Seasonal changes cause many things. During the storms, reach out and be kind to those in need.

🎼: Storm ~Lifehouse~

✈️ : Longing Melody

How long have I been in this storm?

So overwhelmed by the ocean's shapeless form

Water's getting harder to tread

With these waves crashing over my head

If I could just see you

Everything would be alright

If I'd see you

This darkness would turn to light

And I will walk on water

And you will catch me if I fall

And I will get lost into your eyes

I know everything will be alright

I know everything is alright

I know you didn't bring me out here to drown

So why am I ten feet under and upside down?

Barely surviving has become my purpose

'Cause I'm so used to living underneath the surface

Hmmm... as I sat there thinking in the chilly winter evening.. what should 2023 bring.. what are my resolutions... ponders this...

I know what my resolutions are, do you? :)

Wishing you all A Happy New Year!

🎼: Cigarettes and Alcohol ~ Oasis ~

✈️ : Astoria 2022

Is it my imagination

Or have I finally found something worth living for?

I was looking for some action

But all I found was cigarettes and alcohol

You could wait for a lifetime

To spend your days in the sunshine

You might as well do the white line

Cos when it comes on top...

You gotta make it happen!

Is it worth the aggravation

To find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?

It's a crazy situation

But all I need are cigarettes and alcohol!

I can't stop this feeling. the smiling won't stop...

🎼: Got this Feeling~ Justin Timberlake~

✈️ : LeMonde Perdu

Everybody sing

(I can't stop the feeling)

Got this feeling in my body

(I can't stop the feeling)

Got this feeling in my body

(I can't stop the feeling)

Wanna see you move your body

(I can't stop the feeling)

Got this feeling in my body

Break it down

Got this feeling in my body

Can't stop the feeling

Got this feeling in my body, come on

I'm a couple days late, for this tribute. We have all experienced this in some version. If you haven't someone you KNOW has!

🎼: Run Away ~Devyn Rush~

✈️ : Elvion

She sits quiet in the classroom,

hardly talks to anyone

Always wishing she could just fit in,

while the other kids are having fun

She looks for someone who will understand,

but no one ever seems to wanna hear

Tells herelf she's the one to blame

If only she could disappear

She cries awake on her bed,

she lays, hoping they'll leave her alone

She thinks her only escape is to run away little girl, run

Run away little girl, run

The face she sees in the mirror

reflects the ugly things they say

She doesn't realize the hurt she tries to hide

Is what makes her feel this way

She cries awake on her bed,

she lays, praying they'll leave her alone

She wipes a tear from her face

And waits for her angel to come

She blames herself for the words they say

Inside she feels so numb

She thinks her only escape is to run away little girl, run

Tomorow we celebrate here in Germany the well known Fathers Day! So i take the chance to send out some words for my beloved Dad who passed away 2020.

Dear Dad,

I know you are no longer here to hear these words, but I still want to say them to share my feelings and be close to you, if only in thought.

It's hard to find the right words to express how much I miss you. Every day since you passed away, I feel the loss deep in my heart. There are moments when I want to hear your voice, need your hug, and just feel your presence.

You were not only my father, but also my friend, my counselor, and my biggest supporter. You taught me to be strong, to believe in myself and to always see the good in life. Your wisdom and love have enriched and shaped my life.

There are so many things I wish I could tell you, so many questions I wish I could ask. It hurts to know that I will not have those opportunities again. But I want you to know that I will never forget you. Your legacy will live on in me, and I will strive to carry the values and love you gave me into the world.

I wish I could hug you one more time, tell you how much I love you and how grateful I am for all you have done for me. I hope you are in a peaceful place watching over me from up there.

You will always live on in my memories and in my heart. I miss you deeply.

With love and gratitude

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Looking up, catching a dream and snowflake or two.

" We are like a snowflake, all different in our own beautiful way"

"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice"

"The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go!" ~Dodinsky~

🎼: The Climb ~Miley Cyrus~|

✈️ : Paradise on the sea

I can almost see it

That dream I'm dreaming

But, there's a voice inside my head saying

You'll never reach it

Every step I'm taking

Every move I make feels

Lost with no direction

My faith is shaking

But I, I gotta keep trying

Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing

The chances I'm taking

Sometimes might knock me down, but

No, I'm not breaking

I may not know it

But these are the moments, that

I'm gonna remember most, yeah

Just gotta keep going

Finding peace. Finding your inner peace. Finding positivity in todays world.

Join us in celebrating in a new season. One of colours and weather change.

This is another lovely photo for the exhibit tomorrow September 21 @ Noon SLT/PST.

Location:

✈️ : Petite Industrial Gallery

Created at the amazing sim of:

✈️ :~Pususaari~

Always chase your dreams. Chase the sun. Look for the good, embrace it. Acknowledge the bad but let it go and embrace the beauty around you.

“It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.” —L.M. Montgomery

"If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you." —Lao Tzu

✈️ : LeLoo's World

🎼: Chasing the Sun ~The Wanted~

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, you'll find us chasing the sun

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, you'll find us chasing the sun

And when the daylight's fadin'

We're gonna play in the dark 'til it's golden again

And now it feels so amazing

Can't see it coming, I will never grow old again

You'll find us chasing the sun

She faced the rain and the car and did not move.

Because sometimes stopping is the only way to go on.

Don’t let others decide who you are.

🎧Strong enough

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No words needed,

just the calm of a new day

and a friend beside me.

🎧Morning Chair

picture taken @ Bella's Lullabyl

188 out of 365.

“уσυ нανє тσ ρυѕн ραѕт уσυя ρєяcєινє∂ ℓιмιтѕ, ρυѕн ραѕт тнαт ρσιηт уσυ тнσυgнт ωαѕ αѕ ƒαя αѕ уσυ cαη gσ.” (∂яєω вяєєѕ)

bєcαυѕє “тнє яєαℓ ωσякσυт ѕтαятѕ ωнєη уσυ ωαηт тσ ѕтσρ.” (яσηηιє cσℓємαη)

"Life is a Rainbow - One year in colours"

September : Yellow [36/52 weeks]

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I have walked through fire.

I have drowned in silence.

I have stood where the sky split open

and the earth forgot my name.

I have been broken.

I have been bent.

I have been buried.

But I did not vanish.

I did not yield.

I did not die.

I endured.

And now -

now the storm comes again,

howling, clawing, certain of its dominion.

But it does not know.

It does not see.

I am not the same.

I am not the man who knelt.

I am not the voice that trembled.

I am not the silence that waited.

I am the answer.

I am the reckoning.

I am the storm’s undoing.

I have endured the storm.

And now -

the storm must endure me.

Unstoppable ♪♪

Lux Aeterna

My new year's resolution for this year was to get rid of my sweet tooth and maintain a healthy n green lifestyle...and me and my kids have achieved it after months of practice..not only we turned into a vegetarian but got rid of all the sugary addictions...even my daughters aged 3.5 and 6 yrs have developed an inner strength to say NO to any confectioneries being offered to them...To me its very important to have the inner force or strength to choose the right decision when our mind and heart are not at the same track... PS: I have lost about 22 pounds now ;-)

"Life is a Rainbow - One year in colours"

February : Grey [5/52 weeks]

" Nous portons les cicatrices de nos blessures. À nous de les honorer, car elles disent aussi que nous avons survécu et qu'elles nous ont rendus plus forts ou plus lucides. "

Cit. by Jacques Salomé

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“Strength isn’t about hiding your softness — it’s about owning every part of who you are. 🌙✨” [ no editing ]

Pretty Imperfection

Photo taken at Sunny's Studio

The lily I hold is not a decorative symbol: it is a lack. It is the purity I can no longer find in life, and that I try to recreate in this image. Looking at the sky with the lily in my hand becomes a necessary, almost desperate act, to remind myself that purity exists, even if the world has betrayed it.”

This is an image of a setup in our living room at night. The angel is part of an ornate lamp. The magical flowers on the right are from an LED flower-box decoration I placed near the lamp. Then the ghostly "apparitions" were created by light painting with a flashlight. Some additional adjustments were made in Lightroom.

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"La vulnérabilité ressemble à la vérité et ressemble au courage. La vérité et le courage ne sont pas toujours confortables, mais ils ne sont jamais une faiblesse."

- Cit. Brené Brown -

"Nous essayons tellement de cacher tout ce que nous ressentons […]. Les gens essaient de refouler leurs émotions, comme si c’était une erreur d’avoir des réactions naturelles face à la vie."

- Cit. Colleen Hoover -

"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness."

"We try so hard to hide everything we're really feeling […]. People try to bottle up their emotions, as if it's somehow wrong to have natural reactions to life."

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I am not prepared to bury my head in the sand and pretend that everything is alright when it is in fact the opposite.

I am not prepared to turn and walk away when I know that I should stand and face it all.

I am not prepared to close my eyes to unpleasant things and to stand by without taking action when needed to save a life.

Neither should you

"She never seemed shattered; to me, she was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she's won."

-Matt Baker

This small patch of trees remind me of veins.

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Abuse must Stop... Anger must stop... hate must stop... Speak up for those you love... don't turn the other cheek.

This is NOT a pity photo... this is a reality check ... we all have our trauma in our lives/backgrounds. Remember Kindness goes a LONG ways.

🎼: Concrete Angel ~Martina McBride

✈️ : The Outer Garden

When you try your best, but you don't succeed

When you get what you want, but not what you need

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep

Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can't replace

When you love someone, but it goes to waste

Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

And high up above, or down below

When you're too in love to let it go

But if you never try, you'll never know

Just what you're worth

"I realised that there were two ways in which I could respond to the situation - either to react with bitterness or to seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I chose the latter course." Martin Luther King

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"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all" Psalms 34:19

I believe that there is nothing as a "completely bleak situation" … hope is essential for survival. The buds serve the purpose of gradually unfolding solutions set against the gloomy surroundings that stand for the downs, obstacles, ordeals and frustrations in some phases of everybody's life but it is almost always true that good news is around the corner that even if it takes some time, there would be a day when all the pain is gone and I believe that the cornerstone for survival is to maintain hope through faith and steadfastness.

Every chapter of life brings new opportunities for growth and self-discovery. 🌸 Embracing the journey of becoming the best version of myself, one step at a time. 💖✨

There are moments in life when an old self has to die. Not in the physical sense, but in the way an organism sheds a skin, discards what no longer serves, and allows something truer to emerge. It is a violent but necessary process — a collapse of what was bound by the chains of the world’s toxicity, the slow cancers of doubt, fear, and compromise.

In real time, it feels like disintegration. The structures you built around yourself crack, the illusions of safety peel away, and the scaffolding of who you thought you were crumbles into dust. But within that destruction is a release. The organism, stripped bare, is free to draw breath without the weight of corrosion.

And then comes the rebirth. Slowly, tenderly, a new form takes shape — one not dictated by the poison of the past but by the clarity of liberation. It is catharsis embodied: raw, unfiltered, and alive. What rises from the ashes is not a version of what was lost, but something entirely other — a creature that carries the scars of collapse as sacred markings of survival, and a heart that beats untethered to the world’s chains.

To witness this process — to live it — is to know that death is not always an end. Sometimes, it is the truest beginning.

Half warrior, half breath.

My spirit still stands, even when my body can’t.

And from that light below —

where nothing should shine —

rises my breath, entire and undefeated.

I still wear, now and then, the pants from my old Aikido uniform.

I was never a great Aikidoka, and truth be told, I never liked to fight.

Aikido, for me, was a beautiful game: a dance of balance, of listening, of energy flowing.

Then I had a serious accident, and now I can only do soft, gentle movements.

But something remains untouched.

Not the technique, not the belt, not the falls.

What remains is the spirit.

That can't be trained — and can't be taken away.

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Nothing is more flexible or receptive than the water in my Wild River…!!!

But in the same time nothing can resist to the strength of her water…!!!

All the Wild River of the world teaches to us that the most fabulous power to realize peace in this world is the flexibility… the receptivity to others…!!!

Hilary Duff… Inner Strength…!!!

Half warrior, half breath.

My spirit still stands, even when my body can’t.

And from that light below —

where nothing should shine —

rises my breath, entire and undefeated.

I still wear, now and then, the pants from my old Aikido uniform.

I was never a great Aikidoka, and truth be told, I never liked to fight.

Aikido, for me, was a beautiful game: a dance of balance, of listening, of energy flowing.

Then I had a serious accident, and now I can only do soft, gentle movements.

But something remains untouched.

Not the technique, not the belt, not the falls.

What remains is the spirit.

That can't be trained — and can't be taken away.

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I am not my hair.....I am not my skin......

Get over the skin color you were born. Call the Waaaaaahmbulance. You'll find no pity here.

Be a good human.

There’s defiance in the eye, but also fatigue. A single glance cuts through the fabric of the hood, the curve of the hand, and the unspoken weight behind them. This is not a pose—it’s a pause. A moment of shielding, but not surrender. The lines on the forehead speak of stories lived. The hoodie, the hand, the tension in the grip—they all become armor. But the eye doesn’t lie. This portrait captures what it means to be guarded yet present, distant but still watching.

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A little boy asked his mother

"Why are you crying?"

"Because I'm a woman",

she told him.

"I don't understand",

he said.

His mum just hugged him

and said, "And you never

will"

Later the little boy asked

his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for

no reason?"

"All women cry for no reason",

was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man,

still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God; and when God got on

the phone, he asked, "God, why do women cry so

easily?"

God said:

"When I made the woman she had to be special.

I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the

world; yet, gentle enough to give comfort

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and

the rejection that many times comes from her children.

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going

when everyone else gives up, and take care of her

family through sickness and fatigue without

complaining. .I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under

any and all circumstances, even when her child has

hurt her very badly. I gave her strength to carry her man through his

faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his

heart. I gave her wisdom to know that a good man never

hurts his woman, but sometimes tests her strengths and

her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.

And finally, I gave her a tear to shed

This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is

needed.

You see:

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,

the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her

hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes,

because that is the doorway to her heart - the place

where love resides.

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Texture by Kerstin Frank Art

Texture by me

Every chapter of life brings new opportunities for growth and self-discovery. 🌸 Embracing the journey of becoming the best version of myself, one step at a time. 💖✨