Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions. ~Maya Angelou
Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions. ~Maya Angelou
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make…
Give up defining yourself – to yourself or to others. You won’t die. You will come to life. And don’t be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it’s their problem. Whenever…
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,…
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson AJOITE Scientific Properties: Ajoite is an attractive copper silicate mineral that is named for its type locality in the…
Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what he loves. ~Blaise Pascal
Soften my heart, O God of living waters, that the shower of Scripture I am about to read may enrich the soil of my soul. Rain down your wisdom in sacred streams to carry me like an upturned leaf through…
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities. ~William Arthur Ward
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. ~Sir Edmund Hillary
The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within our reach is joy. There is radiance and glory in the darkness could we but see – and to see we have only to look. ~Fra Giovanni…
Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. ~Paramahansa Yogananda
The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it. ~Jacques Yves Cousteau
She was illusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to…
Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize…a blue sky…white clouds…green leaves. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
If you may count every drop of water in the ocean and count every grain of sand in the sea – multiply it by a thousand and that’s how much I love you. ~George of Langkloof
Live your dreams and you nurture your spirit, nurture your spirit and you dance your bliss, dance your bliss and the world becomes a celebration of authentic loving harmony. ~Micheal Teal
Mission 3… Perspective When I accepted this week’s G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers challenge from Ron Clifford on ‘perspective’ I had no idea of where it would take me… little did I know it would take me through time. I…
Mission 2… Depth of Focus Which drastically shifts the focus of life here in Seattle and although the weather was PERFECT, it has me firing this week’s G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers top four off later than ideal. Ironically, the…
Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be…
The look in this meerkat’s eyes always piques my curiosity… is it surprise, fear, indignation, curiosity, or playfulness? I never know, I just figure it’s always best to… Be curious, not judgmental. ~Walt Whitman
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. ~Victor Hugo
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes – every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. ~Orison Swett Marden
Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning. ~Lydia M.…
and speaking of kindness Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~Lao Tzu Be Kind And for those wondering what kind of stone is displayed, this photo captures two different shades of…
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the…
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~Henry David Thoreau
As you continue to send out love, the energy returns to you in a regenerating spiral… As love accumulates, it keeps your system in balance and harmony. Love is the tool, and more love is the end product. ~Sara Paddison
That was the assignment, right Ron… or was it to make me the photographer weep in frustration? As life presented for me, I was tasked by my first client to compose a shot with one of my trinity rocks, an…