Farnborough International Airshow - Validations, Trade or Public
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Ego is like the cloak that shadows the spirit - always doubting, always seeking validation from outside of itself, it is controlling, manipulating, and often driven by primal needs.
Its that voice that tells you - you cannot do this, that voice that makes you feel insecure. Or that voice that tells you to cheat - it will be ok. It is like the voice of the demon that constantly needs to control you. It constantly pumps itself up in order to make you feel good and desperately seeks validation from others. It cringes and becomes the victim when under scrutiny. It disarms you in so many ways.
Spirit on the other hand sits quietly in the background, not judging, just 'being' waiting silently for you to acknowledge and tap into this great fountain of wisdom laying dormant inside of you.
Spirit never doubts, spirit never judges, spirit just 'is' your greatest reservoir that never needs validation. It is your authentic self that knows all things.
When man has exhausted everything outside of himself - only then may he turn in on himself and discover the greatest gift of all - that which lays dormant inside of him.
Society has orchestrated it this way - not wanting you to gain this power that is within each of us.
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rottedam, KunstHal, Thomas J Price, People (slightly cut from L&R, cut from B&T)
Shot at the Thomas J Price retrospective in the KunstHal. About him: “Price’s mother fed his curiosity from a Young age by visiting museums with him. During these visits, he noticed that the artworks he saw did not reflect people who looked like him.
Later on, this awareness became a source of inspiration in his artistic practice. For his work “Hand Arrangement – (The Complex Journey of a Simple Form)”, Price used a book with black-and-white photographs of sculptures from antiquity. Each photo on display shows him manipulating its pages by covering parts of the sculptures with his hands, thereby steering our attention. In this way, Price symbolically positioned himself at the heart of the history of Western art.
This raises questions about representation and validation, causing us to reflect how and by whom the dominant, Western version of art history was recorded.”
(Source: text on the information panel accompanying this artwork in the museum).
This is number 54 of the KunstHal album.
SEEKING VALIDATION.
A Meditation on Life’s Journey.
Navigating through life is more a matter of asking the right questions to the answers you seek.
Not all answers give the complete truth, if that question is vague or hesitant.
Often considering the question in full before asking opens up doors to inner truths that you were withholding from yourself.
The answer will come unbidden, all you have to do is recognise that truth.
Wasn't allowed to go to BullFest and I turned down Lehigh's C&C for the month — but it's clear I made the right choice.
Kashmir Great Lakes is one of the most beautiful treks in India. No question. It validates Kashmir’s mythical status as heaven on earth.
Proof that I got the shaft with the celebrity look-alike heritage thingy. Bastards. Looking for validation and keep coming up short.
It's funny when the world validates my insecurities. Funny in a way that makes my stomach tilttwistturn. Funny in a way that sets my nerves on end. And everything is too close and everything is too loud. I feel rubbed raw. And unanswered messages are made of the most pointed, staticky silence. You (being the You I mean most) will not tell me when you are angry. You will sit in another country and give me the cold shoulder until I'm forced to ask why. You (being many other you's) will not speak and expect me to know you're busy when you've dropped off in the middle of a sentence. (We'll say I'm paranoid later. We'll laugh.)
In the middle of asking me how I am.
And I try to answer anyway, even though I know that what you want to hear is a simple, concise, "fine" and what I want to say is miles and oceans away from that.
I am not fine.
And you are not listening.
And I care more than I wish I did.
Nikon D750
Nikon 24 - 120 f/4
1/125 | f/8 | 24mm | iso 250
Subject (me) lit with single B800 in large octabox camera left @ 1/2 power. Strobe fired with Phottix Atlas II and scene composed in, and shutter triggered using Camranger Mini
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"Demoralizing off-hand rejections, the feeling that you’re missing out on ‘real life’ because you’re pouring yourself into your passion, the belief that you don’t deserve the recognition you've received — these are problems every creative deals with on a monthly, weekly, and sometimes even daily basis.
But many rejections are just the standard prequel to your first sale; those people who aren't missing out on ‘real life’ often envy those whose lives are ruled by passion instead of convention; and ‘impostor syndrome‘ goes hand-in-hand with well-deserved success."
This is definitely something that resonates with me. Rejection is a tough thing for me to deal with since my work is so personal to me.
This past month I was the featured photographer for GEM magazine which is very exciting! You can see the online version here: www.magcloud.com/webviewer/871716?__r=&s=v
You can read more here: iso.500px.com/inspiration-lara-jade-on-gratitude-self-wor...
The new 2018 "Freightliner Cascadia Evolution i" being road tested on I-84 near Hermiston, OR in April 2016 by Daimler North America's Product Validation(Test Fleet). The Cascadia Evolution i has a re-designed front end for increase aerodynamics.
If you have been subjected to an entirely new environment – say, a completely new city/country/culture and were unsure of how to conduct yourself, chances are that you have observed what everyone around you does, for social cues, and followed them. Right?
Mimicry is likely a subconscious tribal-level survival skill. Visually signaling “I am one of you” meant “I am not an invader/enemy” and hoping it works. Whew!
So, when meeting someone new, if you have mimicked their body language, posture, or behavior to try to ‘fit in’ and/or accommodate the environment, it is highly probable that you were seeking social validation, even if you didn’t really realize it. It’s instinctual.
As Nora, seeking to “fit in” as an authentic woman was a life goal for many years.
In all this time, I just wanted to convincingly, and unhesitatingly, be perceived as a female: certainly by men, but; more importantly by women.
Evidence of success was elusive.
Sure, acceptance/compliments by trans or other CDs was welcome. The recent honor as PTG Magazine Cover Girl is an example. It definitely feels good!
Flattering comments by male admirers has also been encouraging. Thanks!
Yet, my ego has yearned for experience with unknowing, but accepting GG’s to achieve true social validation. This has rarely happened.
I’ve learned that GG’s who are paid for services such as photography, makeovers, sales of garments, hair etc. – do not count. Regardless of how friendly these women have been – the relationship is transactional. We are “friends” only if I remain their customer. I’ve learned this the hard way. Sigh.
At this stage in my life, after a lot of time/$ investment, this realization saddens me beyond words.
Nora
PS - With a refreshed perspective, the importance of few priceless friendships with other's like me has become magnified. Thanks again my friends - you are more important than you will ever know.
A Titan-ic success: Here is Webb’s first look at Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Because Titan has a dense atmosphere, its surface is hidden in visible light. Enter Webb’s infrared eye, which captured clouds as well as bright & dark patches on its surface.
Titan is unique in the solar system. It is the only planetary body other than Earth that has rivers, lakes, and seas. Rather than water, they are made up of “hydrocarbons” — molecules like ethane and methane.
The two clouds seen by Webb validate long-held predictions that clouds form in the northern hemisphere during Titan's late summer, when the Sun warms its surface. Follow-up observations by the Keck Observatory also revealed clouds, confirming seasonal weather patterns.
Note that this is Webb science in progress and has not yet been peer reviewed. Scientists are still analyzing data and have more observations planned, which will probe the composition and surface of this region in ways even the Cassini spacecraft could not.
Read more about Webb’s latest observations: blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/12/01/webb-keck-telescopes-team-...
Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, A. Pagan (STScI). Science: JWST Titan GTO Team
Image description:
Side-by-side images of Saturn’s moon Titan, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera on November 4, 2022. Left image labeled “lower atmosphere and clouds” is various shades of red, from nearly black to nearly white. Three bright spots are labeled. Spot along the edge at 11 o’clock is labeled “Cloud A.” A larger, brighter spot at 1 o’clock is labeled “Cloud B.” A nearly white, crescent-shaped spot along the bottom from about 5 to 7 o’clock is labeled “Atmospheric Haze.” Right image labeled “atmosphere and surface,” is shades of white, blue, and brown. Clouds A and B are bright spots in the same locations as in the left-hand image. Cloud A, at 11 o’clock, is quite small and subtle. Cloud B, at 1 o’clock, is brighter and appears larger than in the left-hand image. Three surface features are labeled: Dark patch near Cloud A labeled “Kraken Mare.” Dark patch in middle lower right quadrant labeled “Belet.” Bright patch just inside the edge at about 4 o’clock labeled “Adiri.”
I have read so many personal stories this past couple of weeks, and each one has touched me. One of the recurring themes that has come out of these stories is that each of us, at different times in our lives, need hope and validation in order to live life well.
Some illnesses like multiple sclerosis, crohn's disease, fibromyalgia, lyme disease are difficult to diagnose as the symptoms can be mistaken for so many illnesses or it is so difficult to accurately describe what the symptoms are like that often those symptoms are dismissed by ourselves and the medical profession. While waiting for diagnosis we may lose hope and begin to doubt ourselves ... and before long a negative spiral of emotional and mental distress compounds our ability to cope. All we need is hope and validation.
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The thick Jacques Cartier.river is splits in two branch by a massive heap of earth which creates Montreal island. The both river branches stay big and stream is strong. The eastern branch is also devised itself to form smaller islands.
Sunset was on the way, I was standing one of those, looking at the city skyline. Then, I saw this young couple with in front of the huge bridge bearing the same name as the river.
being a woman out-and-about means so much to me :)
BTW, I am pretty certain there are some observers of moi who "get" who and what I am. But there has never been an issue. I believe a lot of that has to do with the image of sincerity I project; IOW, this is not a joke. And I believe people appreciate that.
The memorial affairs validation assures that the elements of the Old Guard perform to the highest standard while supporting the funerals of departed service members. These standards and expectations require training, critique and discipline to assure the highest honors are rendered. (U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Cody W. Torkelson)