Love

RIC_0500-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     Sometimes you actually have to watch somebody love something
     before you can love it yourself. 

        Richard Wagamese

Becoming

RIC_0486-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The self you leave behind 
is only a skin you have outgrown. 
Don't grieve for it.
Look to the wet, raw, unfinished
self, the one you are becoming.

Pat Schneider, 

Instructions for the Journey

Who Am I?

RIC_0475-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Now that I am free to be myself, who am I? 

Mary Oliver, Blue Iris

Child

RIC_9214-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


A mother's body remembers her babies - the folds of soft flesh,the softly furred scalp against her nose.
Each child has it's own entreaties to body and soul.

Barbara Kingsolver

Seed

RIC_9204-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


In each of us is a seed of understanding. That seed is God.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Courage

RIC_9215-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want
of a little courage. 

Sidney Smith

Dream

RIC_8032-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Always have a dream that will last longer than a life time. 

Jack Layton