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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 Elasticity of Time
The Elasticity of Time Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting. ~ Haruki Maurikami So being on lockdown for over five weeks now I have not … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aging, be happy, happiness, happy, time, travel, vacation
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Happiness and Compassion
Happiness and Compassion If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama One of the things I admire most about the Dalai Lama is his commitment to compassion. Most … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, compassion, dalai lama, happiness, happy, inspiration, life, moderation, taoism, writing
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Happiness with the Bedouin: Wadi Rum
Happiness with the Bedouin: Wadi Rum If life gets tight, loosen it by travel – Bedouin Proverb I’m a wanderer, I don’t stay in once place very long, I never have. I’m incredibly comfortable traveling, I’m someone who truly believes … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged bedouin, desert, happiness, jordan, middle east, photography, travel, wadi rum
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Change is the only Constant
Change is the only Constant Just when I think I have the way to live, life changes ~ Hugh Prather Hello friends, man it’s been a busy few weeks and it’s not quite over yet. I’ve been very busy at … Continue reading
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Tagged change, changes, choices, happiness, life, positivity, stress
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