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Visual Soliloquy #1046 Before the fruits of prosperity can come, the storms of life need to first bring the required rains of testing, which mixes with the seeds of wisdom to produce a mature harvest…

Before the fruits of prosperity can come, the storms of life need to first bring the required rains of testing, which mixes with the seeds of wisdom to produce a mature harvest. ― Lincoln Patz

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Visual Soliloquy #1045 You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment…

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1044 In moments of stillness, there are glimpses of possibility…

In moments of stillness, there are glimpses of possibility. –TA Loeffler

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Visual Soliloquy #1043 Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation…

Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation. ― Ann Voskamp  

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Visual Soliloquy #1042 A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead…

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead. ― Graham Greene

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Visual Soliloquy #1041 Having a vested interest in other souls unconditionally creates a ripple effect that produces miracles in the lives of those around us…

Having a vested interest in other souls unconditionally creates a ripple effect that produces miracles in the lives of those around us. ― Molly Friedenfeld

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Visual Soliloquy #1040 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 #1039 Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom…

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ― Marcel Proust

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Visual Soliloquy #1038 The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true…

The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true. –Ralph Marston

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Visual Soliloquy #1037 It’s not living if you don’t reach for the sky. I’ll have tears as you take off but I’ll cheer as you fly…

It’s not living if you don’t trench for the sky. I’ll have tears as you tale off but I’ll cheer as you fly. –Mark harris

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Visual Soliloquy #1036 Fall has always been my favourite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale..

Fall has always been my favourite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale. ― Lauren DeStefano

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Visual Soliloquy #1035 Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year…

Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year. ― Chad Sugg

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Visual Soliloquy #1034 Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night…

Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night. ~Terri Guillemets

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Visual Soliloquy #1033 The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears…

The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears. -Dan Stevens

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Visual Soliloquy #1032 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 #1031 A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature…

A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature. ― Henry David Thoreau

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Visual Soliloquy #1030 Mountaineering is more of a quest for self-fulfilment than a victory over others or over nature…

Mountaineering is more of a quest for self-fulfilment than a victory over others or over nature. The true mountaineer knows that he has not conquered a mountain by standing on its summit for a few fleeting moments. Only when the … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1029 My experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful…

My experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful. ― Kelly Clarkson

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Visual Soliloquy #1028 To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer…

To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer. ― Ansel Adams

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M is for Morne, Gros Morne: Ama Dablam #11

Marian and I travelled back across the island to Gros Morne National Park again this weekend to teach at the Becoming an Outdoors Workshop. We stayed an extra day to do our second climb of Gros Morne together. To increase … Continue reading

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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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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 #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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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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Visual Soliloquy #1008 I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver…

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. – Maya Angelou

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Visual Soliloquy #1007 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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