Stubborn Delight

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Learning how to be still. 

To really be still and 

let life happen. 

That stillness 

becomes radiance.

    Morgan Freeman

Concrete and glass

Fixed design,

But sunlight ever

Has its own in mind.

Shadows dance

With unexpected grace,

Transforming 

Moment to Moment 

Re-imagining space.

The architects plan

So carefully drawn,

Graffiti-ed anew

With each 

Passing dawn.

  Cloudia Charters

Carpobrotus aequilaterus, 

common names: angled pigface, 

Chilean pigface,

 This species is thought to 

have originated in 

southern Africa 

(or possibly South America). 

A naturalised weed elsewhere.

From my  N. California files

We must risk delight. 

We can do 

without pleasure, 

but not delight. 

Not enjoyment. 

We must have the 

stubbornness to accept 

our gladness in the 

ruthless furnace 

of the world.

Jack Gilbert

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Linking To
Monday Murals
Jaipur Garden Affair

There is more credit and 

satisfaction in being a 

first-rate truck driver 

than a tenth-rate executive.

 B. C. Forbes

Paint Sky Walk 0n clouds.

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

When an artist dies,

God lets them

paint the sky to

say their goodbye. 

Unattributed

(Some Angel let the secret out no doubt)

In our home this treasured sight, Carved with care, my wooden delight. Rustic charm from Eastern land, Brought to life by artisan hand.

Your silent gaze, so wise and calm, Brings to my space a soothing balm. Japanese bear so quaint and strong, To my heart, you'll always belong. You piece of art and cultural tie, Your presence lifts my spirits high. Dear wooden friend from far away, You brighten my world every day!

Pixie

Our deepest fears 

are like dragons guarding 

our deepest treasure.

 Rainer Maria Rilke 

The happiness consists

in realizing that it is all

a great strange dream. Jack Kerouac

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Love,

Pixie & Cloudia

Linking To

Saturday Critters

 It was a brown bear, 

with human looking feet, 

stealing several carved statues!

Exclaimed Mr. Chan, the artist: 

"Stop boy-foot bear with teaks of Chan!"

Changes The Present

A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

The sky is an 

infinite movie to me. 

I never get tired 

of looking at 

what's happening 

up there. 

    K. D. Lang

The sun after the rain 

is much more beautiful than

the sun before the rain.

Mehmet Murat ildan

Spathoglottis plicata

Purple Ground Orchid, Philippine Orchid.

Before you call yourself

a Christian,

Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu 

or any other theology,

learn to be human first.

       Shannon L. Alder

No amount of regret 

changes the past.

No amount of anxiety

changes the future.

But any amount of gratitude

changes the present.

Marc & Angel Chernoff

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Pixie and Cloudia

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Heart and Hands

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

The most beautiful adventures

are not those

we go to seek. Robert Louis Stevenson

Critical thinking and empathy

are the most important things

that will ensure sustainable

human existence....

...The

current deterioration

of both is the

biggest problem

humanity faces.

Yuval Noah Harari

Heart & Hands

Even though my

brain was a mess,

what kept my soul whole

was the warmth of the

hands holding mine

on both sides Won-pyung Sohn

Do a loony-goony dance

'Cross the kitchen floor,

Put something silly in the world

That ain't been there before.

 Shel Silverstein,

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Cloudia & Pixie

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My Grandparents

You never know when it's going to be over so I refuse to have a bad day. Paul Henderson

What a Beautiful and Serene Place

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Just to be alive

In good health,

without mishaps,

Is far more precious

And brings

greater happiness

Than all the wealth

in the world.

Mokichi Okada

Learning to live in 

the present moment is 

part of the path of joy.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Be so completely

yourself

that everyone else

feels safe to be

themselves too.

May I craft my life

As a Heavenly Island,

In the archipelago

Of kindly souls.

Where gentle waves

Of compassion lap

At the sandy shores of love.

Sometimes

Big waves thunder

An earthquake

Under my feet.

But breezes

whisper wisdom

And the air

Is fresh and sweet 

In this tranquil haven

Love will be the sun,

Warming hearts and

giving strength for the

work that must be done.

Cloudia Charters 

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Two Lives

 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

We all have two lives.
The second one starts
when we realize
we only have one.
Tom Hiddleston

Prolong not the past
Invite not the future...
Fear not appearances
There is nothing 

more than this.
                   Ram Dass

Notice Oahu weather map on the TV

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

Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make others happy. Charlie Chaplin

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Click on photo to enlarge

What wisdom can you find 

 that is greater

 than kindness? 

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Reliable And Reliably

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Breathe deep,

Let silence bloom,  

A smile within

Evaporating gloom.

The Resistance Is Aloha. Decide to be a warrior

in your own way,

sharing what you have,

being reliable and

reliably kind. Lee Cataluna

How like a Queen

comes forth

the lonely Moon

From the slow-opening

curtains of the clouds,

Walking in beauty

to her midnight throne!...

George Croly

Compassion is the

sometimes fatal capacity

for feeling what it is like to

live inside somebody else's skin.

It's the knowledge that there

can never really be any peace

and joy for me until there is

peace and joy finally for you too. Frederick Buechner

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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