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Showing posts with label flower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flower. Show all posts
Monday, September 27, 2010
I Lift my Eyes ...
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~Visions~ |
.... Author Unknown
Time seems to go by so quickly; sometimes I turn around and everything has changed. Yesterday's toddlers now tower over me and I've yet to understand how that happened.
All I've ever been ... all I've ever known ... is being a mom. Sure I've had my work: careers even. But as an artist, I know my greatest masterpieces are my kids. That's what has made this disease so difficult to bear. Would I be there for them when they needed me? Would I get to see them grow up?
Yes, cancer CAN be lived with ... even beaten. I've managed to stay ahead of it for nine years, but it's not been without a price. I can't tell you how many notes to my kids I've jotted down during times when fear overtook. Little snippets that would help them remember me and what I wanted for them, should I not get through a particularly rough patch.
I remember sitting down, notebook in hand, just before the very first chemo session. I furiously scratched out a will and gave it to my then partner, in case something went wrong. He likely thought I was crazy, but it made me feel better knowing that who got what family heirlooms was decided. I'd already written each of my three kids a note days before and told him where they were so he could pass them on. I still have them somewhere ... in a safe place ... along with the dozens of other ones I've written over the years.
But as with anything ... there is a purpose. Nothing is by accident. I don't take time for granted anymore. At least I try not to.I've learned to appreciate each day that dawns, each birthday I make it to ... every holiday I get to cook and clean for ... all the while still grumbling and complaining about the ache here, or the scars there.
I can't turn back time. I can't make my three, wonderful kids small again. But I can appreciate the sunlight on my face as I watch them become all that they can be. As long as I'm still breathing ... it's a good day!
See more beautiful pictures at Today's Flowers and
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Finding Gratitude ...
.... Oprah Winfrey
What a rainy weekend!
This past Saturday, along with a group of fellow photogs, I attended a photography workshop in a beautiful, local regional park. When I first arrived, I was excited. I saw the potential to add countless shots to my portfolio. But an hour in, the dark clouds that had been taunting us since our arrival, decided to release buckets of rain. Even despite the dense foliage of the trees, we were scrambling to keep our gear dry. Many of us didn't last more than another hour.
As I drove home, I looked at the beauty all around and felt such a sense of peace. I was grateful that I was living in a place that never ceased to inspire me. I wanted to stop feeling sorry for myself. It didn't serve any purpose, but rather just made me feel powerless. How could I be anything but fine when there was magic everywhere.
See more beautiful pictures at Today's Flowers and
Monday, September 13, 2010
New Week ... Fresh Start ...
.... Eleanor Roosevelt
It's Monday. It's raining. It's quiet. There's a dreariness to the air, but I'm feeling an optimism I haven't felt in a long time. I search my soul for the joy I know is still lurking.
Whether this exercise is futile, or cathartic ... only time will tell. But I have been absolutely blown away by the messages of support I have been getting.
This is not about soliciting sympathy, but about fostering understanding. And I invite anyone to share ... their smiles, their warmth, their pain. Perhaps together we can start being little pebbles of good fortune.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Celebrate Change!
Happy New Year! The last few months of 2009 were hectic and never-ending ... or so it seemed. I had no time to breathe, let alone post. But one of the things that we can always count on is the fact that things will always change. And so, in celebration of this change, I offer a rose ...The cultural transformation from the love of power to the power of love is the drama of our time.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Lift Up Your Soul ...
... Hazrat Inayat Khan
For more terrific shots, please visit Ruby Tuesday and Today's Flowers.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
He loves me ...
... D.H. Lawrence
Be sure and look for more beautiful flowers at Today's Flowers.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Hope ...
With the concern over the dwindling bee population, I try to photograph these amazing creatures whenever I can.
You can view more wonderful flowers at Today's Flower, as well as other sepia creations at Sepia Scenes.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Peek-A-Boo
I love the feel of this picture. I never tire of the beauty of nature, and flowers are an outward expression of all that is pure and fragile.
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