Category Archives: personal happiness

Amazing Wisdom about Happiness & Positive Change

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

Amazing Wisdom about Happiness & Positive Change The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new ~ Socrates A friend of mine posted this on Facebook and I … Continue reading →

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Remember the Sweet Things

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

Remember the Sweet Things The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash.  ~Author Unknown   This is a repeat of an old post but one I think is really … Continue reading →

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Photographing, Montjuic Cemetery – Part 1

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

Photographing, Montjuic Cemetery – Part 1 Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.  What you have captured on film is captured forever…it remembers the little things long after you have forgotten everything. ~ Aaron Siskind I love … Continue reading →

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Learning to Relax Again

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

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 →

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Happiness, Attitude and Simple Pleasures

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

Happiness, Attitude and Simple Pleasures My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate.  ~Thornton Wilder It has been a hectic time for me lately and I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

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 →

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Come out, come out wherever you are?

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

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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Happiness is Catching Leaves

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

Happiness is Catching Leaves It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them ~ Paulo Coelho It’s finally Fall, my favorite season of the year, the weather turns sunny but … Continue reading →

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A nice fall day

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

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 →

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Voices from the Past

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

Voices from the past   The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments.  If you don’t celebrate those, they can pass you by. ~ Alek Wek My maternal grandfather and I had a special … Continue reading →

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