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PADDY: "Hullo Scout! Hullo Rosie!"
SCOUT and ROSIE: "Oh! Hullo Paddy!"
PADDY: "What are you doing?"
SCOUT: "We are getting dressed up for mijn beste vriend Peter!"
ROSIE: "Who also happens to be mijn handsome prins Peter!"
SCOUT: "I am wearing a pretty blue tutu because I know mijn beste vriend likes the colour blue!"
ROSIE: "And I am wearing an orange tutu because it is royal colour in the Netherlands, and mijn Prins thinks I am as pretty as Queen Maxima!"
SCOUT: "Peter has decided that he doesn't want to go on holiday in the campervan with Mummy Marian, Jan, Fenre and your beste vriend Oleg!"
ROSIE: "He has seen Germany before and he has decided that he would prefer to come and stay here with us."
SCOUT: "I am soooo excited!" *Trembles with excitement.* "We are going to play hide-and-seek together! I can't wait!"
ROSIE: "And mijn handsome prins Peter and I are going to have lots of snuffly kisses! At least a honderdduizend berenkusjes, Paddy!" *Blushes red beneath pink woollen plush.*
PADDY: "Yes, mijn beste vriend Oleg told me that Peter has decided not to on on holiday with him in the campervan, and I wanted to have a serious chat with you about that."
ROSIE: "With us, Paddy?"
SCOUT: "A serious chat, Paddy?" *Concerned.* "That does sound... well... serious."
PADDY: "It is. Come Scout and Rosie. Let's sit down here on the sofa." *Climbs up on sofa.*
SCOUT and ROSIE: *Clamber up on the sofa after Paddy.*
PADDY: *Wraps arms around Scout and Rosie.* "Now, I know how excited you are to see Peter, and to play with him and kiss him. We all love having Peter come to stay."
SCOUT: "Oh yes, Paddy! He is mijn beste vriend!"
ROSIE: "And my handsome and brave prins!"
PADDY: "I know. Now, do you remember last week when Daddy had a very upset tummy and had to lie down here on this very sofa and rest because he felt very sick?"
SCOUT: "Oh yes Paddy! We all comforted him!"
ROSIE: "I kissed his tummy better with my little bear kisses."
PADDY: "Well, this trip to Germany in the campervan with Jan, Fenre and Peter and Oleg is very special to Mummy Marian, because like Daddy, she has not been well."
SCOUT: "Oh yes, we know, Paddy!"
ROSIE: "We were worried!"
PADDY: "And that is why this trip is special for Mummy Marian. It is a reward for getting better and she is so looking forward to travelling around. She really wants Peter to come as well, as she enjoys it when he has adventures. How do you think Daddy might have felt if we were not there last week to give him big little bear hugs and snuffly kisses?"
SCOUT: "Oh he would have been sad, Paddy!"
ROSIE: "And felt sick, Paddy!"
PADDY: "Exactly! And Mummy Marian will feel sad if Peter doesn't travel on the campervan with her to Germany. Mijn beste vriend Oleg will be sad that Peter is not going with them too."
SCOUT: "But Paddy, Oleg is always complaining about Peter!"
PADDY: "I know that, Scout, but that is only because Peter worries Oleg sometimes because he does some things that could be dangerous, and Oleg doesn't want him to get hurt. Now, do you want Mummy Marian and mijn beste vriend Oleg to be sad?"
SCOUT and ROSIE: "Oh no, Paddy!"
PADDY: "Good! Then I hope you will understand why I am saying that Peter cannot come and stay here with us and play with you, Scout, or kiss you, Rosie, until he has been on the trip with Mummy Marian, Jan, Fenre and mijn beste vriend Oleg."
SCOUT: "But... but Paddy! I want mijn beste vriend Peter to come and play hide-and-seek with me!"
ROSIE: "And I want to give mijn prins Peter a honderdduizend berenkusjes, Paddy!"
PADDY: "And you will both get your wishes, after Peter fulfils his duties. We bears all have very special jobs to take care of our Mummies and Daddies and comfort them when they are sad or sick. Peter still needs to give Mummy Marian lots of big little bear hugs and snuffly kisses! He also needs to make her smile and laught with his adventures and escapades!"
SCOUT: "Oh!" *Puts paw to mouth.*
ROSIE: "Yes I see." *Puts paw to mouth.*
PADDY: "So, can both of you be good, brave and kind bears and let Peter go travelling with Mummy Marian, under the proviso that when he gets back, he will come to stay with us and you can play together then?"
SCOUT: "It will be hard, Paddy, because I love mijn beste vriend soooo much!"
ROSIE: "And I love mijn prins Peter to the stars and back again!"
PADDY: "I know, but I promise that this is really for the best for everybody and everybear!"
SCOUT and ROSIE: "Alright Paddy!"
PADDY: "That's very good of you both, and you are such kind and selfless bears! Thank you so much! Let me give you a big little bear hug of thanks from Mummy Marian and mijn beste vriend Oleg!" *Pulls Scout and Rosie close and cuddles them.*
My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558... and www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577233464... and their Mummy Marian Kloon (on and off) . Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Peter loves Rosie and Rosie loves Peter, so they have become prince and princess to one another. Oleg and Paddy are very similar and have become best friends too. Peter and Oleg have packed their bags as you can see here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54607130847/in/datepos... or in the first comment below. However after packing, Peter has changed his mind, and Mummy Marian and Oleg are both so disappointed that he isn't going with them.
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Rosie is Scout's cousin, because like Scout, she is a free trade knitted bear from Africa. She was made in Kenya by one of the Kenana Knitters, Martha Wanjira. She is made from home spun and dyed wool. She was a gift to me from two very dear friends, including the one who gave Scout to Paddy.
Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.
Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco
photographed northwest of Fox Lake, Wisconsin
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In a year of unimaginable sorrow, we thank those who worked selflessly to keep us safe, healthy, fed and provided all the services up till now we may have taken for granted.
♫ Oh, to see the dawn of the darkest day
Christ on the road to calvary
tried by sinful men, torn and beaten then
nailed to a cross of wood
This the pow'r of the cross
Christ became sin for us
took the blame, bore the wrath
we stand forgiven at the cross
Oh, to see the pain written on your face
bearing the awesome weight of sin
every bitter thought, every evil deed
crowning your bloodstained brow
Now the daylight flees
Now the ground beneath
quakes as it maker bows his head
curtain torn into
dead are raise to life
"finished" the victory cry
Oh, to see my name written in the wounds
for through your suffering I am free
death is crushed to death
life is mine to live
won through your selfless love
This the pow'r of the cross
son of God slain for us
what a love, what a cost
we stand forgiven at the cross ♫
Foto: Cristo Redentor no amanhecer do Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Video Serie Pascoa (Easter): ♪ Power of the Cross ♪ - Voices of the University of Mobile
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The Aircraft Restoration Projects Supermarine Spitfire PRXI PL983 performs a fly past over Southampton General Hospital. The plane has had the slogan 'Thank u NHS' written on the underneath as a show of gratitude to all the NHS Keyworkers who have worked so selflessly during the COVID 19 Pandemic.
01/08/2020
We remember those who served their countries, paid the ultimate price, and did not return to their families and loved ones, how valiant and selfless they were. I remember them each time I see a machine of war, knowing that even in peace, soldiers, sailors, and air crews can perish in the strenuous training and preparation needed for them to keep us ultimately safe and free.
Stamford Georgian Festival
The words “Stand and deliver!” conjure up images of handsome, gallant gentlemen on well-groomed horses, their faces hidden by masks, relieving carriage passengers of their worldly possessions. It’s an idealized image of men who were oftentimes little more than robbers only looking out for themselves, but, oddly, it was an image that many highwaymen achieved even during their own day.For some reason, these men (and, occasionally, women) escaped the stigma that is associated with most criminals, becoming a gallant class of selfless individuals who robbed the rich to give to the poor. Unfortunately, the poor didn’t always figure into the equation.
The last time I visited St Justinians in Pembrokeshire, Wales there was only one life boat station, which had existed since 1869. It closed in 2016 and during its active life the crews saved more than 360 lives at sea from 420 launches. It has been a listed building since 1992 which means it cannot be demolished or substantially altered without prior approval from the local authority.
Construction of the new station alongside began in 2014. It opened in 2016 and provided all the most modern equipment necessary to carry out rescue operations at sea.
Like several other essential rescue organizations in Great Britain, the RNLI is not funded by the Government and most of their revenue comes from charitable donations. The most important aspect of its operation are the staff who crew the lifeboats. Virtually all of them are volunteers who give up their time to go to the help of people in distress at sea. They can be called out when required 24 hours a day 365 days a year no matter what the weather. The bravery and commitment of the crews is undisputed. Selfless men and women all of them and as a society we are lucky to have them!
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Dog Day celebrates all dogs, mixed and pure breed that need to be rescued each year and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives. So many dogs put their lives on the line every day, for personal protection, for law enforcement, for the disabled. drug sniffer dogs and bomb detecting dogs.
Camera shy Minky falls into the category of being a rescued dog and is happy to celebrate Dog Day doing something she loves, snuggling in her fleece. She hopes many dogs will be adopted into their forever homes and those dogs that serve us are given special treats and loads of love today and every day.
" May our love be like the moon, shining selflessly on each other's darkness, revealing the beauty that lies within... 💕"
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" Selfless love is a rare gem that shines brightly in a world where selfish desires often take precedence. It does not seek to possess, control, or manipulate. Rather, it is like the moon that doesn't steal the night but shines on the night sky, revealing the beauty that lies within the darkness.
In contrast, a hunger for love is often driven by a selfish desire to take and possess. This kind of love is more focused on stealing and sharing the happiness and beauty of one's partner rather than supporting and nurturing them.
Selfless love is a true reflection of the purest form of affection, one that radiates kindness, compassion, empathy, and strength to love without love's thirst and attention's leeching.
Don't love like a leech or parasite, always taking and never giving. It's like a barren land longing for rain and no woman would be happy with such a relationship. Instead, true love means supporting and developing each other, much like a garden where both partners can grow and thrive together... 💞"
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Taken at B Sori
Edited book cover, Divergent Trilogy, Book 1 by Veronica Roth. Cover art by Victo Ngai.
In the world of Divergent, society is divided into five factions - Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful) and Erudite (the intelligent). Every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives.
Sydney
Never forget the events of September 11, 2001 when our passenger airliners were turned into weapons against our own citizens. Always remember those brave souls on Flight 93 who rallied against their terrorist captors and crashed that airliner in Pennsylvania , the brave and selfless who rushed into the burning monoliths we referred to as the Twin Towers whose efforts thwarted and reduced the horrific number of casualties. It import to convey this message to future generations.
Another image from last years photo walk with NYC Photographers of the Tribute in Lights taken in Manhattan on the southern gate of City Hall Park. It was at the behest of one of our brilliant organizers Chris because of the converged perspective. Always on point with his suggestions love the resulting image. The first time I went to capture images of the Tribute in Lights, it was still being staged at what then was referred to Ground Zero, internal bickering between NY state, NYC and Silverstein Holdings had delayed the rebuild of the WTC site in actuality nothing emerged from the slurry walled 16 acre pit until 2012 when One World Center’s base finally emerged at street level. Accompanied that my night by my now deceased son age about 9-10 if I recall , we drove to Hoboken, I took some Ektachrome images on my Minolta X-700 film camera with my 70-210 mm F/4 Rokkor MD lens. Sadly the lab that developed my slides from that night ignored the guide pictures I initially took an sliced most of the Tribute in Lights images up, maybe one usable slide on the whole roll. Alex would not really come on many more photo adventures with me as he moved on to Nintendo and his much loved skateboards. - [ ] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot @nybucketlist @911memorial @siruiusa @siruiimaging
Well it wasn't quite the height of golden hour but still pretty. This is looking towards Vancouver's West End. At 7pm it was amazing to hear the reverberating cheers, clapping, ringing, and banging of pots & pans all around us in support of all essential workers who are selflessly keeping things going right now for us all.
The sad effects of the wildfires in Jasper and the rest of the National park.... this view a bit up on Maligne Lake road
Thank you to all first responders who fought to protect Jasper. They worked tirelessly day and night, to protect this community, which to many, is their home. Their selflessness and bravery are truly commendable – we will always remember the extraordinary dedication they displayed during the challenging early days of this wildfire response.
The Jasper fires refer to the devastating Jasper wildfires of July 2024, which destroyed approximately 30% of the townsite, forced the evacuation of 25,000 people for nearly a month, (and continuing) and significantly impacted properties and infrastructure, though critical facilities were saved. Fueled by lightning and extreme drought conditions, the monstrous fire complex generated its own weather and rapidly consumed the area.
Impact:
Approximately 358 buildings, including homes and two churches, were destroyed.
About 25,000 residents and visitors were evacuated.
Critical infrastructure like the hospital and schools remained intact. The wildfire complex created its own weather system with a wall of flame up to 100 meters high.
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Sunrise comes pretty early in Northern Ireland this time of year… I was up just past 4 am to catch it on this side of the Magheracross Viewpoint, only about 15 minutes from our hotel in Portrush (pronounced as though two words, port rush). A little over two years ago, my friend Evelyn McCullough brought me here as a first stop among many along the coastal highway, which is replete with stunning scenery. I dedicated this particular morning by retracing that time in tribute to Evelyn, though by myself this time. Dear Evelyn is in hospice at the MacMillan Unit in Antrim, where she is in palliative care due to incurable cancer. We were proud and appreciative to meet with her a last time during this trip… she has been a great inspiration to all who have known her, for even in the face of death, she lived life in a selfless fullness that so few others do even without such troubles. This image would not have been possible without her. I’ll never forget her. Please pray for her and her family and friends.
If you look closely (click the image for detail), you can see the remains of Dunluce Castle just beyond that first cliff.
Do something selfless this weekend...like feeding strips of bacon to the vegan neighbor's toddler through the mail slot.
Strolling through Circle B Bar Reserve, I came across this Limpkin feeding her chick. As usual, mom is trying to make sure junior get plenty of nourishment. Circle B Bar Reserve is a wetland reserve located near Lakeland, Florida.
The Limpkin measures 26 inches (66 cm) from beak-tip to tail-tip and seems to get very little respect or notice from photographers.
.... Canada’s Sovereign for over 70 years, Head of State in fourteen other countries and Head of the 56-member Commonwealth of Nations. Supported by her husband, the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen visited every province and territory of Canada over 22 visits, met many thousands of Canadians from all walks of life, and had a particularly warm relationship of mutual respect with the First Nations of this land. For the vast majority of Canadians, she is the only monarch we have ever known, and her passing is a significant moment in our common life together. We give thanks to her life of selfless service and duty and service to our nation and the Commonwealth. ....
This is exactly how I want to remember the Twin Towers, not the horror of deliberate Islamic terrorism and destruction on September 11, 2001. The anniversary of that is coming up this Sunday. Please say a prayer for those who perished by smoke inhalation, burning alive or jumping as a desperate way of escape. (and all this for just showing up at work that day). Also remember the first responders who selflessly dug into the incredibly dangerous toxic "pile" when looking for survivors, which there were none of.
SciFi Expo 2022 & S.O.S. Wrap Up and Thank you!
Bulletproof Next were fortunate to participate as performers for the SciFi Expo 2022 last month. The event is fundraiser for the American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" charity program. As performers, all of the money donated during our concert went 100% to this fund-raising campaign, and we couldn't be more proud!
ARMY in RL have a long history of selfless and generous charity donations, and so as ARMY ourselves, we were proud to carry that behavior into SL. This is also thanks to the wonderful ARMY and BTN fans who came to the concert with loaded pockets that they emptied generously into the donation kiosk.
Every L$ counts, and with our combined effort, we were able to raise L$25,000 (US$100.00) for the charity, earning an honorable mention of 6th highest fund-raising event of the whole Expo! The total combined raised donations for SciFi Expo 2022 is L$2,411,149 (US$9,644.60), a new historic high for the event!
You can read the full thank you post on the website: scifiexpo.org/blog/thank-you-2022/
We also participated in Spoonful of Sugar Festival which benefits Doctors Without Borders charity, where ARMY raised another L$20,000 in our 1 hour set! You can check more about that event here: www.thesosfestival.com
We're so proud to work with noble charities in SL, demonstrating the power of ARMY's giving heart to help people all around the world! Thank you everyone who participated! We're very excited to be involved in future charity fundraising events in SL!
My in-laws are flower farmers and work with the sun, dawn to dusk, putting the flowers to sleep and waking them up, every single day. They work alone, never complain, grow thousands of flowers each season and remain selfless. It's Easter but there is work to do.
Gm! Have a great day!
3rd place winner of the Lakeshore Camera Club's 2011 pictorial theme:
"Selfless self portrait" competition
Thank you for your comments everyone!
This is the new Weeping Window poppy installation at Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent. It opened to the public today and visiting is limited to booking tickets online with 30 minute slots from 1000 -1530 hrs each day. It is free. But already booked for weeks to come on certain days of the week. Or you can do as I did and go and stand across the far side of the canal and try to take shots through the gap. Unfortunately I went too late when the sun had already dipped behind the clouds on the horizon just before sunset.
I had really wanted to see the whole thing at The Tower of London and had seriously considered driving down to take photos at 5.00am in the morning, but I never quite did it...and regretted it ever since. Now there have been these displays all over the country, some more spectacular than others. Whilst I love the old pottery brickwork and the bottle kilns I think this one looks dangerously like a bottle of tomato ketchup, and such thought is distinctly disrespectful to the real meaning of this memorial...no, celebration of the lives of those British soldiers who died in The Great War (World War I)
I've booked my tickets for a month away and hope then to be able to get closer and fully absorb the sense of selfless sacrifice these men made for our freedom one hundred years ago.
Photo made by me - but thanks entirely to the selfless coaching, mentoring, affection, care and time bestowed on me by www.instagram.com/bn_singh_photography/.
He’s among the best of them out there. www.flickr.com/photos/bnsingh
i had no intention of doing the flickr thing tonight, however I came home to find a package waiting on my doorstep and this is what i found inside - the most beautiful soft luscious handmade scarf made for ME.
My friend sazzy(sazzola to me ) has been a steady source of encouragement as well as support for me. Sazz knew that (like many of you others) that today is the 6 mos. anniversary of my fathers passing and she knit this for me- with a card that brought tears to my eyes. I can't tell you how this wonderful gesture makes me feel- Sazzy is Beyond thoughtful and caring and selfless.
It reminded me of the night of my fathers birthday and David and I went over after work to see him and things were so incredibly bad but none of us thought he would be gone a week later. I sobbed the whole way home and waiting for me on the doorstep was a package from cynthia(myslideshow) - i cried even more. Then the following day my mom called and said that Dad seemed better - go get together with your flickr friends and have fun - that was the day of the "jersey meet" and we had fun, and one week later my father was gone.
Its just fitting that i spent time with some of my favorite flickr friends yesterday on the anniv. and after having dinner with mom tonight and talking briefly about todays date to come home to find a package from another friend i met through flicrk.. It amazes me the human spirit..
I only hope that im not taking all the time, but giving as well, like you all...
Sazzola - I love you and thank you ...
thanks to all of you that continue to stand with me , support me . i am very blessed.
Thank you to all the men and women who serve in the United States Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, The National Guard, U.S. Navy, and the United States Space Force to keep us safe.
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️❤️
“A wedding ring is a symbol of commitment; a promise, a pledge, and a vow. The promise is to forsake all others, to stay devoted and true; the pledge is to honor that promise selflessly, to see the whole thing through; and the vow is to keep that pledge unwaveringly, until the days are few. It is a mutual agreement to become one instead of two.”
― J.W. Lord, Author of Worlds
just this in the flow of the evening
prayer of the escaping breath
exposing the very inner heart ... beat, breath
not a right its
just when the self becomes
selflessness
“We weren’t born distrusting and fearing ourselves. That was part of our taming. We were taught to believe that who we are in our natural state is bad and dangerous. They convinced us to be afraid of ourselves. So we do not honor our own bodies, curiosity, hunger, judgment, experience, or ambition. Instead, we lock away our true selves. Women who are best at this disappearing act earn the highest praise: She is so selfless. Can you imagine? The epitome of womanhood is to lose one’s self completely. That is the end goal of every patriarchal culture. Because a very effective way to control women is to convince women to control themselves.”
― Glennon Doyle, Untamed
Thank you Falconer for your help with this one!
more of a shot for the history books.....Esso station gone and the L&W restaurant behind also gone. 😢
The remains of the gas pumps at the destroyed Esso station in Jasper on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Thank you to all first responders who fought to protect Jasper. They worked tirelessly day and night, to protect this community, which to many, is their home. Their selflessness and bravery are truly commendable – we will always remember the extraordinary dedication they displayed during the challenging early days of this wildfire response.
The Jasper fires refer to the devastating Jasper wildfires of 2024, which destroyed approximately 30% of the townsite, forced the evacuation of 25,000 people for nearly a month, (and continuing) and significantly impacted properties and infrastructure, though critical facilities were saved. Fueled by lightning and extreme drought conditions, the monstrous fire complex generated its own weather and rapidly consumed the area.
Impact:
Approximately 358 buildings, including homes and two churches, were destroyed.
About 25,000 residents and visitors were evacuated.
Critical infrastructure like the hospital and schools remained intact. The wildfire complex created its own weather system with a wall of flame up to 100 meters high.
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I don't even know what time it was
disbelieving, even now, of the cause
denial seems an affront to instinct -
a world can change so in just one blink
the turn of the year is nothing compared to that of human emotion
which can gamble on life, turning the world into one pitiless dungeon
bottomless, selfless in it's adverse demoralising torment
people seem the be all and end all of our evolutionary descent
stuck in reverse and seemingly accelerating backwards through memory
halting at a time displaying freedom of spirit which I recall vaguely
uncomplicated, dignity intact, pride not an issue, life the centre of all
survival was Winter withstanding, before neoteric slights could befall
under blankets of cloud, rainfall totting up, focusing becomes crystal
thus able to marvel in the clarity of nature's due; a cloudbreaking angel
the howling wind is now a paen of reason, a true self-motivator
filtering the sound in light of love unfound: desire in nature's angelic answer.
by anglia24
13h40: 14/01/2008
© 2008anglia24
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Stumbled across this photo tonight while going through my old photos. This is one of my favorite pictures of all time, but it very emotional. Very painful.
Here I am at age 17. Loving my first daughter from afar at her baptism. The daughter that I had so selflessly placed for adoption a few months earlier.
Looking back: Lessons I have learned since this day--
Love yourself. Period.
Love completely. But only those worthy of it.
Always be who you were meant to be. Never compromise.
And never let anyone mistreat you. Not even yourself.
Problem too big? Too Painful? Give it to God and you will never be alone again.
Hartley Bay harbour and breakwater, British Columbia. This photo show the large number of small fishing and recreational vessels from Hartley Bay that were the first on the scene to answer the distress call of the Queen of the North ferry that ran aground on Gil Island on March 22, 2006. The Gitga'at people arrived in a fleet of small watercraft in the dead of night to pick up survivors from the lifeboats and took them to Hartley Bay to provide them with food and shelter. The town's populace received the Governor General's Commendation for Outstanding Service on May 3, 2006, for "initiative, selflessness and an extraordinary commitment to the well-being of others" in the rescue; the honour also cites the town's "tremendous spirit and the remarkable example it has set".
02/02/2019 www.alllenfotowild.com
We met this group of ladies in the highland near Pensi la pass...they had walked for weeks to reach the place where wild yaks would be abundantly available...they would camp there and collect the dung for months and would return home before winter would be arriving in October....they offered us butter tea and wide smile...an unforgettable lesson to learn as to how hard life and soft smile can so subtly walk on hand in hand...taken in Suru valley, Ladakh Himalayas, India
Life is an offering to itself....some does offer it to self only, while some other offer it selflessly....
These women were singing song while preparing community food for the devotees who would be visiting temple on that auspicious day of Uttarayan....the service they offer gives immense pleasure to them....it was a nice opportunity for me to experience it.
Taken in Orchha, Madhyapradesh, India
A Stroll for Serene, Suppressed, Sleepy, Soundless, Still, Subdued and Subtle Selfless Stimulation of Senses.
Shut down by her own hope
Holding on to what is now nothing
She knows how to let go but can't quit do it
She is left in her own pit of selfless sorrow
In the nothing of the silence she can't even find his voice
Not know
And never again.........
#12 in Explore
I love that one
Its out of my notebook. I've been very poetic lately.
jk
I can't really tell if its good or not
I had a pretty good day. I'm too hyper though
I'm surprised I sat still for this pic. HA. I had a sip of Monster, that AWESOME energy dring,and some candy, o o o and a cookie.
teehee
My parents are going to kill me
HAHAteehee MWAHAHAHA
sorry
Nikon F80, 50mm f1.8D, Kodak TMax 100, Exposure X7
The Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-Le-Ferne, Kent, England
The National Memorial to the Few
Dedicated to the heroic and selfless deeds of the men who won the Battle of Britain, 10 July to 31 October, 1940.
Photography should be real, truthful and hit hard at the senses whether it's a man without legs or a lovely sunset.
I do shoot both!
Part of my repertoire is shooting people in pain.
Social outcasts, people who have no advocacy and who survive on the generosity of others due to their disabilities.
I don't see life through rose colored glasses.........
For the last 4 decades I have been a physician, a shooter , a donator and a spiritual humanitarian visitor/ lecturer in international psychiatry on behalf of worldwide charitable organizations.
Here are just some of the organizations i have been associated with.
You can help if you want to. The world needs you. Here are some organizations that could use your involvement ones that i have been exposed to.
SINCE 1990:
1. Medical Benevolence Foundation www.mbfoundation.org/ since 1994.
( INDIA, VIETNAM, BANGLADESH,THAILAND, INDONESIA,HAITI,Dom Rep etc.)
2. Medecins sans frontieres-DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
3. ASHA in DELHI slums INDIA
4. Paraiso Assistance Program- built a hospital in Paraiso in the Domincan Republic
5. CRY AMERICA.ORG helping the impoverished children of INDIA
america.cry.org/site/index.html
6. Presbyterian Church in Thailand, India, Indonesia .
7. RIchardson Leprosy Hospital/Miraj Medical Center INDIA
leprosyhistory.org/database/archive695
8. Lectured and held several conferences, seminars about international psychiatry and culture attitudes towards medicine in both the third world and in the USA.
( INDIA, PERU,VIETNAM, BANGLADESH, THAILAND, etc etc etc )
9. North Village Leper Colony for the aged lepers and AIDS HOSPITAL & Medical OUTREACH IN CHIANG MAI
Dr. James McKean founded this hospice
leprosyhistory.org/geographical_region/site/chaing-mai
10. ROW MISSIONS BEN MATHES A GREAT MAN DOING GREAT THINGS
IN THE WORLD ON THE RIVERS OF THE WORLD
www.missionhope.org/ben-mathes
11.ANGKOR HOSPITAL For CHILDREN in SIAM REAP CAMBODIA
12. St Vincents children hospital
13. Soho house charity for Children with Cancer- Jean Clarkson
14. Tracy Alvas MISSION 4 Multiple Sclerosis- Red Bank NJ.
www.nationalmssociety.org/Chapters/NJM
15. Dr TULSI DAS in BENARES, INDIA has a program that is very poorly funded but visits leprosariums...
in the monkey temple of BENARES aka VARANASI
I recently spent time in three leprosy colonies where untrained volunteers cut through the dead skin of the feet of people with Leprosy. This alleviates some of the pain because although lepers do not feel their lesions the lesions do start to ulcerate and cause pain locally. Under poor lighting and in filthy surroundings this was being done
at all the centers.
www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/news/articles/2020/2020022...
16. Miraj- Sangli Indian psychiatrists- recently lectured in Feb 2013
Giving doesn't only mean money. I've visited Presbyterians missions worldwide to provide emotional and monetary support to let these selfless people who work for peanuts helping those who have no voice and no medical help in their countries, know their actions are not overlooked and are what makes the difference to so many millions of the downtrodden & disenfranchised worldwide.
17- Most recently i am involved with the CATHOLIC CHURCH in INDIA helping build homes for LEPERS and their children and schools for the children. The stigma of LEPROSY is huge and though CHILDREN do not have the disease due to ignorance they are not allowed in the general population.
This is being done in PURI, in the state of ORISSA in INDIA.
18-Shriners children hospital
DO SOMETHING TO HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE.
Photography’s new conscience
Great Western Railway Class 800 No. 800032 prepares to depart Paddington station on 21st December 2023. The train is named after Nailsea Support Group volunteer Iain Bugler who selflessly helped others at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
And all of those people saw how it grew, the spirit of power, to become an awesome force, as day after day she and the companion sisters brought solace to the lepers, those most sadly afflicted of God's creatures, from whom the rest of mankind shrank in fear and revulsion. Each day, seven days a week, she and he company she led gave selfish humankind yet more examples of selflessness. In the presence of such charity, the most rabid bigot, the most liberated freethinker, even the most ambitious of politicians, must be humbled. As Robert Louis Stevenson would testify only five years later, after he had seen Mother Marianne and the sisters attending the lepers at Molokai, in their presence "even a fool is silent and adores."
-Pilgrim & Exile; Mother Marianne of Moloka'i,
by Sister Mary Laurence Hanley, O.S.F. and O.A. Bushnell, pg 174
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-The Arc in the Sky, Pt. 1 "Jazz": III. Cherubim & Palm-Trees, by Kile Smith
Today, Memorial Day, with gratitude we remember and honor the selfless service of the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and country. Their courage and service should always be remembered but on this day we pause as a nation to remind us of the price of freedom inspiring us to put aside our differences and live with gratitude & compassion. Raising of the colors at the start of the 65th iteration of the Penn Valley California Rodeo. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus OM Systems Olympus M.Zuiko PRO 40-150 f2.8 Olympus MC 2.0x Teleconverter #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @visitcalifornia @nevadacountyca #omd #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43 #micro43photography #olympusphotography #memorialday #pennvalley #pennvalleyca #pennvalleyrodeo #pennvalleycalifornia
...should have a friend like Rachel
My very good friend Rachel lives about 350 miles away, but is always there at the end of an email or the phone, regardless of how busy she is herself. She's the most genuine, thoughtful, caring and selfless person I've ever had the pleasure to meet.
I'd imagined these pretty tealight holders that she sent me as a gift would make a nice sparkly image, so it was good to have an excuse to join in with today's Macro Mondays theme `trinkets'.
I kept the dof as shallow as possible, to maximize the sparkle/bokeh... and I'm surprised I got away with shooting this handheld(ish), balancing my camera on a container, at 1/6.