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Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same
Year after year, through all the silent night
Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame,
Shines on that inextinguishable light!~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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What the World Needs now is Love.
A wild sunsetting sky with clouds driven by winds passes over Hart Mountain. Love the yellow tones entering through the gaps between the clouds. Looks more violent than it truly was.
A steadfast old friend welcomes the warm glow of light after a passing storm.
I just bumped up saturation and added a Topaz texture effect)
Happy Slider Sunday!
"Is the beam from a lighthouse affected by howling wind and rain? It remains perfectly steadfast and unaffected by the storm. Your true self is like that. Nothing can ever harm you once you are consciously aware that it is so."
- Vernon Howard
Taken @ Chesapeake Bay
Anchors in the storm of life.
Portamaggie Lighthouse and cottage.
Dumfries & Galloway.
(iPhone Image.)
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Black and white re-edit of a previously published colour shot captured in October 2017. Enjoy!
“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”
~Lao Tzu
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Goatswood & Whitby - Cloud Lake
“So stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don't let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy depth, don't force yourself to seek breadth. If you prefer single-tasking to multi-tasking, stick to your guns. Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way.”
― Susan Cain
I can't visit Northumberland (North East England) without going to Bamburgh. My favourite castle sits on the coast as it has for hundreds of years. It is a long time since I've been there on a sunny day though. I'm not sure I approve.
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.
-John Muir
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Petra is a name with a long history and great popularity in the world. The name Petra comes from Greek and means "rock". It was often used in ancient times as a nickname for women who were strong and independent.
The name Petra comes from Greek and means "rock". Therefore, stones that are associated with strength, steadfastness and grounding fit well with the name Petra.
Tell me, where does your name come from?
“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about.” Jonathan Harnisch
I am sure that there are a lot of really strong personalities among you. But in order to hold out in the long term and not completely exhaust yourself, you also need to take breaks (physical but especially mental).
And that's why, whenever possible, take some time out to just care for yourself. And if it's just a few minutes of relaxation while you consciously listen to a song on the radio that touches you. Or pause for a moment to look at a flower or listen to the song of a bird.
It's minutes, sometimes just seconds, that in the end give you the strength and energy to remain steadfast and, like this sunflower, to keep your head up.
With this in mind and in the spirit of the above quote (which I really like, by the way), I wish you a relaxing weekend.
„Die stärksten Menschen sind nicht diejenigen, die vor uns Stärke zeigen, sondern diejenigen, die Schlachten gewinnen, von denen wir nichts wissen.“ Johnathan Harnisch.
Ich bin mir sicher, dass es unter Euch eine Vielzahl wirklich starker Persönlichkeiten gibt. Doch um langefristig durchzuhalten und sich nicht völlig zu verausgaben bedarf es auch der Ruhepausen (der physischen aber vor allem der mentalen).
Und darum nehmt Euch, wann immer es möglich ist, eine Auszeit in der Ihr nur für Euch sorgt. Und wenn es nur wenige Minuten der Entspannung sind, während Ihr bewusst einem Lied Radio zuhört, welches Euch berührt. Oder einen Moment innehaltet um eine Blume zu betrachten oder dem Gesang eines Vogels zu lauschen.
Es sind Minuten, manchmal nur Sekunden, die Euch am Ende die Kraft und Energie geben um standhaft zu bleiben und wie diese Sonnenblume, den Kopf oben zu behalten.
In diesem Sinne und in dem des o.g. Zitates (welches mir im Übrigens richtig gut gefällt) wünsche ich Euch ein erholsames Wochenende.
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The reef pines in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains are each a fascinating sight.
A few of them have achieved a certain degree of fame and regularly appear in photos from this region (including mine). One of them, my favorite tree, is even very close by.
This one, on the Heringsaussicht viewpoint on mount Kleiner Winterberg, is not among them.
Therefore, I would like to give this pine, which clearly shows that life on the rock is not easy, its moment in the spotlight. After all, it has held its own here quite bravely for years and deserves it.
Die Riffkiefern im Elbsandsteingebirge sind jede für sich ein sehr interessanter Anblick.
Ein paar von Ihnen haben es zwischenzeitlich zu einiger Berühmtheit gebracht und sie tauchen regelmäßig (auch bei mir) auf Fotos aus dieser Region auf. Einer davon, mein Lieblingsbaum, steht sogar ganz in der Nähe.
Diese hier, auf der Heringsaussicht auf dem kleinen Winterberg, gehört nicht dazu.
Darum möchte ich dieser Kiefer, der man sehr gut ansehen kann, dass das Leben auf dem Felsen kein leichtes ist, nun eine Bühne geben. Schließlich hält sie sich seit Jahren hier ziemlich wacker und hat sich das verdient.