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Happiness is Art: Some of My Favorite Poets
Happiness is Art: Some of My Favorite Poets An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. ~ Charles Bukowski Happiness is Poetry: Bukowski Even More Bukowski At the … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Art, Happiness is Poetry
Tagged art, blog, bukowski, charles bukowski, doug draime, happiness, poetry, warsan shire, writing
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Learning to Relax Again
Learning to Relax Again I’ve always been active – outdoors, on the beach, playing – and so to go home, and have to sit on my couch to relax…it’s frustrating. Sometimes you really just have to shut yourself down. ~ … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, calm, happiness, happy, relax, relaxation, stress
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily lives off our souls. ~ Pablo Picasso So after coming stateside I spent a really wonderful day hanging out with my brother’s family in Brooklyn. … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged art, happiness, metropolitan museum of art, modern art, MOMA, Museum, New York, nyc, travel
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Come out, come out wherever you are?
Come out, come out wherever you are? A friend is someone who give your permission to be yourself. ~ Jim Morrison I’m back in my hometown for a couple of weeks before I head off to Mexico. Yesterday I had … Continue reading
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Tagged being alone, caring, friends, happiness, kindness, otherness, reaching out, you're not alone
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A nice fall day
A Nice Fall Day There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of Autumn leaves. ~ Joe L. Wheeler Today was a really great fall day. Although it was grey and gloomy, the temperature was good and … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, Autumn, cemetery, fall, fall colors, happiness, photography, travel
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36 Hours in Aveiro – Part 2
36 Hours in Aveiro – Part 2 I spent most of today taking pictures of architecture and all the amazing tiles. Did one of the gondola rides through the canals. On the boat rode I got a glimpse of an … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, Architecture, Aveiro, Canals, happiness, photography, Portugal, travel
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36 Hours in Aveiro
36 Hours in Aveiro Day 1 I arrived this afternoon, 4 euro for a one hour train ride is pretty nice. They call Aveiro the Venice of Portugal due to the canals and gondolas that used to collect seaweed, and … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure
Tagged adventure, Aveiro, blog, Gondola, photography, Portugal, travel
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Porto – Day 2
Porto – Day 2 So I had a list that if completed would mean 8 miles walking up and down the giant hill that is Porto. It’s a beautiful city, but damn the hill is a big one. I started … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, art, blog, happiness, photography, Porto, Portugal, travel
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