Rise Up Together

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The scariest demons

of darkest night,

fade in the glory

of morning's good light.

We are made to rise,
to soar, born to
reach for stars, to

share the sky before us.
So let us rise together

With hearts full of love,
Show the world
what we're made of.
A nation of dreamers,
A nation of hope,
Together we can overcome.
So let us rise together.

Make our voices heard,
Sing but do not shout
Stand in the light
Resilient people,
Our nation of hope,
Together we prevail.

We can be serene

even in the midst of

calamities and, by our

serenity, make others

more tranquil.

Swami Satchidananda

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Maracas on the Shadow Tree Trail

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Colorful maracas

Hanging as a curtain.
Mysterious and joyful
They whisper on the breeze.
I imagine we are dancing
in a faraway land. The people are happy.
And we are happy too.
Now I know they are

more than just decor
They are a secret doorway

to another world. If you dare step through,
You'll be transported,
To a place where

anything is possible.

Tropic like it’s hot

And they lived

pineappley ever after

The Shadow Tree may tell

Shadow Tree may show
Secrets of the fairies
Dancing full moon's glow.

Ancient nature whispers.

If we listen.

 We learn from sunset's hour To let the cares of day Pass by, and in the stillness Reflect on gracious day.

Come inside before the fire

the nights are growing long.

Our sweetness all the sweeter

Since you joined me

in this song!

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Love You, Pixie & Cloudia

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So close your eyes,
Take a sip

And a deep breath,
The maracas are

Waiting for you.

Eloquence of Silence

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Not until just before dawn 

do people sleep best; 

not until people get old 

do they become wise.

             Chinese Wisdom

A good society is characterized

not just by liberty but by

mutual respect and responsibility.

When this breaks down

it takes a lot more than

police officers to put things right.

   David Lammy

Mimosa pudica, known as the sensitive plant

responds to touch by rapidly closing its leaves and drooping.

When you're sensitive,

you're alive in every

sense of this word in

this wildly beautiful world

 Sensitivity is your strength.

Keep soaking in the light

and spreading it to others.

   Victoria Erickson

“E lei no au i ko aloha”
I will wear your love as a wreath.

Continue to do good, and
heaven will come down to you.
Hawaiian Proverb

You become what you think about.

Napoleon Hill

Now let me sit here,
on the threshold
of two worlds.
Lost in the
eloquence of silence.
Rumi

⭗⭘⬭⬯◯⚪◶◍

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Monday Murals 

Hawaiians Share a Honi

Honi is a traditional

Hawaiian greeting that involves two

people pressing their noses together

and inhaling at the same time.

The exchange of breath

the "HA"

is significant in 

Hawaiian Culture

Love Light and Rest

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Courtesy of Bradford Lum @ikemanu7327

May you hear the laughter

of children and understand it

as a song coming from the sacred.

May you feel the hugs of elders

and experience them as

encounters with angels.
Otis Moss III

Smiling is something

we can do for others

that ends up benefiting

us the most.

Smile early and often.

O Birds of Paradise,

With your blue and gold 

Strange bright birds

from the land of the sun,

In garden setting

of green and light

As if in a dream,

You touch my heart.

You are a message

of hope and of light

You are beauty,

light, love and rest

O Flower Birds

Fill my heart with a song

Day-moon shines
On the beauty of
Flowers and light.

All Blossoms
Are Friends Of
The Moon

Happiness, not in another place but this place, not for another hour, but this hour. Walt Whitman

ꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕꯕ

Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Primordial Performance

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Before the world was made, Before the light had shone, Before the stars were formed, Or life had even begun, There was the dance of gods, a primordial performance.

 The Red Tower Ginger bears

enlightenment, passion, excitement. Addresses the element Fire

Diversity, wealth, and burning passion.

It is considered a good sign

if you find a red tower

ginger growing nearby.

Here's Yours!

The Japanese have a traditional

lion dance called shishi-mai.

The dance is performed to pray for

good health and fortune. It is

believed that the dance can

cast away evil spirits.

The lion dance is thought to

have been imported from China

during the Tang dynasty.

The dance is also a practice

of Shinto, the faith/way of life

unique to the Japanese people.

She's proud of her children,

Proud of their show, She's proud of their talent, Proud of their glow.

Clicking the shutter, She freezes the time, Storing it away

In her heart.

In years to come,

The family smiles

at memories

Of the day

The children danced.

I’ll always be near. In the morning light

the evening breeze, And the stillness

of night.

I’ll be close by,

watching over you.

ྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀྲྀ

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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In the quiet moments,

the discoveries are made.

Vera Farmiga