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"The Journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination...until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is impossible to grow or learn in life" Iyanla Vanzant
"Be a reflection of what you'd like to receive.
If you want love, give love.
If you want truth, be truthful.
What you give out will always return"
his readers would take his work for satire rather than for history :-)
Pierre Bayle, Historical and Critical Dictionary
HPPT!! Truth matters! Character Matters!
prunus mume, pink japanese flowering apricot, 'Peggy Clarke', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
They make me want to slap a dead poet :-)
Joanne Sherman
HBM!!
Queen butterfly, brookside gardens butterfly house, wheaton, maryland
I passed this barn a number of times and wanted to capture it but I needed to do it when the light was right. Finally early one morning I was able to capture this image with golden light coming through the trees. I was drawn to this barn because it is so neat, clean and picturesque. Truthfully, though I like to shoot any type of barn. :) Located in Walland Tennessee. [Edited in Photoshop and Topaz}
Lyrics by Billy Joel
If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security until the bitter end
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know
When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone
But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
'Cause you're the one I depend upon
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
Week 1 - Day 5
Friday = Blue Day for Rainbow Week group.
For those wondering.... the shoes and the umbrella are both blue.
If you put your feet up against an umbrella
if you put your umbrella up against the sunlight
...
you can almost feel like you are on vacation
...
almost
Happy Friday everyone. FUTAB!
Color Psychology of Blue
(from Wikipedia)
Seas, skies, peace, unity, harmony, tranquility, calmness, coolness, confidence, conservatism, water, ice, loyalty, dependability, cleanliness, technology, winter, depression, coldness, idealism, obscenity, tackiness, air, wisdom, Earth (planet), Virgo (light blue), Pisces (pale blue) and Aquarius (dark blue) (star sign), strength, steadfastness, light, friendliness, July (sky blue), February (deep blue), peace, mourning, truthfulness, love.
In many diverse cultures blue is significant in religious beliefs, believed to keep the bad spirits away.
Highest position: # 23 on July 6th, 2007
When you have that one person in your life that you count on just to get through the day ... then you find out it was all a lie
Sigh ...
Never fear, things with Mihailsk are just wonderful. I'm just taking out some mental trash. The person I'm referring to knows EXACTLY who they are. My hope is that I never need this reminder to myself again.
If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security until the bitter end
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know
When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone
But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
'Cause you're the one I depend upon
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you
Maybe I'll tell this story someday ... but you probably wouldn't believe me if I did. It's completely unreal.
" This artful mind of mine is like a saint, A flawless light of Truth, helping the poor, By offering them a radiant paint, Not touched by evils, but from within the core. Today I came to a truthful conclusion, This artful mind of mine, is my solution."
Rest hope you all enjoy amsy work as always ^^
Amsy ♡
Amsterdam - Amstel - Blauwbrug - Magere Brug - Amstelsluizen
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Thank you Pinkie for being my friend.... You are one of a kind... Someone who makes life better ! I feel so blessed to be your friend.... I ♥ you, my lil chou.
Pink's photo www.flickr.com/photos/pinkraynesl/50449811582
Yesterday I posted this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/jaydaley/15854255611/ of the infamous Sygna Shipwreck on stockton beach and thought I would share my image with a terrific new group on Facebook dedicated to giving truthful hard criticism.
With some hesitation the group pushed me to think a little differently about this image and here is take #2. A very different feel and one I think I actually prefer more.
Does it work for you?
View large and, as always, thanks for looking!
Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation.... A true photograph need not be explained, nor can be contained in words.
Ansel Adams
HBW!! HGGT! Ukraine Matters!
japanese camellia, 'October Affair', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Berlin - Reichstagufer
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“Be a reflection of what you’d like to receive. If you want love, give love. If you want truth, be truthful. What you give out will always return.” Kristen Butler
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Hair: Stealthic
Dress: Candydoll
We're halfway through April and Spring does not seem to want to make an appearance and on this past Sunday, was over 80 degrees--the only "warm" day we've had in months. We have since had below normal temps, rain and can see now the grass is just starting to "green up" but it's still raining. Truthfully, I am quite sick of cold, snow, the lackluster environment and this is the best I can do to show any color here this week it continues to be drab and boring. And, needless to say, I "tweaked" it a bit only cause I want some color and I want it now! (Cry, sniff!!)
Thank you for all your kind comments, visits, invitations and faves and please do not post your photos in the comment box. Happy Spring to those of you that have it!
Taken two hours and ten minutes before the previous shot. Further back in my photo stream there are some LE shots taken on the same afternoon once the tide was in and on the turn. There is only one thing you do when faced with an ocean like this and that is stick your camera on a tripod and use a remote release and hang on tight to the tripod then just stand and stare. Even now I remember it vividly because not being primarily a landscape photographer and only getting shots when away on holiday I can truthfully say that I personally have never witnessed anything like this before or since........
Truly unforgettable, even if for many it is not particularly remarkable...
Thank you so much everyone for all your thoughtful, wonderful and kind comments. I cannot convey really how much your support means to me - but please believe it is possibly and most probably more than you will ever know…Sue x
Now away and internet useless….Sue x
We were fortunate to see Kilauea at night under a starry sky. This is a blended image, one of the volcano, the other of the sky. While it is not accurate in the placement of stars above the volcano, I think it is truthful in its representation of the experience.
Happy Wednesday! Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2016
All rights reserved. Please respect my copyright and do not copy, modify or download this image to blogs or other websites without obtaining my explicit written permission.
Silver & Gold
Here Are My Christmas Presents for You my Flickr Friends ...
I love making people laugh ... Do you ?
♥ I Will soon Send You my Real Real Gifts ... Love & Peace ♥
~ Pervasive Materialism & Consumerism ~
Matter & Mind
Is Matter the only Reality in the World ?
In the Platonic Academy in Athens it was taught that Divine Simplicity is identical to the "attributes" of God. Goodness,Truth,Eternity,Graciousness,Holiness,Righteousness,
Simplicity,Truthfulness,Veracity,Oneness,Mission,Love ...
Matter & Mind ...
♥ Soon with You with Peace & Love ... ♥
♥ I so much Thank You for your Visits,Invites & Comments ♥
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO VOTED! ❤
3RD PLACE in this month's Photo Challenge by the SL Pictures That Touch Us Group ❤
CONGRATULATIONS TO LORI BAILEY, 1ST PLACE AND NICKIE & TOMMY, 2ND PLACE. ❤ ❤ ❤
ENTRY #17 (VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 3)
SL Pictures That Touch Us: July contest "HOUSE". ❤
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Visit this location at Adored ~ For Bambi in Second Life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=daqfr6DJsGc
Now I'm home, but I cannot stay
I dream of you every day
Got to know every inch of you
Will you make my dream come true?
There's no place like home they say
You're my home, so hear me pray.
I don't know you, but I need more time
Promise me you'll be mine
Birds are flying over Europe skies,
Tell me please why can't I?
Times have changed, but so have I
I view my life through your eyes
On the go in my tourist's shoes
But I'll stay truthful to you
Cause there's no place like home they say
You're my home, so I guess I'll stay.
I don't know you, but I need more time
Promise me you'll be mine
Birds are flying over Europe skies
Tell me please why can't I?
I don't know you, but I need more time
Promise me you'll be mine
Birds are flying over Europe skies
Tell me please why can't I?
and professional virtuosity which could make me betray my canon. As soon as I find a subject which interests me, I leave it to the lens to record truthfully :-)
Andre Kertesz
HMM! Ukraine Matters!
cercis, chinese redbud, 'Kay's Early Hope', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
where people are free – it reflects truthfully life and events, allows us to share in the hopes and despair of others, and illuminates political and social conditions. We become the eye-witnesses of the humanity and inhumanity of mankind.
Helmut Gernsheim
HPPT! Truth Matters!
rose, 'Dream Come True', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
The Bandit and The Champion
Il Bandito e il Campione - Francesco De Gregori
This image made me think of this story told in De Gregori's song. The text of the piece is inspired by a true story,
youthful friendship among the great champion,
Costante Girardengo, and the dangerous bandit,
Sante Pollastri, both from Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy.
Costante Girardengo, cyclist, was the first Champion of Italy, winning twice the Giro d'Italia, six times the Milan-Sanremo in 1918, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928, three times the Tour of Lombardy and three times the Tour of Piedmont.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costante_Girardengo
Sante Pollastri has become an "anarchist bandit" and seems to have been unleashed against the forces of the Police for serious injustices and abuses against family and friends. But history and fascism, have hidden the true motivations, so, there is no absolute truthfulness, if not that of the legend handed down ....
The two childhood friends shared the bicycle until life separated them.
The bandit's career ended in Paris.
That day it had to be disputed
a cycling criteria with the participation of his friend
champion and he could not resist the temptation to
assist you as a spectator, but the police received
a tip and waited at the pass for to catch him.
"Truthfully? I am afraid to look her in the eyes," said Barry.
"What a shame," says Gerrie, "because she is pretty but has some weird hair."
Never a dull moment with the Bears.
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday
I could pretend to be very artistic and say I did all sorts of things to produce this photo which I do like, but that would be a total lie. The photo is exactly as I took it. It was just before dawn on Portraine Beach, Co. Dublin.I had a Hoya ND variable filter on and it was probably too dark to use it but Im amazed at the photo and I love it to be truthful.
If you asked me to reproduce this, I couldnt really and now thats special to me!
Of course Ill leave it to all of you to decide if you like it and really for me, thats the most special thing of all.
I do hope your Monday is full of colour and not blue in the least!
Hugs,
P@t.
One of the scariest things we have to face is often being honest with ourselves. We so often find ourselves standing at the shores of our personal truth, afraid to look at our reflection and afraid to dive in. We know the water is cold and swimming through it will be long and difficult. But what really frightens us most is the fear of not knowing what will be on that other side waiting for us. It's called Freedom. Be truthful with yourself, be truthful with those around you. We live in a metaverse where you have absolutely the most freedom to be yourself and find acceptance. Take advantage of it.
Pose 7C Evil by ROQUAI
Nightmare Tree by E.V.E.
♫ if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give
Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard ♫
'Cause I had the best of the worst sides
And I had these lungs
And I had too many flash fires
That I just let them burn
-Truthfully, was a restless night after working night. Going to attempt sleep or hope it stops raining so I can run. My mind, my downfall..
Xoxo
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*Just BECAUSE* Luma Tube Top
*katat0nik* (white) Summer Hoodie
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I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
Whatever I see I swallow immediately
Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.
I am not cruel, only truthful ‚
The eye of a little god, four-cornered.
Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.
It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long
I think it is part of my heart. But it flickers.....
Read the rest and grab the links on Threads & Tuneage
There is so much to feel gratitude for
So falling in love, over and over again
Is definitely something I do
It can be a small token
A gesture
A word or two
Sharing
Caring
Friendship
I feel this immensely love
And it really can touch so deep
It may actually ache
Deep within
Opening up for love is the greatest there is
I'm so thankful
First I did the cleansing, made the foundation
Realized I needed to be aware of that I respected and loved myself
Then
It happened
Someone precious gave me this gift
Out of nowhere
The greatest gift of them all
Love
And
Letting me bathe in love
That is a gift that truthfully is for us all to have, we need to open up tho
I definitely believe in a better world
Because I believe Love always wins
It's the only way
This photo obviously inspired me, lol
Out of the blue 💙
Perhaps there is a Captain on board 😁
Are we ready to say Ship A'Hoy?
Or is it Aye Aye🤔
Love is the Captain of my ship ❤
Been once more outdoors for some shooting. While i rested on an parkbench i created this scenery. The contrast between the bench and the flowers made them almost pop out.
Even Color does not exist, but is created in our brains. In order to see color we need light, an object and our eyes. Color arises in the presence of light. Whenever light falls on an object, some of the rays are reflected by the object and the remainder is absorbed. The part that is reflected, determines the color.
Our eyes cannot perceive the light that is absorbed by an object. An apple, for example, absorbs all colors, except green. Because the green is reflected and is captured by our eyes, we see the green color of the apple.
The most ideal light for seeing color is diffuse daylight, when the sun is more or less behind the clouds and it is slightly rainy. This produces the most truthful colors.
Thank you for all your visits, comments and faves
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Color does not exist, but is created in our brains. In order to see color we need light, an object and our eyes. Color arises in the presence of light. Whenever light falls on an object, some of the rays are reflected by the object and the remainder is absorbed. The part that is reflected, determines the color.
Our eyes cannot perceive the light that is absorbed by an object. An apple, for example, absorbs all colors, except green. Because the green is reflected and is captured by our eyes, we see the green color of the apple.
The most ideal light for seeing color is diffuse daylight, when the sun is more or less behind the clouds and it is slightly rainy. This produces the most truthful colors.
Thank you for all your visits, comments and faves
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
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leona skirt // vision
:: skin & makeup ::
raven skin // avarosa
ipanema body skin // velour
coquette lashes // warpaint
candy lips // delicatta
truthful eyes // sequoia
:: set dressing ::
nagoya backdrop // paleto
:: accessories ::
ballerina short nails // cazimi
cup of hot tea // movement
coco's necklace // kibitz
peace love and daisies earrings // nyoko
:: hair ::
luster hair // truth
:: outfit ::
scoop neck top // tres blah
-Only the sounds of her feet as she runs across the floor-
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❥
*truthfully so much has occurred in a short period of time. Lost one of my loves. Mind needed a distraction so I attempted a photo. Is a mood.
and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. One cannot change this all in a moment, but one can at least change one's own habits, and from time to time one can even, if one jeers loudly enough, send some worn-out and useless phrase — some jackboot, Achilles' heel, hotbed, melting pot, acid test, veritable inferno or other lump of verbal refuse — into the dustbin where it belongs :-)
George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language," 1946
Truth Matters!! hopefully, someday perhaps we can add "Fake News" ;-(
saucer magnolia, 'Sundew', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
but photographs have always been convincing lies :-)
Joel Sternfeld
HMM! Character Matters!
rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
....than a person who always speaks truthfully with a childlike heart.
Suzy Kassem
Topaz Studio
Texture with thanks to Alan- sunsetsailor
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Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.
This is all SweetBun's (a.k.a Lya) fault! She knows why!
🎶 ♪ ♫ ♬ (Thanks, SweetBun :p)
Doubtful looks,
Shy smiles,
Pink cheeks,
Windy hair,
Blurry intentions,
Thick smoke,
Silent conversations,
Relaxed thoughts,
Comforting hands,
Black & white,
Tables turned,
Falling deeply,
Truthful gaze,
Forever homes,
Open hearts,
Twin Souls...
Captured here is the walkway that separates the old part of Tursi called the La Rabatana from the newer lower part and what needed to be surmounted before I could have the best wood fired pizza in the city. I truthfully thought about secondary plans after I spent some time taking pictures in the area staring up the steep incline but after I snapped this a 90 year old Nonna stepped on to the stairs and began her climb slow steady up to the top with her pull behind cart trailing her.
La Rabatana is a impressive jumble of houses built with stones and bricks with an Arabic influence an inheritance of the Saracens who settled there in 850 BC and the first populated area of what is now known as Tursi. Surrounding the Rabatana are deep ravines cut from clay making its defensive position a hard one to crack but the Byzantines did so in 890 AD ending the Saracen presence in the area but not their influences on local language, food and culture.
Tursi is the city of Albino Pierro, the most famous son of Tursi a poet repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature for his poems written in native Lucanian dialect and subject of a literary park set in his homestead. "That of Tursi, my town in the province of Matera, / was one of the many talks destined to disappear. / I had to look for the way to fix the sounds of my people on paper".
I took this on Oct 3rd, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 16-35mm f4.0 Lens at 35mm 1.6s f`16 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
"We were made to enjoy music, to enjoy beautiful sunsets, to enjoy looking at the billows of the sea and to be thrilled with a rose that is bedecked with dew… Human beings are actually created for the transcendent, for the sublime, for the beautiful, for the truthful... and all of us are given the task of trying to make this world a little more hospitable to these beautiful things."
Desmond Tutu
Yesterday a Cooper's Hawk showed in my backyard at least twice and stuck around for half hour or more. I know he/she has been around off and on for several weeks because the birds around my feeders often disappear. This is the first time recently that I have seen a Cooper's perched in my backyard, Yakima County, Washington. Hopefully I have correctly identified this bird which is very similar to a Sharp-shinned Hawk. I updated to hopefully correct id or more truthfully say I don/t know.
....than a person who always speaks truthfully with a childlike heart.
Suzy Kassem
Topaz Studio
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Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.
Viburnum lantanoides - hobble-bush
Ships to Shore 2017 - Steveston
One of the world’s largest tall ships, the Kaiwo Maru visited Garry Point Park, Steveston this past weekend.
Built in 1989, this majestic tall ship sailing from Japan is 361 feet in length and has over 29,000 square feet in sails.
Also known as the 'King of the Sea'.
Kaiwo Maru is a Japanese four-masted training barque tall ship.
She was built in 1989 to replace a 1930 ship of the same name.
The Ships to Shore celebration attracted thousands upon thousands of people, anxious to catch what possibly could be a once in a lifetime glimpse of this magnificent sailing ship.
In the background there were nautical displays, carnival activities, food concessions, fireworks and much more...
As night fell, a live band drew and captivated a large audience of people.....truthfully, none of that seemed to distract myself nor many other dedicated photographers..
I know I couldn't 'steer clear' (so to speak) from this extraordinary ship's side, nor could I afford wasting one precious moment of what night fall was offering.
The dimming sky provided ongoing colour and light photog opportunities that enhanced the magic of this fine lady and her scenic surroundings.
A sight to 'sea'
Steveston by Romance
I 💖 Steveston, Richmond
BC
Canada
Thanks for viewing
Christie (happiest) by the River
**Best experienced in full screen
The real things haven't changed.
It is still best to be honest and truthful,
to make the most of what we have,
to be happy with simple pleasures,
and have courage when things go wrong.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
I've always liked photographing this spot but during colder months with the sun so low on the horizon, it's difficult to catch the light just right. On this occasion, I tried for a blended exposure to see how that worked out. Truthfully, the weather was so nice and the scenery so pretty after a fresh snowfall, that it was more about the day rather than the photograph. As an addendum, I posted this photo on Instagram as well and changing to a square format was a bit like trying to fit a round peg into a square hole. However, I have to admit it does force you to look at composition and can produce interesting results. If you’re so inclined, you can see it here: www.instagram.com/p/CI9o5illXVg/?igshid=1s7asei23polu
Look, I know I ain't been myself lately
I've been feelin' like someone else lately
It's prolly this empty Colt 45 that's numbing the pain inside
Cause truthfully I ain't felt lately
I'm still a sinner, I'm losing myself, I need a sign
I needed space, I needed love, I needed time
And I never understood how you could treat me so heartless
Until I realized that you just needed mine
That's what I mean by "loving you never helps"
Cause I just can't decide between loving you or myself
I just pushed away cause I drew a line and you crossed it
Crossing out my exes and ex-ing out all of my loses, I know
What is like to lose somebody you love
And I know what is like to lose yourself to the drugs
And I know what is like to have to let go of someone
Cause they hurt you so bad that you're not the person you was
They will never feel what I feel
In a world so fake I just need someone that's real
I've been dying to live, the devil shooting to kill
I just can't help but wonder if you think of me still