Monday, December 18, 2023

Calm Whatsoever

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Life is really simple, 
but we insist on 
making it complicated.
              Confucius


The positive energy
and love we give
to others, heals
our own wounds. Angie Karan



Hands joined like leaves
in sunlit air,
No task to chase,
no weight to bear.
Fingers meet,
a gentle nest,
Where worries sleep,
and hopes are blessed.

Green whispers paint
the tranquil scene,
A symphony of wind
and leaves unseen.
Heartbeats slow
to nature's drum,
Composure found,
where shadows come.



Never be in a hurry; 
do everything quietly 
and in a calm spirit. 
Do not lose your inner peace 
for anything whatsoever, 
even if your whole 
world seems upset.
            Saint Francis de Sales




If my world were to
cave in tomorrow, I would look back
on all the pleasures, excitements and
worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough
to have had... It will have been
enough. Audrey Hepburn


മമമമമമമമമമമമമമമ
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Sunday, December 17, 2023

Love, Life, Robot Cabbage

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it. Ella Wheeler Wilcox


Life, for all its privations, is a luminous thing. You have to risk it. Jeanette Winterson


Walking along I found this ring, A stainless disc, a curious thing. No brushstroke fine, no artists's hand, made these symbols
I don't understand.
Porthole on another language,
Perhaps it's just a robot cabbage?



Pixie during our California time.
Kindness is like snow - it beautifies everything it covers. Anonymous

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


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 Donut Shop! 


Saturday, December 16, 2023

Habits Of Thought

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Elevator Lobby - Going For My Morning Walk
 Worry is profoundly ungrateful. What a waste of all the treasures
around and within us,
of the time we have! Do not let the times we live in
dictate to us. Let's go
our own bright way and spread it around
as we are able.


Anyone who isn't embarrassed
of who they were last year
probably isn't learning enough. Alain de Botton



Crown of velvet, petals curled, Unfurl the secrets of our world,
The daily round, a passing show, Dissolves within your vibrant glow.

 I thank you, bloom,
for lessons taught, Of beauty born from
battles fought. For showing the love
in simple things, You lift my heart
on unseen wings. May I be like you,
steadfast soul, Unfurl my petals,
make me whole. To find within each
morning's embrace, Ecstatic vision,
face to face.



Our habitual thoughts
shape our perceptions. Swedenborg

So practice good
thought hygiene
as Pixie does!


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

Friday, December 15, 2023

If You Have a Cat

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Breathe deeply, dear soul Just let your worries fade, Embrace the mysteries of life, unafraid. In simple surrender find your truest warm, A free spirit dancing
In ever evolving form.



Many people lose the small joys
in the hope for the big happiness. Pearl S. Buck



When you've lost sight
of your path, listen for the destination in your heart. Katsura Hoshino



Your house will always be
blessed with love, laughter, and
friendship if you have a cat.
Lewis Carroll


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia







Thursday, December 14, 2023

Give Yourself Grace

A L O H A From Honolulu!

OAHU Courtesy of Mike Price

The climb is always steep
just before you
reach your goal. Holley Gerth 



If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches on the same tree. W. B. Yeats  



Diamond Head from the Back
A lot of hard work is
hidden behind nice things.
Ralph Lauren




Alpinia purpurata,
also known as red ginger,
is a perennial ornamental ginger plant
native to the Pacific islands. It has
showy flowers on long,
brightly colored red bracts.
The small white flower is
the true flower.
Wikipedia



Rude people
are never convincing.
Convincing people
are never rude.



Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly. George MacDonald

For J.B.



Aloha Affirmations this holiday season I am proud of what I overcame
and accomplished this year I am grateful for the wisdom
that I acquired this year I give myself grace for the way
I navigated new and unexpected things this year Every moment is an opportunity
for me to make changes in my life. Every day can be a
new season for me.
#actionsofaloha

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Take The Time

A L O H A From Honolulu!

You can't control everything.
Sometimes you just need to
relax and have faith that
things will work out.
Let go a little and
just let life happen. Kody Keplinger



Honolulu Marathon FINISHER!

With Malice toward none,
with charity for all, with
firmness in the right, as
God gives us to see the right,
let us strive on to finish the
work we are in, to bind up
the nation's wounds.
   Abraham Lincoln



Brave birds still
fly through fog.
  Stephanie Shen



The comfort of
a gentle breeze,
Warm sunlight filtering
through the trees,
The laughter of
a child at play,
These simple things
can light our way.


In a challenging time,
routine pleasures, small kindnesses,
and little moments loom large.

Take the time.


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


 Linking to

Thankful!

Rain’s Thursday art date

Little Things Thursday

I Like Thursday

Thankful Thursday




It's beginning to dawn on me
that worry is profoundly ungrateful. What a waste of all the treasures
around and within us,
of the time we have! Do not let the times we
live in dictate to us.
Let's go our own bright way and spread it around as we can.