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Tag Archives: dar hosta james
Random Monday: Hello, Friends
While I’ve been enjoying my Monday sabbatical, I will tell all of you, my dear readers, that I do miss you and I’ve so appreciated all the messages I’ve gotten from all of you saying that you miss me. My father … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, dar, dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, happiness, imagination, learning, literacy, new jersey, professional development, Teacher, teaching, writing
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Monday #41: Father’s Day
I’m celebrating Father’s Day two Sundays early this year. I bring you this post from a bedside vigil I’ve been sharing with my mother and my sister. My father, pictured here with me just four weeks ago in what would … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, friendship, gratitude, happiness
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Monday #40: Get Fresh
Ah, spring. It’s the season of renewal, rebirth and freshness. Greens and yellows and pinks replace grays and browns, rain falls down to wash away the winter, rejuvenate the soil and bring forth new sprouts. Weather is unpredictable which makes … Continue reading
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Tagged change, Creativity, dar, dar hosta, dar hosta james, dreams, happiness, healthy living, imagination, small steps
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Monday #39: Start Small… Conquer Big
Overwhelm. We all know it. It happens and it happens again. It’s a result of many parts of our lives… social, financial, professional, personal… things seem to pile up and we feel it: OVERWHELM. Generally what happens is a variation … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, dar, dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, happiness, healthy living, imagination, overwhelm, stress
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Monday #38: The Kids Are Alright
This past weekend was Cabaret at my children’s high school. It is the annual, year-end variety show which features the school’s two most charismatic seniors as the emcees and a diverse lineup of acts that are imagined, designed, produced and performed by … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Arts, Creativity, dance, dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, happiness, healthy living, imagination, learning, music, performance art, teenagers
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Monday #37: Critics Say
A few weeks ago I was given this drawing. It is a portrait of me drawn by a fourth grade student named Aiko. She told me she drew it special, with pink eye shadow, a “stylish” hair-do and–I particularly love this– a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Arts, Creativity, dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, george bush, happiness, painting, portrait painting
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