Goodnight from Sammy & Family on day 99 in Puerto Rico

Goodnight from Sammy & Family, hes just in a happy state no matter what age

Good evening friends.

How nice to be here with everyone.  We hope everyone had a nice weekend.  Sammy boy wanted to come say goodnight to everyone.  He is still as feisty as ever, he loves to chase that leash.  Sammy has no idea that he’s 10 years old.  He just exists in a happy state.

People are different of course with a lot more going on then a dog, no doubt about that.  But as i have written recently we focus way too much on our age number.  The only one that determines how we feel about our age is us.  Let me describe my age from my perspective.  I could care less about being 45, you could tell me I’m 20, or you can tell me I’m 70, what I will tell you is I will feel the same way about myself at any point on the timeline of life.  Good, bad or indifferent,  my thoughts will not be governed by any age stereotype.

Now why would I say that ?  Because I’m living proof that if  you become happy, or happier, you’ll feel as young as you’ve ever wanted to feel.  As i am getting older and older in life terms, I am getting younger and younger in happiness terms.

Let’s keep it simple like Sammy.  He just exists in a happy state.

Signing off from Puerto Rico on day 99, Dr. Harp Seal for Sammy & Family.

When did this school get so Small ?

Dr. Harp Seal message; " When did these schools get so small?"

Good morning friends.  You can read this message here, or just below the text, you can listen to the Audio;

Dr. Harp Seal here.  Thank you for stopping by.  So today, lets take a walk down memory lane.  Most of us have driven by or even revisited our grade schools that we attended decades later.

And what’s the one thing we all say to ourselves ?  When did this school get so small, I don’t remember it being so small. Now of course, intellectually we realize the school is the same size, and its us and our experiences that have gotten much bigger.

So what’s the point ?  The point is, the things that are troubling us right now, at some point in time will also seem small,  just like the grade schools we attended do to us now.  This is very important to be aware of because a lot of times when we are inside of a crisis, it feels like it will never end.  We have to remember that in time this problem will be reduced to what it actually is. Its this awareness that will help propel us forward right now.

Audio message;

The Movie Rewrite for “Thelma and Louise”

Thelma & Louise

Did you ever wish the movie “Thelma and Louise” ended differently ?

In the Rewrite, when they drive off the cliff, Thelma and Louise at exactly the precise time and altitude pulled their hidden parachutes and land on the border of Mexico.

After weeks of migrating, they were introduced to the late Mexican American Actor, Anthony Quinn’s son and daughter. The Quinn’s were in pre-development mode for their new movie company. They made an offer to Thelma and Louise because of their American backgrounds.

The four of them hatched the new Movie Company called “Amexico Studios” — Meanwhile, back over the border in the USA, the character that Brad Pitt played gets charged with burglary for what he stole from Thelma (Geena Davis).  As a result, he then also flees to Mexico.

Crazily enough, when looking for work, the Brad Pitt guy answers an ad for a movie company looking for a lead Actor in their first movie “If Anthony Quinn were alive today”  —  When the Brad Pitt guy showed up for the audition, the room was dead silent because of his actions back in the states.  Fortunately, Thelma and Louise believed in forgiveness.  After all, they had made a ton of mistakes also.  So Amexico Studios gives the Brad Pitt guy a break and gives him the leading role. For the sake of Karma, the Brad Pitt guy returns the money that he stole from Thelma and Louise.

Meanwhile, the Film “If Anthony Quinn were still Alive” wins Best Global Picture of year and the Brad Pitt Guy wins the award for Best Actor.   As a result of all the success, The USA pardons Thelma and Louise, as well as the Brad Pitt guy and invites them back to the states.  Ironically, the three of them declined and decided to stay in Mexico.

I guess this what Christopher Cross meant in the 1980 song, “Ride like the Wind”, when he sang the lyrics, ♫♫♫ And I’ve got such a long way to go (such a long way to go) to make it to the border of Mexico ♫♫♫

The End…. The movie still would’ve been great.

Bernabé Della Mattia; a Brilliant Artistic Photographer who lives Life like a Poet

I started dreaming when I was a little kid and now I continue to be a kid.  One day I realized I wanted to stay true to myself and experience life in the way I wanted to experience it.  So I decided to go my own way, and do my own thing.  I was learning from my own challenges and from my own mistakes.  And despite all of life’s challenges, life is an incredible and amazing adventure.

Bernabé Della Mattia

 One of  his first artistic production near his home town where this girl follows the wind with skates and a long dress. – Molino Rojo –

I studied at The  University of Cinema in Buenos Aires, working in the meantime in Advertising, television, video clips and cinema.  After a few years I realized that my place was in photography, not depending on other people, just me with my camera and computer. That led me to start traveling around the world.

Bernabé Della Mattia

  Bernabé  loves mixing, so he did this piece with a group of painters in his home town, this  image was capture together. — Aire —

I’ve  being working as a photographer for more than 15 years now and I hope I can keep on learning about this fantastic world.

Bernabé Della Mattia

 This was one of a 15 pictures of woman in a rush to her birthday party.   — Apurada —

I found thousands of friends during those trips, every year I meet more and more people that teach me and make me understand a little more about this planet.

Bernabé Della Mattia

La Habana in Cuba  is one of those cities that blow your mind, the people, with a different energy,  those places where the time and only the time can paint in that way.    — La pandilla —

The magic is around every corner, I intend to capture it with my lens, sometimes I catch it, and I know it was luck, but that’s the kind of luck you can catch when keep going for it.

Bernabé Della Mattia

 In one of my trips I did a portrait of this little boy with a traditional costume. — chalandamars —

At this stage of my life I’m trying to experience new or different things, life is always ready to teach me, I must be ready to learn about it!

Bernabé Della Mattia

 In china,  one morning while I was waiting for the bus, I saw many people riding their bikes in different situations. “If you can fit 2, you can fit 5”

I´m always thinking about my next artistic production, but I always have something to do first, like working for money. I wish I can put my artistic work first as this is the most important thing to me, I’m not in this life just to make money.

Bernabé Della Mattia

 The carnivals in Argentina are very special, I used a costume in a natural landscape.  “Laguna Roja”

Things do not go the way you want, they just go… that is great!, the unexpected, the unknown …the amazing adventure of living starts everyday in this world, your world!.

Bernabé Della Mattia

 India, one of these authentic countries, This girl showed me her hand in the street.  “The Pinterest”

Bernabé Della Mattia

This is  Bernabé Della Mattia.  He takes some of the most interesting photographs all over the world.  He is an incredibly talented photographer.  Sammy & Family wants to thank him for letting us feature him today.  Friends take a look at his website, the link is below.  His photographs will show you the world like you’ve never seen.  Real people in their lives from all over the world.  Every picture is as good or better as the next

Bernabé Della Mattia’s website;  http://www.bernabedellamattia.com.ar/

You can Find him on Facebook;  https://www.facebook.com/bernabe.dellamattia

Happy Haturday

Haturday

Good morning friends.

Happy Haturday.  Yes, Haturday.  Here’s the math; Henry + Saturday = Haturday.  You know, we’ve done these kinds of play on words before and it leads me to a bigger notion, why not change words around all time time for any settings or themes ?   Being we used Saturday as the theme of this caption, just for fun, lets look at a few other days of the week.

Patrick + Monday = Ponday

Sammy + Tuesday = Suesday

Kelly + Wednesday = Kensday

Jeffrey + Thursday = Jursday

Anyway you get the picture, we can go off on some serious tangents on mixing and meshing words together.

So with that, have a great Haturday Heveryone   (Henry + Everyone = Heveryone)

Goodnight from Kelly & Family

Happy Weekend, and goodnight from Kelly

Good evening friends.

Welcome to the weekend.  Friday showed up right on time as it always does.  It’s great to be here with everyone, it’s my favorite part of the day.

We hope you all had a nice week.  Its good to be home with Vanessa, her dad, and our five dogs. Life was really good today on Friday, April 17th, 2015.  Day 97 here in Puerto Rico.

If anyone had a tough week, give yourself a break.  We do the best we can and that’s all anyone can ask.  Many times I have said if any of our friends need to reach out to me, do not hesitate.  I don’t hind behind my screen names and profile pictures.  I always make myself accessible when someone emails me or calls me.  I bring this up because I don’t claim to have all the answers, but i have experienced a lot in this life, and enjoy sharing those experiences with those in need.

So you should all know that invitation is always on the table.  I have helped  a lot people around the world feel just a little better to get some wind back in their sails and start anew.  I am able to do this because of all the beat downs I have had in life and have made it through.   o to my friends in need, stay focused, keep your hope alive and you can lean on me if you need to.

With that, Love always, Scott Smith for Sammy & Family

Sweet Jeffrey

Sweet Jeffrey

Good morning friends.

Sweet Jeffrey came to wish everyone a nice day.  Look at that face, so innocent.  Jeffrey is really coming around, he loves going on our walks and taking in nature and the scenery.  Sammy & Family has really grown attached to him.

He’s is really smart and gentle.  When i offer him a treat, he will not take it out of my hand until i let it go.  He really is a considerate dog with a lot of manners.  I guess what I’m saying is, I love Jeffrey, which is not knew news, i have said that many times.  But that’s the thing about loving an animal, they bring you joy everyday.  So tomorrow I will probably mention how i love him again.

Animals are just like Time Magazine’s slogan; “The Gift that keeps on giving”

Happy Friday friends.  It’s good to be alive.  Another gift today is, maybe it will be a great one, why not ?

Goodnight from Henry & Family on day 96 in Puerto Rico

Henry leads us out and some wisdom shared

Good evening friends.

Hope everyone had a nice Thursday today.  If you did not, maybe tomorrow will be better, give it a chance to be. Tonight we have Henry the Soldier of Love leading us out.  As you can see he is getting tired but still in tuned to all of us in the room.

Reminds me of being a kid, even when we are exhausted we hang in there so we don’t miss anything fun.  But eventually the tree falls and we end up with the zzz’s.

A little wisdom for all my friends out here.  And this is not just lip service, if you feel like you’re  getting old, like a lot of us do, we need to find happy again.  Where is happy ? Where did happy go ?   Happy is in the same place we left it getting caught up in the smoke and mirrors of life and and the age numbers we are currently feeling.

I mean this my friends, I don’t feel age in terms of numbers.  I feel young when I’m happy, and I feel old when I’m depressed.  So what makes you happy ?  What used to make you happy ?  Tap into that again and will find your youth again.

The Fountain of Youth is found only in happiness.   And happiness does not have to be this big grand thing either.  Here is my of a few things that make me happy, walking my dogs, listening to my Ipod, and buying a bag of Muncho potato chips, those little things make me happy, and then guess what ?  You got it, I feel younger right then and there.

Signing off from Puerto Rico on day 96, Dr. Harp Seal for Sammy & Family.