Secret To Fabulous

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The real secret to a

fabulous life is to

live imperfectly

with great delight.

Leigh Standley

Indian Hawthorne

For in the small, the mundane lies,
A hidden strength, in soft disguise.
The quiet moments, cherished, true,
Renew the spirit, see it through.
So take the time, let worries fade,
In these small joys,
peace will pervade.
Cloudia

The sunlight's kiss
upon the skin,
A golden warmth
where joy can win.
Children's laughter,
clear and bright,
Breaks through the darkness,
pierces night.
Cloudia

The storm's last breath

has slipped away,

Leaving the world

to twilight's gentle sway.

Waves reflect the

sun's fading gleam,

Under peach chiffon skies

where clouds

like islands dream.

  Cloudia

With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect. Eleanor Roosevelt

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Love You,

Cloudia & April

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Spiritual Diary Of An Unknown

 A L O H A From Honolulu!

The things you are passionate about

are the real reason for your

existence on this planet.
Hiral Nagda

Good people are good

because they've come to

wisdom through failure.

 William Saroyan

When setting out

on a journey,

do not seek advice

from those who have

never left home.

 Rumi

Those who are happiest

are those who do the

most for others.

Booker T. Washington

When one door of happiness closes,

another one opens; but we

look so long at the closed

door that we do not see the

one which has opened for us.

    Helen Keller

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Love You,

 Cloudia & Pixie

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Eschscholzia californica

- splashes of California poppies.

These too are of a burning color—

not orange, not gold, but if

pure gold were liquid and

could raise a cream, that

golden cream might be

like the color of poppies.

John Steinbeck

Be An Ember Glowing

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Limitations

are self-made bars, Rewrite the script Raise your fallen stars.

Be an ember glowing Although the winds may blow. A seed of hope for others that only you can sow.

Cloudia

When others are inhuman,

take care not to feel

towards them as they

do towards others. Marcus Aurelius

Never does love's

compassionate eye

turn from us. Julian of Norwich

In frightful caves,

dark and deep, Or mountain heights

where eagles sleep, No heart escapes

love's subtle hold, In wind's soft sighs

endearments are told. For love's the thread,

through all that's spun, The binding force,

our rising sun, In every breath

and every star, Love's silent grace

is where we are.

Cloudia Charters

Our life is all grounded

and rooted in love,

and without love

we may not live.

Julian of Norwich

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Avoid the unloving.

Breathe Aloha

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Perhaps the most comforting

thing about growing old

gracefully is the increasing

ability not to take things

too seriously. 

    Henry Miller

The source of your light

will determine your level of

bright radiating to others.

Brandy L. Verdin

In their eyes shine stars
of wisdom and courage
to guide us to
the heavens.
    Jodie Mitchell

It's a small world, but
I wouldn't want to
have to paint it.
Steven Wright

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Take a breath,

nice and slow,

Feel the love

begin to grow.

(Breathe in)

Aloha fills your chest,

(Breathe out)

Love for all, 

hopes for the best.

House Sunshine

A L O H A From Honolulu!

If I could capture a
piece of the rainbow,
I'd capture its
beauty and grace.
I'd wrap it around me
like a warm blanket,
And I'd never
feel cold again.

If I could capture a
piece of the rainbow,
I'd capture its hope
and its cheer.
I'd hang it on my
wall in a frame,
To bring joy
throughout the year.

We are not what we know

but what we are willing to learn.

Mary Catherine Bateson

Instead of worrying about

what you cannot control,

shift your energy to

what you can create.

Roy T. Bennett

The wise person doesn't

give the right answers,

but poses the right questions.

Claude Levi-Strauss

A good laugh

is sunshine in the house.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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The Quality Of Love Determines

A L O H A From Honolulu!

At heart we may yearn for distant shores, But inertia won't release the oars. To break that spell is a decision we make, our growth resides in the choice to awake.

Cloudia

Let's go to the beach

in this fun sunny car!

The surfboards are

almost longer

than the Fiat!

Your mind is a garden,

your thoughts are the seeds.

You can grow flowers,

or you can grow weeds.

William Wordsworth

Convivial

As day surrenders,

to skies ablaze,

Our faces glow

in golden haze.

Embers paint

the western sky,

We gather 'round

our heartfelt tie.

Laughter spills

like golden wine, This feast for friends

such sweet design. It's tapestries

of joy we weave, In moments when

we know, not believe.

For time suspended

holds us fast In this perfection

when day has passed.

In mellowing light

all peace descends,

Worries banished

friendship transcends.

This changing hour

as stars begin to gleam,

We share our cherished

joyful dream.

Cloudia

The quality of our love

determines the quality

of our wisdom and

together these determine

our quality as a person.

Emmanuel Swedenborg 

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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