Monthly Archives: April 2011

Turning Left: Iceland on the Ring Road

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

We chose counterclockwise.  Opposite of how the commentary was laid out in the Lonely Planet guide, we elected to drive the ring road of Iceland the other way.  After our climb of Hvannadalshnúkur, as we headed out Route One toward … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #185 Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not…

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #184 It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks…

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #183 We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls…

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. –Anais Nin

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Visual Soliloquy #182 Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not…

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #181 We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think…

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. –Swami Vivekananda

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Visual Soliloquy #180 Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear…

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. –Baruch Spinoza

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Visual Soliloquy #179 If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud…

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud. –Emile Zola

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Visual Soliloquy #178 Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward…

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward. –Victor Kiam

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Hammered on Hvannadalshnuku

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

So much to describe and share and so little time to find the words. Days are passing here like the wind, very rapidly and measured in meters per second, both the speed of the wind and our experiences on the … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #177 Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does…

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. –William James

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Visual Soliloquy # 176 When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly…

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly. – Michel de Montaigne

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Visual Soliloquy #175 Do what you can, with what you have, where you are…

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Day One from the Land of Ice

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

I think my senses must be heightened by the process of being squeezed six across into a long aluminum cigar that is pressured to 8000 feet that rapidly teleports me to a new place. I leave the airport and embrace … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy # 174 Finding is reserved for those that search…

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Finding is reserved for those that search. – Jim Rohn

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Visual Soliloquy #173 The most important thing about having goals is having one…

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

The most important thing about having goals is having one. – Geoffrey F. Abert

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Visual Soliloquy #172 Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace…

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. –Buddha

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Sport as Spiritual Friend

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

My last three days have been filled with three things: Buddhist retreat, hockey playoffs and packing for Iceland. One wrapped up yesterday, one will wrap up today and one must be wrapped up by 4:20 tomorrow afternoon. This morning as … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #171 Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment…

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment –Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy #170 Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely –Buddha

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