Henri Toulouse-Lautrec was one of the most famous and prolific post-impressionistic painters, yet his life was chiseled with a disfiguring deformity and what proved to be a deadly addiction. His life started out with all the promises that good fortune and wealth could offer in so far as his family of origin. Henri Marie …
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While meandering around Pigalle, in preparation for an upcoming post, I ran across this very interesting store window that captured my eye. Thought I would share it just for a fun peek into the many interesting finds awaiting discovery in every nook and cranny here. I wasn’t planning on writing much, but a sprained foot/ankle …
To me Easter isn’t just one day but a season of hope, resurrection, rebirth and renewal. Of all of these, hope is the most important aspect that provides the momentum to break through the barriers that lock us in sadness, grief, dismay, sickness, loneliness, heartbreak, or any other human bondage. Hope is like a beautiful …
Easter chocolates and cherry trees have little in common, except that they both appear in the spring. Nevertheless, in the past week, I have had long and fruitful walks discovering both again. The first one was a 14 kilometer walk through three of the prettiest parks south of Paris in the suburbs of Sceaux, …
When profound pain has been stored away in our psychic attic, we can become detached from the acute rawness of the feeling over time, which is protective in nature. Though we are always aware of this deep gnawing sorrow, we are never really able to fully unleash it, and therefore ours tears become “frozen” in …