Perspective

RIC_7662-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The most important power we have is

the power to help select the lens

through which we see reality.

David Brooks

Out of no way

Shadow 1 (2013,2.3), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

God always makes a way out of no way.

Veronica Goines

Perspective

Afternoon shadow 1 (2013,2.1), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     How we see things determines what we do,
     and what we do determines the result we get.

        Stephen R. Covey, The 3rd Alternative

Questions I ask

RIC_2582-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

My story is in the questions I ask.

Maria Ochoa

Memory

Korean Lamp, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The best things in life are

the people you love,

the places you've seen,

and the memories you've made

along the way.

Anonymous

Service

Jar 2 (2013,2.3), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold, service was joy.

Rabindranath Tagore

Hope

A matter of time, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

When hope is not pinned

wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation,

it sometimes floats forth and opens.

Anne Lamott, Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers

Whole Story

RCC_1129, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


I don't know my whole story.
And if I don't know my whole story,
I can't heal myself.

Richard Wagamese

Hope

Candles 3 (2013,1.29), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Dum spiro spero.

While I breathe, I hope.

Cicero

Presence

Sunset 1 (2013,1.31), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.

They're in each other all along.

Rumi

Being you

Candles 1 (2013, 1. 29), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The privilege of a life time

is being who you are.

Joseph Campbell

Living

Neighbourhood 2, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The divine lives within you.
Live from your own centre.

Joseph Campbell

Meaning

Lamp & reflection, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Being alive is the meaning. 

Joseph Campbell

Compassion

RC1_4927, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The purpose of the journey 

is compassion.

Joseph Campbell

I love you

RC1_4882, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

I love you

Not only for what you are

But for what I am

When I am with you.

Roy Croft, The Recognition

Yes

Chandelier 3 (2013, 1.5), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

After the final no there comes a yes

and on that yes the future world depends.

Wallace Stevens

Our only friend

Neighbourhood 1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The world speaks everything to us.

It is our only friend.

William Stafford

Surviving

Planet of the Bamboos, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

We're never gonna survive

unless we get a little bit crazy.

Seal

On the edge

Half the Sky 2, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

If you're not on the edge,

you are taking up too much room.

Bumper sticker

Awakening

Operator, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

How did I get so lucky

to have my heart awakened

to others and their suffering?

Pema Chödrön