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Good Things

2/24/2015

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This week I've been working on a painting that is a bit different from my usual ... there are no trees... but there are pilings.  This painting came to me while I was taking the aqua bus in Vancouver from the end of Hornby Street over to Granville Island.  As I looked at the pilings, inhaled the salty air and took in all that I saw.... I was filled with joy.  

We moved to Vancouver from Ontario in 1984.  It was my first glimpse of the beautiful mountains, the pacific ocean, barnacles, orcas, the sea to sky-ness of it.  It was where I met friends that I hold dear to this day.  

When I look at the ocean, the mountains, the pilings... I see incredible beauty.  What is it about the coast that makes my heart so happy?  I think it is the memory of all the good times, and good friends that we had and met while living there.  

I believe you can find beauty anywhere... i really do, but Vancouver holds a special place in my heart.


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8/6/2022 07:22:34 am

nks for sharing the article, and more importantly, your personal experience mindfully using our emotions as data about our inner state and knowing when it’s better to de-escalate by taking a time out are great tools. Appreciatsdce you reading and sharing your story since I can certainly relate and I think others can to

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