Even Better This Time

"I had to pick myself up and get on with it, 

do it all over again, only even better this time."

~ Sam Walton

Waiting at the red light.

Two Beautiful Daughters

"Hope has two beautiful daughters 

their names are anger and courage. 

Anger that things are the way they are. 

Courage to make them the way they ought to be."

~ St. Augustine of Hippo

Love Loves

"Love loves to love love."

~ James Joyce

Infinity on High

"Be clearly aware of the stars 

and infinity on high. 

Then life seems almost enchanted after all."

~ Vincent Van Gogh

What He Carries In His Heart

“A man sees in the world 

what he carries in his heart.” 

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust

This morning I got this above shot walking Kolo in the sunrise. As usual, she is camera shy. (She learned that from Clapton, turning her head when I point the camera at her.) 

My camera shy sweetheart

Diamond Dust

"Adversity is the diamond dust 

heaven polishes its jewels with."

~ Robert Leighton

A bit of snow dust and golden light. Diamond thoughts, crystal feelings.

Synthesizes

"An artist observes, selects, 

guesses, and synthesizes."

~ Anton Chekhov

Back home after a week on the road. Traveled over 1200 miles by car and heart. Visited Atlanta, Memphis, Little Rock, and Nashville. I had a wonderful time, but it is good to be home.

The World Responds

Happy Birthday, Rick

"If you are clear about what you want, 

the world responds with clarity."

~ Loretta Staples

No Precedents

"If you’re strong enough, there are no precedents."

~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Your Own Two Ears

 “Make sure your worst enemy 

doesn’t live between your own two ears.” 

~ Laird Hamilton

Continuous Struggle

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, 

but comes through continuous struggle..." 

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

A Single Polka Dot

"Bring on Picasso, bring on Matisse, bring on anybody! 

I would stand up to them all with a single polka dot."

~ Yayoi Kusama

Find Your Spirit

"Find your spirit, and no challenge 

will keep you from achieving your goals."

~ Christopher Penn

Gratitude Will Make You Brave

"Gratitude will make you brave."

~ Awa Kenzo

Gold Like the Sun

"Gold like the sun, which melts wax, 

but hardens clay, expands great souls."
~ Antoine Rivarol 

Blessed By the Sky

Happy New Year.
Aloha, like clean white snow,
glitters in my heart.
light, truth

Gladness in spite of.

dreams
songs
newness
hope

My freedom is blessed by the sky.

Shade and Perspective

"There is nothing ugly; 

I never saw an ugly thing in my life: 

for let the form of an object be what it may light, 

shade and perspective will always make it beautiful."

~ John Constable

Life brings ugliness, but I never think "ugly" when I look up at the morning sky. 

It is true, if you look for the light, shade, and perspective, no object will be ugly.

A Song A Day

Happy Birthday Susi!

"A song a day keeps the blues away."

~ Edward Hays

This morning I listened to music as I prayed. You can't feel blue for long, listening to music and watching the sky.

The morning sky is surreal in its colors and light. Thank you for this morning and this opportunity to share this morning. I am so grateful for this sky, this life. 

We Change

"Things do not change; we change."

~ Henry David Thoreau

What's Right

"Do what’s right because it is right."

~ Chiune Sugihara