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Visual Soliloquy #1201 Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. –Samuel Beckett

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Visual Soliloquy #1200 Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time…

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. –Thomas Edison

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Visual Soliloquy #1199 When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things…

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things. –Joe Namath

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Visual Soliloquy #1198 Owls hoot in B flat, cuckoos in D, but the water ousel sings in the voice of the stream…

Owls hoot in B flat, cuckoos in D, but the water ousel sings in the voice of the stream. She builds her nest back of the waterfalls so the water is a lullaby to the little ones. Must be where … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1197 The forest makes your heart gentle.You become one with it… No place for greed or anger there…

The forest makes your heart gentle. You become one with it…No place for greed or anger there. –Pha Pachak

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Visual Soliloquy #1196 What’s so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you’re constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that…

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Visual Soliloquy #1195 But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you…

Let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1194 Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods…

Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. –John Muir

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Visual Soliloquy #1193 When great trees fall…

When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls … Continue reading

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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know…

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. — Pema Chödrön

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Visual Soliloquy #1192 Never confuse movement with action…

Never confuse movement with action. ― Ernest Hemingway

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Visual Soliloquy #1191 The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the imagination…

The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the imagination. – Emily Dickinson

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Visual Soliloquy #1190 And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair…

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ― Kahlil Gibran

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Visual Soliloquy #1189 There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk…

There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk. ― Guy Gavriel Kay

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Visual Soliloquy #1188 I’ve had some wins. And been knocked down with defeats. Glimpsed views from the top of the mountain…

I’ve had some wins. And been knocked down with defeats. Glimpsed views from the top of the mountain. And walked through the darkest of valleys. But through this entire ride called ‘a life’ – I’ve refused to give up. –Robin … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1187 Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure…

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. ― Paulo Coelho

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Visual Soliloquy #1186 Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come…

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1185 Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment…

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. -Jim Rohn

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Visual Soliloquy #1184 I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples…

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. ― Mother Teresa

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Visual Soliloquy #1183 I dream my painting and I paint my dream…

I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ― Vincent van Gogh

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Visual Soliloquy #1182 Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don’t, who will?

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don’t, who will? –Jon Bon Jovi

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Visual Soliloquy #1181 I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it…

–I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso

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Visual Soliloquy #1180 Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much…

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ― Helen Keller

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Visual Soliloquy #1179 I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below…

I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below. –Daniel Boone

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Visual Soliloquy #1178 Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than siding with this or that point of view…

Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than siding with this or that point of view. – Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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Visual Soliloquy #1177 Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning…

Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning. ― Truman Capote

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Visual Soliloquy #1176 No, not conquer, that is too foolish a word. Any person who scales a mountain is still but a person, a transient speck compared to the immensity and permanence of a mountain…

No, not conquer, that is too foolish a word. Any person who scales a mountain is still but a person, a transient speck compared to the immensity and permanence of a mountain. ― James Rozoff

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Visual Soliloquy #1175 You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out…

You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out. –Steve Jobs

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Visual Soliloquy #1174 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…

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 #1173 Everyone must believe in something. I believe I’ll go canoeing …

Everyone must believe in something, I believe I’ll go canoeing. –Henry David Thoreau

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Visual Soliloquy #1172 It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation…

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ― Herman Melville

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Visual Soliloquy #1171 Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people…

Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people. –Scott Weiss

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Visual Soliloquy #1170 Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books…

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books. -John Lubbock

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Visual Soliloquy #1169 Feel your emotions, Live true your passions, Keep still your mind…

Feel your emotions, Live true your passions, Keep still your mind. ― Geoffrey M. Gluckman

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Visual Soliloquy #1168 Each flower is a soul opening out to nature…

Each flower is a soul opening out to nature. – Gerald De Nerval

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Visual Soliloquy #1167 Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth…

Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth. ~Diane Ackerman

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Shipiskan to the Sea: An Attempt at Words about Canoeing on the Kanairiktok River

It’s almost always hardest to capture the hard work of outdoor adventure because you are too busy doing it to stop and take pictures. Sometimes the work of finding the words to describe an expedition is as arduous as the … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1166 When you truly sing, you sing yourself free. When you truly dance, you dance yourself free. When you walk in the mountains or swim in the sea, again, you set yourself free…

When you truly sing, you sing yourself free. When you truly dance, you dance yourself free. When you walk in the mountains or swim in the sea, again, you set yourself free. ― Jay Woodman

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Visual Soliloquy #1165 Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky…

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 #1164 I am not a teacher, but an awakener…

I am not a teacher, but an awakener. ― Robert Frost

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