Meditation
View allAll Photos Tagged conscious
" A child within
Has healing ways
It sees me through
My darkest days
I'm gonna keep catching that butterfly
In that dream of mine
I'm gonna keep catching that butterfly
In that dream of mine "
- THE VERVE -
Catching the Butterfly
when our hearts are conscious of our treasures :-)
Thornton Wilder
stay safe friends, take care :-)
prunus mume, japanese flowering apricot, 'Omoi-no-mama', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Broek in Waterland - Overlekergouw
Copyright - All images are copyright © protected. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
The little farmer gathers the harvest…
Skippy envisioned his universe
with the help of the following amazing creations:
Serenity Style's Bentley Farmhouse Shed!
hive’s Birch Trees, Oak Trees, ground leaves, falling leaves, fence, old tractor, and harvest hay bales!
Keep planting your seeds.
Keep playing and growing.
Keep shining bright!
Unlike monks of other orders, who live in common, the Carthusians—to this day—live as hermits, each occupying his own cell (more like a small house), and coming together only for the nocturnal liturgical hours, and on Sundays and feast-days, in the chapel; the other hours are sung by each monk separately in his cell. Except for the singing of the liturgy and conversation "on grave subjects" during a weekly three-hour exercise walk, Carthusians are silent, and their diet is strictly vegetarian.
The monks at Mount Grace were very conscious of hygiene and sanitation; included in the reconstructed cell is a reconstructed latrine and visitors are able to investigate the ditches used as sewage systems.
I was conscious of that moment of stepping into the woods and leaving everything else behind. That one instant when all the sounds of people, of traffic, of doors opening and closing, were suddenly gone, swallowed up by trees and ferns. It was like a curtain falling on a stage, and I waited for that moment every time. My heart opened just a little bit wider.
~ Lynn Thomson
This Apple blossom with its pink and white coloured flowers is one of four trees that we planted in our garden 36 months ago and we plan to plant a Cherry blossom tree soon. We love them; the birds love them and the environment needs them. We’re far from being saints when it comes to reducing our carbon footprint but we are conscious and ambitious about adapting our day-to-day-behaviours to protect the planet and wildlife.
Image created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studio
Kunst und Natur lassen sich wunderbar miteinander verbinden. Aus diesem Gedanken entstand die Idee, ein riesiges Boot aus Glas als Arche auf Expedition durch Deutschland zu schicken. Es soll die Menschen daran erinnern, dass die Umwelt empfindlich ist und es in unserer Hand liegt sie zu schützen und zu bewahren.
Im November und Dezember 2015 entstand das erste rund 5 m große Boot, zu Beginn 2016 die riesige Hand aus Eiche in der die Glasskulptur seither ruht.
Mit ihrer Botschaft beladen ging die Glasarche auf ihre große Reise und stoppte bis 2019 an 20 ausgewählten Stationen. Dabei sollte sie jeweils einige Wochen lang die Menschen zur bewussten Auseinandersetzung mit der Umwelt anregen. Die Arche soll vor allem Kommunikation anregen und Nähe schaffen - zwischen Naturbegeisterten und Kulturschaffenden, zwischen Einheimischen und Touristen, zwischen regionalen Entscheidungsträgern und Naturschützern. Während der Landesgartenschau 2022 ist die inzwischen 3. Glasarche in Beelitz vor Anker gegangen.
Die Macher der Glasarche:
Glaskörper: Ateliers Männerhaut - Ronald Fischer, Stefan Stangl, Jo Joachimsthaler und Alexander Wallner
Holzhand: Christian Schmidt und Sergiy Dyschlevyy
Glass ark
Art and nature can be wonderfully combined. This thought gave rise to the idea of sending a huge glass boat on an expedition through Germany as an ark. It is intended to remind people that the environment is fragile and it is up to us to protect and preserve it.
In November and December 2015, the first boat, around 5 m tall, was created, and at the beginning of 2016 the huge hand made of oak, in which the glass sculpture has been resting ever since.
Loaded with its message, the glass ark went on a great journey and stopped at 20 selected stations until 2019. The aim was to encourage people to consciously deal with the environment at each station for a few weeks. Above all, the ark is intended to stimulate communication and create closeness - between nature enthusiasts and cultural workers, between locals and tourists, between regional decision-makers and nature conservationists. During the State Horticultural Show 2022, the 3rd glass ark dropped anchor in Beelitz.
the makers
of the glass ark: Ateliers Männerhaut - Ronald Fischer, Stefan Stangl, Jo Joachimsthaler and Alexander Wallner
of the wooden hand: Christian Schmidt and Sergiy Dyschlevyy
Jon and Vangelis: I'll find my way home
I am not generally that successful at bird photography even when I have consciously gone out to see birds. This shot of the chaffinch was pure luck. Mary and I were on a walk recently I had taken a shot or two of some wild flowers . I spotted the bird and took a couple of shots without changing settings not really expecting anything reasonable. In fact I am quite pleased with this one I know it could be sharper but for a grab shot its not too bad . It is very heavily cropped
Hope you are all managing to cope in this strange New World we are living in . Of course I hope you and yours remain well and safe
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
"Paris Streets 443, Conscious." The historic Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, France, is covered in a decorative mural to hide the underlying construction.
Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul create politically conscious quirky dance music. I was happy to finally see them live!
Listen here: charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com/
For more photos of them and others at Pitchfork Music Festival:
charlotteandbolis.bandcamp.com/
**All photos are copyrighted**
The number 7 is both deep and wise. It is not satisfied with simple explanations and surface-level information -- this is frivolous stuff. It knows that the real gold is buried deeper and won't stop until it finds it ... and then it'll keep digging for more. Asking questions, researching, listening, and sensing are all special skills the 7 uses in its search for awareness.
Though spirituality is especially important to the number 7 in Numerology, it takes a more intellectual approach to life than an emotional one. It is an analytical number that enjoys gathering and filtering through information to find answers. Still, it has a more powerful intuition than you might expect which it uses as a guide. This combination of conscious and subconscious thinking allows the mind of the Numerology number 7 to shine a light into the very deepest realms to access hidden truths.
TDT(Copyright 2021) All my images are protected under international authors' copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted, or manipulated without my written explicit permission.
Thierry Djallo.
"If we were always conscious of the fact that people precious to us are frighteningly mortal, hanging not even by a thread, but by a wisp of gossamer, perhaps we would be kinder to them and more grateful for the love and friendship they give to us." ~ Dean Koontz
Production time: 1953-1955 (11,800 units)
Diesel engine
Power: 29 kW (38.89 hp, 39.43 PS)
Top speed: 100 km/h, 62.14 mph
Fuel consumption: 6.1 l/100 km, 38.6 mi/US liq. gal., 46.3 mi/Imp. gal.
The reduced power of this diesel car, like that of the other diesel model in this line, the 170 DS, was indeed at odds with the upmarket image of the other, gasoline-powered 170 S models, "but no doubt both cost conscious company directors and upmarket taxi operators appreciated the >25% improvement in fuel consumption using a fuel which, on account of the tax rates applied, was already provided at a relatively “friendly” price in Germany." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W191
This is an unposed portrait (shot with permission) of a homeless man in Bristol. He was sat outside a city centre shop with all his worldly possessions plus dogs.
Unfortunately for him, the helping hand in this instance that looks like an 'angel' touching his shoulder, is that of a shop window mannequin behind him. I didn't consciously notice the juxtaposition at the time so it was not staged.
There are many fake beggars on Britain's streets. I don't know this man's personal story (although I know he is known to homeless outreach workers) BUT that something in his eyes cannot be faked. I know he is in pain. And that makes me feel something.
be conscious of yourself as consciousness alone,
watch all the thoughts come and go.
Come to the conclusion, by direct experience,
that you are really consciousness itself,
not its ephemeral contents.
.....
Clouds come and go in the sky,
but the appearance and disappearance or the clouds
doesn't affect the sky.
Your real nature is like the sky, like space.
Just remain like the sky
and let thought clouds come and go.
- Annamalai Swami -
another dedication on my father's day of passing.
He gave me this guitar that you see here in the year 1978.
This is a work by the artist Kader Attia, which he actually named Couscous.
This is also a work by a photographer who thought the work was called something else for the longest time and read Couscous as Conscious.
This is a work by a human who wakes up in the middle of the night, thinking dead people are alive and that she should call them. And that same human can't get back to sleep.
This is a work by a human who suffers, laments, thinks a lot about life and realizes this is what separates the conscious from the unconscious.
This is a work of someone who is interested in all layers of consciousness and wish her subconscious would communicate more with her non subconscious so that she knew how she truly felt about reality before she went to sleep and was unconscious.
This is also the work of someone who feels that to be conscious means one must have a conscience.
This is the work by a human who struggles with the idea that she would ever really be unconscious even if she were in a coma.
This is the work of a human who is wondering if she is actually in a coma and all of this is a very vivid presentation of how her brain is still experiencing life in a separate dimension than what we would always classify.
This is the work of magic desolation, textures, and light. Let's keep thinking about these things and realizing things about ourselves.
This is a reason why humanity might be worth saving after all.
More by Kader Attia: kaderattia.de/works/
**All photos are copyrighted***
As we were arriving at the Wounded Knee Cemetery, these fellows were digging a grave. The man on the right remained unmoving for the entire time we were in the cemetery, which was probably about twenty minutes. I don't know if he was tired, grieving, bored or what. We asked permission to photograph. I wish I had done a better job of the whole thing, but felt a bit self-conscious and intrusive, so only took a couple of quick snaps.
What the gesticulation by the gent on the left was supposed to mean, I know not.
Great book for those who are interested: "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown. I highly recommend it.
Sometimes the most interesting visual phenomena occur when you least expect it. Other times, you think you’re getting something amazing and the photographs turn out to be boring and predictable. So I think that’s why, a long time ago, I consciously tried to let go of artist’s angst, and instead just hope for the best and enjoy it. I love the journey as much as the destination. If I wasn’t a photographer, I’d still be a traveler :-)
Michael Kenna
HMM!! Justice Matters! No one is above the law!
rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
BewAre Of tHe seCond afTer ...
Time is the continued sequence of existence
and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to compare the duration of events or the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change of quantities in material reality or in the conscious experience. Time is often referred to as a fourth dimension, along with three spatial dimensions.
Time has long been an important subject of study in religion, philosophy, and science, but defining it in a manner applicable to all fields without circularity has consistently eluded scholars. Nevertheless, diverse fields such as business, industry, sports, the sciences, and the performing arts all incorporate some notion of time into their respective measuring systems.
Time in physics is operationally defined as "what a clock reads".
I had been with this bird for some time waiting to see the open tail , but nothing, then a noisy group on small children arrived , I was with the flamingos and suddenly he gave a scream and opened his tail, I had to run back to him to take some shots, and he was so regal and sure of his beauty..... he turned to me when he saw I was taking pictures !! a really regal and sociable peacock !
conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands ;-)
Oscar Wilde
HGGT! HFF! Truth Matters! Lies have consequences!! Resist the Despicable Orange Cockroach Poo Tin Puppet!
narcissus, daffodils, 'Jules Verne', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
“The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling back into the great subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises.”
~ Sigmund Freud
© John Phillips, USA. All rights reserved.
www.fluidr.com/photos/john_phillips
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission!
Thank you so much for taking the time to view & make a comment. Your view on my images & my narrative is always appreciated. Thank you. Happy Days Happy Ways Happy Thursdays one & all🙏
Tricolored Heron. These guys are such good models, but I'm really trying to be more conscious of backgrounds, environment, etc. From this morning. BTW, most of these were full-sized images - these birds will come almost right up to you while you are shooting!
I read a text recently (Paul Weinfeld, Instagram). I think it’s worth thinking about ....
It keeps me thinking... About parallels here....
Here it is:
" The more I'm exposed to conscious communities the more clear is it to me how much they replicate social dynamics from the early childhood. People are dawn to the idea that life can be a permanent playground, only to find that there are rules about who gets to play with whom., who's in the inner circle of the sandbox etc. Mainstream society isn't any different, of course, but in conscious community, there's the added danger of people confusing the work of fitting in with the work of healing. People often talk about doing inner work for example, when that they mean is cultivating an image that will allow them to entrance into an inner circle.
This is of course an exercise in re-traumatization not healing. Peter Livine defines re-traumatization as the act of putting yourself in an environment that deregulates your nervous system in the hope of discharging that uncomfortable energy only to fail once again, at doing so. This is the reason many people continue to choose toxic relationships or unsafe situations. For many of us whose earliest traumas include being bullied or socially excluded (myself included) it's especially important to be aware of bodily feeling of being unwelcome and not try to 'do the work' if what that means is trying to get others to like us.
In AH they say it simply 'Go where the warmth is' Find people, places and things that make you feel seen, welcome and worthy. If you can to do that with your social circle, you can do that with all of your experience.
You can see, for example, that you don't need to 'sit with' painful emotions (that's a terrible advice). You can put your attention instead on something that feels good. Your breath, your blessings, the ease in your body. As Ajaan Lee said, if you see a rotten floorboard walk around it, don't put your weight on it. On the same way, don't put your weight on painful thoughts and stories and don't put your weight on people who reinforce them.
If you want to be a spiritual warrior, you have to learn the first move in many martial art: the ability to retreat"
I've always found it very ironic that the one day in America designated for kindness and gratitude is also a day when the multitudes make a conscious choice to eat an animal when they don't have to.
It was my love of cats that made me decide to go vegetarian at 13 years old because I was taught to not discriminate against humans so why not apply the same to animals? How could I justify eating a pig, a turkey, a cow if I could never eat a cat or a dog? It made me question the way our society values some lives more than others and caused me to start thinking with a mind for social justice too. When systems say "It's ok to do this even when you feel this...." all you have to do is follow the money. Factory farming in this country in and of itself is a multi billion dollar industry that causes great harm to both animals and the environment. Why should we choose profit over the lives of animals as well as our own health?
There are so many stray cats in need of love and medical treatment. To me, it is like living in a city where you see people sleeping and begging on the street often. You feel like every dollar you give will never be enough. But, there's something to be said for when you are part of a vast world of great suffering and you help even one life.
This cat was found in a rescue orientated cat café and was actually provided with multiple medical treatments out of the pockets of the volunteers who worked there to keep it alive. One of the best cats I ever had, Buckley (named after Tim and Jeff), was a cat I adopted after a volunteer at the rescue agency paid over $2000 for a surgery, which I definitely would not have been able to afford at that time in my life. Buckley lived at least a decade in my arms and resembled this little guy. He would head butt me in bed and I'd lift up my blanket and he'd sleep and purr right beside me all night. When the time came for his life to end, I held him in my arms until his very last breath and I have no doubt he knew he was loved. All of this because someone said, "Yes, there is immeasurable suffering on this Earth but I can make a choice to make it less for this creature. "
Our choices matter.
**All photos are copyrighted**
Flower Earrings Sigma Main Store
Hair Monso
Liner Jack Spoon
Smoke kunst
_____________________
㋛ Happy Monday!!
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to visit my favorite place on the small Winterberg for the first time this year. And even though it was a wonderful day that I was able to start in an even more wonderful place, I consciously chose this title.
At first it seems a bit too gloomy (well, it was a bit gloomy when I got up here at six in the morning). But “the end” doesn’t necessarily have to be something bad.
That's how it was, the end of the night and with it the beginning of a new day, full of new possibilities. In addition, this picture marks the end of a rather strenuous climb, which took me (amongst other things) over almost 500 steps (which always made me realize that I'm not 23 anymore after all). But here I have reached my goal and all of the efforts suddenly vanish into thin air.
And of course the sight also reminded me a bit of the end of the world, because who knows if there is anything left behind this wall of smoke.
Letzten Samstag hatte ich das erste Mal in diesem Jahr die Gelegenheit meinen Lieblingsort auf dem kleinen Winterberg zu besuchen. Und auch, wenn es ein wundervoller Tag war, den ich an einem noch wundervolleren Ort beginnen durfte, so habe ich mich doch bewusst für diesen Titel entschieden.
Im ersten Moment scheint er etwas zu düster (nun ja etwas düster war es ja auch, als ich hier sechs Uhr morgens hier oben angekommen bin). Doch "das Ende" muss nicht zwangsläufig etwas schlechtes sein.
So war es ja auch, das Ende der Nacht und damit der Beginn eines neuen Tages, voller neuer Möglichkeiten. Außerdem markiert dieses Bild das Ende eines doch recht anstrengenden Aufstiegs, der mich immerhin unter anderem über knapp 500 Stufen geführt hat (bei denen ich immer wieder realisiere, dass ich eben doch keine 23 mehr bin). Doch hier bin ich am Ziel und all die Antrengungen lösen sich mit einem Mal in Luft auf.
Und natürlich hat mich der Anblick auch etwas an das Ende der Welt erinnert, denn wer weiß, ob es hinter dieser Nebelwand überhaupt noch etwas gibt..
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
I have to be conscious, if you like, of the impossibility of photography :-)
Pieter Hugo
HMM! Justice Matters! No one is above the law!
prunus mume, weeping japanese flowering apricot, 'Bridal Veil', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
© All Rights Reserved Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission
see on fluidr: www.fluidr.com/photos/msdonnalee or click to view on flickr black
as one might suspect, the stair owners are the same artists who created the colorful glass objects in recent posts.
As we bid farewell to 2023, a year that may not have shone as brightly as we had hoped (at least for me), let's welcome 2024 with open hearts and the anticipation of better days ahead. Like the spark in the picture I'm holding, life is ephemeral, fleeting, and filled with moments that can light up our souls.
In the midst of the challenges and uncertainties of the past year, let's take a moment to reflect on the profound truth that life is too short to be anything but happy. Let's make a conscious effort to embrace joy, seek adventure, and do what truly makes us happy. Surround yourselves with loving friends and the right people who lift you higher, for they are the ones who make the journey worthwhile.
2023 may not have been the brightest of years, but it gifted us with new experiences and valuable lessons. Every challenge was an opportunity to grow, learn, and emerge stronger. As we step into 2024, let's carry with us the wisdom gained from our trials and tribulations, using them as stepping stones toward a brighter future.
Gratitude fills our hearts for the friendships that stood the test of time, the laughter that echoed through both good and tough times, and the shared moments that made our lives richer. As we welcome the new year, let's continue to appreciate the beauty of these connections and nurture the bonds that make life truly meaningful.
Here's to a year filled with brilliant moments, boundless joy, and the courage to chase our dreams. May 2024 be a canvas waiting for the strokes of our adventures—a year where we create memories that will forever light up our hearts.
I wish you all a happy new year filled with love, laughter, and the promise of brighter days.
Cheers to 2024!
Nara
“I am more consciously and peacefully united with God’s will. I am more completely determined to abandon all care for my own interests into God’s hands through our Lady, even and especially my highest spiritual interests. I am no longer taking care of my own progress and my own sanctity because it is hopeless. I leave it to Mary’s direction, to the Living Christ within me, acting in me, controlling all that I do for His love. It is true, for the moment at least, He seems to have a much fuller control.
“All that matters is to give everything, and the quicker, the better. Fighting, struggling, rebelling, delaying make it harder, but not more meritorious. On the contrary, less. So it is fruitless to multiply difficulties and delays. Give everything and give it in the quickest possible way. All that matters is the gift. That is what pleases God, atones for sin, converts the world, and leads us into the joys of heaven even here on earth.”
- Thomas Merton (July 20, 1947) from A Year with Thomas Merton
Texas hardwood river bottoms are dwindling with time. Fortunately, the conservation-conscious landowners who live along the winding banks of the Navidad Riverbottom in Lavaca County go to serious measures in order to protect it. Not only for the priceless habitat and the myriad wildlife species it supports, but also to prevent the double damage incurred when critically irreplaceable habitat like this is “cleared.” See: “How to make a flash flood.”