Joy Factor

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Full Moon by Cynthia Tucker Naihe

Who has seen the rising

moon break out of

the clouds at midnight

has been present

like an archangel at

the creation of light

and of the world.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803–1882)

If, instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give George MacDonald 

All the windows of my heart

I open to the day.     

 John Greenleaf Whittier

Joy is one of the seven

factors of enlightenment.

Buddhist teachings

Happiness, not in another place but this place, not for another hour, but this hour. Walt Whitman

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

Hill Folk Say

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet. Rebecca H. Davis

Subdued Hues On a Cloudy Day

The breeze at dawn has

secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep. Rumi

Young Street [Back] Side

The unique Occidental Life Insurance Building in Honolulu, designed by Lemmon, Freeth & Haines, circa 1951. It’s a beautifully constructed early 1950s low-rise office building made from natural stone, concrete, aluminum and angled glass. Not surprisingly, though, the real attraction is the 1967 addition of a cantilevered airport control-like tower – used as a boardroom – that really sets this building apart from its contemporaries.

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To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Live a good, honorable life.

Then when you get older

and think back, you’ll

enjoy it a second time.

Live simply. Love generously.

Care deeply. Speak kindly

Wisdom of the Hill Folk

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The sun is new each day. Heraclitus

Chinese Banyan Tree - Bonsai Edition

Effort Over Time Made Visible

We're all traveling 

through time together, 

every day of our lives. 

All we can do 

is do our best to relish 

this remarkable ride

                  Richard Curtis

This child has found

two friends:

traffic cones!

I arise in the morning

 torn between a desire

 to improve the world 

and a desire to 

enjoy the world. 

This makes it hard 

to plan the day. 

    E. B. White 

𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚𑄚

Love You,

  Pixie & Cloudia

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ALOHA,

Cloudia & Pixie 

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Like Flowers

 Aloha from Honolulu!

Smiles are

the soul's

party dresses.

Smile,

your soul is watching

              Allan Rufus

Stepping outside. I set my face for the day. I let the love come out of my heart and soften my face. Relax jaw. Smile eyes. Smiling at people changes the weather for everyone. Having a pleasant look on your face affects even people you don't notice or who don't notice you. Yes, smile at people and even people who don't notice will be smiled upon. And this is a real thing with real effects. Smile. Even if you miss an opportunity, your intention changes things. And you will notice sooner next time. God is blessing every creature every minute, or they would not exist for another second. When we bless others and care about them, we are aligning ourselves with Good. We are joining the winning side. Heaven does not need our prayers.

We do. Smile, witness and bless.

She sprouted love like flowers

grew a garden in her mind and

even on the darkest days

from her smile the

sun still shined.

    Erin Hanson

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Love You,

  Cloudia & Pixie

Out Of Every Dark Mist

A L O H A From Honolulu!

 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. Andra Davis

I hear the wind among the trees

Playing the celestial symphonies;

I see the branches downward bent,

Like keys of some great instrument.

 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

When one is willing and able the gods join in. Aeschylus

Be to her virtues very kind, Be to her faults a little blind. Matthew Prior

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Which Once Existed

A L O H A From Honolulu!

There are so many people...

that are not making it to

the age where their hair

starts to gray. And so

when I see my gray hair,

it actually is a blessing because

it means that, yes, I'm getting

older and I'm still here. Tia Mowry 

Wandering re-establishes

the original harmony

which once existed between

human and universe.

Anatole France

We all struggle at times

and when you see somebody struggling, you think, ‘Gee, that guy is being a jerk. Well, sometimes you’re that jerk. Dwight Lambert

Cease striving. 

Then there will 

be transformation.

           Zhuangzi

A child of five

would understand this. Send someone to fetch

a child of five. Groucho Marx

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Love You

Cloudia & Pixie

They Got Together!

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