Hug Encounters

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Not until just before dawn 

do people sleep best; 

not until people get old 

do they become wise.

             Chinese Wisdom

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

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

Continue to do good, 

and heaven will 

come down to you.

    Hawaiian Proverb

Now let me sit here,

on the threshold 

of two worlds

Lost in the

eloquence of silence

Rumi

𐐿𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴𐐴

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Pixie & Cloudia

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H2O Thursday

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Little Things Thursday

I Like Thursday

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SkyWatch

Floral Friday

Friday Faceoff

Friday Smiles

North Shore of Oahu

by Mikey Price, age 10

I like the surf rolling in,

and the happy clouds.

Check out the beach at bottom

of his drawing...

This is a painting by 

Mikey's father, 

Mike Price!

This is on the wall 

in my living-room.

Mikey's is on the 

refrigerator.

Rosy Tower

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

 Life is full of beauty. 

Notice it. Notice the 

bumble bee, the small child, 

and the smiling faces. 

Smell the rain, and 

feel the wind. Live 

your life to the fullest 

potential, and fight 

for your dreams.

            Ashley Smith

I like 

the tiny bird 

in the corner

Behind the screen 

of the ordinary

can be found 

unique and

wonderful things.

  Ted Kooser

This is the back of 

the flowers partially 

visible above!

Remind me

that all of this,

every bit of it,

is for love.

Keep me fiercely kind.

     Laura Jean Truman

Some people,

no matter how old they get,

 never lose their beauty -

they merely move it

from their faces

into their hearts.

      Martin Buxbaum

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Pixie & Cloudia

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At dusk I see

A Rosy Tower, Blooming blush

In twilit hour. Rising as the

Shadows cower Above the hills,

In silent power. Landscape, dark,

O velvet sea, Tugging at

The heart of me Photograph

Of fleeting peace, Where sun and night

Dance, then release. Night wings come to flower Beneath the Rosy Tower. Branches brush

The cooling air, Whispering

Beauty everywhere. Those colors spun

From dusk and gold. No one can command,

Nor any hold.

This fleeting gift,

The day’s last hour Retreating

To her Rosy Tower. Cloudia Charters

Rest Is Not Idleness

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

If you surrender 

completely to 

the moments as 

they pass, 

you live more richly 

those moments.

      Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Rose-ringed parakeet

Difficulties
strengthen the
mind as labor
does the body.
Seneca the Younger

Rest is not idleness, 

and to lie sometimes 

on the grass 

under trees 

on a summer's day, 

listening to the murmur 

of the water, 

or watching 

the clouds float 

across the sky,

 is by no means 

a waste of time.

    John Lubbock 

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Cloudia & Pixie

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 Links
Travel Tuesday 
Happy Tuesday 
Tuesday Treasures
My Corner Of The World
Wild Bird Wednesday
Signs2

We know nothing 

of tomorrow; our 

business is to 

be good and 

happy today.

        Sydney Smith

Better View

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

The present is

all we have

to live in.

Or to lose.

  Marcus Aurelius 

As soon as I stop wishing

for things to be different,

 I am met by the

beauty of what is. 

  Katrina Kenison

The best of healers

is good cheer.

Pindar 

Smiles are

the soul's

party dresses.

Pixie

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Getting old is like

climbing a mountain;

you get a little 

out of breath,

but the view is 

much better!

  Ingrid Bergman

Karma Burners

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James

When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars. Robert Brault

Guzmania, Bromelide

 All of us are stars 

and deserve the 

right to twinkle. 

                   Marilyn Monroe

Karma Burners Pebble in my shoe, morning spilled sleeve small annoyances whisper remind me to pause And to breathe. Each stubbing of the toe, And slow red light offer a choice: grumble, or grow Burn that karma right! Karma burns in a smile On the toughest day Patience unfolded, When you need to get away. Forgiveness for the world’s little frictions Letting steam escape So this clay pot doesn't burst. And to keep my soul in shape. Cloudia Charters 

𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝𑄝

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Linking To
Monday Murals
Jaipur Garden Affair

Hawaiian Quilt

Ulu (Breadfruit) Pattern

Not Thin Within

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Remember to go outside everyday and walk on the Earth and look around at the beauty – the birds, the trees, the flowers blooming. Put your mind at ease by remembering the cycles of Nature, which are endless and renewing constantly. We are part of that Nature – and are also renewing. Don’t lose faith in that which is timeless-your heart, soul and nature. We are all related Mitakuye Oyasin

The hum of bees 

is the voice 

of the garden.

Elizabeth Lawrence

The busy bee 

has no time 

for sorrow. 

William Blake

‘īlio holo ika uaua  

“dog that runs in rough water”

Hawaiian Monk Seal

The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is an endangered, earless seal species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, making it one of the world’s rarest marine mammals and the only seal found in the tropics. Adult seals typically measure 6–7.5 feet in length, weigh 400–600 pounds, and are recognized for their sleek gray coats and solitary or small-group behavior. With a population of only about 1,400 individuals, Hawaiian monk seals face threats from habitat loss, entanglement, disease, and human disturbance and are protected by federal and state laws. The species plays a vital role in the local ecosystem but relies on ongoing conservation efforts for survival.

Show up! Be enthusiastic!

Put some energy into the life you're living now!

How will anyone ever be impressed by your star-like quality if you're waiting to cultivate that quality until you become a star?

Marianne Williamson

We judge too quickly.

Blink—we bind  

Our thoughts in chains

Thick, unkind.  

Swift decree,

and label cast,  

We fail to see

the living past.

For people wear

a thousand hues,  

With many reasons

for their views.  

Look deeper then

Beyond the skin,  

Where complex truths

Of lives begin.  

Resist the trap

Of witty lines,  

Seek the heart

That quietly shines.  

No soul is flat

No story thin—  

Once we look

Through love within.

  

Judgment is thin

True vision wide,  

In open hearts

May we abide.

Cloudia Charters 

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Linking To

Saturday Critters

Funny faces, belly laughs,

and a million inside jokes.

Thanks for being my pal. If you judge our friendship by

the faces we made here

it’s probably a comedy.

Francy & Bert