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Category Archives: Photography
Visual Soliloquy #424: It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves…
It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves. –Andre Gide
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Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #423: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing…
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln
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Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Pippy Park, Quotes
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Visual Soliloquy #422: Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more…
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. – Anthony Robbins
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Tagged 2012, Newfoundland, photography, Quotes, Travel, Woody Island
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Visual Soliloquy #421 We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird…
We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with outs, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.–Dr. Seuss
Visual Soliloquy #420: Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind…
Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind. –Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #419 Action is the antidote to despair…
Action is the antidote to despair. –Joan Baez
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Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #418 Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage…
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. –Lao Tzu
Visual Soliloquy #417 A person’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence their heart first opened…
A person’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence their heart first opened. –Albert Camus
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Visual Soliloquy #416 Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is… the highway to success…
Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is… the highway to success. –Og Mandino
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Visual Soliloquy #415: I’m still a kid inside, and adventure is adventure wherever you find it…
I’m still a kid inside, and adventure is adventure wherever you find it. –Jim Dale
Visual Soliloquy #414: Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure…
Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure. –Alfred North Whitehead
Visual Soliloquy #413: If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own…
If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own. –Henry Ford
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Visual Soliloquy #412: Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity…
Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity. –Robert Morgan
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Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #411: Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud…
Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.–Fulton J. Sheen
Visual Soliloquy #410 If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart…
If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart. Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be Shakespeare. And yet it is something even greater; the only place on earth that is still as it should be. May … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Antarctica, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel, Vinson
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Visual Soliloquy #409 Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure…
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Visual Soliloquy #408: We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be…
We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be. – May Sarton
Every Moment is New
We woke up yesterday and looked up towards Signal Hill and noticed a strange new cross looking item plastered to the side of the hill. We knew it was new and knew it must not have been there long and … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life, Newfoundland, Photography
Tagged 2012, climb, Newfoundland, Seven Summits, Signal Hill, St. John's, train
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Visual Soliloquy #407: Your birth date doesn’t determine your age: you are old when…
Your birth date doesn’t determine your age: you are old when regrets start replacing your dreams. – Gary Smith
Visual Soliloquy #406: Between stimulus and response there is a space…
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. –Viktor E. Frankl
Visual Soliloquy #405: Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you…
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #404: If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you…
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.–Rene Descartes
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Visual Soliloquy #403: Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today…
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. –Rumi
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Tagged 2012, photography, Quotes, St. John's, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #402: Leap, and the net will appear…
Leap, and the net will appear. – Julie Cameron
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Happy New Year 2012
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee. –Marian Wright Edelman My … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, New Year's Resolutions, photography, Quotes
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Visual Soliloquy #401: Courage is knowing what not to fear…
Courage is knowing what not to fear. – Plato
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Visual Soliloquy #400: When everything seems to be going against you…
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. – Henry Ford
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #399: If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun…
If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun. – Katherine Hepburn
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #398: Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain…
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain. – Mark Twain
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #397: An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory…
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #396: Trusting our intuition often saves us from disaster…
Trusting our intuition often saves us from disaster. – Anne Wilson Schaef
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Visual Soliloquy #395: The everyday practice is simply to develop complete…
The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions, and to all people, experiencing everything totally without reservations or blockages so that one never withdraws or centralizes into oneself. –Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
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Vinson Visual Lojong #22: Don’t bring things to a painful point
Lojong is a Tibetan Buddhist mind training practice based on a set of 59 slogans first formulated in the 12th century. For most of my climbs, my Buddhist mentor (or “Buddhist Personal Trainer” as I like to call her) prepares … Continue reading
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Vinson Visual Lojong #21: In post meditation, be a child of illusion
Lojong is a Tibetan Buddhist mind training practice based on a set of 59 slogans first formulated in the 12th century. For most of my climbs, my Buddhist mentor (or “Buddhist Personal Trainer” as I like to call her) prepares … Continue reading
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Vinson Visual Lojong #20: Train without bias in all areas. It is crucial always to do this pervasively and wholeheartedly
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Vinson Visual Lojong #19: If you can practice even when distracted, you are well trained
Lojong is a Tibetan Buddhist mind training practice based on a set of 59 slogans first formulated in the 12th century. For most of my climbs, my Buddhist mentor (or “Buddhist Personal Trainer” as I like to call her) prepares … Continue reading
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Vinson Visual Lojong #18: Self-liberate even the antidote
Lojong is a Tibetan Buddhist mind training practice based on a set of 59 slogans first formulated in the 12th century. For most of my climbs, my Buddhist mentor (or “Buddhist Personal Trainer” as I like to call her) prepares … Continue reading
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Vinson Visual Lojong #17: Don’t be swayed by external circumstances
Lojong is a Tibetan Buddhist mind training practice based on a set of 59 slogans first formulated in the 12th century. For most of my climbs, my Buddhist mentor (or “Buddhist Personal Trainer” as I like to call her) prepares … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Buddhism, Lojong Slogans, Nature, photography, Travel
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Vinson Visual Lojong #16: Three objects, three poisons, and three seeds of virtue
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Vinson Visual Lojong #15: Whatever you meet unexpectedly, join with meditation
Lojong is a Tibetan Buddhist mind training practice based on a set of 59 slogans first formulated in the 12th century. For most of my climbs, my Buddhist mentor (or “Buddhist Personal Trainer” as I like to call her) prepares … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Buddhism, Lojong Slogans, Nature, photography, Travel
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