Sacred Ruminations: Photo Hunt #12

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Late in October of 2007, I started playfully exploring possibilities here and at Small Reflections. Initially I published daily on both sites, but in mid-January of 2008, I gave myself permission to rethink things.

Since committing to Blog 365 at Small Reflections, I've continued to publish daily there, but I'm considering alternating days and/or experimenting a bit with a variety of possibilities in an attempt to balance my online activities with my "real life" ... without giving "short shrift" to either blog. Therefore, it's all a work in progress, and I hope you'll bear with me.

Food for Thought

(or reminders for myself)

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.
Barbara De Angelis

"Whatever can come to a woman can come to me
Whatever can happen to anyone can happen to me."
Muriel Rukeyser

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."--Mother Teresa

"It is better to ask some questions than to know all the answers." James Thurber

"Forgive yourself for everything you did not know in the past but do now. Don't waste any of your precious energy beating yourself, or anyone else, up. Your power to change your life is in the present, regardless of your past."
Dr. Christiane Northrup

"Your purpose is to heal yourself first in mind and intent. Declare this principle to yourself -- I intend to walk the highest path to my awakening. I am fearless in the face of learning to discipline my mind and actions so they are attuned to my true divinity." Doreen Virtue

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has a purpose." Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

More thoughts ...

"It requires a direct dispensation from Heaven to become a walker." Henry David Thoreau

"It is no small task to change one's focus from what can go wrong to what can go right and to empower women to shift from destructive behaviors to those that are generally associated with health. I want to awaken that still, small wise, intuitive voice in all of us, that voice of our own body that we have been forced to ignore through our culture's illness, misinformation, and dysfunction. I want to give you the courage to listen to that voice and act on it." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place." Maya Angelou

"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. Diane Ackerman

"No one needs to know that you've shut the world out and are meditating as you stroll down the street. Twenty minutes to a half-hour every day is a good amount of time to restore a sense of serenity." Sarah Ban Breathnach

"One of the marks of an intelligent person is to be able to distinguish what is worth doing and what isn't and to be able to set priorities." Anne Wilson Schaef

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love." Sophocles

More thoughts ...

"Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength." Sigmund Freud

"I need to understand the dynamics of effort & success. I will spend my energy on things & and activities that bring me the most fulfillment. I will spend less energy on the "stuff" that ultimately has no meaning to me." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do if you do not act upon them?"
Buddha

"The greatest contribution that you can make is the aliveness that comes from simply being yourself, living your truth, and doing what you love. The passionate expression of who we are will heal the world." Shatki Gawain

"It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the result of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared." Henri H. Nouwen, theologian

"I am ready to supply the earth's needs with my riches. I seize upon my wealth within and give freely as I am replenished." Doreen Virtue

"... perception can be given a new purpose. ... Follow His Light, and see the world as He beholds it. Hear His Voice alone in all that speaks to you. And let him give you peace and certainty which you have thrown away, but Heaven has preserved for you in Him." A Course in Miracles

More thoughts

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." Rumi

"I believe I'm here to speak my truth and that's all I have to do. I don't have to make people understand it... I just have to speak the truth." ~Anne Wilson Schaef

"A woman is like a teabag-only in hot water do you realize how strong she is." Eleanor Roosevelt

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Ghandi

"...We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. ... And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Nelson Mandela

“Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.” - Maya Angelou

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
Rumi

"A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place, but a seed to be planted and to bear more seeds toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea." ~ Henry David Thoreau

"I have lived long enough to learn how much there is I can really do without.... He is nearest to God who needs the fewest things." Socrates

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

Photo Hunt #12 - Full Moonrise ...

Note: If you're looking for Sky Watch or Haiku Friday you'll find them below this post. Camera Critters & Smiley Saturday are at Small Reflections. My OSI Week 23: Folly posts can be found here and here. I've created a 2nd Photo Hunt (#13) for this theme at Small Reflections ... just because.

This is my 12th ...

but ... (the 1st 6 are at Small Reflections
and #7-11 are here at Sacred Ruminations )

Theme: Dark

Moonrise: taken from my back yard ...

and then from my front patio ...

on July 30th ... 2008
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Click for others participating in Photo Hunt

Thought for Today
"Moonlight is sculpture." Nathaniel Hawthorne

21 comments:

Unknown said...: I am always amazed by how big the moon appears first thing and then it gets smaller so quickly.; August 9, 2008 at 7:27 AM
Emzkie said...: that is amazing.. just a little blurry. =) mine is up here http://www.jazanotherday.com/2008/08/photohunt-dark.html; August 9, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Rambling Woods said...: Love moon shots and mine are too blurry.. Happy Weekend. Michelle-
Rambling Woods; August 9, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Sarge Charlie said...: that is nice, my camera is not that good.; August 9, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Barb said...: My camera never gets a good moon shot! Well done!; August 9, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Daisy said...: Those came out great! I have always wanted to take a good photo of the moon, but mine are always No Good.; August 9, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Cats~Goats~Quotes said...: Very pretty with the bright moon and dark sky!; August 9, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Leslie: said...: Nicely done! Come see my dark - all are welcome over at my place. :D; August 9, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Clara said...: Beautiful pictures! There's something almost magical about moonrise.; August 9, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Mike Golch said...: I have a goodie waiting for you on my wordpress site. come on down and get it!; August 9, 2008 at 6:41 PM
The Florida Furkids said...: We love pictures of the Moonrise. Mom keeps trying to get Dad to go to the beach to take pictures when there is a full Moon.

Sniffie and the Florida Furkids (and their Mom!); August 9, 2008 at 7:16 PM
peppylady (Dora) said...: In week there will be anther full moon and I'm going to try to take a picture but with a different sitting.

Thanks for stopping in.

If this don't make since I'm tired and just finishing up with blogs.; August 9, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Anonymous said...: I love that second shot where I can see the outline of the rooftops and the trees (or were they palms?). Somehow, I half expect to see someone with a guitar on the rooftops. :-); August 10, 2008 at 5:14 AM
SandyCarlson said...: Not a hunter but a fan--and I like what you have here, Storyteller!; August 10, 2008 at 5:48 AM
philos said...: Beautiful shot! Love the setup... Almost seemed eerie hehe; August 10, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Karen said...: Wow--it makes me want to go outside tonight and PAY ATTENTION!!; August 11, 2008 at 7:53 AM
Cheryl said...: I love first one...why? Because of the light glimpse of the building which gives things perspective.; August 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Sarah said...: Like Hummie, I too really love the first one. The full moon is just breathtaking. And what a still, cloudless night it appeared to be. Hummie inspired me to join you guys... mine's here: http://ssphotohunt.blogspot.com/; August 11, 2008 at 10:36 PM
storyteller said...: To all – Thanks so much for visiting and commenting on my ‘dark’ Photo Hunt: Full Moon Rise here at Sacred Ruminations. I’m a true amateur when it comes to photography … just learning that my little digital camera can do interesting things (other than point and shoot). I’m inspired by the photos I see when I visit you and other bloggers each week, and like to think I’m learning as I go. I hope you’re all having a wonderful week ;--)
Hugs and blessings,; August 12, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Geraldine said...: These are so tough to capture. Well done! I love night photos.

www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.com; August 21, 2008 at 11:40 AM
storyteller said...: Geraldine - You’re right about that! I’ve only just learned to use the ‘zoom’ feature of my Casio Exilim and definitely need to get a tripod because holding it STILL for such shots is very challenging. I felt fortunate to capture these ‘moon’ shots. Thanks for visiting.
Hugs and blessings,; August 21, 2008 at 3:27 PM