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The Sage is always willing to radio in a little Divine Intervention, but it is up to the Omnissiah to decide if teal should die.
Verdict: KILL!
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For Contest: Kill Teal (Volume 2) at the New Elementary.
Picture for the MacroMondays theme on June 20st, 2011: Humility.
Those who have great wisdom must all the more be humble and unassuming, just like the rice stalk that bows under the weight of ripe grain. ~ Master Cheng Yen
即使已達智慧圓融，更應含蓄謙虛，像稻穗一樣，米粒愈飽滿垂得越低 ~ 靜思語
~安康農場, 新店, 台北
Ankang Ecological Farm, Taipei, Taiwan
- ISO 100, F22, 1/4000 sec, 100mm
- Canon 550D with EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens
- Sunrise @ 5.04am / Shot @ 6.55am
Kindness is the characteristic that led God to provide salvation for us.
"But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit" Titus 3:4-5
In His kindness, God gives us green pastures, quiet waters, and the restoration of our souls when we're weary.
"He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake." Psalm 23:2-3
When we exhibit the kindness of God, we are tender, benevolent, and useful to others. Every action, every word will have the flavor of grace in it as we reflect our Lord Jesus Christ. To maintain this attitude toward those we love is hard enough. To express kindness toward those who are against us requires the work of God.
"12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you." Colossians 3:12-13
That is why kindness is a fruit of the Spirit.
Goodness is virtue and holiness in action. As a fruit, that is, a beneficial result, of the Spirit of God indwelling the saved person, their life is characterized by deeds motivated by righteousness and a desire to be a blessing. It's a moral characteristic of a Spirit-filled person.
As others see our good works, they will praise our Father in heaven!
"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16
This Thanksgiving we can thank God for His gifts of kindness and goodness to us through Christ Jesus!
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Homeless in Paris. Bronica SQA, tri-x .
I'm very touched of the look he offered me.
Texture from Dyrk Wyst, one of my talented contacts.
You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty their heart. - Thich Nhat Hanh
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Picture Quotes on Humility
11 Road Trip Guides to Discover Europe
Original photo credit: Andrew Martin
Humility. The more you learn, the more you realize there's still so much more to learn. This tends to make you humble. Arrogance and egotism come from ignorance -- knowing a little bit and assuming you know a lot. - Lao Tsu
Someone said that I am Arrogant.
It would really bothered me if it was true.
I am still in the middle of my journey, wondering if I need to change course.
Albrecht Dürer - Selbstbildnis mit Eryngium, 1493
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Inv. Nr. R.E. 2382
Pergament (auf Leinwand übertragen), 56,5 x 44,5 cm; Datiert 1493,
Inschrift am oberen Rand: »My sach die gat / Als es oben schtat«
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II. Art-Historical Assessment
Painted in 1493, the Self-Portrait with Eryngium is Dürer’s earliest surviving painted self-portrait and one of the first autonomous artist portraits of the Northern Renaissance. It already articulates a new conception of the artist as a self-aware and socially ambitious individual, rather than a mere craftsman.
Striking is the deliberate elevation of social status. The refined clothing, confident posture and restrained elegance align the image more closely with contemporary portraits of well-to-do burghers or gentlemen than with traditional representations of painters. Dürer presents himself as a young man of aspiration and cultivation, signalling confidence at a moment when his artistic career had scarcely begun.
The eryngium plant held in the foreground functions as the central symbolic motif. Commonly associated with fidelity or “manly constancy”, it has often been interpreted in connection with Dürer’s forthcoming marriage to Agnes Frey, possibly as a private commemorative or courtship image. This reading is supported by the intimate scale of the work and the absence of any representational setting.
At the same time, the plant also carries Christian connotations of steadfastness and endurance. Together with the inscription, which may be understood as expressing trust in divine order or providence, the image gains an additional layer of meaning. Yet this is less a statement of religious humility than a broadly framed personal maxim, deliberately open to interpretation.
Particularly significant is the emphasis on hands and gaze. The prominently displayed hands refer to artistic skill and manual mastery, while the composed, thoughtful look suggests intellectual awareness and self-reflection. In their conjunction, Dürer formulates an early image of the artist as both technically accomplished and mentally autonomous.
In sum, the Self-Portrait with Eryngium unites personal self-fashioning, symbolic ambiguity and social self-positioning in a carefully balanced composition. Its restrained intensity and calculated openness make it a key work of Dürer’s early period and an important document in the emergence of the modern artistic self in the German Renaissance.
National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine - Pyrogiv. Kyiv.
Греческим крестом называют крест, у которого линии имеют равную длину, перпендикулярны друг другу и пересекаются в середине — символ смирения, где человеческая воля во Христе (горизонтальная линия) пересекается Божественной (вертикальная линия).
Zanobi Strozzi (1412-1468) - The Madonna of Humility with Two Musician Angels
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Mat on Rollei Digibase 200 iso. A remarkable film, I've tried it for the first time. Very different from any other film I know.
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If you know me well you tyhat I am a man of great humility, so when I say I am the world's foremost expert on shooting fog you know there is little exaggeration. I grew up in fog and I spend most of waking hours in a fog. SO when it comes to fog I know what I am talking about. Big weather is rare in Los Angles. With fog being a state of mind not an atmospheric occurrence, so when it happens in front of your eyes instead of your mind in LA, at sunset, you go find an iconic building and by golly you go and photograph it. My studio is in Silver Lake. Hence the beeline to the Griffith Park observatory. Well driving around like a head with it's chicken cut off trying find just "the right spot" sometimes you get lucky. This was one of those times.
Nikon D7200, Nikkor 28-300mm lens, Lexar 128 SD, NX-D, Photoshop CC 2014, Nik and onOne software
© Vincent Versace 2015
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HUMILITY (mosaic tile motivational art at Alexander Muir/Gladstone Ave Junior and Senior Public School)
Lisa Edmondson quote: He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking.
When Salmon Clashes With Yellow
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Door Of Humility Into The Church Of The Nativity In Bethlehem The Door of Humility is the main entrance into the Church of the Nativity and is only a little over four feet in height. Other churches have large grand entrances, but this was kept small to prevent people from driving their horses or carts […]
My son has taught many things, humility, sacrifice, patience, and love on a level of which I have never known.
BIBLICAL CONTEXT: James 3:13-16 NIV
(from biblegateway.com)
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
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5 MORE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
Yes, two great words to describe the fabulous Sydney Downunder. Her exterior beauty is eclipsed by her inner humility and grace. I've been shooting her now for over a year, and every time I do another one of her events, I find myself thinking what a lovely drag queen she is - inside and out.
If you'd like to see her in person, she often runs the Wednesday night gay men's social at Stella in Bellingham.
Lunch time. He was kneeling on the corner of Howe and Georgia Streets in Vancouver. Shot from about 10-12 metres away with a Nikkor 70-300mm lens.
True Wisdom Comes from God
If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
[James 3:13-18 NLT]
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
This is a single-exposure shot of a road map reflected in the front windscreen of a car. The car was traveling north on a motorway in the US, headed for home. The drive would turn out to be about twelve hours long. As far as I can remember, I have liked maps, in particular how they abstract reality in a useful and liberating way. If you have a map and an imagination, the fetters of life can not hold you prisoner, even if you sit at home. I am not sure why, but I like matching up a map to actual surroundings. In this case, the motorway that is seen through the window provides something tangible from the abstract lines on the map. I hope you like image.
Her image is my daily inspiration of humility and a constant reminder of how little things contribute to the greater kingdom of God. A friend texted me the following lines: The great thing a little lamp can do which the big sun can't is to give light at night. It shows no one is superior by size but by purpose. If we can't do great things, we can do small things in a great way. Little things make a big difference.
Thanks Loida for this message. A very "Theresean" doctrine i would say. For my friends who asks where this statue can be found, she is at my residence. You are always welcome to visit.
Bronica SQ-A
An another homeless shot in Paris in front the subway.
Who may be insensitive to a such look?
Thank you for staying true to my camera.
-Thomas Monson
An overwhelming amount of disappointment these days. Perhaps I am not cut out for the positions I seek.
Nonethelessss, I can't believe I never processed this guy! This is from one of my very first camera ventures. :)
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Three inseparable words from the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens:
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality."
"There is nothing in all the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth going to jail for. I would rather die in abject poverty with my convictions than live in inordinate riches with the lack of self-respect."
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MLK's final speech given April 3, 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN, the night before he was assassinated.
"...Men, for years now, have been talking about war and peace. But now, no longer can they just talk about it. It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence...."
Humor and humility were essential aspects of Norman Rockwell’s character, so when asked to do a self-portrait, the results were lighthearted and somewhat self-deprecating. Rockwell was a stickler for neatness, but here he has scattered matchsticks, paint tubes, and brushes over the studio floor. The glass of Coca-Cola, his usual afternoon pick-me-up, looks as if it will tip over at any moment.
A little older artist is gazing at himself in the mirror and he looks very different on canvas. He’s got a little more hair, his pipe is a little perkier and he’s looking out directly at you, without glasses.
Paint rags and pipe ashes sometimes conspired to ignite small fires in Rockwell’s brass bucket, so the wisp of smoke in the painting rings true. It is a reminder that once Rockwell’s studio caught fire as a result of his carelessness with pipe ashes. His brass helmet, a French fireman’s helmet he acquired in Paris in 1923, usually placed on an unused easel, crowns this one.
The four self-portraits on his canvas – Albrecht Durer, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent Van Gogh – are his references. He did tack or tape studies to his drawings or canvases and he did immerse himself in favorite artwork before beginning a project.
[Source: Norman Rockwell Museum]
"Goliath:
Courage.
Virtue.
Struggling to do what is right.
Gargoyles and humans want to believe
that we are always in control,
That we can aide our loved ones in any crisis.
But there are times when life mocks our ride.
That is when we learn humility,
and that the greatest of our strengths is to persevere."
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles - 1997
"Teach us, we pray, humility of heart, so that we may be counted among the little ones of the Gospel to whom the Father promised to reveal the mysteries of His Kingdom. Help us to pray without ceasing, certain that God knows what we need even before we ask Him. Obtain for us the eyes of faith that will help us recognize in the poor and suffering, the very face of Jesus. Sustain us in the hour of trouble and trial and, if we fall, let us experience the joy of the sacrament of forgiveness. Grant us your tender devotion to Mary, mother of Jesus and our Mother. Accompany us on our earthly pilgrimage toward the blessed Homeland, where we too, hope to arrive to contemplate forever the Glory of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen."
– Prayer of Pope St John Paul II, prayed at the canonisation of St Pio of Pietrelcina. Today (23 Sept) is his feast day.
Statue of the saint from the altar of the Poor Clares Monastery in Tonopah, AZ.
hmmmm,...time for a 2022 selfie I see. is this humility or hubris?
That's enough about me...a delightful museum, as I'm sure you'll see.
Clyfford Still Museum
Denver, Colorado
From the Placard: Clyfford Still Museum
Welcome to the Clyfford Still Museum galleries. This Museum has 93 percent of everything American Artist Clyfford Still (1904-1980) made during his lifetime—roughly 3,200 objects. Still kept most of his artworks in the hopes that one day, they would be housed, studied, and displayed together in one place. He left them all to an unnamed American city when he died, and Denver eventually became their home.
The first four galleries illustrate Still’s artistic journey by showing highlights from the collection in chronological order. The remaining galleries feature the exhibition You Select: A Community-Curated Exhibition, which includes artworks that members of the community have selected.
A NOTE ABOUT TITLES ( the PH – numbers): After 1947, Still stopped titling his work and removed all titles from artworks he made before that date. The numbers that follow the PH refer to inventory PHotograph numbers assigned by the artist. Unless otherwise noted, all artworks are oil on canvas.
"In true prayer there is no worshipper and worship;
there is only the worshipped".
(Baba Narinder Singh J)
True prayer is a wonderful channel through which flows the powerful love current from the humble and yearning heart of a sikh to the Lotus feet of his beloved Satguru, from the Lover's heart to the beloved Lord.
A true prayer unites the Lover with the beloved Satguru in a true bond of love relationship.
A sincere prayer from the heart cannot go unheard, unheeded and unresponded.
A true prayer is a total submission, total surrender at the lotus feet of the Lord.
It rises from total humility of the heart; 'I'ego and 'Haumain' remains neutralised.
There is no assertion of individuality.
A true sense of meekness, nothingness, Garibi takes over. With total absence of ego (haumain) a direct divine channel is established and in this channel flows Divine Grace, Bliss, peace to the yearning and thirsting soul.
The greater the sense of humility the higher the force of flow of Grace and Bliss.
In the whole process of his prayer, a true sikh does not loosen the firm grasp and hold of the lotus feet of the beloved Satguru.
He gets what he seeks. In true and sincere prayer the mind sets rolling at the lotus feet of the beloved Satguru; is actually free from all thoughts and desires and seeks from the Lord the Lord Himself; seeking worldly pleasures and material possessions is no prayer.
True Bliss is experienced when ego is non-existent.
True Bliss fills the void created by the exit of ego, of total surrender of ego at the lotus feet of the Lord.
With ego surrendered, there is no more seeking, all desires disappear, the Sweet Will and Bliss of the Lord takes over.
Prayer should not be contaminated with materialistic desires of greed and lust.
Prayer should not be commercialized.
No business and bargaining attitude in a prayer.
Lord is certainly not in need of money and other offerings as He bestows these on all.
This was shot at the Athsath Tirath, in front of the Golden Temple in Amritsar (Punjab).
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The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.
[Proverbs 18:10-12 NIV]
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!