The Whole Playground

Aloha From Honolulu!

When we give ourselves

compassion, we are

opening our hearts

in a way that can

transform our lives.
Kristin Neff

The truth is, it takes a village to get through the tough stuff in life. It doesn't have to be a big village but we all need people to help hold us up when life, loss and grief knock us down.
Michelle Divine 

Rainbow Mural was the World's Tallest Mosaic when it was completed in 1968. Designed by the iconic Millard Sheets. Actually, two mosaics adorn opposite sides of the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s 31-story Rainbow Tower. They measure 286 feet high by 26 feet wide, originally consisting of more than 16,000 hand-painted ceramic tiles. Link

On a bad day, 

I have mood swings - 

but on a good day, I have 

the whole mood playground.     

  Charles Rosenblum

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Jaipur Garden Affair

Happiness cannot be

traveled to, owned,

earned, worn 

or consumed. 

Happiness is the 

spiritual experience 

of living every minute with 

love, grace and gratitude.

            Denis Waitley

Simple Refusal

Aloha From Honolulu!

Listen to your heart.

It knows all things,

because it came from

the Soul of the World

and it will one day

return there.

  Paulo Coelho

In quiet calm

We can find peace,  

Alert, aware 

We never cease 

To hold the world

Within our care

By simple refusal

To despair.

 Cloudia Charters 

Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

English common names:

Mourning Gecko, Maritime Gecko, Sad Gecko.

Spanish common names:

Dreary gecko, mourning gecko, gloomy gecko.

Phoenix

 

A heart filled with love is

 like a phoenix that no cage

can imprison.

Rumi

Gratitude

for the present moment and

the fullness of life now

is the true prosperity.

   Eckhart Tolle

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Saturday Critters

File Photos

Hiding Ducky

In the bushes,

This duck hides low,

With feathers muted

But a sly little glow.

She thinks she’s so clever

Quiet and still,

But a twitch of her head

Betrays her pretty bill.

With a flap and a quack

She jumps out with glee,

“I’m not very good

At hiding, you see!”

Pixie

Given A Cactus

Aloha From Honolulu!

It’s not selfish to love yourself,

take care of yourself, and to

make your happiness a priority.

It’s necessary.

Mandy Hale

Reach for the stars,

even if you have to

stand on a cactus.

Pixie

The world would be a nicer place

if everyone had the ability to  

love as unconditionally as a dog. 

M.K. Clinton

We must be willing 

to let go of the life

we have planned,

 so as to accept

 the life that is

waiting for us.

 Joseph Campbell

Being negative only makes

a difficult journey more difficult.

You may be given a cactus,

but you don't have to sit on it.
Joyce Meyer

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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You Matter You Count

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The sun now shines

With golden grace,

Smiles upon

My upturned face.

Release the weight

That binds your soul,

Let go of shadows

Sing yourself whole. 

Embrace the moment

Let love flow, 

With every heartbeat

May your spirit grow.

Cloudia Charters 

Murraya paniculata,

Orange jasmine, mock orange

You are a divine being.

You matter, you count.

You come from realms of

unimaginable power and light,

and you will return

to those realms. 

       Terence McKenna

 You may feel emotionally

spent and physically worn down.

You might be second-guessing

yourself, or losing hope.

But I will tell you this:

 The persistence you bring

to the effort is a worthy and

important thing in itself.

     Chere Clark

Opinion is really the lowest

form of human knowledge.

It requires no accountability,

no understanding. The highest form of knowledge

is Empathy, for it requires us to

suspend our egos and

live in another's world. Bill Bullard

To be trusted

is a greater compliment

than being loved.

Tolstoy

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We Trust You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Which Will Change

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Every Positive Thought

Is A Silent Prayer Which

Will Change Your Life.

Bryant McGill

The joy we feel has little

to do with the circumstances

of our lives and everything to

do with the focus of our lives.

Russell M. Nelson

You are the one that

possesses the key

to your being.

You carry the passport

to your own happiness.

Diane von Furstenberg

When the power of love

overcomes the love of power,

the world will know peace.

Jimi Hendrix

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Thankful!

This Is Precisely The Time

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

This is precisely the time

when artists go to work.

There is no time for despair,

no place for self-pity,

no need for silence,

no room for fear.

We speak, we write,

we do language.

That is how civilizations heal.

  Toni Morrison

 If you see the world in black and white, you're missing important grey matter. Jack Fyock

Now we dare To see the light, In every dark And weary night.

In holy mirth

We'll find the key,

To set good hearts

And spirits free.

Cloudia Charters 

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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