Fragility of life…… so much beauty.. promise.. but life thows curve balls… crasck. creases, bumps in otherwise solid ground and steady terrain… no matter ,, the beauty, the promise always shines through…. might look faded, blurry in the distance… one can’t always see with full clarity.. but in time… things generally come into focus…. become sharp and clear and strong as always amazing thing about time, distance and gentle, loving kindness
I’ve Lived a Long Life
I’ve lived a long life…..have seen so much in my day.. wondering what the New Year will bring…and the rest of my days…..hope some semblance of sanity, consciousness and peace
wishing you the best … all that’s good in the New Year
May You Attract Someone Who Speaks Your Language
"those who care about you can hear you even when you’re quiet.
"May you attract someone who speaks your language so you don’t have to spend a lifetime translating your soul"
~Nadin Saisir
And In The Storm
"In the storm , I found stillness.
And in the stillness, I found truth.
And in the truth, I found Peace.
And in the peace , I found love.
And with the love , I am home"
Confronting Mortality
The last eye to eye contact, followed by the final shallow breaths… heat turns to cold… a flower is placed by someone in his hand, as he transitions into the next realm..life and death, beauty in sadness
I Want Her Seen
i never grow numb to those vying for any kind of life on the streets.... mentally ill.. homeless.. addicts...foreclosed out of homes....
i wince .... feel guilty walking by to wherever im going... thinking whatever it is .. is so important....but it’s not..... bc for me seeing “them" is a fleeting pain or hurt ... i can move on.. not see again....... but for them it's definitive at least in that moment..
i often stop.. not knowing if i’m humanizing things or am i entering a space unwanted.......
i walked by this gal.. kept walking on my way and then stopped.. turned back..i couldnt keep going...... i was deeply bothered.. she was bitten all over.. it was humid and 90... she was dirty and had flies landing on her....
i talked to her. she smiled appreciating i think my presence... i offered her some food... some money for her cup. she smiled and was grateful.
i took a look at her again.... came back.. her head was down in shame........... but i knew... know... that it is the rest of us that should feel shame... that we live in a world where people are so diesnfranchized....dehumanized.....disposable.......and live such deplorable existences.
to capture an image ..or not? for me..... to Shoot.. not to exploit.. but because i See her.. she has been seen.. i want her seen
the kind of world i want to live in
This is the kind of world i want to live in.. this is humanity...
forget all the bells and whistles everyone is after.
accumulation......status......power...... Not for me..
this is what makes my heart sing. the simplicity of simplicity..... generosity of spirit”.....just everyday people.. all walks of life....
the promise of a dream
you gave your life for the promise of the dream.... that dream still lives on in many of us... and we will never stop celebrating all you have given up for something more important than the individual.. but the collective whole.. you are dearly loved
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
