The Light That Refused

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

You are not the darkness

you endured. You are

the light that

refused to surrender.

 John Mark Green

Schlumbergera flower

Earth laughs 

in flowers.

   Ralph Waldo Emerson

Open the bloom

of your heart and become

a gift of beauty to the world.

   Bryant McGill

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If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day. Julianna Margulies

Even The Awkward

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

You know who's going

through a lot right now?

Literally everybody!

Be kind.

The Story Is Not Done.

Hang in there.

I’ve made it to 100,

in no small part, because

I have stubbornly refused

to give in to the bad stuff

about aging. Instead, I have

been in a full-on bear hug

with the experience of living. Dick Van Dyke (Almost) 100 Still Having Fun

We do not know this lady's age

but doesn't she look strong!!?

Pearl Harbor Day, December 7th is always observed in Honolulu in a big way.

(Photos from this year's parade.) This year is the first time there were no survivors of the attack in town.

Every year I have watched them grow older.  Every year there were fewer and fewer, but the fuss we made over them was bigger and bigger.

Only 12 survivors are alive today on the 84th anniversary of the attack. 

None able to travel.

Veterans of WWII 

were present and honored.

They are responsible

for the life we have enjoyed.

More on the parade tomorrow.

You do not guide the river; 

you learn its music and 

let it carry you.

Trust that every step, 

even the awkward ones, 

is teaching your soul 

a new kind of dance.

The map you need is being 

drawn by your footsteps.

 Jeff Brown, 

Canadian author 

Your Attitude While Doing It

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Satisfaction comes not 

from chasing bigger 

and bigger things, but 

paying attention to 

smaller and smaller things.

Arthur C. Brooks

KOLEA

You Friends Are

My Handful of Light

In the challenge

of this season,

You are the handful

Of grace.

Not fixing

What cannot be fixed,

But being steady, true,

And near.

You show up

You listen,

Faithful 

When I feel unsure.

You catch me

Without question.

In this time

When everything shifts.

You are the ground 

beneath my feet.

Simple kindness. 

Presence constantly felt.

This is everything.

I see you. 

I thank you.

I know my luck.

You know who you are. 

Cloudia Charters 

Your first 10,000 photographs 

are your worst.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

There are no bad pictures; 

that's just how your 

face looks sometimes.

Abraham Lincoln

Success is not only 

measured by 

what you accomplish, 

its measured by your 

attitude while doing it.

 Joseph Meyering Sr

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Stop worrying. 

Life already knows 

what it's doing.

Once Hearts Are Linked

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Once hearts are linked

In a real relationship

They can never be

As they were

Before meeting.

They grow closer

Forever.

     Cloudia Charters

 As long as you live, 

keep learning 

how to live.

     Seneca

Our Home 1992-2012

The human heart

is as a frail craft

on which we wish

to reach the stars. Giotto di Bondone

Kindness, resilience 

and the quiet courage 

to lift others up,

form the gentle rhythm 

that carries a life well lived.

                                         Roentare

Take pleasure in 

your dreams; 

relish your principles 

and drape your 

purest feelings on the 

heart of a precious lover.

    Giotto di Bondone

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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One Small Difference

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. Joseph Campbell

What if I accept that all

I really want is a small,

slow, simple life. 

A beautiful quiet, gentle life.

I think it is enough.

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui

 I have never been 

especially impressed

 by the heroics of people

 who are convinced they are 

about to change the world. 

I am more awed by those 

who struggle to make

 one small difference 

after another. 

  Ellen Goodman

Let no feeling
of discouragement
prey upon you, and
in the end you are

sure to succeed.

Abraham Lincoln 

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Cloudia & Pixie

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He boldly rides

The cement stair

His board’s a dream, 

He's catching air!

 His waves may be 

As hard as stone,

Yet somehow still,

He’s in the zone!

Away from the sea, 

But all is well

He drops, he glides

The world’s his swell!

Pixie

Even The Frail

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Super Moon 4 December 2025

Being a super-person

isn't about flying

or lifting cars; it's

about being super-present.

That's the one superpower

every heart can learn.

Mark Manson

When the road bends 

and the map is useless, 

a faithful companion

is the landmark 

your heart remembers.

 Real love

recognizes that life

unfolds at its own pace. 

   Sharon Salzberg

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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The bee is a small, 

shining vow that 

even the frail can 

carry whole forests 

on their backs.

Naomi Shihab Nye

Three Little Rules

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Bubbles huddle On liquid skies, Tiny worlds In bright disguise. Floating lightly On mirrored dreams, Whispered secrets In their gleams. Cloudia Charters

Perfect imperfections are what the World sees as flaws in you but not realizing those very elements are what define your unique authenticity.

Richard Mwebesa

 

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You make your life hard

by always being

in your head.

Life is simple,

get out of your head

and get into the moment.

Sylvester  McNutt

I follow three rules:

Do the right thing,

do the best you can, and

always show people you care. 

     Lou Holtz

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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