Open Power

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. Carlos Santana

Sometimes we all need a unicorn
to believe in. Sometimes we
need a unicorn to believe in us.
Claudia Bakker 

Isn't memory a funny thing?

You can still get annoyed about

something that happened

over 30 years ago.

But here's the thing:

that memory itself is a lesson

about our personality and possibly

about our growth in the intervening years.

Are we still the person who

was annoyed back then or do

we see it in a different light now?

Cloudia Charters

Ixora

Tiny green shoots

brave and bold,

Promises stories 

As yet untold.

Even after trials faced,

So much beauty

To be embraced. -

Ixora

- So let these Spring shoots

be our guide,

As goodness blooms

So shall we side by side.

A tiny green shoot

Happy and bold,

Promises stories

yet untold.

      Cloudia Charters

One of the greatest things about pets

is that they never ask us to explain,

they never ask us what's wrong.

They are just present to

love and be loved.

Just one of the great lessons

they teach us.

   Pixie & Cloudia

               

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We Love You!

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Thankful!
Rain’s Thursday art date
Little Things Thursday
I Like Thursday
Thankful Thursday
SkyWatch
Floral Friday
Friday Faceoff

Mystery Unafraid

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Breathe deeply, dear soul Just let your worries fade, Embrace the mysteries of life, unafraid.

In simple surrender find your truest warm, A free spirit dancing In ever evolving form.

Cloudia Charters

A cheerful frame of mind,

reinforced by relaxation...

is the medicine that puts all

ghosts of fear on the run.

George Matthew Adams

You are not the darkness

you endured.

You are the light that

refused to surrender.

John Mark Green

Scientists recently taught rats to

drive tiny cars around the lab floor.

They found that driving

relaxed the rats.

Sure they're relaxed,

no traffic!

Accept people as they are, but

place them where they belong.

You are the CEO of your life.

Hire, fire & promote accordingly.

CeeLo Green

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Horizons Bathed In Light

A L O H A From Honolulu!

With eyes aglow and spirit right,
Chase horizons bathed in light.
For beauty blooms

where hearts take flight,
Render worries out of sight. -

Manu O Ku - White Tern

- So lift your gaze beyond the smear,
The open road's so vast and clear.
Wind-kissed branches, sunlit grace,
Seat of beauty for the feathered race. -

- Life's not blemished

by a dim window pane,

There are miles to chase

 Sun and moon to gain.-

      Cloudia Charters

Kindness is the most powerful

force in the world because

only kindness and understanding

can bring real change.

      Cloudia Charters 

Hate leads to happiness

in only one way.

Through the overcoming

of it in yourself.

That is how you turn

hate into a blessing.
Pixie

𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Travel Tuesday 

Happy Tuesday 

Tuesday Treasures

My Corner Of The World

Wild Bird Wednesday

Signs2

Wordless Wednesday

Being With The Mystery

A L O H A From Honolulu!

We live in an era where people

demonize rather than engage

their opponents, content to bludgeon

critics rather than win them over.

Our adversaries are not our enemies;

the law is not a political weapon,

objective truths do exist;

fair process is essential

in civilized society.

      Preet Bihara 

Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman,

Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain,

river, each has a secret way of

being with the mystery, unique

and not to be judged
Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Cultivating a close, warm-hearted

feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears

or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to

cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the ultimate source of

success in life. Dalai Lama

On our own we glitter…

TOGETHER WE SHINE! Mitra Sen

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Nature Notes

From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

T Tuesday

Photographer sees pictures everywhere.

Poet hears poetry in words everyday.

Wanderers find wonders,

Grudge collectors their reasons.

Quitters find excuses in all seasons.

            Cloudia Charters

Bottles 4 College

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Sunlight pours

Her golden streams,

Warming whispers

Of happy dreams

Birdsong fills

the air with glee,

Every worry

seems to flee. -

- Helping hands

reach out with care,

Kindness blooming everywhere.

Laughter rings

That joyful sound,

Peace and plenty

all around. -

- Simple pleasures

clear and bright,

Filling hearts

with pure delight!

       Cloudia Charters

The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love, whether we call it friendship or family or romance, is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for another.

  James Baldwin

Slant Cat, with eyes
That twinkle bright,
My purrfect friend
You furry delight.
Head a-tilt
Your curious pose,
Our friendship is
A sweet smelling rose.

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

Linking To
Monday Murals

So VERY Proud of my

nephew Genshu Price:

4 minute TV interview EXCELLENCE!

Here we are taking out paperwork to

formalize Bottles4College

as a 501c Non-Profit:

Bottles 4 College

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Silent Understanding Lingers In Our Wake

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Spread love everywhere you go.

Let no one ever come to you

without leaving happier. Mother Teresa

Paint it across the sky!

A smile, a wave, a hand to hold, These bridge the gaps, more precious than gold. -

Dwarf Poinciana

(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

- Let goodwill flow In a rising tide, Where hope and reason can reside. -

- Grounds may shift the world may turn, But kindness flows From lessons learned.

Cloudia Charters

                              (Ring Neck Parakeet)

Ua ola no i ka pane a ke aloha. *

"There is life in a kindly reply"

Hawaiian Proverb

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Saturday Critters
Jaipur Garden Affair

* "A soft answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger"

Proverbs 15:1

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