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A typical day in the park...

9/17/2017

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​I liked this particular angle of the gazebo
Which meant standing nearby to a fairly busy road intersection 
I got a few passing cars' feedbacks on my painting.. lol
One lady yelled out to me for a card
Which I had to rush to her before the lights changed...

Sorry I didn't get your name
And Thank You for your lovely smile... ^_^

So much for a quiet day under the shade in the park
I loved and felt blessed with all the interactions I had.. ^_^

ENJOY A HEARTFUL DAY ON THIS SUNDAY, dear firends!! xoxo
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Won First Priize!

9/11/2017

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First Prize
Live Art Competition
4 hours to create a painting on location within a boundary
This church provides services like meals, clothing, shower facilities to many homeless people
Quite a few of them came over to see what I was painting..
A smiling Sheila with broad strides had been a client 15 years ago
She had been widowed sudddenly with three little children 
The church gave her meals and a place to have some human contact
The floor needed sweeping one day
And Sheila volunteered...
She was handed $10 for the hour she would have worked for free
"You mean there is a position open for an hour's work everyday for 5-6 days a week?"
Sheila remembered how excited she was to get an extra $50-$60 per week
She's now been promoted to manager of the homeless program 
And still volunteers many hours
I can just see her oozing with gratitude 
"There are no thieves and angry, hungry people on the street therefore.. "
And I was grateful for the friendly, gentle, streets people who came to talk to me..
They were generous with their compliments and they were free to share their stories
I was never too busy for that..
Never too busy to be touched by their humanity... ❤️


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