When we’re born, we’re like a blank canvas. Our lives start out empty but are slowly colored by what we experience day by day. So day by day I paint my Canvas with thoughts, experiences and everything else that makes interests me. What will be the result of my painting? My answer is optimistic but I’ll let you decide for yourself. Watch this work in progress as he reaches the highest peaks through coursing along the rockiest bottoms. I am; Dickson, My Life Is My Canvas And The World Is My Paint. rm_f1st('5','180','true','false','ebebeb','3hGQyQcGGiO','true','ff0000'); N o t e s : - My posts vary in length, they may be short and to the point or long and developed. - Do not follow because you want a “Follow”, Follow because you actually want to read what I have to write. —— E n j o y —— Tumblr (3.0; @dson)http://dson.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd99d8dd08a23a2970fadaf651914abd/tumblr_mjq35g6yG91qb9afco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>1111 Wishes?</big></p><blockquote><p>Very cool!</p> <p>After I published my first post on WordPress here, one that wasn’t imported from my…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://readintothings.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/1111-wishes/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/45447378769http://dson.tumblr.com/post/45447378769Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:15:16 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b558ee4b300606312e17185a9648b614/tumblr_mjo6avl0Ef1qb9afco1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Reading Into Things!</big></p><blockquote><p>The whole reason I started blogging back on Tumblr was because I wanted to have an <strong>outlet to let…</strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://readintothings.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/reading-into-things/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/45368103900http://dson.tumblr.com/post/45368103900Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:28:07 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb6hivMwbD1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#wow can’t even describe this arena. #charlotte #stadium #arena #bobcats #army #frontrow #usa #global (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/32615142845http://dson.tumblr.com/post/32615142845Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:44:54 -0600arenacharlotteusaarmybobcatswowglobalstadiumfrontrow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9p96d9itk1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Last Frontier. #space walk #awe #glimpse #future (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/30694833868http://dson.tumblr.com/post/30694833868Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:51:49 -0600awefutureglimpsespace<p><strong>Wow</strong>. Its been five months since I last wrote a post and then ten months since I wrote one that I felt had a meaning.</p> <p><em>It&#8217;s hard to believe that time has flown by so quickly, yet there is no way to slow it down as it&#8217;s only going to fly by faster and faster until it&#8217;s my time to leave.</em> <strong><em>With the speed of the last few months and the last year it can be easy to forget about the growth, the triumphs and the temporary defeats that have all happened but now I&#8217;ve reached the point where all of it is coming into a Full Circle.</em></strong></p> <p>So, here&#8217;s to being reconnected to Tumblr where I can continue painting my <strong><a href="http://dson.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Canvas</a></strong> with the year that I&#8217;ve been disconnected to go soul searching.<br/><br/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ssvvc3DN1qb0tyi.jpg"/></p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25348754321http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25348754321Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:04:25 -0600FullCircleFull CircleJapanAsianRealizationBreakthroughTriumphTemporaryDefeatGrowthPersonalDevelopmentTumblrPostWowTime fliesfasterleavedeathfaster and fasterflyturning pointcross roadsreflectionself reflectionlooking backthreestepsforward<p>I just went through my archive of posts and<strong><em> I feel absolutely grateful and blessed to see that even though I was on a hiatus for a year, what I wrote was still being read and liked by you, my reader(s) and fellow Tumblrers who continue to be creative and expressive of yourselves. </em></strong></p> <p>So I&#8217;d just like to say    <strong>T H A N  K     Y O U     S O      M U  C H&#160;!!! </strong></p> <p><strong><em>You have no idea how much it means for me to see this =)</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5sthaBRlL1qb0tyi.jpg"/></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>PS.</em></strong><em> All Gratitude Posts will now be called &#8220;Grateful Posts&#8221;&#8230;.. I&#8217;ll explain later why ;)</em></p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25348207546http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25348207546Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:51:51 -0600GratitudeGrateful20NumberMyFellowTumblrTumblrersThankYouSoMuchPostLoveReadersNotesLikesKeep on beingCreativeexpressivebetruetoyourselfBlessBlessedappreciate itappreciative<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5qaosTIw81qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Free frappucino sample?! Even better. Come to this Starbucks!!! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Starbucks)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25247205026http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25247205026Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:07:39 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5qadmRyzH1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Something Refreshing? Oh yes. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Starbucks)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25246819733http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25246819733Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:00:58 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5meuqi4QZ1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Starbucks remembered my birthday! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25103664464http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25103664464Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:47:14 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5mebdufeL1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Apparently my cousin and I have our own clothing stores…. Guess its time to buy them and say they ARE mine! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Kensington)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25102991553http://dson.tumblr.com/post/25102991553Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:35:37 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5fu2o4aKy1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shoe organization for the family? Check. That’s one step done for spring cleaning ;) (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/24869299852http://dson.tumblr.com/post/24869299852Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:32:48 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5fsoiMqHl1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Turn your backyard into art with Waves!! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/24867877640http://dson.tumblr.com/post/24867877640Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:02:42 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olfbWQSy1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Meeting Douglas Vermeeren, It’s about having the right associations. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Calgary Alberta)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23857957816http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23857957816Sun, 27 May 2012 06:30:46 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fk4tokvr1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Universal Studios (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23546270112http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23546270112Tue, 22 May 2012 09:24:28 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46u6bvr5L1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Hardrock @ Universal Studios (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23251836368http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23251836368Thu, 17 May 2012 16:22:58 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46cduHbH51qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pooh Bear!! :D (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Disneyland)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23232108803http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23232108803Thu, 17 May 2012 09:58:42 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46c9iw9Et1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s Tigger!!! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Disneyland)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23232014598http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23232014598Thu, 17 May 2012 09:56:06 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43qviOQvp1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Everyone loves cheesecakes; but the question is, if you could only pick one…. Which would it be? (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at The Cheesecake Factory)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23154150473http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23154150473Wed, 16 May 2012 00:18:53 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43g1l7BJv1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Vegetation (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23143750884http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23143750884Tue, 15 May 2012 20:24:56 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43fxiBwrr1qb9afco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We have arrived! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23143582572http://dson.tumblr.com/post/23143582572Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:30 -0600