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It took him a while to understand her complexities – that some days all was smooth and she operated like a well oiled machine. He learned to compensate for the days when the gears just jammed and he tried to be patient when the wheels locked…
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In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy.
She is a figure both of the epic tradition and of tragedy, where her combination of deep understanding and powerlessness exemplify the tragic condition of humankind.
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While our celebrations may be a little smaller and low keyed this year we still have lots to be thankful for and lots to look forward to in 2022. No matter how you celebrate the start of the New Year, do it safely and with gusto!
My wife and I will be staying home this year and cooking up some Korean style fried flounder, eating some sashimi, and enjoying a slice of coconut cream pie!
My hopes for all of us are that we will be happy and show kindness and have understanding for each other.
I don't really have a New Year's resolution. I would like to continue my current exercise regime. If you see a sweaty guy with a red backpack with a couple bags of cat litter inside wave and if I have the strength I might wave back. I am training for someone really, really big this Summer. I need to be able to hike 20 miles with a mile of elevation loss and a mile of elevation gain while carrying a heavy pack to realize my 2022 dream. It is something that I have wanted to do for a long time and I will take that first step down the trail in another 131 days.
These Black Swans have their nest ready. I've been enchanted by the magic of their courtship rituals.
This is a highly detailed, original watercolor painting of the 1992 University of Georgia Bulldogs football uniform. It was created as part of a collection of 15 pieces of original art celebrating the history of the uniforms of the Georgia Bulldogs NCAA football team. This painting honors #5 - Garrison Hearst. This original painting, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art website.
To get a good understanding of the art, the history behind this whole project and what the art looks like when it's framed, please check out our University of Georgia Bulldogs artwork YouTube video.
You can also read several University of Georgia Bulldogs football history posts at our Heritage Jerseys and Uniforms blog including a story on the history of this particular uniform - and also several hundred other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL posts too.
Understanding and love is all that a special dog like Lucy requires. Everything was out of it's usual place because we had started painting, but she regained her confidence and all was well again.
Location: Árbæjarsafn Reykjavik, Iceland
The aurora borealis over an old turf church. The church dates originally from 1842 and was built near the farm Silfrastaðir in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. This type of churches was rather common in the countryside in the 19th century. It was rebuilt in Reykjavik in 1960-1961.
One of my favourite pictures, I was on the right spot on the right moment.
The northern lights seem to ascend from the church, with the orange city lights of Reykjavik in the background.
The Arbaer Open Air Museum, or in icelandic: Árbæjarsafn, consists of more than 20 old buildings originating mostly from the centre of Reykjavik. Around the middle of the 20th century interest arose to preserve (to icelandic understandings) old buildings. The centre of Reykjavik around the turn of the 19th century was mainly made up of wooden houses being in a rather different state of maintainance. Also turf houses were still a quite normal sight in Reykjavik. Along with the increasing construction of buildings of more durable material the wooden buildings got into danger to disappear slowly out of the centre of the city. Actually the maintainance of wooden buildings is still a problem in Reykjavik where quite a few house owners do not care about the condition of their old wooden house. In the Arbaer Open Air Museum houses will be found that are of historical and artistic relevance. Through the preservation of the old houses memories will be kept alive with the older days and may prevent that the ties with the past get lost. The Arbaer Open Air Museum was opened in 1957 and gives the icelandic population as well as foreigh visitors a good idea of the architecture and way of life and living conditions in earlier days in Reykjavik.
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Good Friday morning everyone and here yet another post from 2014. There has been no photography for me in 2015, so I'm posting images I wanted to but never got the chance.Thanks for understanding, have a great weekend, a great day, be safe and thank you all for visiting.
'Peace through Understanding', the theme of the World's Fair in 1964-1965. And yes, it is still quite appropriate at the current situation here.
The Unisphere is a spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth, located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the borough of Queens, New York City. The sphere, which measures 140 feet (43 m) high and 120 feet (37 m) in diameter, was commissioned as part of the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Unisphere is one of the borough's most iconic and enduring symbols.
Commissioned to celebrate the beginning of the space age, the Unisphere was conceived and constructed as the theme symbol of the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair. The theme of the World's Fair was "Peace Through Understanding" and the Unisphere represented the theme of global interdependence. It was dedicated to "Man's Achievements on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe".
--- wikipedia
A Mythical Dragon V1
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Unleashing the Chaos of Fractals: A Mythical Dragon Born from Infinite Patterns.
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Here's Several Haiku Notes:
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To know what I know
having earned a Ph.D.
I am who I am
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If you should seek peace,
listen to the voice within;
follow its advice.
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A Buddhist Haiku
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What is Buddhism?
For me: A Philosophy,
not a religion.
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“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
~ The Buddha ~
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The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about all things. Together with the Four Noble Truths it constitutes the gist of Buddhism. Great emphasis is put on the practical aspect, because it is only through practice that one can attain a higher level of existence and finally reach Nirvana. The eight aspects of the path are not to be understood as a sequence of single steps, instead they are highly interdependent principles that have to be seen in relationship with each other.
1. Right View
Right view is the beginning and the end of the path, it simply means to see and to understand things as they really are and to realise the Four Noble Truths. As such, right view is the cognitive aspect of wisdom. It means to see things through, to grasp the impermanent and imperfect nature of worldly objects and ideas, and to understand the law of karma and karmic conditioning. Right view is not necessarily an intellectual capacity, just as wisdom is not just a matter of intelligence. Instead, right view is attained, sustained, and enhanced through all capacities of mind. It begins with the intuitive insight that all beings are subject to suffering and it ends with complete understanding of the true nature of all things. Since our view of the world forms our thoughts and our actions, right view yields right thoughts and right actions.
2. Right Intention
While right view refers to the cognitive aspect of wisdom, right intention refers to the volitional aspect, i.e. the kind of mental energy that controls our actions. Right intention can be described best as commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement. Buddha distinguishes three types of right intentions: 1. the intention of renunciation, which means resistance to the pull of desire, 2. the intention of good will, meaning resistance to feelings of anger and aversion, and 3. the intention of harmlessness, meaning not to think or act cruelly, violently, or aggressively, and to develop compassion.
3. Right Speech
Right speech is the first principle of ethical conduct in the eightfold path. Ethical conduct is viewed as a guideline to moral discipline, which supports the other principles of the path. This aspect is not self-sufficient, however, essential, because mental purification can only be achieved through the cultivation of ethical conduct. The importance of speech in the context of Buddhist ethics is obvious: words can break or save lives, make enemies or friends, start war or create peace. Buddha explained right speech as follows: 1. to abstain from false speech, especially not to tell deliberate lies and not to speak deceitfully, 2. to abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words maliciously against others, 3. to abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others, and 4. to abstain from idle chatter that lacks purpose or depth. Positively phrased, this means to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary.
4. Right Action
The second ethical principle, right action, involves the body as natural means of expression, as it refers to deeds that involve bodily actions. Unwholesome actions lead to unsound states of mind, while wholesome actions lead to sound states of mind. Again, the principle is explained in terms of abstinence: right action means 1. to abstain from harming sentient beings, especially to abstain from taking life (including suicide) and doing harm intentionally or delinquently, 2. to abstain from taking what is not given, which includes stealing, robbery, fraud, deceitfulness, and dishonesty, and 3. to abstain from sexual misconduct. Positively formulated, right action means to act kindly and compassionately, to be honest, to respect the belongings of others, and to keep sexual relationships harmless to others. Further details regarding the concrete meaning of right action can be found in the Precepts.
5. Right Livelihood
Right livelihood means that one should earn one's living in a righteous way and that wealth should be gained legally and peacefully. The Buddha mentions four specific activities that harm other beings and that one should avoid for this reason: 1. dealing in weapons, 2. dealing in living beings (including raising animals for slaughter as well as slave trade and prostitution), 3. working in meat production and butchery, and 4. selling intoxicants and poisons, such as alcohol and drugs. Furthermore any other occupation that would violate the principles of right speech and right action should be avoided.
6. Right Effort
Right effort can be seen as a prerequisite for the other principles of the path. Without effort, which is in itself an act of will, nothing can be achieved, whereas misguided effort distracts the mind from its task, and confusion will be the consequence. Mental energy is the force behind right effort; it can occur in either wholesome or unwholesome states. The same type of energy that fuels desire, envy, aggression, and violence can on the other side fuel self-discipline, honesty, benevolence, and kindness. Right effort is detailed in four types of endeavours that rank in ascending order of perfection: 1. to prevent the arising of unarisen unwholesome states, 2. to abandon unwholesome states that have already arisen, 3. to arouse wholesome states that have not yet arisen, and 4. to maintain and perfect wholesome states already arisen.
7. Right Mindfulness
Right mindfulness is the controlled and perfected faculty of cognition. It is the mental ability to see things as they are, with clear consciousness. Usually, the cognitive process begins with an impression induced by perception, or by a thought, but then it does not stay with the mere impression. Instead, we almost always conceptualise sense impressions and thoughts immediately. We interpret them and set them in relation to other thoughts and experiences, which naturally go beyond the facticity of the original impression. The mind then posits concepts, joins concepts into constructs, and weaves those constructs into complex interpretative schemes. All this happens only half consciously, and as a result we often see things obscured. Right mindfulness is anchored in clear perception and it penetrates impressions without getting carried away. Right mindfulness enables us to be aware of the process of conceptualisation in a way that we actively observe and control the way our thoughts go. Buddha accounted for this as the four foundations of mindfulness: 1. contemplation of the body, 2. contemplation of feeling (repulsive, attractive, or neutral), 3. contemplation of the state of mind, and 4. contemplation of the phenomena.
8. Right Concentration
The eighth principle of the path, right concentration, refers to the development of a mental force that occurs in natural consciousness, although at a relatively low level of intensity, namely concentration. Concentration in this context is described as one-pointedness of mind, meaning a state where all mental faculties are unified and directed onto one particular object. Right concentration for the purpose of the eightfold path means wholesome concentration, i.e. concentration on wholesome thoughts and actions. The Buddhist method of choice to develop right concentration is through the practice of meditation. The meditating mind focuses on a selected object. It first directs itself onto it, then sustains concentration, and finally intensifies concentration step by step. Through this practice it becomes natural to apply elevated levels of concentration also in everyday situations.
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May Peace, Love, and Understanding saturate your 2021!!
Crassula Campfire (Crassula Capitella) in late afternoon light.
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" is a 1974 song written by English singer/songwriter Nick Lowe. Initially released by Lowe in 1974, the song did not chart. The song was most famously covered by Elvis Costello & the Attractions and released as a B-side to Lowe's 1978 solo single "American Squirm." The cover saw great popularity and was later included on the American version of Costello's 1979 album Armed Forces. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(What%27s_So_Funny_%27Bout)_Peace,_Love,_and_Understanding
Sony a6400. Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens. 135mm, F5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO 200. Thanks for viewing.
Edited book cover, I am Autistic written and illustrated by Chanelle Moriah.
The author was diagnosed with autism at the age of 21.
Sydney
comment voulez-vous retourner à chez toi ? heureux ?
how do you return to your home ? happy ?
¿cómo usted vuelva à su casa ? contento ?
como você retorna para a sua casa ? feliz ?
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Oui Samantha, oui : ]
devant ce ciel si bleu, les fleurs,
apprends-nous à admirer sa beauté,
doux comme le sourire de nos mères,
mais le vent froid de l'hiver les souffle
et tout change soudainement,
la douceur de vivre est éphémère,
souviens-toi Samantha,
que faut-il savoir pour bien vivre,
puis-je dire,
malgré toutes les frustrations
ce qui peut vous apparaître
tous les jours,
est éternelle et nécessaire notre compréhension,
notre bienveillance envers nous-mêmes,
notre capacité à aimer,
connaître l'importance de s'aimer,
toujours,
la vie est belle quand on la traite avec sagesse,
crois-moi, mon amie,
oui, de temps en temps elle est belle,
la vie !
ton ami,
Ivan
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Yes Samantha, yes : ]
In front of this sky so blue, the flowers,
teach us to admireher beauty,
sweet as the smile of our mothers,
but the cold winter wind blows them
and everything suddenly changes,
the sweetness of life is fleeting,
remember Samantha,
what to live well you need to know,
may I say,
despite all the frustration
what may appear to you
everyday,
is eternal and necessary our understanding,
our kindness to ourselves,
our capacity to love,
know the importance of loving ourselves,
always,
the life is beautiful when you deal with it wisely,
believe me, my friend,
yes, from time to time she is beautiful,
the life !
your friend,
Ivan
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Second Coming of Jesus | "When It Comes to God, What Is Your Understanding"
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Introduction
Almighty God says, "The so-called God is not only the Holy Spirit, that Spirit, the sevenfold intensified Spirit, the all-encompassing Spirit, but also a person, an ordinary person, an exceptionally common person. He is not only male, but also female. They are similar in that They are both born to humans, and dissimilar in that one is conceived by the Holy Spirit and the other is born to a human but derived directly from the Spirit. They are similar in that both incarnate fleshes of God carry out God the Father’s work, and dissimilar in that one does the work of redemption and the other does the work of conquering. Both represent God the Father, but one is the Lord of redemption filled with lovingkindness and mercy, and the other is the God of righteousness filled with wrath and judgment. One is the Supreme Commander to launch the redemption work, and the other is the righteous God to accomplish the work of conquering. One is the Beginning, the other the End. One is sinless flesh, the other is flesh that completes the redemption, continues the work, and is never of sin. Both are the same Spirit, but They dwell in different fleshes and are born in different places. And They are separated by several thousand years. Yet all Their work is mutually complementary, never conflictual, and can be spoken of in the same breath. Both are people, but one is a baby boy and the other is an infant girl."
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lack of understanding breeds hatred of other people... we should try to tune-in... my travel diary, with musical innuendos by Björk and Mily A. Balakirev.
Helios 81N 50mm f/2.0
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The camera in the photo is a USSR made Lubitel 166 of 6X6 film format which I own more than 25years, since I was a kid. It is still full functional and in perfect condition. It is an object of symbolic meaning for me. It was one of the first cameras I owned and it was bought to me by my father. Although I started photography since the age of 11 with a full automatic snapshot camera that was also a gift by father, when I got more involved with photography my father presented to me full manual film cameras with no automation in order to learn the fundamentals of photography. Exposure with no light meter, By calculating the exposure, adjusting shutter speed and Aperture by calculating the light through experience and study of books, light metering charts etc. This experience led me, in the future, in better handling, understanding and use of cameras in order to achieve the desired result in my photos. All these in an age when I use to photograph with film, having to wait for film process to see the results. Through time this knowledge helped me to focus myself better on studying composition techniques. I still have many things to learn though.
The most important thing that the age of film taught me is the value of each click of the shutter in any given situation of photographing. In any case we all to photograph thousands of photos that are not artistic importance but they all do play an important part of self improvement in out personal photography skills.
So a symbolic camera of my small collection of film cameras. We must always remember and pay tribute once in a while to our past. It is from were we started our personal journey and the birth instant of our foundaments in aspects of our lives.
I have done this photo in three versions. A color version, a monochromatic and a light sepia toned which is the one you see. Monochrome was chosen to enhance the feeling of time passed and the light sepia toning to give a light sentimental nostalgic feeling. The lens used is also a vintage nikon f ais mount, Helios 81N 50mm f/2.0 which I own for more than 22years from the time this words are written. Its excellent creamy bokeh and flare creates an excelent mood.
Thanks for reading!
Health to all!
The Mythology Behind the White Stag
Despite the broad spectrum of beliefs, the stag is consistently symbolic for a number of themes such as purity - with the unusual white coat symbolising an unwavering innocence. The appearance of the stag is also synonymous with the delivery of a message or great change.
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The White Stag has a message for you.. wishing peace and understanding for new beginings in 2025.
seasonal greetings
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Art Week Gallery Theme ~
This week 22 Dec.- 28 Dec. our theme is:
~~~~~ Peace and Joy ~~~~~
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion." Albert Camus.
For me, that means grabbing my camera, my better half, and getting away from the crowds. Haven't quite got to the point where I understand it all, though - including why Flickr introduced color banding in the sky of this image. Couldn't see it in the original.
This week in 1973, the third and final crewed Skylab mission launched aboard a Saturn IB rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The crew – astronauts Gerald Carr, William Pogue, and Ed Gibson – performed a diverse range of experiments and observed the comet Kohoutek. After 84 days in space, the crew returned to Earth on Feb. 8, 1974. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center serves as “science central” for the International Space Station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s science experiments. After 20 years of continuous human presence, the space station remains the sole space-based proving ground and stepping stone toward achieving the goals of the Artemis program. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
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When it comes to macro photography, understanding natural light and how to use it plays a significant role in general: it becomes paramount when you have a particular shot you wish to achieve. This was the case for ‘Octopus’ and this is how she came to be. Find out more bit.ly/2s3u7gv
when someone can truly look into you and know you and really see what you are and how you think and what you would do. when someone has been looking for so long for the things that they have always had within themselves, but needed the right mirror. the right mirror.
double exposure on the hasselblad.
“Finishing The Sea of Fertility makes me feel as if it is the end of the world.”
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) is the most famous modern Japanese novelist for a reason completely unrelated to his writing. On November 25, 1970, angered by Japan’s abject acceptance of Western lifestyles and materialism in the post-war period, he led a group of disciples from the Tatenokai (楯の会, "Shield Society" - a civilian militia he had founded) to the military barracks in central Tokyo. He addressed the assembled soldiers hoping that he may incite them to a coup which would restore the power to the Emperor that had been taken away after the WW2 surrender. When it became clear they would not listen to his entreaties he then committed ritual suicide (Seppuku). It stunned the world, and though I was not yet out of primary school at that stage, I still remember the TV news broadcast.
Later I came to appreciate Mishima’s extraordinary writing, especially the novel based on the true account of a monk burning down the beautiful old wooden Temple of the Golden Pavilion (kinkaku-ji) in Kyoto in 1950. Now thankfully it has been rebuilt and remains one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
But Mishima, like most geniuses, was an extremely complicated man. A titanic intellectual with a driven personality, he was a fitness fanatic, an actor and film maker, and a passionate believer in restoring Japan to its once great spiritual and political power. He also believed that his literary art could ignite a spark of renewal to make Japan great again. If not for his political views he would almost certainly have won a Nobel Prize. No Japanese writer has ever been as prolific or as deeply understanding of world literature.
In 1985 a film directed by Paul Schrader tried to piece together this complicated life: “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters”. The sound track by Philip Glass is quite compelling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio_Mishima
To some “The Sea of Fertility” is Mishima’s greatest novel – comparable to Tolstoy or Dostoevsky. Consisting of four quartets, “Spring Snow”, “Runaway Horses”, “The Temple of Dawn” and “The Decay of the Angel”, it was completed in October 1970. And so it really did prefigure the end of the world for Yukio Mishima.
Also in this still life: Japanese pottery.
Nearly every one of the 47 prefectures in Japan makes their own unique ceramic ware, using locally available materials, from earthy unadorned clay bowls to highly decorative white porcelain. This great variety of Japanese ceramics tend to be named according to their place of origin, including Karatsu ware, Imari ware, Mino ware, and many more. You will also see the names written with the suffix yaki (焼), which means fired as in fired ceramic ware.
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A Sake jug - Aizu-Hongo Ware (Fukushima).
"Aizu-Hongo ware is a traditional craft from the region of Aizu, in Fukushima prefecture, with a history of about four hundred years. Aizu-Hongo pottery, which is thought to have started during the Sengoku period (1467-1600), was patronized and promoted by the lord of the Aizu domain at the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1868). Comprising both ceramics and porcelain, sometimes produced in the same kiln, Aizu-Hongo is area with the longest history of white porcelain production in northeastern Japan.
The differentiating feature of Aizu-Hongo-yaki (会津本郷焼) is its varied types of decoration including a blue ore named asbolite, traditional Japanese dyes, enamel, and western paints. Aizu-Hongo pottery tends to be very practical. It includes celadon and white porcelain, carbonization, as well as different textures and finishes such as glossy and matte."
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Two small Japanese Imari porcelain bottle vases (c.1890).
These were made around the town of Arita, in Saga prefecture. “Imari ware is delicate and lightweight. Its fine transparent white porcelain, and its colors, indigo, bright red and sometimes gold, make it easily recognizable.” japanobjects.com/features/japanese-pottery