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“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing” -Helen Keller
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We are raised on comparison; our education is based on it; so is our culture. So we struggle to be someone other than who we are. -J. Krishnamurti

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Bright light will always banish the dark...pass it on 💛 #MeaninglessHashtag #BlueskyArtShow #Light #EastCoastKin #Photography #MHClub Alt text below

submitted 31 days ago • 7 comments

"There are worlds on which life has never arisen. There are worlds that have been charred and ruined by cosmic catastrophe. We are fortunate: we are alive; we are powerful; the welfare of our civilization and our species is in our hands. If we do not speak for Earth, who will?” -Carl Sagan 📷A.West

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“Comets are like cats: they have tails, and they do precisely what they want…” —David Levy Comet Atlas A3, taken right after dusk. 📷 A.West #comet #cometatlas #astronomy #astrophotography #apod

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"Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken." -Duke Leto Atreides, Dune 📷A. West #autumn #colorphoto #mapletree #photooftheday

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"Here we believe that every life is precious....even the life of strangers. If you must die, die serving something greater than yourself. Better still, live to serve...in serving each other, we become free." —-King Arthur, from "The First Knight Denny Hall, UoW 📷 A.West #udub #seattle

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"Reverence is engaging in a form and a depth of contact with Life that is well beyond the shell of form and into essence." — Gary Zukav 📷 A.West #flower #lily #photooftheday #color #macrophotography

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"Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life." —Herman Hesse 📷 A.West #palmtree #florida #miami #summertrees

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Ernest Hemingway once said, “In our darkest moments, we don’t need advice.” What we truly need is the power of human connection: a quiet presence, a gentle touch, or the smallest gesture that reminds us we’re not alone.

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"Is he not still here, labor upon labor, piece by piece, beauty upon beauty? Is it but a monument, or is it the man himself?" -Master Po Lantern, Italia. 📷 A.West #italia #rubiera #lanterna #fotografiadiviaggio #foto

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"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." —Nelson Mandela 📷 A.West #fireworks #photooftheday #silhouettes #editorial

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"At each moment you choose the intentions that will shape your experiences and those things upon which you will focus your attention. If you choose unconsciously, you evolve unconsciously. If you choose consciously, you evolve consciously." —Gary Zukav 📷 A. West #sun #clouds

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"I have lived with several Zen masters --all of them cats." - Eckhart Tolle 📷 A.West #petphotographer #petphoto #bnw #blackandwhitephoto #photooftheday

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"Right now, part of the dog's divine purpose is to assist humans. That's why they have chosen to be with humans. So part of their divine purpose is to help us. But it always goes both ways. Because by living with humans,dogs also grow in consciousness.” —Eckhart Tolle 📷 A. West #petphotographer

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"We are what we think. Everything that arises with our thoughts... With our thoughts we make the world... Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow you like your shadow, unshakable... This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible..." ...«.The Dhammapada. > 📷 A.West #photooftheday #leaf

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"Before you can see the Light, you have to deal with the darkness." —-Dan Millman, Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior Eclipse, Indiana. April, 2024. Canon 7D Mark ii #solareclipse #colorphotography #photo #sky

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“Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it…Don't wait for it….Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee….” -Agent Dale Cooper to Sheriff Truman (c)Lynch/Frost Productions

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"Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens, does so, for your highest good and learning...Like it or not." —Dan Millman, Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior #virginiakey #fisherman #bay #photograph

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