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Here’s to my friends

Quote of the day: “I get by with a little help from my friends.”  – John Lennon Thursday night was my first ever photography exhibit opening!  I was so amazed at all of my wonderful friends who stopped by to help me celebrate, and while they were there bought lots of photo cards and matted prints.  I am feeling so blessed to have so many in my life who are rooting for me and celebrating my journey as a photographer. Several of the people I used to work with came.  Old friends and new friends showed up. And family members rounded Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Fire Dancing!

Quote of the day: The most tangible of all visible mysteries – fire.  -Leigh Hunt Today I’m actually writing about photography in my blog.  Last night I had a wonderful adventure of taking photographs of a young friend fire dancing in my back yard.  It was pure fun, since I didn’t really know how to best capture the wonder of her dancing and decided to treat the photo shoot as a learning experiment.  I ended up being happily surprised with some of the photos.  And I have some ideas to try next time I can persuade her to come over Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Practice kindness

Quote of the day:      So with a boundless heart Should one cherish all living beings: Radiating kindness over the entire world — Buddha, Metta Suta I stumbled upon this barn the other day in all it’s glory and couldn’t resist coming back to photograph it near sunset.  It made me happy to think of all the people who drive by and see this loving-kindness prayer every day.  It also reminded me to send out thoughts of kindness and compassion to all beings and to practice compassion for myself. I wrote recently about recognizing that I’ve been operating unconsciously Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Another Day in Joy School

Quotes of the day:  “You have to sniff out joy. Keep your nose to the joy trail.”  – Buffy Sainte-Marie “We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” – Maya Angelou Another day in joy school.  I got up early and went out to Carver Park Reserve, west of the Twin Cities.  Got to the park while the dew was still wet in the grass, the light was golden, and the breeze soft and cool.  Joy!  I had no agenda and no expectations – just Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Lost in the Woods

Quote of the day: “To be human is to be lost in the woods. None of us arrives here with clear directions on how to get from point A to point B without stumbling into the forest of confusion or catastrophe or wrongdoing.  Although they are dark and dangerous, it is in the woods that we discover our strengths.”  – Elizabeth Lesser from Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow. About three and a half months ago I was laid off from my job of 16 years as a software engineer.  After the layoff, I decide to live Read more…

By Marilyn, ago