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Tag Archives: Travel
Visual Soliloquy #580 I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day…
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~Vincent Van Gogh
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Visual Soliloquy #579 The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech…
The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech. ~Dogen
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Visual Soliloquy #578 Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along…
Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along. ~Hugh Allen
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Visual Soliloquy #577 The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn…
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. ~David Russell
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Visual Soliloquy #576 Moonlight is sculpture…
Moonlight is sculpture. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Visual Soliloquy #575 To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else…
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. ~Emily Dickinson
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Visual Soliloquy #574 Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves…
Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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Visual Soliloquy #573 Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward…
Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Visual Soliloquy #572 Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment…
Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. ~Rita Mae Brown
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Visual Soliloquy #571 Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure…
Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure. ~Author Unknown
Visual Soliloquy #570 In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular…
In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular. ~Kathy Norris
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Visual Soliloquy #569 Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower…
Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Andersen
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Visual Soliloquy #568 The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit…
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~Nelson Henderson
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Visual Soliloquy #567 Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted…
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. ~John Lennon
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Visual Soliloquy #566 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
Visual Soliloquy #565 To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself…
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Visual Soliloquy #564 Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase – that’s what wild geese are for…
Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase – that’s what wild geese are for. ~Author Unknown
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Visual Soliloquy #564 It’s never too late to be what you might have been…
It’s never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot
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Visual Soliloquy #563 Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy…
Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy. – Lao Tsu
Visual Soliloquy #562 Nurture your mind with great thoughts…
Nurture your mind with great thoughts. – Benjamin Disraeli
Visual Soliloquy #561 The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it…
The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Visual Soliloquy #560 It’s not in my nature to admit…
It’s not in my nature to admit that no matter how much will you summon, no matter how much courage you express, no matter how much intelligent and complex planning you do, no matter the excruciating long hours of training, … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #559 It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness…
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness. –Charles H. Spurgeon
Visual Soliloquy #558 Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine…
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo
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Visual Soliloquy #557 We are given dreams a size too big so that we can grow in them…
We are given dreams a size too big so that we can grow in them. ~Author Unknown
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Visual Soliloquy #556 Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it…
Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it. ~Zig Ziglar
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Visual Soliloquy #555 A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.
A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabian Proverb
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Visual Soliloquy #554 Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out…
Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out. ~Italian Proverb
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Visual Soliloquy #553 In motion, most everything seems possible. Sitting comfortably on the couch, most everything seems impossible…
In motion, most everything seems possible. Sitting comfortably on the couch, most everything seems impossible. – TA Loeffler
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Visual Soliloquy #552 Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.
Put a grain of boldness into everything you do. ~Baltasar Gracián
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Visual Soliloquy #551 The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek…
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.~Joseph Campbell
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Visual Soliloquy #550 I would always rather be happy than dignified…
I would always rather be happy than dignified. –Charlotte Bronte
Another Time in Twillingate
Marian and I had another “time” in Twillingate. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English defines a time as a party or celebration, a spree, a communal gathering…and what a time we had. Twillingate is the perfect Newfoundland destination as it has … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy # 549 To change one’s life, start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions…
To change one’s life, start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. – William James
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Visual Soliloquy #548 The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places…
The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places. ~Author Unknown
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Visual Soliloquy #547 To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring…
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana
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Visual Soliloquy #546 Often while traveling with a camera we arrive just as the sun slips over the horizon of a moment, too late to expose film, only time enough to expose our hearts…
Often while traveling with a camera we arrive just as the sun slips over the horizon of a moment, too late to expose film, only time enough to expose our hearts. ~Minor White
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Visual Soliloquy #545 Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another…
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. ~Walter Elliott
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Visual Soliloquy #544 The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t…
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. ~Henry Ward Beecher
Visual Soliloquy #543 When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it’s bottomless, that it doesn’t have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space…
When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it’s bottomless, that it doesn’t have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much … Continue reading
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