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Happiness is Art – Great Paintings
Happiness is Art – Great Paintings Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love. ~ Alfred Sisley Tonight a collection of really amazing paintings, many you’ve probably never seen before, enjoy and have a happy … Continue reading
Happiness, Patience & Karma
Happiness, Patience & Karma Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results. ~ Sakyong Mipham I believe in Karma! I don’t care how you look … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, instant karma, john lennon, karma, karma wheel, patience, spirituality
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Is this the End? = My Covid Times Diary
Is this the End? – My Covid Times Diary The species will continue, whatever apocalypse we manage to unleash. It just won’t be much fun to live through. ~ Naomi Alderman A reminder that these Covid Times posts are a … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, coronavirus, covid times, dystopia, dystopian times, end times, happiness, the american dream
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Happiness is Photography: Scotland
Happiness is Photography: Scotland Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it. ~William Feather Five years ago I had the pleasure of walking across Scotland, from … Continue reading
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Tagged great glenn way, happiness, loch ness, nessie, photography, scotland
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Happiness is Photography: St. Boniface Cemetery
Happiness is Photography: St. Boniface Cemetery To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with … Continue reading
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Tagged art, canada, cemeteries, cemetery, happiness, photography, st. boniface, winnipeg
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Happiness is Art: Andy Warhol
Happiness is Art: Andy Warhol Everyone needs a fantasy ~ Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was a freakin genius! I say that as someone who quite honestly never really dug his work. The pop art thing never really did it for … Continue reading
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Tagged andy warhol, art, crocker art museum, eduardo carrillo, happiness, painting, pop art, pop culture, silk screen
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A Shout Out to Parents
A Shout Out to Parents Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ~ Benjamin Spock First, let me define what I mean by the term parent, by that term I mean anyone raising a child. So, technically … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, chilldren, happiness, kids, parenting, parents, shelter in place
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My Covid Times Diary – The Great Pause
My Covid Times Diary – The Great Pause You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo I was thinking the other day while out … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Covid Times
Tagged coronavirus, covid times, covid-19, happiness, life, pause, purpose, purposeful life, time
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The Dalai Lama on Compassion
The Dalai Lama on Compassion My basic belief is that first you need to realize the usefulness of compassion, that’s the key factor. Once you accept the fact that compassion is not something childish or sentimental, once you realize that … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, compassion, dalai lama, inspiration, life, philosophy, quotes, taoism
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