Monthly Archives: July 2013

Visual Soliloquy #800 Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence…

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. ― Hal Borland

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Part Lawn Chair, Part Wheelbarrow

Part lawn chair, part wheelbarrow… It’s not what comes to mind when you picture an off-roading adventure. But that’s just what MUN’s using to get people out into the field. Their new Trail Rider is aimed at getting people with … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #799 If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary…

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. – Jim Rohn Photo by Jim Desautels

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Visual Soliloquy #798 But for each of us, isn’t life about determining your own finish line?

But for each of us, isn’t life about determining your own finish line? Diana Nyad

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Visual Soliloquy #797 The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side…

The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side. ~Margaret Carty Congratulations to the Outfitters Easter Seals Tely Ten Team today on an awesome race. They are raising funds for Easter Seals to purchase a … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #796 The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation…

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. –Diane Arbus

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Visual Soliloquy #795 Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness…

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness. –Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Recreation Boot Camp

Recreation boot camp: HKR students wrap up a very unique semester By Michelle Osmond | July 25, 2013 For recreation students, something happens in their third year that many of them never forget. They take three courses, in six weeks, … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #794 You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough…

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ― Mae West

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Visual Soliloquy #793 For the stone from the top for geologists…

For the stone from the top for geologists, the knowledge of the limits of endurance for the doctors, but above all for the spirit of adventure to keep alive the soul. ― George Mallory

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Visual Soliloquy #792 The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage…

The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage. ― Carrie Jones

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Visual Soliloquy #791 To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honour…

To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honour. ― Stacey T. Hunt

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Visual Soliloquy #790 Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises…

Green is the prime colour of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. –Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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Visual Soliloquy #789 Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm…

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. ― Rabindranath Tagore

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Visual Soliloquy #788 The canoe is not a lifeless, inanimate object…

The canoe is not a lifeless, inanimate object; it feels very much alive, alive with the life of the river. – Bill Mason

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Visual Soliloquy #787 There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day…

There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them. ― Jo Walton

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Visual Soliloquy #786 We always see our worst selves…

We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust. ― David Levithan

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Visual Soliloquy #785 Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain…

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it. –Andy Rooney

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Visual Soliloquy #784 Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better…

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. – Albert Camus

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Visual Soliloquy #783 Solitude is the soil in which genius is planted, creativity grows, and legends bloom…

Solitude is the soil in which genius is planted, creativity grows, and legends bloom; faith in oneself is the rain that cultivates a hero to endure the storm, and bare the genesis of a new world, a new forest. ― … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #782 The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most…

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most. ― John Ruskin

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Happy Oma’s Day

A year has passed since Oma’s Independence Day…a year of missing her and appreciating her and wishing I could still call her on the phone for a dear chat and a laugh. Sometimes I couldn’t believe the chats we had … Continue reading

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Slackline Fusion #2: Yoga

Last week, I watered the plants from the slackline. Tonight I tried setting the table from the slack line, but that didn’t work so well. I moved on to trying yoga on the slack line…here is my rendition of Warrior … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #781 There are years that ask questions and years that answer…

There are years that ask questions and years that answer. ― Zora Neale Hurston

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Visual Soliloquy #780 The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing…

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ― Socrates

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Visual Soliloquy #779 The road to success is always under construction…

The road to success is always under construction. ― Lily Tomlin

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Visual Soliloquy #778 Always Be Like Water…

Always be like a water. Float in the times of pain or dance like waves along the wind which touches its surface. ― Santosh Kalwar

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