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This was the water line that was installed here. None of the current residents who visit the lake and fish this lake can recall this water line being installed. A man with a chihuahua installed it along with a two other people. The lake's water levels have dropped significantly since the installation of this line.
WARP Redux 8 Series # 4 - Candid shot
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Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever...
[Isak Dinesen]
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Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
-- Voltaire
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Macro Mondays ~ July 11 ~ Challenge: Obstacles
I thought of many things that are obstacles for people.......weight, money, greed, power,etc. I had a few in mind for my photograph but kept coming back to this. This has been an obstacle all my life. If you have never had a family member with this problem you may not recognize it as a disease but it is. It is not just a "choice" that affects only the life of the alcoholic. It is an obstacle for the alcoholic's loved ones in all aspects of their lives.....their marriages, friendships, jobs and relationships. I still go back and look at how it affected my relationship with my mother while she was alive.....it still affects me today.
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Twenty years ago i was accepted into the College of Art and Science at Bowling Green State University. As excited as I was, over a span of 4 months leading up to my travels there I had strange nightly dreams! Each night i dreamed that I packed my belongings and set out to school with each and every person I had ever known in my life...hundreds of faces swam before me in each dream...and each location was different, Italy, Mexico, my grandfather's farmland! But each dream left me feeling lost and desperate...unsettled!
The final dream I had was the night before my departure......i was wearing a long, white cotton dress that blew in the breeze. Everyone was in may backyard as i opened the door and stepped outside. The grass was greener than any grass i had ever seen. On the picnic table was a bowl of deep red apples....everyone smiled and waved at me as a I walked past....alone....toward the back split rail fence and the golden wheat field beyond! Slow motion crept over me and I was consumed with dread!
As i approached the garage on the right I stopped breathing......I set my eyes to the back fence....but as I passed the garage there was a man standing there....i could see him in the corner of my eye! And as I placed my hand on the fence rail and began to climb over....his hand took hold of my shoulder......
And that is when I woke up!
The news came the very next morning.....family circumstances rendered me unable to go to Bowling Green! I was bitter about it, letting it define my life for a few years, blaming others...the dream and the clarity of it still haunt me today.....
But I NOW know that each and every one of my obstacles in life are totally imposed by me.....
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Struggling is just a part of my day.
Many obstacles have been placed in my way.
I know the only reason that I make it through
Is because I never stop believing in You.
Some people wonder why we're here in the first place.
They can't believe because they ain't never seen your face.
But even when you pray, the next day you gotta try.
Can't wait for nobody to come down out the sky.
You've got to realize that the world's a test.
You can only do your best and let Him do the rest.
You've got your life and you've got your health.
So quit procrastinating and push it yourself.
~ Outkast & Goodie Mob
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