Category: life
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Love this creativity
Randomly saw this building when driving around in Orlando and it caught my eye.
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Taiyaki! @Wafu
Finally got to try this place! I wish we had more things like this nearby. We got the 3 pack with nutella, custard and egg and cheese. So delicious.
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Complexity is a Matter of Perspective
Recently, it struck me how much easier painting has become. Of course, working at something over many years consistently would have that as a by product. Yet, I think this is something often taken for granted. This applies to so many things in my life, such as combining singing and playing piano, or even just…
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Observations About Employment
The idea of employment has always left me with a subtle bad feeling. It’s difficult to put into words, but worth trying. We are born without asking to be here and are involuntarily signed up for what seems like a lifetime of servitude. While I am in a good position now, that wasn’t always the…
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A Backyard Tragedy
A few weeks ago I noticed a lizard on my door. It seemed to be out there every day. I couldn’t be a 100% sure, but I thought it might be the same one I kept seeing. It would just look at me when I looked through the glass at it. I started to expect…
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Consciousness And Health
As the years have gone by, I’ve noticed more and more that there’s a serious problem with health in the US. It is a systemic problem. This is something I’ve become aware of in little bursts over the years, like a blurry image slowly coming into focus. It makes sense, junk food is big, profitable…
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Discipline is the Path to Freedom
The word discipline can have a negative connotation. It sounds strict and boring, reminds us of being forced to do things we don’t want to do. I’m not talking about a rigid, dogmatic, irrational discipline, which I’ve seen in people with a very closed mind. As in ‘ I must do this, even if it’s…
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What Defines You?
I spent some time reflecting on 2025 and thinking about what I want to do in 2026 and realized it will be pretty much the same things I’ve been doing for the last few years. I still love the year end and the beginning of the new year because it’s a chance to remind yourself…
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Merry Christmas! 🎄
I thought the atmosphere was so calm and beautiful at this candlelit church. We went to see a Christmas songs performance there last weekend.
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The Past Week
Felt like painting mushrooms 🍄. They’re so cute. At the end of the year, I like to get an Irish coffee. I don’t drink often, so it’s a special treat 😊. It was absolutely delicious, as was the Eggs Benedict over crab and shrimp cakes 😋 Also, did last minute Disney before the dates are…
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Epcot Holiday Festival
I love Disney around the holidays, especially Epcot! There are nice decorations and foods to try. Here are some random pictures I took. I meant to take more, but forgot. I’m in the moment most of the time and I forget about my phone. I really should’ve brought my camera because it’s new and a…
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Holiday Inspiration
I was looking at my Christmas tree and the idea for these small paintings just popped into my head. I love it when that happens 😸 I also did this one below, but don’t like it as much. It was done on a wood panel and I didn’t like working on that surface. I love…
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Art Done While Recovering
The great thing about art is that it can be done even when you’re recovering from surgery! Not right away, it took a good 2 weeks for me to start to be able to move around and not be completely uncomfortable and a bit more time to be in a position where I was able…
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Trying to Detoxify The Products I Use
-This is a WIP as products are always changing-It can be difficult to find alternatives as they aren’t always available I have already been going through this process with food for many years, but for the longest time I didn’t pay attention to the ingredients in the products I’m using every day. Looking back, that…
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It’s That Time of Year
September has begun and it’s the time of year I always look forward to! I love the months from now until December. It’s filled with holidays from work and just a good vibe in general. Here in Florida, the weather gets cooler and it’s start of the nicest weather. It’s usually the hottest from June…
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The Importance of Not Giving AF What People Think
-This is extremely difficult because our brains are wired to be tribal and society enforces it. -It helps to think logically about this and requires constant reinforcement. – It gets easier as you get older Note: I don’t mean this in an @sshole way. I believe in being kind and pleasant with all people, when…
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When Is It Enough?
I recently read the book Simple Plan by Scott Smith. It was a very good read, couldn’t put it down and I finished it in a few days. But it got me thinking again about the trap of money and how greed can spiral out of control. We all know money is a necessity, but…
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The Thing You Don’t See Coming
I’ve always been a planner. I don’t regret it, as it’s saved me a lot of problems and hassle. Unfortunately, you can’t plan for everything as I recently found out. I don’t like to talk about very personal things, but this needs to be mentioned. I’ve been having some digestive symptoms, but it’s things I…
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Large Painting
I’ve been working on this very large painting for a wall in my living room. At first it looked pretty bad, but it’s starting to move in a good direction. I originally had three hawks in the painting but removed one because it just didn’t look right. I added a nest in that area because…
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Why Does Clutter Accumulate?
I’ve always liked simplicity. Yet, I have had two huge rounds of decluttering in the past 6 months. I try to follow a minimalist philosophy, so how and why does this happen? After re-reading the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, I felt inspired again to look around my house. With another round…
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Finally Finished This Painting
This painting is titled ‘Touching Infinity’. I’ve been wanted to do a series of paintings about this theme of infinity since I started painting, but I just didn’t have the skills or experience to translate it onto the canvas. I’ve always felt that there’s something so mysterious and infinite about life. What’s this thing we…
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Observations When Decluttering
I’ve been a minimalist for a long time. Not just with physical items, but in general. I think less is more. If you have too much going on, it makes it very difficult to focus on and find what’s truly important. I don’t like having a lot of stuff around me. It feels claustrophobic and…
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Art, Animal Kingdom and Cat Café
I’ve been working on a few painting studies, but also took a bit of a break. My sister was in town, so I spent some time with her. I made the mistake of going into this store and came out with these lovelies. OMG they were soooooooooo good. I ate 3 in one shot (they…
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Celebrating Being an Introvert
For the longest time I felt that extroversion was something forced upon me. I always loved being alone, but often felt this pressure to go and socialize. I think society is set up like this for a reason – because certain people / institutions benefit from social controls. The more social, the more time you…
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Taking a Moment to Acknowledge the Magic of Life
It’s so easy to get hung up in boring routines, to get bored in general, at least for me. I have been fighting this since age 13. Why is it so damn easy to take things for granted? Every now and then, I think back to how everything just felt magical when I was very…
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Nature, Painting and the Past Week
The weather has been so nice lately, so I’ve been spending a lot of time outside. Not too hot, not too cold, really perfect. I couldn’t resist buying some plants and one of my goals is to become better at taking care of them. Plants are like little works of natural art. Look at this…
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The Artist Illusion
The idea of being an artist is filled with illusions and romanticizing. I loved the idea, the image presented to me of what it ‘meant’ to be an artist. I used to think being an artist was a destination, a place you eventually get to and everything would be perfect. LOL. That was back when…
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Bird Series and the Past Week
I felt inspired to paint after looking through my many photos. I have to remind myself to look through them, otherwise I’ll just completely forget about them. For me, the joy is in taking the photos 😆 These paintings aren’t quite finished and the last one didn’t make it. I just didn’t like how it…
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A Commonplace Journal Is Life Changing
I don’t know how I functioned without a commonplace journal! Especially as a creative. A few years ago, I found a video on my favorite YouTube channel (Actualized.org), by Leo Gura, How To Keep The Ultimate Journal and I was so inspired by it. I’ve been keeping journals and various notebooks all my life, but this was the thing I…
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The Best Bread Pudding EVER
I only recently heard about bread pudding in the past few years. My mom loves it. So I made it for her birthday and by chance I found a recipe that turned out amazing. My only change was that I used croissants instead of brioche and may have added some extra chocolate chips LOL. Also,…
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WIP and the past few weeks
January has been a bit busy, had some celebrations and visited my sister up north. I went to a Japanese restaurant I haven’t been to in a long time. This looks so good, I love the presentation. It looks like a work of art. I love looking out of the window on the plane, it’s…
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New Year
I love this time of year. It feels like a blank slate, a new start. I’ve done most of my year end cleaning and am ready for the new year. For New Year’s Eve, I wanted to try DIY Teppanyaki. It turned out really good, but it took a while to cook enough for everyone.…
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Merry Christmas!
My mom cooked a delicious meal today – And chocolate balls for dessert 🤤. Had a chill and relaxing Christmas and here’s my progress on ‘ Seasons Always Change’. I love this time of year and I really like to plan, so I have a whole new year to plan for. Even though things don’t…
