Fresh Pure and Bright

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Place your mind before

the mirror of eternity!

Place your soul in

the brilliance of glory!

And transform your entire being...

Clare of Assisi (1193-1253)

Prayer of St. Claire

Savour the flavors

Fresh, pure, and bright,

Fueling your days

With nourishing light.

 One thing I learned watching

birds is that they all fly

differently. They all look

different in flight, they

have different shaped wings,

 but they are all flying.

A beautiful street is

an  invitation to walk

within a dream!

Mehmet Murat ildan

Those who accept you as who you are, and who know you very well, are worth more than anything in the end. Bronnie Ware

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Salute Fleeting Beauty

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The clouds like mountains

dipped in Midas' touch, Burn yellow and gold,

promising so much.

The wind picks up,

a whisper, then a sigh, Stirring the silence

beneath the glaring sky. We stand and watch

the golden tide unfurl, Promises whispered

to a waiting world.

Cloudia Charters

Heliconia psittacorum is a

perennial herb native to the

Caribbean and South America.

Face like a squish

Wrinkled delight,

A Bostonian grin

Goofy and bright.

Wide lips pulled back

That toothy display,

A smile that could make

anyone's day!

[Even Mine] Pixie

Wisdom is knowing

what to do next.

Skill is knowing

how to do it.

Virtue is doing it.

Thomas Jefferson

Salute fleeting beauty

Painted in the sky,

A moment held in memory

Even before it says goodbye.

Cloudia & Pixie

Having perfected our disguise,

we spend our lives searching

for someone we don’t fool. In the end there doesn’t have to

be anyone who understands you.

There just has to be

someone who wants to. Robert Brault

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Atmospherics

A L O H A From Honolulu!

In the sweetness of friendship
let there be laughter, and
sharing of pleasures. For
in the dew of little things
the heart finds its morning
and is refreshed.
Khalil Gibran

Without atmosphere
a painting is nothing.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn

Born: July 15, 1606, Leiden, Netherlands

A happy life must be

to a great extent a quiet life,

for it is only in an atmosphere

of quiet that true joy dare live.

Bertrand Russell

A new idea must not be

judged by its immediate results. Nikola Tesla

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Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot,

and wild passion vine,

If we look at the world 

with a love of life, 

the world will reveal 

its beauty to us. 

      Daisaku Ikeda 

Life is full of awe

and grace and truth,

mystery and wonder.

I live in that atmosphere.

Dion DiMucci *

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Summer Drench

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Oh, the summer night

Has a smile of light

And she sits

on a sapphire throne.

Barry Cornwall

Our sun-drenched hours

O golden stream,

These are the days

We joyfully dream.

Like ruby wine

Our hours flow,

Each shared moment

Gently glows.

             Cloudia Charters

Did you know that

there are over 300

words for ‘love’

in canine?

  Gabrielle Zevin 

There shall be eternal summer

in the grateful heart.

Celia Thaxter

Thank You

For sunshine warm,

For gentle breeze,
For blooming flowers

On the trees.

For patience held

For anger quelled,
For lessons learned

For giants felled.

For life unfolds

In every part,
And gratitude

Fills up the heart.

Thank You

                       Pixie

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Thankful!

Pixie wishes to add:

As wonderful as dogs can be,

they are famous for missing the point.

    Jean Ferris

Invisible To Others

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Learn from yesterday, live

for today, hope for tomorrow.

The important thing is

not to stop questioning.

Albert Einstein

Election season in Hawaii means

sign waving by candidates

and their supporters.

V O T E !

The greatest wisdom is

seeing through appearances.

Buddha

Vision is the art of seeing

what is invisible to others.

Jonathan Swift

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Wordless Wednesday

Say what you mean,

But don't say it mean.

Andrew Wachter

Echo of Silence

A L O H A From Honolulu!

At night, everything is more intense,

more true. The echo of silence

is loudest then.

Vincent Van Gogh 

Canvas washed in gold,

silver shadows flee,
Brilliant brushstrokes burst out
wild, energetic and free.

Morning's herald paints
her way across the skies
Ignites the world with hope
feeding and filling our eyes.

             Cloudia Charters

You humans, so little 

in your own eyes. ...

 don't even comprehend that

 you are dragging the entire 

creation along with you.

    William P. Young

Rainbow Shower Tree

Blooms everywhere

this time of year

in Honolulu

Who is an Elder? 

Someone who is considered exceptionally wise in the ways of their culture and the teachings of the Great Spirit. They are recognized for their wisdom, their stability, their humour and their ability to know what is appropriate in a particular situation. The community looks to them for guidance and sound judgment. They are caring and are known to share the fruits of their labours and experience with others in the community.

Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2005

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