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Today well lived

makes every yesterday

a dream of happiness,

and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well, therefore, to this day. Indian Proverb

The doors we open

and close each day decide the lives we live. Flora Whittemore

We all have two lives.

The second one starts

when we realize

we only have one.

   Tom Hiddleston

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Spring Hopes

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Maybe the story  

You whisper in the dark 

Isn’t the whole story,  

Though every word  

Feels true.

It’s the story 

You have so far

That's all,  

Stitched out of memory

And longing,  

From the ache

Of what was  

and the hope of

What might be.

But maybe—  

just maybe—  

the world is wider  

than fears can allow,  

and the shadows about  

are thinner than they seem.

Maybe hope  

is hiding in the margins,  

waiting for you  

to turn the page.

Maybe the truth  

is softer,  

more forgiving,  

and the ending  

isn’t written yet.

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Let’s keep writing  

you and I  

line by line,  

finding the light  

in the spaces between  

what we know  

and what could be.

         Cloudia Charters 

A kind word is 

like a Spring day.

         Proverb

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Persevere

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Losing it Doesn’t mean You’ve lost it. Sometimes,

letting go Is how you find The strength to hold on. There is power In knowing Where your edges lie, A quiet freedom In being only human.

Now, unburdened, You are free To try, To stumble, And to rise. When you mess up, It’s no big deal. The world keeps spinning, And so can you.

Persevere. Let each mistake Be a gentle teacher, Each setback A stepping stone. You are not lost— You are learning How to begin Again. Cloudia Charters

 If we take care

 of the moments, 

the years will

 take care of 

themselves. 

            Maria Edgeworth

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Solutions whisper

On the breeze, A gentle promise Alights on the trees.

Pixie

Love Of Thousands

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Kindness is like snow; 

it beautifies 

everything it covers. 

Kahlil Gibran

Kindness is more important 

than wisdom, and the 

recognition of this is the 

beginning of wisdom.

 Theodore Isaac Rubin

 When words are 

both true and kind, 

they can change 

the world 

   Buddha

Walking, I am listening 

to a deeper way. 

Suddenly all my ancestors 

are behind me. 

Be still, they say. 

Watch and listen. 

You are the result of 

the love of thousands 

     Linda Hogan, 

      Native American writer

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Practice kindness all day 

to everybody and you 

will realize you're 

already in heaven now.

     Jack Kerouac

Which When Why

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I never get tired of waiting for the next magic. Marlon Brando

Plumeria Pudica

The future belongs

to those who see 

possibilities before 

they become obvious.

       John Sculley

We never know

which lives we influence,

or when, or why. Stephen King

Differences in

the ability to perceive

are a result of

differences in character. Swedenborg

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The Piece That Fits

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Sunsets are so beautiful

 that they almost seem 

as if we were looking 

through the gates of heaven.

    John Lubbock

Honolulu Hale

Honolulu City Hall, 1928 [Link]

 Italianate & Spanish Colonial Revival architecture

Time exists  

so you don’t have to juggle  

the whole sky at once.

Take advantage:  

One breath,  

One bite,  

One step—  

The world unfolds

A petal at a time 

Don’t try to drink 

The orchard.  

 

The puzzle solved

Before it’s laid

Simply turn

The piece  

That fits your hand.

     Cloudia Charters 

  We sit together, 

the mountain and me 

  Until only the 

mountain remains.

Li Po (701–762)

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Am I late? 

Or am I just fashionable?

Don't worry, 

I'm great at making 

a grand entrance, 

even if it's slightly delayed.

Only One Success

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 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

California Quail

You can't be

a great leader if all you see

is yourself. Maya Angelou

Covey Of Quail

Inhale the calm

Exhale the strife

This simple solace

The Gift of Life!

There is only one success - - to be able to spend your life in your own way.

Christopher Morely

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The genius of clowning is 

transforming the little, 

everyday annoyances, 

not only overcoming, 

but actually transforming 

them into something strange 

and terrific… it is the power 

to extract mirth for millions 

out of nothing and 

less than nothing.

  Karl Adrien 

Karl Adrien Wettach, 

one of the most famous 

clowns of the first half of 

the 20th century, was 

born on Jan 10, 1880 

in the Swiss Canton of Bern.

 He was the toast of European entertainment as 

Grock the Clown. 

[D. 1959]