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Tag Archives: gratitude
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 #36: A Light Heart
This past weekend we attended the annual “Pinot to Picasso” benefit gala. It’s the big fundraiser for the Arts Council of Princeton where I am an instructor. It is also one of the few events for which I will donate … Continue reading
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Tagged dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, forgiveness, gratitude, happiness, healthy living, heart, letting go, Princeton
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Monday #31: Spring Haiku
Once again we find the flowers eager to bloom after winter’s rest. TRY THIS WEEK: Add your Spring Haiku!
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Tagged art, Creativity, dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, gratitude, haiku, happiness, spring, springtime, trees, writing
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Monday #30: Toxic Dump
We work with them and for them. They are in our classes, our clubs, our gymnasiums and our places of worship. We encounter them at the businesses and restaurants we frequent. They can be our friends, our partners, our spouses … Continue reading
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Tagged dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, gratitude, happiness, healthy living, learning, negativity, stress, toxic people, toxic relationships
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Monday #28: Woman to Woman
Today’s post is kind of about women. If you are a man who follows this blog, consider this a peek into the complicated minds and hearts of those creatures with whom you share the planet; the ones you can’t live … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Creativity, dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, graphic design, gratitude, happiness, healthy living, learning, Lilla Rogers, MATS Bootcamp, online art classes
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Monday #27: In A Rut
Maybe it is the weather here in the Mid-Atlantic–days and days on end of gray and brown, cold and then colder temperatures and the seemingly endless parade of epic snowstorms we’ve been getting–but, lately, I’ve heard so many people around … Continue reading
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Tagged dar hosta, dar hosta james, darhosta, exercise, gratitude, happiness, healthy living, imagination, learning, stress
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