This painting is a portrait of Lydia Cassatt. The technique of it is oil based on a canvas created in 1880 by Mary Cassatt at the small Palace in Paris. Mary Cassatt is an American impressionist patter. She lived in France for a while and died there in June of 1926. This painting portrait of Lydia was painted in the summer of 1889. Lydia was ill and her family was visiting in Paris to help take care of Lydia. This painting is one of the first portraits Cassatt painted outdoors.
When I first saw this painting I felt deeply in love with it as she is so beautiful and at the same time she looks so worried. Learning more about this painting I now understand why she looks so worried. Knowing that she is ill and trying to keep on with life its hard but the good thing about it is that her family are there to help her. I love the fact that this portrait was painted at the end of June getting ready for autumn in which to tell you the truth is my favorite season year around. I love the smell, the weather, the seasonal change, the trees changing their outfits to beautiful elegant orange and yellow leaves. I find it fascinating what Mother Nature can do. I feel like Mary Cassatt did I great job painting this portrait of her sister and is a great way to show autumn to everyone that sees this portrait also to show that natural beauty is within and that no mater what you are feeling inside an artist can actually also paint it and you can see how worried she is by looking at her eyes, the way she is holding to her walking stick, and her body language.
Mary Cassatt, Autumn, Portrait of Lydia Cassatt, 1880, oil on canvas, 37 x 26 in.;
I believe living life one step at a time is the best way to live life. I also believe you shouldn’t wonder about what is going to happen tomorrow, however, you should definitely be mindful about the future by making the best decision at the moment because those decisions are setting up your future. I’m a huge believer on God having a plan for you. He gives you many blessings everyday in which makes your faith and love for him even stronger. All you have to do is work hard every day to accomplish your goals, having faith, being positive, being mindful, and being extremely patient.
You might be asking how/why I think and do things this way but to be honest with you I have always been this way since I was a child. I would always give it 110 percent in every game, every class, at home with my amazing family, and with all my friends. I knew I was different when I told my parents “I live to love and give it 110 percent at all times”. My dad never understood why I would work so hard at everything I decided to do. He always questioned why I rather practice to perfection and he also questioned why did I take everything so serious as a child. As a child many people told me I have a soul of an older person and the heart of a champion, not really understanding what they meant by that but now I do understand it. I can say that I analyze everything before making a move, I can also say that by doing such a thing I’ve learned and haven’t made many mistakes. I remember planning my life out since I was in Middle school. Thinking about college, sports, gym, and more schooling. I kept on dreaming high and working harder for what I wanted to accomplish. I have to remind myself every morning that “I am capable of doing ANYTHING and EVERYTHING I put my heart and mind to. I keep on with my faith and with my determination just like Destiny’s child reminds us on their song “Survivor” to not give, to not stop, and to keep on working hard. This song reminds me that there is nothing too big in this world I cannot accomplish; just put it in my mindset and just do it.
It wasn’t easy waking up at 4 am after Xena had passed away but with my uplifting and motivational music my workout gets done, cardio gets done and I feel so much better that I can go to work with an attitude of a warrior. I learned from my previous mistake of not taking Xena out with a leash. It was a tragic incident and it took me a whole year to get another puppy but I learned from it and now I will always take Pablo out with a leash around the Bluebird house, underneath the random entrance with an archway, and to the astonished patio so we can both have breakfast while talking to nature. Then we finally walk inside the house through the crystal clear sliding doors and the majestic sunlight coming through them. I can always say that I will give this home and family 110 percent as I watch my boyfriend smile every morning and keeping my dreams so high and so optimistic. While we create beautiful moments that we can both remember with his and my family. I can’t wait to make amazing memories at the Naples pier just like the family did back in 2018 when she was amazed by the beauty of the beach and its perfection. This family started making memories at the beach, taking one day at a time, and loving life to the fullest. Home is where you are happy and family is those who love your smile.
Water has few different means to people in this case water means being forgiven of all your sins. If you pay closed attention to this video you will see how this body comes from the surface into the water with a force that it sinks in a form of a cross and it is gradually being raised by the spirit and all sins are being forgiven just as how Jesus Christ did when he was crucified for our sins. You will always see how the for of crucification is slowly changing it’s form of a cross to a “Y” since the formation of the arms are being pulled up rather than being vertically. If you look in the background of the body you can also see another body but is not fully a body is more like a spirit since is all in white and not well defined. The right arm of this spirit downward and the left arm seems to be holding the body as is being risen up. Is like if the spirit is baptizing the body just as how John the Baptist was the first Jew to use baptism to symbolize the forgiveness of sins, he was the one who baptized Jesus. Many Christians believe that baptism is extremely important because Jesus was baptized so because of this they will get baptized as a child and later on in life, every religion has its own beliefs. On the top of the water and the surface you can see a halo is said that once you are baptized and your body rises up to the surface again you are clean from all your sins, in this video you can see how this is happening but in a very slow form. It feels as if the person that is expiring the baptism is noticing how slowly it is taking to come back to the surface. This person could be thinking of many different things such as; why is this taking so long but it’s probably has been less than a minute. You know that feeling when you are waiting for something you’ve always wanted and it finally gets there and is like a dream has come true. This is just as what the person in the video is experiencing. Happiness, joy, peaceful, liberty, clearing of heart, good energy, good thoughts, generous spirit and mindfulness.
I love taking pictures of nature, I feel as if is talking to me on a whole another level while I’m looking at it. Some people say I have eyes that can see what nature is actually feeling, I’m not sure what they mean by that but one thing I do know is that I love capturing remarkable pictures of it. I remember as a child I used to draw one specific picture and it was the same drawing all the time. It was a picture of mountains full of flowers and there was a small house in this picture, there was a family of three living there. In my drawing there was a lake and two horses. This drawing was always on my head until I finally came across something very simular to this place. Below I’m going to show you few pictures of what kind of landscape I like. I hope you enjoy my pictures and.The lonely horse was taking back in 2018 while I was driving from Devils Den in Florida. I had to stop to take a picture of this beautiful horse and this lovely trees. When I took this picture I was expiring quite a moment this summer looking at this landscape. I find this picture beautiful, my favorite is the details of the water and the shadows of the trees. I love the blue skies and that one blue cloud in between the trees.
This pictures brings so many great memories from Colorado.We decided to go to Colorado on February of 2018 in skiing season. I remember doing all the research on this place called Garden of the Gods. This Park is a National Natural Landmark in Colorado Springs. This trip was unbelievable magical. The experience itself was on unrealistic. The perfection of the red sandstone mountains, weather, and peaceful atmosphere makes me want to go back there. It was amazing hiking these trails and seeing different animals we don’t have in Florida. The people were also very friendly, mi highly suggest people to go there to experience it.
This picture is called “Pink and Purple kind of night” I love driving at night taking pictures of the road and the stars while listing to the wind and smelling the air. Is so calming and relaxing. Thinking about the deepest thoughts you have in your heart and mind. Just letting time pass by and not worry about anything then finally you come to reality and get home.
This picture I call it “orange skies with a tear of black palms” I love the day I took this picture. I still remember as if it was yesterday when I saw the sun going down and talking to a friend of mine while eating sushi. This picture is very beach and very chill. Especially if you are listing some reggea. Loved taking this picture. This picture is called “Pink and Purple kind of night” I love driving at night taking pictures of the road and the stars while listing to the wind and smelling the air. Is so calming and relaxing.
This picture is called “green lands” nothing better than taking a picture of a beautiful tree and a lake next to it. The green glass making you want roll on it. Having a family picnic next to majestic tree and telling stories. Great view and great weather can’t beat that.
This picture I call it “lucky orange tree” was taken in the middle of Woodruff Park. It was Thanksgiving even on the year 2019. The park was pretty empty it self and it made it even more fun to be there. The build and old architecture are fascinating. The stores were all closed and since there wasn’t may people out there it made things better For us to get to know the city more.
Waking up at 4 in the morning is already a hard thing to do and if we add no motivation drive towards it is even harder. Especially if you go to the gym after a long day at work or school is even harder to get motivated and if you work out that’s worse. I like to get my motivation from music. I like music that has powerful words and reassuring words to help me get through my workout. A little motivation from great music and a little pump in my heart gets me going at the gym. This pump is always an amazing feeling for me because I know I’m getting ready to crush the workout. My fitness routine is based on motivational lyrics, tunes that bring back good memories, and driving beats. We all know the music has the power of helping you stay on track and focused on the task you are doing. Let’s start off with my favorite song.
Eye of the Tiger by an American rock band Survivor released in 1982. This song reminds me of why I’m working so hard to achieve my dreams. It keeps me on my feet since I know that I’m not the only one working hard to achieve this dream. I have to work harder than everyone else to accomplish it trading my passion for glory I can also be set back from it. Even when I reach my goals and dreams I can not settle for that, I have to keep going since I have worked so hard for it to become a reality. Listing to this song early morning is such a motivational and positive song. My determination for the glory gets stronger and stronger by the end of the song reminding me to have the eyes of a tiger and to keep focused.
My second favorite motivational song is Survivor by an American R&B girl group Destiny’s Child released in 2002. Is a classic Destiny’s Child banger. This is a great song especially since is a female group. Reminds me to keep pushing hard on the workout especially when I am getting closed to reaching a new personal record (PR). While singing along the words “I’m a survivor, I’m not goin’ give up, I’m not gon’ stop, I’m gon’ work harder” is the so motivational and it stimulates psychological factors to keep going and never give up. Great soundtrack!
My third uplifting Pop song is Giant by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris feat Rag ‘n’ Bone Man released in 2019. This song is reassuring me that I am a giant. Hearing this self-empowerment song lifting my spirit up while I’m having a hard day either at work, personal, or at the gym. It reminds me that I need to be strong as a giant and to keep my head up no matter the circumstances I am currently experiencing. Wonderful song and motive!!!!!!
Higher Love by Kygo feat. Whitney Houston when’s one of my favorite cardio jam. I love what DJ Kygo dis with the song. Definitely changed things up giving it a tropical house spin and with Houston’s powerful voice makes your spirit keep going and not wanting to stop. This song is such a great way to finish up my cardio at the stair master after an hour of training. Doing HIIT cardio to this song is just what you need To burn more calories.
Last but not least I have to go with a salsa song since I do love to dance salsa and get my cardio in while doing it. La Mordidita by Ricky Martin released in 2016 has such an amazing effervescent salsa beat making you want finish up your cardio or workout hard. This beat is so vividly that your hips can’t stop moving once you hear it and your mood changes to a whole another level. It makes you want to smile more and dance even more! Great song to keep sweating and dancing those calories off your lovely body!
It was May of 2018 when a friend of mine told me her Pomerania just had puppies. She asked me if I knew of anybody that wanted a puppy and if I did know, to please let her know. I asked around if anyone wanted a Pomeranian and at the time I knew I didn’t have the time a puppy required plus I didn’t want a doggie, however, something inside me told me to go see the puppies (foreshadowing). That evening I went to my friend’s house and out of all the puppies, there was one sassy little female. I felt in love with her, so I told my friend that I would like to keep her. After that night I starting doing my puppy mommy research. Since I was becoming a “Pom mom”(situation A). I had a lot of studying to do. I went shopping for everything that was needed. I was so happy that I told all my siblings and the entire family the wonderful news, “I was going to be a mom to a beautiful and loving little Pomeranian”. They were very surprised since they all knew I didn’t have time for a pet, especially a puppy. Some were extremely happy for me but some of them were a bit worried mainly my father. After having this discussion with everyone I started thinking of a name for her. The list was so long that I couldn’t even believe how much time and effort it took me to come up with her name. I didn’t think it would’ve taken me a month to figure out her name. I wanted to pick a meaningful name, I wanted her name to be unique and that was suitable for her. So when Xena Alani Romero arrived at my house I was the happiest human being on this planet. She brought so much happiness to me, something that I have never experienced before. She was so perfect and cute, there was nothing wrong with her little hairy creature. I felt in love with her just as she did with me. She was one month old and she was the cutest little hairy ball with four legs running around the house. She was so happy and full of life. When my whole family finally got to meet her they felt in love with her as well. They all said how much her attitude matched mine. Xena would sleep right next to me and wake up at 4 am to watch me do cardio, then I would get ready to go to the gym and she would come with me as well. She would go shopping with me, to the mall, the movie theater, I took her trick or treating that year, and on Thanksgiving, we drove to ATL and she loved it. She always had the cutest outfits and her favorite color was pink believe or not. Her favorite place to go was Starbucks every Sunday morning after the gym. The love Xena brought to me was amazing until January 31st of 2019 came. That morning I woke extremely late and I took her out without her leash. I was devastated looking for her outside the house (situation B). I got inside the car and drove off on Wilson Blvd, it was a little dark out and I, while I was screaming out her name tears, came down on my cheeks. I drove back home thinking she was there waiting for me at the front door of the house and she wasn’t there. I got back on Wilson Blvd heading towards Immokalee road and I saw this hairy ball on the road. I couldn’t believe that in less than 30 minutes I lost Xena, the one and only creature that loved me every minute she had, the only creature that brought so much love, peace, happiness, and joy to me. I picked her up and she was gone. Her little tongue was slightly out and her eyes were shut closed. I drove back home crying, I opened the door and I called out for my dad while crying. Screaming out her name waking up my parents, grandma, and aunt. They all came worried for me and started crying with me when they saw me holding onto Xena (climax). My father took her away from me and my mother, grandma, and aunt hugged so tight. I felled down to the floor and I couldn’t get up. I have never experienced such loss and devastation. It took me some time to finally realized that Xena Alani came to my life when she was most needed. She thought me to love to a whole another level and for that, I am extremely thankful for it. One year and six months passed and now I’m a mom to a beautiful Frenchie (Resolution) and his name is Pablo. A friend of mine couldn’t take care of him anymore so I offer to keep him. I love him dearly but Xena will always have a special place in my heart.
“The flea” is an erotic metaphysical poem written by John Donne back in 1633. It takes the form of an erotic humorous narrative. Donne’s poise of hinting at the erotic without ever explicitly referring to sex and seduction. The idea of being bitten by a flea represents a “sin” which means you were bitten by a sin. There are a lot of symbolism used in this poem. He uses the term “flea” as a symbol of their togetherness and leads on to their marriage bed. The term “Blood” symbolizes life and Donne is using it to symbolize erotic passion and religious devotion. As his beloved moves to kill the flea, he beggs her to not kill the flea since it means she would be killing this amazing romance between them. Her on the other hand wants to kill the flea and doesn’t want to have sex with him. He is asking her to spare the three lives in the flea: his life, her life, and the fleas life. By that he wants this romance to continue even though their parents has a resentment towards their romance. The protagonist ends up killing this flea and the romance ends since she did not want to have sex with him.
You can say that nowadays there are people who want to have sex with another person instead of actually getting to know them and then falling in love with one another. It seems like sex is way more important then getting to know the person. What I mean by “getting to know the person” is that this factor is extremely important in peoples life rather than having sex with them . People should stop the rush to getting into bed and actually enjoy life. Taking one step at a time with this other human being in which you got the privileged to meet while dating. Have morals and beliefs that everyone comes to your life for a purpose rather than just meeting them for few dates. Life passes fast and it shouldn’t be a sensation of having a “flea” or making a sin.
The Bluebird house is the name of the house I am currently living. We have been living in this house for only four months and to tell you the truth I am loving this Bluebird house. As soon as you drive by it you see this beautiful blueish and grayish house with a with a white garage. The lawn is so alive and vibrate green that it looks synthetic. It has one small palm tree in the middle of the driveway in which birds love coming by to visit. Once you park your car and you start walking towards the house you come across a random entrance with an archway. I have asked myself so many times what was the architecture thinking when he/she thought about putting such thing there? My parents think is to balance out the weight of the house, however, I think they were trying to get creative and it really didn’t workout, but once again the house was built in 1973 who knows what they were really thinking. Once you enter the archway you come finally come to a screened door and then you have finally arrived to the wooden brown door. Once you open this amazing, tall, wooden door you see four sliding doors welcoming you approximately 80 feet away giving a radiant light making the house look so bright and peaceful that you can literally hear the angelic music playing while you look around the house. The light of the sun coming passed the sliding doors is something that I love waking up too, but not just because of this bright sunny light, but, for the view passed the sliding doors. There is this crystal clear waterfront that makes me want to sit outside to have breakfast everyday listening to the birds humming and the squirrel playing, while smelling the fragrance of fresh air. My favorite part of the house is the astonished patio, I can see myself spending my mornings there whenever fall and winter comes. This will be our first year experiencing this together as a couple and in our first home. Once you come back inside the house, you will see the living room on the right side and a TV wall on the left side, then seven steps away from the sliding doors passing the TV wall you turned left and you come across to this spectacular kitchen with two windows facing the patio in which I have a nice view to the waterfront. The windows are both sliding windows and they both have screens so while I am cooking I have one of the windows opened and I’m listing to nature talk to me. Once you step out of the kitchen you turn left and you will find the dining room. The dinning room is pretty big it self, this is everyone’s favorite place of the house. They say is the best room this house has, however, the best part of the house in which I am in love with is the patio. On the left side of the dinning room there one bedroom, one full bathroom, and another bedroom. These bedroom are really cute, they are both facing the towards the front of the house and the lighting from the sun is amazing as well. This part of the house gets cooler than the rest of the hose, so I typically come to one of the rooms to take naps on my days off. All righty then, now we are walking towards the other side of the house. We are approaching the master room. This master room has two windows as soon as you walk in. They are both facing directly to you while you open the door. This room is really spacious and full of love. This room is very unique and sweet. It gets really cold at night but in the middle of the day is extremely hot, I know it has a lot to do with the two windows. You will find the bathroom and the walking closet in this master room. Our master bathroom is not the biggest but it is the cutest bathroom I’ve come across my whole life. It has a cute little white sink, the toilet, and a tiny shower. I find this bathroom so adorable that it might break my heart when he decides to remodel it. As soon as you walk inside this house you will feel the love, peacefulness, gentleness, happiness, and vibrate vibes that makes you want to stay there ignoring everything else that is inside the house.
The other space I used to inhabit regularly was my first apartment. This place was very quiet, calm, peaceful, and loving. It used to calm me down as soon as I were to walked in it. It was a small apartment but at the same time it was pretty big. Since it was my first apartment ever I felt really proud and happy about it. It had a small dinning room, a medium size living room with two windows, a tiny kitchen but I loved it, a master room with two windows and a bathroom, a guest room with two windows, a bathroom and a laundry room. This apartment was the size of my living room, kitchen, and dinning room at my current house. When I tell you it was tiny it truly was. One thing I love about this apartment was the carpet in the bedrooms, I used to come home an lay there for hours, sometimes I would fall asleep on it. This apartment was amazing to lived in and it achieved its goal in a good form. It brought a lot of joy to my life at the point of time, while the Bluebird house gives me a happy, full, warmth and love feeling as soon as I am opening the door. Makes me proud just opening this door knowing that we have accomplished one of my goals. It brings joy to my heart and happiness to the soul.
Random entrance with an archway.Majestic sun light and angelic music playing while looking around.Amazing kitchen with sliding doors and beautiful dinning room. Nature talking to me while having breakfast .
In this painting the artist is demonstrating what a battle filed can look like after few days. There are human and animal skeletons on the ground. There is also blood all over the place. It looks like a battle field in a deserted desert, it appears to be extremely hot weather. The trees are dried and the skies are full of dust as if a dust storm was approaching. The skies are creamy yellow just like the sand no sign of cloudy blue skies. There is a cross in the middle of the painting which demonstrates that someone is the battle was a Christian and beliefs in Jesus Christ, however, it could also mean that their loves ones came after the battle and buried the fallen ones in this field. There is also a red told Demond on the left side of the cross. This demon is tall and has a round face with fire coming out of his/her eyes. It appears like the fire coming out of the eyes is touching the sky. It looks evil and furious as if they were not satisfied with the results of the battle, even though the battle field looks like a deserted desert and no one is left alive. There is also a book few steps away from the cross. The book looks like a Bible, it is covered in blood, slightly opened. On the left side of the Bible there is a bloody sword coming from the ground up. You can see the disaster in this deserted desert, you can also see a lot of death and sadness. You can see the Christianity from some people but you can also see the how cruel and evil it can all be.
This photograph was taken the year of 2018 at the Naples pier. It appears to be a cloudy and windy sunset. The sky is pink and yellow like nothing you have experienced before. The clouds are big and gray like they are ready to start crying droplets of crystals and the waves are extremely strong and extra loud like a blue whale, but Her smile is soft and delicate like a daisy. She is amazed with the beauty of this place; is like if she has never seen a beach this perfect. You can tell that she is having a wonderful time with her two angels. This young lady is wearing jean shorts, a white shirt and a zip up hoodie. She is a mother of a beautiful, happy, curly hair little girl that is astonished by the touch of sand on her feet and the warmth of the water. This child is fascinated by this and in her little mind she still does not understand what is this weird sensation and fun experience she is currently living. The little girl is wearing black shorts and a phosphorescent pink shirt. While the mother is holding the toddlers left hand she is also holding her phone with her right hand making sure this item does not fall into the water. On the left side of the young lady and the toddler is a young man no more than 30 years old. He is wearing black basketball shorts, a white T-shirt and a gray hoodie. He is looking at his lovely wife and divine child. He is too fascinated by this view, however the view that he is looking at is actually his family. His eyes has never seen this majestic smile on Her lovely face. He seems amazed and at the same time happy to be there with his two treasures. The only thing that matters to him is for his Queen and Princess to be happy and he is living that moment at the Naples Pier. At this moment they are both feeling like home and by this meaning, they will start writing a new chapter in theirs lives here at Naples , FL.
Home is where you are happy and family is those who love your smile.
The lonely horse was taking back in 2018 while I was driving from Devils Den in Florida. I had to stop to take a picture of this beautiful horse and this lovely trees. When I took this picture I was expiring quite a moment this summer looking at this landscape. I find this picture beautiful, my favorite is the details of the water and the shadows of the trees. I love the blue skies and that one blue cloud in between the trees. 
1 step @ a time 