Posted in Summer, tagged contemplation, handout, hubris, humility, need, peace, photography, writing on July 2, 2012| 5 Comments »
When you have a need, reach out your hand.
It is not a sign of weakness; it is just how the world works.
Everyone, everything, requires help at some point.
To deny this is hubris, to accept it brings a humility
that will give you peace –
something we all need.
Posted in Summer, tagged contemplation, feeling melancholy, gleaming sun, misfortune, natural event, paradox, peace, photography, rain shower, ripples, sundrops, writing on June 29, 2012| 4 Comments »
A gleaming sun appearing in the middle of a rain shower
makes the raindrops’ circular ripples stand out boldly.
It also makes us realize that paradox is a natural event;
one that we can expect in our own lives, such as feeling melancholy
when the day appears perfectly fine
or experiencing a warm sense of peace after misfortune.
Posted in Winter, tagged active and elegant, conformity, contemplation, current regime, greater forces, life, peace, photography, rise above, surrender, writing on January 2, 2012| 1 Comment »
Is it conformity if you are pushed, shoved and bent to the ground
with the others around you by greater forces in your life?
If your surrender is active and elegant,
can there be peace in knowing you will
one day rise above the current regime?
Posted in Summer, tagged contemplation, imagine, peace, photography, road, travel on September 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
It is easy to imagine finding peace at the end of this ribbon of dirt road
through pristine woods. It is more difficult to realize that there can be
peace at the end of any road. And the most difficult to realize is that
the greatest peace can be found just traveling along the road.
