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A L O H A From Honolulu!

Keep your face always

toward the sunshine,

and shadows will

fall behind you.

Walt Whitman

Your face is a billboard

advertising your

philosophy of life!

Barbara Johnson

I never forget a face, but

in your case I'll

make an exception.

 Groucho Marx

I think your whole life

shows in your face

and you should be

proud of that.
Lauren Bacall

2012

As one grows older

one should grow more expert

at finding beauty in

unexpected places, in deserts

and even in towns, in

ordinary human faces and

among wild weeds.

C. C. Vyvyan

𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋋

Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Made For You

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The minute you start seeing

your obstacles as things that

are made for you, to give you

what you need, then life starts to

get fun, right? You start surfing

on top of your problems

instead of living underneath them. Ashton Kutcher

Everybody needs a hug.

It changes your metabolism.

Leo Buscaglia

I had the whole sky
in my eyes and it
was blue and gold.
Albert Camus

Let go of the thoughts

that don’t make you strong.

Karen Salmansohn

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

Do angels cry?

We know they care deeply

about good and why. 

So sometimes they do. 

And that's okay too.

Getting over a painful experience

is much like crossing monkey bars.

You have to let go at some point

in order to move forward.

  C. S. Lewis

Be happy in the moment,

that’s enough. Each

moment is all we need,

not more.

Mother Teresa

A true friend is someone

who thinks that you

are a good egg

even though he knows that

you are slightly cracked. Bernard Meltzer

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

Once in a While

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Once in a while, you

pick the right thing,

the exact best thing.

Every day, the moment you

open your eyes and pull

off your blankets, that's

what you hope for.

The sunshine on your face,

warm enough to

make you heart sing. Sarah Ockler

Peace begins

with a smile.

Mother Teresa

Smile, your

soul's watching

Allan Rufus

Fallen blossoms are in their

golden years.

They bloomed and went through an

entire Becoming & Beautifying.

Now they have dropped.

Some are beautiful, still fresh,

 perched in beautiful places.

Others are beginning to brown

around the edges. Some

even land face down. But

even the back of a flower is

a beautiful thing to those who look.

We are all flowers and someday

we will fall. Let's give

thanks for today and for

the sun that is on our face

at this moment. And

let's go on beautifying and

healing the world

together.

Paint the flying spirit

of the bird

rather than its feathers.

  Robert Henri

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

Let there always be a

bright spot in your heart

for the people around you.

They might need

a bit of sunshine.

   Ron Baratono

Yellow-fronted canary is in the finch family

I am a soul in the world:

in the world of my soul

the whirled light from the day Amiri Baraka

I love you between

shadow and soul.
I love you as the plant

that hasn't bloomed yet,

and carries hidden

within itself
the light of flowers.
Pablo Neruda

King Of Drinks

If I had to live my life over,

I'd live over a saloon.

  W.C. Fields

Acts of kindness never die.

They linger in the memory,

giving life to other

acts in return.

    Jonathan Sacks

It felt important to acknowledge

our small successes, to stop

and observe the tiny pockets

of sunshine that broke up the

boredom of our monochrome days

and made us smile.

    Ranjani Rao

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Funny

A L O H A From Honolulu!

It's a funny thing about life,

once you begin to take note of

the things you are grateful for,

you begin to lose sight of

the things that you lack.

Germany Kent

Before a child talks

they sing.

Before they write

they draw.

As soon as they stand

they dance.

Art is fundamental to

human expression.

Phylicia Rashad

Birds will give you a window,

if you allow them. They will

show you secrets

from another world–

They will do this for you

if you watch them.

― Lyanda Lynn Haupt,

     Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds

Have patience with

everything that remains

unsolved in your heart.

...live in the question.

Rainer Maria Rilke

If I were two-faced,

would I be

wearing this one?

 Abraham Lincoln

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Open Closed Open

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Best Trio Award:

Water, Light & Wind

'Battle Within'

You are a light. You

are the light. Never

let anyone—any person

or any force—dampen,

dim or diminish your light.

Lean toward the whispers

of your own heart John Lewis

Crown Flowers Open & Closed

Try to keep your mind open

to possibilities and your

mouth closed on matters

that you don't know about.

Amy Poehler

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"That's just the way I am"

is a missed opportunity for growth.

Personality is not your destiny.

It's your tendency. No one is

limited to a single way of

thinking, feeling, or acting.

Who you become is not

about the traits you have.

It's what you decide

to do with them.

Adam Grant

You have Today, this moment. Choose joy. Just for this moment, Just for this day. Lift someone. Maybe yourself. Just for this minute. Just for today.  

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Love You,

  Pixie & Cloudia

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