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today at Sri Ramanasramam it is Lucy Ma day.
"Lucy Cornelssen, a German devotee came to Bhagavan Ramana
sometime in 1940s. She became the permanent resident of the
Asramam, right upto her leaving the body a few decades later."
"There is only one way to ovecome the ghost (the ego - I ) …to watch it. Do not fight, do not resist. Only try to watch it, quietly but ceaselessly. In other words, develop an unconcerned witness- consciousness towards men, things and happenings without, but particularly towards yourself within. It means to carry on the calmness of the mind gained in your meditation to cover your whole day. You will distinctly feel it as an undercurrent of peace and detachment."
here is her book "Hunting The I"
ODC Our Daily Challenge: Letting go
silent and slow journey on a small canal with confidence in a safe driver
8/23/08 - I'm ready to just fall and wait for someone to help me up. Ever have that falling dream, that's not exactly a dream? You lie in bed with closed eyes and suddenly feel as if you're about to hit the ground and jump. I've never actually seen a visual while having that dream, but it feels just as real. I've been having them a lot lately and each time my skin crawls just a little more. I'm ready to wake up in fragile arms.
I don't have much free time today and so this poor excuse of a photo will have to do. :/ I wanted to look like I was falling without actually having to fall for the picture. I did trip, though!
[Explored #471!]
"We've tried so hard to understand, but we can't. We held the world out in our hands and you ran away. It takes some time to let you go and it shows. 'Cause all we know is falling, it falls. Remember, cause I know that we won't forget at all." - Paramore.
life's journeys take us places we never dreamed of going to, yet we go, reluctant or not, we go. We see, we wonder and we go away with our experiences. We sort those experiences out later, and take with us what we need. What have you picked up, what have you let go?
I post this for my friend Helen. A wonderful, caring, kind, giving and devoted mother who has lost her son to soon. I saw Mike in November, we spoke of the past, the present and the future. He shared his hopes and dreams and how much he loved his mother. He so much wanted to take care of her and be there for her as his new future was unfolding.
He was excited about his future, he was smiling and full of life. And now, Mike as you dance among the angels in heaven we let you go and say good bye. We will hold our memories of you close to our hearts, we will never forget you.
Good Bye (: ......... (
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sz S
I am in the process of letting go of a friendship that I thought would last for years. Yeah, that's been pretty fun. On the bright side, it was fairly warm this weekend which I was grateful for. I am very ready for Spring to come. I want to go to new places and meet new people and do new things. I feel tied down doing the same things day after day.
& why should he spend so much time
by himself: writing -writing what? & taking
pictures, so many, sometimes of one man, &
never of merchants or doctors, as far as I know,
but fishermen, fishermen, fishermen, fishermen,
fishermen.
To stay on earth,
to leave a mark on earth,
to keep them talking after you are gone,
is not the point.
To make the earth for people,
that is more.
To build a world
that they can wander in
with no unfenced place,
no wild desert blanks.
A filled-in world
with trees,
& beasts
& men.
This, artists make
(and must make)
for man.
This is the poem that is the poet's child.
-Robert Lax, In the Beginning was Love, Contemplative Words of Robert Lax. Edited by S.T. Georgiou
Mit diesem Bild bin ich sehr glücklich. Wir hatten die ersten schönen Frühlingstage und es war sogar ein wenig Zeit während der Woche, um mein Projekt-Bild zu machen. Endlich wieder ein Foto, das am Ende so aussieht, wie ich es zuvor im Kopf hatte! :-)
in the past when i used to do alot of selfies they always symbolized being loved or being wanting. fear or never being loved of accepted has always been in the back of my mind, something in my past i never healed from. It seems i have returned back to this theme. As i am getting older and i wonder why i am still alone, I am a very independent person and i have never really needed someone to be there but it would be nice to have someone. maybe my time just isnt there yet. as most o my friends are married and have kids and have a stable life. here i am still wondering the what if.
I may again start to make this some what a dairy of my thoughts and dreams, i know when i had my heart on fire account (which i never should have deleted) it seemed to helo tremendously.
so that being said be prepared for more selfies and lots of writings :)
Meg and I are having fun collaborating. I think I will ask her to do it once a month when February is over. She has been so busy, it is impressive she is still playing with me.
Our prompt was letting go. Meg is on the left and I am on the right.
52:365
A piece of down clings to a reed, in the middle of a field.
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas.
Photo # KS4_0563.
for the textures only group competition #34
Highgate Cemetery by Jon´s pics
texture nightgreen
Little Sarah by Lisajen
The Tarot Garden (Giardino Dei Tarocchi) is an exploration of the human condition whose medium is mosaic on a monumental scale. These almost impossibly brightly coloured combinations of buildings and sculpture reflect the metaphysical qualities represented by the 22 main tarot cards (the major arcana). They're not concerned with the fortune-telling uses of the cards, rather the elements of life's experience, personality and self-knowledge they refer to. Work on the garden began in 1979 and the main part of the work was carried out in the 1980s; it was officially opened to the public in May 1998. During construction Niki de Saint Phalle lived in the sphinx-like Empress, a mirror-glassed cavern with kitchen, bedroom and bathroom leading off.
The Hanged Man, card no. XII, depicts a pittura infamante, an image of a man being hanged upside-down by one ankle. This method of hanging was a common punishment at the time for traitors in Italy. The Hanged Man is the card that suggests ultimate surrender, sacrifice, or being suspended in time. It reflects breaking old patterns, circumspection, letting go, metamorphosis, suspension
this is my second image of this series. I got this one as a gift from my tattoo artist when i was about to leave the US about 3 1/2 years ago and it represents me entering the unknown. I really had no idea where i was going, I just wanted a change and i wanted to see the world so I gave away all of my things and basically just picked up and left- i thought i was going to be a war photographer and I had plans to go to Iraq, I was in search of an understanding and I didn't believe anything the media had to say so I wanted to see for myself and i thought that the only way for me to understand would be for me to put myself in the most chaotic environment. I definately did not think I would be in london as I am now and doing a series of self portraits!!! Not only did this tattoo represent me leaving everything i knew behind and stepping into something so unknown, it also represented question your truth which was the name of our site back then and our logo at the time was a question mark:-) www.theopenmind.org
Let it go...
Our untold stories, Part 11, scene five: Letting go, moving on
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Model; Renee and myself
Second to this one.
I long to run away again. So many things left unsaid. Maybe that is growing up, this learning to be quiet? Honesty was always clumsy, but at least it cleared the air.
Day 107 - April 17, 2010
Met up with a good friend for dinner a couple of nights back and had this discussion about baggage. You know, the kind that comes along with big mistakes or traumatic experiences, and that which you lug throughout the course of your life.
The problem with that kind of baggage is that it eventually gets too heavy that it affects the way we live. So much so that instead of really living our life, it becomes one of mere subsistence.
The good news is that we all can start over with a clean slate, like a new page on a notebook. It all starts with letting go.
Based upon letting go the ones you love and recovering from it (the bandaids were suppose to look more and more faded as you go but hey this works for me).
Happy Valentine's Day flickr friends. :)
I’m letting go
Of the life I planned for me
And my dreams
Losing control
Of my destiny
Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe
So I’m letting go
~ Francesca Battistelli
Today I went for a walk in our "Little Forest"
My shoes are too small and now my feet hurt.
The lens hood for my camera broke.
I think it was worth it.
52/365
Positive work for the day:
Seek the wisdom of older people.
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You NEED to look at this big! I'm not cool enough (as in I don't have Flickr Pro) to have a link for it, but just click on View as Slideshow on the right side... That works... It looks A LOT better in big...
Sometimes all you need is just that little breeze.
Letting go is sometimes easy, and sometimes far too difficult. But it's the greatest way to start fresh. We all just need a little breeze once in a while, so we can plummet away from the past. :)
I feel like letting go
there would be so many good reasons,
Not even you could blame me.
But I know
We don't really have a choice, do we?
Giving up is a luxury we can't afford
So we'll keep on going
straight towards nowhere
I spent most of one afternoon walking quite happily through the fog. Things faded in and out. I couldn't see very far ahead. Everything behind me disappeared in the mist.
My meandering path led me to a high point. At the end of the day, I suddenly found myself above the fog...and alone with an astonishing view.
“Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but have only presently lost track of.”
Self Portrait
Sometimes, when things
break, life begins. - Mark Nepo
Picture Quotes on Letting Go & Moving On
Popular attractions in Chiang Mai for your first visit
Original photo credit: István Mihály
The autumn shows us in its own unique way how letting go is part of the natural cycle of life. This single, brightly orange leaf, captured in the last warm light of the day, tells the story of summer's gentle handover to winter. Surrounded by still-green foliage and delicate branches, it feels like a symbol of the peaceful transition that nature undergoes every year. For me, it was a moment full of tranquility and beauty – almost like a silent meditation in the middle of the forest. A thank you to nature!
Der Herbst zeigt uns auf seine ganz eigene Weise, wie das Loslassen zum natürlichen Kreislauf des Lebens gehört. Dieses einzelne, leuchtend orangefarbene Blatt, eingefangen im letzten warmen Licht des Tages, erzählt von der sanften Übergabe des Sommers an den Winter. Umgeben von noch grünem Laub und zarten Ästen, wirkt es wie ein Symbol für den friedlichen Übergang, den die Natur jedes Jahr vollzieht. Für mich ein Moment voller Ruhe und Schönheit – fast wie eine stille Meditation inmitten des Waldes. Ein Danke an die Natur!
(I think I edited this 10 different ways in a span of 3 hours and I have no idea why.)
I have had some trouble balancing my time lately and it's been pretty stressful. Taking pictures today felt like such a relief though. Sometimes I just want to drop out of regular college and just go to art school and be surrounded by creative people and do creative things. *Sigh*
This is the Hour of Lead –
Remembered, if outlived,
As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow –
First – Chill – then Stupor – then the letting go –
//ends//
Dear Dad,
You seem to always point the fingers at someone else when really the fingers should be pointed at you. You are to blame; you are at fault. I blame you for letting your kids just become phone calls that you had to make before you could cross them off of your “Things To Do Today” list. I blame you and I haven’t forgiven you. I’m not too sure when I will forgive you or if I will at all. And I’m sure that you’ve probably forgiven yourself. And I’m not too sure how you could. Because when I look at you I see a stranger. And I don’t know how you can forgive yourself for letting yourself become a stranger in your daughter’s eyes.
For nine long years, I have put up with the hurtful words, the broken promises, the lack of caring and the fact that you were never really there for me, ever. I know you have already moved on from me and this family you left behind. I know you’re off living a new life; you have already let go of me. So today is the day I finally let go of you.
Sincerely,
Makayla
This picture means a lot to me. The balloon isn't photoshopped, I refused to photoshop more than the normal curves. I wanted every part of this picture to be as real as possible. It was well worth the 2 1/2 hours to get this.
I was tagged by megan_hill, My Pantomime. and Zack Kinion
These facts are just going to be about my photography and my Flickr account.
1. Ever since getting Explored, I have noticed that my "popularity" has gone down and my pictures have been viewed/commented less and less. It was bothering me at first but I realized today that my photography is for me. It's about whether I like it or not. If you guys do, you know I love all your support. This is my journey, but it would mean a lot to me if you guys came along for the ride.
2. All my sets go from newest first, oldest last except my 365, phobias, when I was younger, and literally set. I wouldn't recommend doing that. It's a pain in the butt.
3. I try to comment back on pictures if you comment one of mine. If I don't, it's probably because I didn't get around to it or I didn't even know you commented one of mine.
4. I love Flickr mail :)
5. I finished commenting every one of my contacts. But I'll be keeping up with everyone's streams, so don't worry. It wasn't a one time thing.
6. If you add me as a contact, I'll add you back if I like your stream. That reminds me, I have to add back some of you guys.
7. When I comment on someone's photo, I almost always put "<3" or some kind of smiley. I like smileys. Sorry if that annoys you.
8. Like I said in my video, I'm going to be putting a good portion of my stream set to Friends Only so if you want to be added as a friend, please tell me. Thank you!
9. I wish I could shoot with some of you guys :/
10. I hate when people copy my ideas and not give me credit for my version of it.
11. I obviously speak English but I know a good amount of Spanish too. So those of you that are Spanish, feel free to comment in español :)
12. I want to say thank you especially to the people that keep up with my stream daily. I really appreciate it.
Tag, you're it :)
I randomly tagged people. No reason behind it this time.
I used to feel the emptiness inside me
I was not supposed to feel that way
I had everything I needed
But nothing ever made me
What I longed to be
The wealth, the name
The lights, the fame
Were everything to me
And then one night
Out of the blue
I heard His name (Jesus)
And so I took that step of faith
And walked into His domain
I believe that's what He wants
Every heart to do
When hard may seem the task
One step is all He asks of you
Letting go to know the truth
Is not so hard to do
It's the heart that's got the will
To open up for Him to fill
And trusting and believing Him
Is all we've got to do
It's just the heart that's got to move
For Him to show His love that's been there
Even when we never cared
Take hold of His hand
Let go and you'll understand
Why be afraid
For God knows what you're feeling
But even He can't do a thing
If He sees the heart's not willing
And so we ask what's going on
We want what's right and still do wrong
When hard may seem the task
One step is all He asks of you
I guess by now you'd realize
You can't be on your own
And all your cares
And all your burdens
Should be cast upon His throne
Letting go, just let go, letting go
Let go and you'll understand
Just let go and you'll understand
(Letting Go by Gary Valenciano)
“some people come into our lives and quickly go.
some move our souls to dance.
they awaken us to new understanding
with the passing whisper of their wisdom.
some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
they stay in our lives for awhile,
leave footprints in our hearts
and we are never, ever the same.”
- author unknown
wage t-shirt
2006 aug 7
** my dear flickr friends... i'm very sorry again for my absence... october has been a difficult month in many ways... i will be ok and still smiling... sometimes we just need to let go of certain things or people in our lives... and that takes time... thank you so much for sitting next to me, and for letting me keep you, my dear flickr friends, company for awhile... your kind and sweet comments always warm my heart and put a smile on my face... *hugs*... please give me a little more time and i'll slowly visit your streams again... thank you so much for all your support and friendships... *hugs* and i promise you'll sure be seeing the smiling woolloomooloo again soon... :)) love ya and thank you again!! *hugs & kisses* xoxoxo... ^-^/
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Going through old photos and remembering happier times...
G'night everyone.
Made Flickrs interestingness pages for March 17th 07'
The old loyal friend that helped me grab photography, research, try out stuffs and effectively learn the subject. It's sad that I have to let him go. It's up for grabs guys. Still in superb shape and in superb condition.
Will Miss you
Throughout our lifetime we collect, and collect and collect. Every year we live we cycle through more and more stuff. I started thinking if you took all those things from birth till death and threw all those material possessions into a huge pile well... it leaves me with a feeling of disgust.
We can and should do with less. Because in the end, when we die...
This is one of my very closest friends in this picture. The girl that grew up right next door to me as a child. She's known me in my darkest moments and seen me through my most joyous occasions. This photo - we worked together to answer the curious questions in her mind... how do you do that?
HSS!