There are a few things on the planet I really appreciate and one of them is good art. I recently fell in love with a painting that is owned by one of our family friends. The painting is from Iran and it's of a woman who looks like a girl in one of my favorite paintings at The Getty Museum. The painting from Iran is so beautiful because the woman is just glowing. She looks peaceful and graceful and lovely. The colors are brilliant and rich and I just can't help but notice that the painter must have been viewing her with the most loving eyes you can imagine.
It got me thinking about the paintings at Disneyland. There is one that captures my attention of a woman on Pirates of the Caribbean. She looks strong, bold and beautiful. Are those paintings ever for sale or are they forever paintings for each ride? There are also quite a few paintings on the Haunted Mansion ride. The Pirates of the Caribbean painting I recognized when I did a google search but I haven't had the opportunity to study the Haunted Mansion ones as well. I wonder if they are meticulously placed on each ride.
Are any of them of Walt Disney's wife or inspired by her? Did he paint?
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Disneyland Perspective
I'm happy to go to Disneyland because I am reminded that we humans really actually do like one another and we enjoy being around one another. I credit Walt Disney for creating an atmosphere where, whatever time it may be, whether in California, Florida, Tokyo, Shanghai or Paris, people are focused on coexisting in peace and harmony.
I walk through with my little family and am grateful when we arrive at a place where we can view the electrical parade, "Paint the Night". We sit down by the Small World ride and I decide to take a quick whirl with my son. When we were on the ride, there was a girl who walked out near our boats and pulled a curtain back with a hook in hand.
I, naturally, looked to see what was behind it and it looked to me like a little boat station. It was much like the area on Pirates of the Caribbean I talked about in a prior blog where the boat trail veers off into another. Areas where they take care of the boats... It makes sense. Anyway, when we arrived back at our spot to view the parade I couldn't help but notice that there were people EVERYWHERE!
We found some nice people to sit next to and I say they are nice because they shared their viewing space with us. We enjoyed the show! The characters were really close to perfect. We get annoyed when we aim for perfection, whether it's a good spot to view the parade, or aiming to look more like the princesses in the parade... because, us humans are born with imperfections. And us imperfect people, somehow manage to coexist with people who think our imperfections are just perfect.
Suzie Sateri
I walk through with my little family and am grateful when we arrive at a place where we can view the electrical parade, "Paint the Night". We sit down by the Small World ride and I decide to take a quick whirl with my son. When we were on the ride, there was a girl who walked out near our boats and pulled a curtain back with a hook in hand.
I, naturally, looked to see what was behind it and it looked to me like a little boat station. It was much like the area on Pirates of the Caribbean I talked about in a prior blog where the boat trail veers off into another. Areas where they take care of the boats... It makes sense. Anyway, when we arrived back at our spot to view the parade I couldn't help but notice that there were people EVERYWHERE!
We found some nice people to sit next to and I say they are nice because they shared their viewing space with us. We enjoyed the show! The characters were really close to perfect. We get annoyed when we aim for perfection, whether it's a good spot to view the parade, or aiming to look more like the princesses in the parade... because, us humans are born with imperfections. And us imperfect people, somehow manage to coexist with people who think our imperfections are just perfect.
Suzie Sateri
Thursday, March 31, 2016
The Beam
We are starting to get a little bit of a Disneyland routine going lately. This includes going in or out of the park on the Monorail. The captain's view of the park, otherwise known as the first cart on the Monorail provides the best view thus far.
When we sat in the captain's cabin we were able to hear fun facts about the park such as Disneyland being built around the Monorail. The Monorail is built on a beam and as I learned that fact I started to wonder if Walt Disney was somehow interested in the sport of gymnastics to get such an inspiration.
The good thing about going in the park from the Monorail is that you get to avoid standing in the entrance lines. If you plan on going to California Adventure it is not a good idea to take the Monorail because there is only an exit/entrance for Disneyland or Downtown Disney.
Why is this important, I'm not sure. Maybe I'm not being true to myself when I'm writing about Disneyland.
What I really feel like writing about is the fact that I have a children's book in the process of being published right now and I'm excited about it. It's called, Moon of Mine and it's about a kid having short conversations with the moon. The whole idea being the moon is like a mother to the kid. Our mothers are like a night light, guiding our hearts near or far. The moon is as consistent as the sun as the heart of a mother is for her child.
I suppose M.o.M. fits in with the topic of Disneyland because Disneyland's Main Street is like Main Street U.S.A. which is where I imagine Moon of Mine to take flight, so to speak. I'll try to give you a captain's view of the book (so to speak) to give you an idea of what it's like. I really hope you like it. My heart is now beaming. Good night.
Suzie Sateri
When we sat in the captain's cabin we were able to hear fun facts about the park such as Disneyland being built around the Monorail. The Monorail is built on a beam and as I learned that fact I started to wonder if Walt Disney was somehow interested in the sport of gymnastics to get such an inspiration.
The good thing about going in the park from the Monorail is that you get to avoid standing in the entrance lines. If you plan on going to California Adventure it is not a good idea to take the Monorail because there is only an exit/entrance for Disneyland or Downtown Disney.
Why is this important, I'm not sure. Maybe I'm not being true to myself when I'm writing about Disneyland.
What I really feel like writing about is the fact that I have a children's book in the process of being published right now and I'm excited about it. It's called, Moon of Mine and it's about a kid having short conversations with the moon. The whole idea being the moon is like a mother to the kid. Our mothers are like a night light, guiding our hearts near or far. The moon is as consistent as the sun as the heart of a mother is for her child.
I suppose M.o.M. fits in with the topic of Disneyland because Disneyland's Main Street is like Main Street U.S.A. which is where I imagine Moon of Mine to take flight, so to speak. I'll try to give you a captain's view of the book (so to speak) to give you an idea of what it's like. I really hope you like it. My heart is now beaming. Good night.
Suzie Sateri
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Happiest Place on Earth Seed
Why is Disneyland known as the happiest place on Earth? Is it a place that makes people feel happy? Would you think going to spend a day in Anaheim, California would make a person happy? Is it because there are always people there that lessens feelings of loneliness we experience as human beings? Is it because there is constant entertainment and interaction? Or is it because the tone is set when we go to Disneyland... we get happy knowing we are going to spend time at "the happiest place on Earth"?
I recently read an article about how senior citizens and babies need a bigger circle of people health wise. So as our babies grow and our parents grow we are the ones who help sustain those connections. Of course we can find our own Disneyland type destinations online but there is something about feeling safe around real human beings. Disneyland is magical and happy because people go there believing great things can happen.
I recently read an article about how senior citizens and babies need a bigger circle of people health wise. So as our babies grow and our parents grow we are the ones who help sustain those connections. Of course we can find our own Disneyland type destinations online but there is something about feeling safe around real human beings. Disneyland is magical and happy because people go there believing great things can happen.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
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