Our Gentle Motto

A L O H A From Honolulu!

If we want to be happy,

we must learn to treat ourselves

compassionately...

...Not only is this associated with

better mental health but longevity, too.

One 2020 study finding that

self-acceptance decreases mortality

risk by 19 percent.

It's never too late to prioritize

what brings you happiness.

  Stephanie Harrison 

Ulmifolia, yellow alder/elder

A single seed
can turn into a forest.
A single heart
can transform a nation.
Bryan Thao Worra

One beating rhythm

strong and true,

The shared experience

me and you.

A field of wildflowers

free and bright,

This starry dance

on a moonlit night.

These fleeting gifts

don't let them fade,

Embrace the beauty, unafraid.

For in the "now,"

the joy resides,

Our motto: "Enjoy it,"

gently guides.

  Cloudia Charters

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Do not grow old,

no matter how

long you live.

  Albert Einstein

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Happiness comes of the capacity
to feel deeply, to enjoy simply,
to think freely, to risk life,
to be needed.
  Storm Jameson

My children, my stars,

Flotilla of down,

Each a gilded reflection,

 Jewels in my crown 

From eggs that once nestled,

a universe hatched,

Sun-kissed feathers aglow,

My pride is unmatched.

One day, on your own,

you'll paint the blue dome,

Leaving this haven,

to make your own home.

But know in the heavens,

my love ever glows,

For my celestial darlings,

as your life's journey flows.

One of the greatest diseases

 is to be nobody to anybody.

Mother Teresa 

Pixie on the Catwalk

 The greatest healing therapy

 is friendship and love. 

Hubert H. Humphrey 

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Pixie & Cloudia

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

Life should not be

an argument

with anyone

but yourself.

Think of something

you need to do,

then don't do it.

That's relaxation!

We meet each week in secret

The Radical Kindness Club

To plan our acts of kindness.
Because good is always contagious.

We believe we can change the world.
Unafraid to stand for this
We don't mind being different.
Our Radical Kindness Club.

We are here to make a change.
To make the world a better place
We are the ones

who will make a difference

The Radical Kindness Club
And we are here to stay!

           Cloudia Charters

I think, therefore I think.
I feel, therefore I am.
 Lily Akerman

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Pixie & Cloudia

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

Courtesy of Maria Price

I know the thrill of the grasses

when the rain pours over them.

I know the trembling of the leaves

when the winds sweep through them...

I know what the stars said

when they came stealthily down and

crept fondly into the tops of the trees.

         Muriel Strode

Prolong not the past

Invite not the future...

Fear not appearances

There is nothing more than this.

                   Ram Dass

Dwarf Poinciana 

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. 

Let your tears water the seeds 

of your future happiness. 

Steve Maraboli 

Walk on a rainbow trail;

walk on a trail of song,

and all about you will be beauty.

There is a way out of

every dark mist,

over a rainbow trail.

    Robert Motherwell

What wisdom can you find

 that is greater

 than kindness? 

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Cloudia & Pixie

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

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Happiness is not a destination.

It is a method of life.

Burton Hills

A growing relationship

can only be nurtured

by genuineness.

    Leo F. Buscaglia

In wisdom gathered over time

I have found that every experience

is a form of exploration.

 Ansel Adams

With gentled hands

I set them free,

The tangled threads

of fallacy.

No longer grasping

at desires and things,

A quiet joy takes root

in my spirit and sings.

Letting the nonsense

drift to the breeze,

We'll find our solace

And rich inner peace

No longer bound

by empty strife,

I breathe the air of

A mindful life.

        Cloudia Charters

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Pixie & Cloudia

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 A L O H A From Honolulu!

My future starts when

I wake up every morning...

Every day I find something

creative to do with my life.

  Miles Davis

Giant Taro

The fact that I can plant a seed

and it becomes a flower,

share a bit of knowledge

and it becomes another's,

smile at someone and receive

a smile in return,

are to me continual

spiritual exercises.

Leo Buscaglia

Descendant of giants

though small she may be,
Dinosaurs live on

wild and free.

The flowers her castle

a throne made of petals
Fresh red her domain

among which she settles.

Stalks tiny flies, with

a lightning-quick strike,

A hunter supreme

in dappled sunlight. 

Cloudia Charters

There is an eagle in me

that wants to soar,
and there is a

hippopotamus in me
that wants to wallow

in the mud.
Carl Sandburg 

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Oh, humble baguette,

hero of the lunch,

A primal pleasure

Your hearty, crusty crunch!

Gift of grain

by fire made new,

A queenly wonder

for me and you too!

Cloudia

Happiness Springs

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Happiness springs up of itself
in a united family.
Nora Waln

Red Bougainvillea

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wildflower: Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity

in an hour. William Blake

Red Bougainvillea

Happiness is having a large,
loving, caring, close-knit
family in another city.
George Burns

Surprising peek!

Tiny head with fur so sleek.

Yorkie queen in purse

She rides 

Surveys the world with

Regal pride.

She's not a pet

But furred elite,

Captain, oh

my captain sweet 

Steers the course with cunning art,

Melting hearts

with one soft bark.

Cloudia

Rise above the clouds, See the world from a higher perspective. Feel the wind and the sun on your face. -

- Be free, my soul, Soaring high There is nothing To fear Just believe in yourself. Cloudia Charters 

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Love You,

     Cloudia & Pixie

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