the moments as they pass,
you live more richly
those moments.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh


Brown anole
Unity is
harmony among differences.
Uniformity is
one note played endlessly.



It is not happiness
that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. David Steindl-Rast


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Pixie & Cloudia

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Nothing Surprises In Dreams

A L O H A From Honolulu!
 Four ducks on a pond, A grass-bank beyond, A blue sky of spring, White clouds on the wing; What a little thing To remember for years To remember with tears! William Allingham





The most powerful
weapon on earth
is the human soul
on fire.
Ferdinand Foch




One of the characteristics
of the dream is that
nothing surprises us in it.
Jean Cocteau




Better by far
you should forget
and smile
than you should
remember and be sad.
Christina Rossetti


All my life through,
the new sights of Nature
made me rejoice
like a child.
Marie Curie



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Pixie & Cloudia





Thursday, April 20, 2023

Doesn't Mean It's Wrong

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Every life transition will feel painful
and confusing. That doesn't mean
it's wrong. It's okay to let go
and not know what will come next.
The other side is never
what your mind thinks it will be.
    Cory Muscara



 Most of all, enjoy every moment
of the journey, and appreciate
where you are at this moment
instead of always focusing on
how far you have to go.
   Mandy Hale




Catharanthus roseus,
commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, is a perennial species of flowering plant. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant. It is a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer.
Wikipedia











Alpinia zerumbet,
commonly known as shell ginger, is a perennial species of ginger native to East Asia. They can grow up to 8 to 10 ft (2.4 to 3.0 m) tall and bear colorful funnel-shaped flowers. They are grown as ornamentals and their leaves are used in cuisine and traditional medicine. They are also sometimes known as the pink porcelain lily, variegated ginger or butterfly ginger.
Wikipedia



One resolution I have made,
and try always to keep,
is this: ‘To rise
above little things’.
 John Burroughs


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Cloudia & Pixie

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Delight Capacity

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The capacity for delight is
the gift of paying attention.
Julia Margaret Cameron



Creativity is like a puzzle,
and people contribute
different pieces to create
a bigger picture.
Kermit the Frog







Experience nature, and
in doing so learn
about yourself. Japanese Proverb


Everyone you meet
has a child inside.
So do you and I.
Act accordingly.


Think of something
you need to do,
then don't do it.
That's relaxation!



Happiness is a process,
not an unwavering
state of rest. Shed your tear.
Then cherish your delight.

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Cloudia & Pixie

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Everyday

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Live every day
as a lovely routine.
Live every day as
uniquely precious.
Live every day!





Don't worry about failures,
worry about the chances
you miss when you
don't even try.
Jack Canfield



Pain nourishes your courage.
You have to fail in order
to practice being brave.
Mary Tyler Moore




I have learned over the years
that when one's mind is
made up, this diminishes fear.
Rosa Parks




There will come a time
when you believe
everything is finished.
That will be
the beginning. Louis L'Amour




One today is worth
two tomorrows.
Benjamin Franklin

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Pixie & Cloudia

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