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Speed Bumps in Oaxaca (DOTD)
Speed Bumps in Oaxaca To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. ~ Thomas Campbell So last night I did something that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time, I visited a cemetery in Mexico … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, happiness, mexico, oaxaca, photography, travel, xoxocotlan
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land ‘Grok’ means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the process being observed — to experience. ~ Dr. Mahmoud (Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land) Greetings from Oaxaca City, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, art, be happy, dia de los muertos, food, happiness, mexico, music, oaxaca, travel
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A Beautiful Fall Day
A Beautiful Fall Day Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. ~ William Allingham Today was just a really wonderful day, the kind of day you hope to have … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, Autumn, be happy, fall, happiness, New York, photography, travel, vermont
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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
Posted in personal happiness
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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