“Photography is a small voice
but sometimes
one photograph
or a group of them
can change our sense of awareness.”
"Photography
is a way of feeling
of touching
of loving."
We must bear our crosses; self is the greatest of them all. If we die in part every day of our lives, we shall have but little to do on the last. How utterly these little daily deaths destroy the power of the final dying!
~ Francois de Salignac Fenelon
To deny one's self, to take up the cross, denotes something immeasurably grander than self-imposed penance or rigid conformity to a divine statute. It is the surrender of self to an ennobling work, an absolute subordination of personal advantages and of personal pleasures for the sake of truth and the welfare of others and a willing acceptance of every disability which their interests may entail.
~George Horace Lorimer
"God is breath
the breath of the wind that is shared by ALL
goes everywhere, nothing shuts it in
nothing holds it prisoner."
So drink in God deeply."What more pleasant sensation than sunshine on skin
Spirit and flesh drinking in the light Of God
and energy itself."
~ Emme Woodhull-Bäche
"For since the creation of the world
God's invisible qualities
his eternal power and divine nature
has been clearly seen
being understood from what God has created
so that men are without excuse."
Romans 1:20
"... I am the light that is over all things.
I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained.
Split a piece of wood; I am there.
Lift up the stone, and you will find me there."
"...the kingdom of the father
is spread out over the earth,
and people do not see it."
Secret Teaching of Jesus
Photographs that Help Heal
"People appreciate local shots that have some meaning to them," said Tysman. "Next time they go there, they see it or seek it out and appreciate it when they drive by."
"They need a break from the tension that might be there from illness," said Tysman. "I see them walking down the hallway looking at them and it offers a bit of a break from the routine that they are going through."
Each flower is a soul opening out to nature.
~ Gerald De Nerval
Light therapists say light is a nutrient to the body, just as food is, and that humans need light in different intensities and color ranges to regulate their biological clocks. The pineal gland acts as the body's light meter, processing spectral differences it then passes on to the brain. Various systems in the body respond positively to different colors.For instance...
Yellow - conveys warmth, sunshine, happiness and energy. Yellow stimulates mental activity and the motor nerves, which generates energy for muscles. The best color to send to cheer up someone.
Purple - combines the stability of blue with the energy of red, suggesting spirituality, sophistication, luxury and authority. Nearly 75 percent of pre-adolescent children prefer purple to all other colors. One of the most universally preferred colors by all ages.
If you pass by the color purple in a field
and don't notice it,
God gets real pissed off.
~ Alice Walker
A warrior chooses a path with heart, any path with heart, and follows it; and then he rejoices and laughs. He knows because he sees that his life will be over altogether too soon.
The goal is not to change your subjects, .
but for the subject to change the photographer
~Author Unknown
A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul.
Flowers have spoken to me
more than I can tell in written words.
They are the hieroglyphics of angels,
loved by all men for the beauty of their character,
though few can decipher
even fragments of their meaning.
~Lydia M. Child
