who else would you trust with your deepest perversions?

“Acceptance is not a sign of weakness. It's not a question of giving up or giving in. It is an acknowledgement that we all have our crosses to bear … our human struggle. What we choose to do about it is up to us. We have the gift of free will. As a child I was very accepting of the abuse and losses that I suffered. I knew no different. As a teenager I withdrew into myself and then I rebelled and fought against it all, but what I am learning now is that acceptance causes me less personal pain … it baffles those who seek to destroy my composure and in turn makes them question everything they thought they knew. In truth, if we discard everything we think we know and focus only on what we know to be true, we find we know so very little. There is much to learn and each of us has a different purpose … a personal spiritual journey. I believe we are here to learn from others and others may learn from us. In this quiet way we may arrive at mutual understanding and as my dearest Friend, Khaled, once told me, understanding is the first step towards love.” - AP

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ0kh3k0LKE

THE PROMISE – TRACY CHAPMAN

I promise I will return. For now I say au revoir, but not goodbye, all my love, Poppy xo

The purest heart among us

can play sweet music on a harp

with variations and vibrations

an angel's tenderness imparts

The smallest flower or tiny creature

can stay forever in our minds

with connotations and abstractions

impressing us with ideas kind

The lovingness of all mankind

seeps through our veins and warms the coals

with tremors and delicious trickles

it stokes our fires; our embered souls

The steps of time; the parallels

are drawn before we're born

the plan is made; the cavalcade

storms the castle and leaves us torn

The outcome is not always foretold

there's often something we can do

no need to suffer or seal our fate

the life that comes; it's up to you

The two things that spring to my mind

are patience and compassion

to exercise and exorcise

the former to practice; the latter not rationed

Love and only love my friends

can stop disease and hate

I want to give it unconditionally

Love is infinite; intelligence is not necessarily innate.

- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author

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Lord, have mercy.

Have mercy on my darkness, my weakness, my confusion.

Have mercy on my infidelity, my cowardice, my turning about in circles, my wandering, my evasions.

I do not ask anything but such as mercy, always, in everything, mercy. My life here at Gethsemani - a little solidity and very much ashes.

Almost everything is ashes. What I have prized most is ashes. What I have attended to least is, perhaps, a little solid. Lord have mercy. Guide me, make me want again to be holy, to be a man of God even though in desperateness and confusion.

I do not necessarily ask for clarity, a plain way, but to go according to Your love, to follow Your mercy, to trust in Your mercy.

-Thomas Merton, Turning Towards the World, pg 28

The two greatest weaknesses for a person is an ego and their pride. Those two things prevents progress and change.

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hope is my weakness…

in the army of love.

♪ hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have ♪

I definitely have a weakness for poppies, they are so variable in colour & even the seed head is interesting.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Kahlil Gibran

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.

Louise Erdrich

Angry people want you to see how powerful they are. Loving people want you to see how powerful you are.

Chief Red Eagle

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Dalai Lama

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... as this heart suspended on emptiness, leaned on memories.

As insignificant as your next click.

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I burn softly, don’t mistake it for weakness

Don't mistake my kindness for weakness....

I succumbed to a moment of nostalgic weakness and perused my archives. Given my complete lack of organizational know-how, matched only by my supreme hoarding skills (this, by the way, is a recipe for disaster), I was pleasantly surprised to find this little gem languishing there. I was even more impressed by the fact that, apparently, I had already done most of the processing on this. I began to ponder what made me abandon those efforts in favour of whatever else I ended up doing. Was it the Instant Pot and my quest for the perfect Hungarian Goulash recipe? Who knows and who really cares. (It did end up tasting delicious, however).

So, I am sharing with you now the female Downy as she does her best Nuthatch impression. Actually, she needs to rotate some more, but not bad for a first try. Just as a point of interest, I am proud to report that no canoe was involved here to move myself into position to obtain the best possible perspective and light on the iris. The reason I mention a canoe is that I have found that some of the best iris shots I have ever seen were taken from the vantage point of a canoe (Jerome). So I did some research and I found that a canoe can indeed be quite instrumental in navigating to the position required for a perfect iris shot. As my mind drifts off to ponder the possibilities of this, I quickly realize that my circumstances up here differ somewhat drastically from Jerome’s . For one thing, there is no bayou in this area and I do appreciate that a canoe is best used on water. Yes, we do have some lakes that might do the job but I don’t think they would really function as adequate stand-ins for the bayou. I would also have to acquire a trailer and permit to transport the canoe but then I’d need some practice backing up with the trailer … the more I contemplate this, the more I discover the difficulties with this plan. Of course, I could just plant the canoe in the yard and use it as a stationary structure to take my shots from. But the sun does travel during the day which would require me to push/pull/drag the canoe to the most advantageous spot, given the time of day. How likely am I to do that? Right, … not! I could invest in multiple canoes and position them strategically in the yard to solve the placement variation quandary. But wait, wait … wait! I realized quickly when I knew I should I already have something that works quite nicely for me without having to invest in a pelican box. Yes, you got it … The Adirondack. Much more easily positioned in my location of choice – I actually have two, which simplifies matters even further. True, it’s not as exotic as a canoe but really we are after results here and not the actual journey. And another benefit is that it’s much easier to sip a Krombacher in the Adirondack and maintain my balance and a semblance of decorum, especially if it’s more than one during the course of the day. And … I don’t have to leave the premises …

What’s up – 4 Non Blondes

What’s up – 4 Non Blondes Cover by Aleksandra Josic This one blows me away. Certainly not worse than the original.

How the heck do I just find out about this song and Linda Perry now? Oh yeah, not leaving the house …

Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. - Dalai Lama

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Schwächen,

αδυναμίες

Weaknesses

εσύ δεν είχες καμμία.

Εγώ είχα μία.

Αγαπούσα.

You did not have any

I had one

I loved

Bertolt Brecht

"He will use you to do great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your own weakness."

Mother Teresa

Found these little cuties, while wandering The Nest, Sunbird

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Model: Skye McLeod Fairywren

Bento Mesh Head: CaTwA Lilly

Bento Mesh Body: Maitreya Lara

Face/Body Applier: Glam Affair

Hair: DPYumYum S07ghost (anime)

Outfit: Kachou (pink) by r2 A/D/E at Collabor88

CaTwA Mesh Eyes Applier: Tokyo Eyes by Izzie's

Taffy Lips Duo by Zibska

Adalina Eyeshadow by Zibska

Body Tatt: Metallic Lunar Tatt (gold) by Izzie's

Maitreya Bento Rings: Amira by RealEvil

Compatible Mesh Nails system: Almond shape by Astralia

Collton Usagi Ears & Tail: {aii} The Ugly & The Beautiful

POSE: SLC SS Pose Hide&Seek 13 (Body Language Sweet Lovely Cute)

PROP: Astralia - Surrealistic Backdrops (Sprinkles - gacha)

"Fear is one of human’s greatest weaknesses".

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"El miedo es una de las mayores debilidades de ser humano".

P. Arkhanis

Credits* *My WebSite*

I hope that you like it ^.^

*If you need any data about this photo, ask me please. Too, you can find the other products in older posts.

If softness was weakness the flowers would never grow.

~Amna Dhanani

I finally made it to the Portland Rose Garden a couple weeks ago for the first time this summer. I'm thinking these Mardi Gras roses might just be about my favorites!

This is the last sunrise I saw in Hasle. I woke up really early as I was paragliding later that day and saw this from outside our chalet. I have a weakness for that golden light on the bright snow, and this scene was simply a heart stealer. What a way to bid adieu to a wonderful place.

Explored : 22nd September 2015

...::: NIve - Till you say i go :::...

Till you say i go

Say whatever’s on your mind

I’ll never let your heart just sink

Drown in colors that aren’t blue

And say, whatever makes you cry

I’ll never let your tears make a river

I’ll just linger by your side

When the night just feels too long

When the night just feels so cold

I will stay, wait a million years

I will stay, till you say I go

Dance under these shining stars

I’ll sing you a song, a lullaby

Gently whisper in your ears

And come let me guide you home

Wandering love just hold my hand

I will walk with you till the end

When the night just feels too long

I’ll stay till you say I go

"He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your own weakness."

Mother Teresa

I do have a weakness for shadows :-))

I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness...!!”

― Unknown

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Yesterday's photo of the early morning harbor in Hamburg had a crucial weakness.

These were the two pillars that stick out of the water near my bank. Unfortunately, it couldn't be avoided to somehow integrate them into the photo.

But both the excessive presence and the position in the picture gave me a headache when I was there. So I tried two different compromise solutions.

Yesterday's was the compromise, where I can show as many details as possible from the other side of the bank. While this compromise is limited to the area around the Elphilharmonie and the pillars are a not so close and therefore a little less disruptive (at least in my opinion).

By the way, there is a seagull sleeping on the smaller of the two. I only noticed that when I published the photo. That makes the pillars cool again

Mein gestriges Foto vom früh morgendlichen Hafen in Hamburg hatte eine entscheidene Schwachstelle.

Und zwar waren das die zwei Pfeiler, die in der Nähe meines Ufers aus dem Wasser ragen. Leider liess es sich nicht vermeiden, die irgendwie mit ins Foto zu integrieren.

Doch sowohl die zu hohe Präsenz als auch die Position im Bild haben mir schon vor Ort Kopfzerbrechen bereitet. Also habe ich zwei verschiedene Kompromisslösungen versucht.

Die gestrige war dabei der Kompromiss, bei der ich so viele Details wie möglich von der anderen Uferseite zeigen kann. Während sich dieser Kompromiss hier auf den Bereich rund um die Elphilharmonie beschränkt und dafür die Pfeiler nicht so dicht stehen und damit etwas weniger störend wirken (finde ich zumindest).

Auf dem kleineren der beiden schläft übrigens eine Möwe. Das ist mir gerade erst aufgefallen als ich das Foto veröffentlicht habe. Das macht die Pfeiler ja gleich wieder cool.

.more of this on my website at: www-shoot-to-catch.de

The shaking, the involuntary reactions, the body memories, the re-enacting, the truth, the trembling, the awfulness, the movement, the pain, the tension, the stillness, the weakness, the experiences, the terror, the chill of coldness, the feelings that can’t be expressed through words, the insight, the story, the re-telling, the fight, the fear, the sharing, the learning, the collapse, the strength, the working to soften, the numbness, the pushing away, the holding on, the pleading, the need, the scars, the healing, the self-inflicted physical harm, the gentleness, the clutching, the harming, the sadness, the intense struggle, the hope, the devastation, the clenching, the fighting for life, the hurting, the letting go, the confusion, the inexpressible, the warmth of connection, the ongoing battle…

…the varied, complex feelings, actions and elements contained within my hands after somehow living through the unsurvivable, trying to stay alive and working so hard at the healing, recovery, learning and growing process. The imprint of unspeakable trauma within my body, mind and spirit has even had intense effects upon my hands, their feelings and actions. As a part of the healing process I’ve noticed a natural pull and a necessity in focusing on my hands in various ways (photography is one way), as if this is an important part of the process and vital to my survival. It seems there is so much to observe, learn and notice in my hand(s).

This is a screenshot of my phone’s camera roll after several moments spent using Hipstamatic to capture images of my left hand (this hand often seems to be extra active in moments related to re-experiencing past trauma in the present and the ongoing, present-moment effects of trauma, though both of my hands are intensely affected). Some of the images captured the tension held in my hand, some showed the trembling and shaking through motion blur and some were more relaxed and calm.

Sneaking up on the backyard birdfeeders. Weakness for sunflower seeds.

The moment he saw the she-devil, she became the angels weakness

A Fish Crow flies over a Black Skimmer colony, looking for a weak point.

This is Ghost - so named for the ghostly way her (I can't actually verify is its a male or female) veiny ears become transparent when backlit by the sun, which you can see a little of here. She, like Prudence, makes regular evening visits to our back yard and will approach us with the hope of a treat by way of a carrot. Ghost is the more careful of the two and I have to approach her very slowly, crouch down, which is not easy with knees of cheese, and with arm and carrot outstretched. She'll take it out of my hand but her whole body is just twitching with readiness to make a run for it if I move too quickly. I guess if you're near the bottom of the food chain, any potential threat has to be taken seriously. In return, she leaves some presents behind and we have to watch where we step.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs8Owy7kcRY

She's a cold blooded war

I can't win

I give in

I give in

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Hide under the coffee table.

Rocketman senses weakness from the West.

"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of Power.", Washington Irving