Monthly Archives: September 2014

Visual Soliloquy #1027 Judge yourself by the intentions of your actions and by the strength with which you faced the challenges which stood in your way. The universe is vast and we are so small…

Judge yourself by the intentions of your actions and by the strength with which you faced the challenges which stood in your way. The universe is vast and we are so small. ― Oma de Sala

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Visual Soliloquy #1026 Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment…

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment. -Thích Nhất Hạnh

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M is for Morning Mind: Ama Dablam #10

It was a gorgeous morning out on the East Coast Trail for an “Up-Down” training hike above Quidi Vidi. My training pack has grown to 45 pounds and my legs are regaining strength and stamina as they lift me up … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1025 When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing…

When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing, but in the opposite direction. If you reach in both directions, you will have … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1024 Work. Don’t Think. Relax…

Work. Don’t Think. Relax. ― Ray Bradbury

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Visual Soliloquy #1023 There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle…

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ― Albert Einstein

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Visual Soliloquy #1022 The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough…

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #1021 It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else…

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. – Erma Bombeck

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Visual Soliloquy #1020 In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt…

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ― Margaret Atwood

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Visual Soliloquy #1019 I am a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then…

I am a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then. ― John Ford

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Visual Soliloquy #1018 I love that this morning’s sunrise does not define itself by last night’s sunset…

I love that this morning’s sunrise does not define itself by last night’s sunset. ― Steve Maraboli

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Visual Soliloquy #1017 You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation…

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. ― Plato

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Visual Soliloquy #1016 Throw your dreams into space like a kite…

Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new home. – Anais Nin

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Visual Soliloquy #1015 There is strong shadow where there is much light…

There is strong shadow where there is much light. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Visual Soliloquy #1014 When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence…

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ― Ansel Adams

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Visual Soliloquy #1013 Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet…

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. ― Thích Nhất Hạnh

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L is for Life: Ama Dablam #9

I seem to have decided that all Ama Dablam entries will have a letter from Ama Dablam. It’s fun to watch my mind work with seeking out options for which letters/words could summarize my recent experiences in preparation for Ama … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1012 Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty…

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. ― Albert Einstein

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Visual Soliloquy #1011 When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too…

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. ― Paulo Coelho

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Visual Soliloquy #1010 Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen…

Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen. ― Vernon Howard

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Visual Soliloquy #1009 When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love…

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love. ― Marcus Aurelius

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