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Acrylics/mixed media on 3D canvas 60x80 cm
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All lives have to endure challenges, pain and hurt, sickness, losses in many forms, things to overcome.
Sometimes the struggle is hard and frightening.
Sometimes a person finds is difficult to cope and deal with what is happening in his/her life.
There seems to be no way out or the path that has to be walked is long and uncertain.
What people need most then is love.
Love for yourself, to be loved by a partner, family and friends.
Love is the light on any (dark) path.
While going that path, you need strength. Some find it in themselves, others get strengthened by other people.
Through words, a song, a poem, art, a picture, being in nature, being surrounded by loved ones.
Whatever it is that is hard in your life, I wish for you to overcome it by LOVE and by STRENGTH. By all that is in you.
These paintings are created for that purpose. I hope they will be a guide for you on your path.
Zia Branner ♥
Many of my contacts know I have been battling health problems for quite some time now.. hence why i keep taking time out from Flickr.
Over the last 9 months it has gotten quite out of control, leaving me feeling very depressed, frustrated, in pain and totally uninspired ..
I have had chronic back pain for a long time now, but have been experiencing other weird 'unexplained' symptoms, especially my ongoing tinnitus/jaw/headaches pain issues ..
I finally had an appointment with a Rhumatologist earlier this week ( after waiting 3 months)
He concluded that I have Fibromyalgial Syndrome.
I remember at one stage I used to find touching my hair/head very painful, and that is one of the most common symtoms of this condition apparently..
It is a complex thing, but in my case it has probably been brought on by many years of having chronic pain, and now i have become super sensitive to any level of pain.
My body has gone so haywire with it that i have no option but to go onto strong medication ( nerve blockers)
My problems started when I was quite young with experiencing pain, and i guess my body is now saying 'No More' ! therefore my brain signals are being overloaded..
This is what I understand at this stage about it. It can be genetic as well apparently..
Different people suffer to varying degrees with it. I also have TMJ as part of it , which is one of the reasons It is may be causing the severity of my tinnitus ...
It is very similar, so I am told ( symptom wise) to MS, but not as serious ...
So I guess now the next thing for me to do is start trailing meds for it, to see which one will help me the most. Once they do start helping me, i will then have to start trying to get myself a lot healthier in order to cope long term and have better quality of life :)
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Living is a daily challenge.
Featuring Ruxy - Solea bikini for Cosmopolitan.
Full credits on blog. Link in bio.
© 2021 Mike McCall
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Benevolence, Randolph County, Georgia, USA
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A little boy looks like tired and cannot seem to overcome his desire to sleep in this shot captured when an old man (most likely his grandfather) momentarily stopped driving a bicycle on which he (the boy) is being taken for a ride under a mid-afternoon cloudy sky along a seaside village road in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
Fotografía tomada el día 6 de junio de 2020 en la comuna de Ñuñoa, Santiago de Chile, con cámara Nikon D3500
Photograph taken on June 6, 2020 in the commune of Ñuñoa, Santiago de Chile, with Nikon D3500 camera
Newborn monarch butterfly #35 emerged this morning from the smallest chrysalis, and she was the smallest monarch butterfly this year. This photo shows her hanging from root of tropical milkweed plant because she fell when emerging from the small chrysalis and I used the root to quickly restore her to her typical hanging position so she could continue to properly develop her soft floppy wings. I noticed that she emerged from the chrysalis with asymmetrical wings, maybe due to constrictions inside the small chrysalis, and when she finally tried to fly away, she flew in circles three times, probably due to her wing imbalance. Then, after recognizing the need to compensate and make an adjustment for the imperfection, she flew up and away to some unknown destination, but probably never Mexico.
Following its instincts, its "inner knowing", it puts all its focus and energy to making its way upstream.
Overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now.
Richard Bach [Jonathan Livingston Seagull]
A nimble light class gunner mech capable of providing support fire, target acquisition, and filling an anti-aircraft role within a squadron.
I have some dark green, but not enough dark green to really effectively build anything. This is my attempt to stop my whining, overcome limitations, find creative solutions, and use my dark green.
Some colors may be slightly messed by my post shot editing.
We Shall Overcome !.
London Plane Tree V Iron Railings.
What have we done to the earth ?
What have we done to our fair sister ?
Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her
Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn
And tied her with fences and dragged her down.
"When The Music's Over" Jim Morrison, The Doors (1967).
LR3440
When you feel overwhelmed, tired, and darkness tries to overcome your light - Ask Jesus to install led lights.
Imagine a flat beach with this incoming wave. The whole surface will be dark and more or less even and unimpressive. But The obstacle in the way forces the water use force, change its shape, wrap around the rock to overcome the obstacle. And only then its beauty shows up in full.
Seen in EXPLORE #43
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There are boulders in my way
And at times the journey’s rough,
But my Lord gives me added strength
When I feel I’ve had enough.
He gives me solid footing
When the rocks get in my way,
One by one I overcome
Til I see the light of day.
Unexpected boulders come
And troubles we’ll have in life,
But take heart He’s overcome them all
To free us from pain and strife.
One by one He’ll clear the way
And ahead of us He goes,
Preparing the journey as He sees
In all the wisdom He knows.
By: Lucy A. Cain
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Have a GREAT day my dear friends!!!
"And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness cannot overcome it!” (John 1:5) Jesus is the True Light of the world that no darkness can overcome. Though the days are evil and dark now, His Light will overcome the darkness to the farthest corners of the earth and by His great power He will forever rid the world of the presence of evil. Let us hasten the day of His return when every wrong will be made right and every tear will be wiped away!
Dull weather in my home area, snow chaos in the Alps. We will overcome and soon we will feel the warm rays of the sun. Rödinghausen, Ostwestfalen, Germany
This photo is a symbol of what I have overcome. My past has been long and hard, and I can honestly give the advice now, that it's okay to overcome your past.
I've had my rough spots, and so has many others.
The reality of this is, don't be afraid to move forward and leave your past, things do get better.
And the truth is good things do come to those who wait, and thats a word from the wize.
Name: Pyer Eliss
Species: Human
Age: 22
Homeworld: Serenno
Faction: CR
Class: Scoundrel
Story: Pyer Eliss was the son of a wealthy Serenno Nobleman and close friend of Count Dooku. His family were seperatists during the Clone Wars, helping to fund the Confederacy's numerous military projects. Following the Seperatist defeat, Darth Vader and his Imperial army invaded Serenno, slaughtering the nobles and remaining separatists. Pyer fled, narrowly escaping, but his family were not so lucky. Overcome by grief, Pyer used his family's fortune to sell weapons to anti-empire guerilla fighters, seeking revenge on the men that killed his family and friends. Support of these early resistance movements were successful up until three weeks ago, when Pyer's main contact, former Senator Alam Sorio, went cold. Pyer now looks to find Sorio and free him, wanting to continue his fight against the Empire.
Église de la Madeleine, Paris
"D.O.M. SVB. Invoc S. M. Magdalenae" ("For God almighty and very great, under the invocation of St. Mary Magdalene")
A Perfect Circle "Magdalena"
Mer de Noms (2000)
"Overcome by your
Moving temple
Overcome by this
Holiest of altars
So pure, so rare, to witness such an earthly goddess
That I've lost my self-control, beyond compelled to throw this dollar.
Down before your
Holiest of altars
I'd sell my soul, my self-esteem a dollar at a time
For one chance, one kiss, one taste of you, my Magdalena
I bear witness to this place, this prayer, so long forgotten
So pure, so rare, to witness such an earthly goddess
That I'd sell my soul, my self-esteem a dollar at a time
For one chance, one kiss, one taste of you, my black Madonna
I'd sell my soul, my self-esteem a dollar at a time
For one taste, one taste, one taste of you, my Magdalena"
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Nikon D3S+Nikkor 180mm ƒ/2.8 AI
© Ivan Herrador
*Location : InSilico NW-33 Cyberpunk Roleplay
- Coat : r2 A/D/E shiran coat[black]Maitreya
- Bra : r2 A/D/E shiran bra[black]Maitreya
- Bttom : r2 A/D/E jyunsyu bottom[black1]Maitreya-
- Gloves : r2 A/D/E syaku arm[black]Maitreya
- Boots : r2 A/D/E jyunsyu boots[black]Maitreya
- Hair : [monso] My Hair - Ikki (m/ type B)
- Cyber Parts
:::SOLE::: A-CON Plasma unit Armtech (Black White) (R)
:::SOLE::: A-CON Plasma unit CH guard (Black White) (lara)
:::SOLE::: A-CON Plasma unit Grab Hood (Black)
:::SOLE::: A-CON Plasma unit Wrap Belt (Black White)
:::SOLE::: A-CON Plasma unit Cr (Black)
:::SOLE::: A-CON Plasma unit Legtech (Black White) (L)
:::SOLE::: SA - Headset VOSTARS (White) (1P)
He was overcome by panic, fear almost gave him wings, he ran for his life with only one goal: to leave Goatswood as quickly as possible, to leave the horror behind him. He didn't know that he was in vain, he didn't know that something had already taken possession of him and would awaken a new desire in him, a new desire that was unknown to him until now, a new desire that he would never be able to fully satisfy. A lust and a power, a desire and for humanity a horror. He did not know that he had become an immortal nightmare.
Unbeknownst to himself, he had taken something from Goatwood, a relic that would accompany him for the rest of his immortal life, he held it in his hand without realising what significance it would have for the rest of all time.
He became The immortal nightmare of Whitechapel
The End?
Taken at Goatwood
Read the full storry in the Flickr Album The Goatswood Mystery - The search for Goatswood of Galagan Raymaker
The feeling that life is renewed with each new year is a magical spice that fills us with energy to face the new challenges.
Yes, we already know that life is hard. But living in pursuit of a dream is essential. After all, dreaming is the first step on this great ladder that leads us to the point. Hurry, don't loose the show of your life !
Bon Jovi - It's My Life youtu.be/vx2u5uUu3DE
There are few places that make me deliriously happy but this is one of them.
Frankly, I have been waiting for this all year, as I had never seen the Kenilworth ponds in full bloom. But they are all I hoped for, and more!
The challenge contained in the 9 energy is what you need to overcome in order to create the destiny of your choice. Failing to learn these lessons acts as a barrier to your happiness and success. In other words, this can be your downfall, if you allow it to be. What makes the challenge so difficult to overcome is that you will tend to deny that it exists. And the more you deny it, the more it will stand between you and your marvelous potential.
9 is the number of GIVING and, as your challenge number, it can make you extremely generous --or -- very selfish indeed. Sometimes you can give of yourself without any thought of what you may receive in return. But at other times, you give because you want something. Sometimes, those involved may not be in a position to return the favor. You tend to give people the impression that you can solve their problems. Then, they become dependent on you to do so. Inevitably, you become overwhelmed by problems that were never yours to begin with. That is when resentment sets in and you abruptly withdraw your support, leaving the other person hurt and confused. You do not intend to offend others but, unfortunately, you often do.
In order to meet this challenge and turn it into a talent, you must admit that you become afraid when your own needs are not being met. You must admit that you tend to rush in to “save” people, without considering the responsibility involved in being a philanthropist. And you must admit that you NEED to feel needed. You must understand that the welfare of others does not fall solely on your shoulders and you must give to others only in a way that is comfortable and manageable for you. You must give because you truly WANT to and not because guilt or fear are telling you to over-exert yourself on someone else’s behalf.
An understanding of this challenge will enable you to find a secure balance which allows you the freedom to be and do what you really want in life while also satisfying your giving nature. This is a difficult challenge because 9 and 0 contain a little of all the other challenges. This is the challenge of an “old soul” who has lived many many lifetimes. When you accept that you are such an evolved human being, you will “remember” that you cannot love someone else if you do not love yourself first. You will remember that you cannot fulfill the needs of others if your own needs are not being fulfilled. Reconnect with these memories, and then see how this tough challenge balances itself.
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Life is a series of waves to be embraced and overcome.
Danny Meyer
My wife visiting the Lake Superior waves.
“One by one she slew her fears, and then planted a flower garden over their graves.”
― John Mark Green
- Richard L. Evans.
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In my early twenty’s, I moved to Boston to pursue my master’s degree. Along with the intensive semester load and my TA, I had very little spare time. I didn’t think about photography until I started my first job. I was living close to New Hampshire, and there was a waterfall a few steps away from my apartment. Now armed with my past experiences, I thought I was ready. I hiked up to the waterfall and composed a shot on my brand new D5000. The result was a shaky mess of a photo and left me even more confused.
I spend quite a bit of time to resolve the issues I faced. My gorilla pod was not sturdy enough, so I had to be very careful with how I activated the shutter. I managed to overcome that with the self-timer functionality. I used a small aperture of f18 to compensate for my 2-second exposure and finally got an image that looked good on the camera LCD. I rushed back home and started post-processing. The photo didn’t look as good on the bigger screen highlights were blown where light shafts peeked through the foliage, and the diffraction at f18 made the image very soft. It took me a while to understand why it was happening, but I kept on returning to the waterfall to perfect my technique.
Finally, after several tries, I managed to get a recipe for a successful waterfall shot. The ideal shutter speed is between 1-4 seconds and aperture between 5.6 to 11. I use the lowest iso available on the camera and an ND filter if necessary. A 2-stop ND Grad 150x100 filter is one of the most useful accessories that you can add to your camera gear. It took me way more time to make a good composition of a waterfall, though, but that’s a subject for whole another post.
Below in comments are the links to my other attempts at the same place.