Day 104: Picture Positive

Enjoying the Moment

"The more I give myself permission to live in the moment and enjoy it without feeling guilty or judgmental about any other time, the better I feel about the quality of my work."

--Wayne Dyer

Day 103: Picture Positve

Somewhere out There

"When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system."

--Kalpana Chawla

Day 102: Picture Positive

Growing as Nature Intended

"Growth is the only evidence of life."

--John Henry Newman

Day 101: Picture Positive

Splendor for a Day

"Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn! Look to this Day! For it is Life, the very Life of Life. In its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your Existence. The Bliss of Growth, The Glory of Action, The Splendor of Beauty; For Yesterday is but a Dream, And To-morrow is only a Vision; But To-day well lived makes Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope. Look well therefore to this Day! Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!"

--Kalidasa

Day 100: Picture Positive

Woohoo! Day 100! Let's celebrate! It took a long time to get here and there's much more to come. I'm proud of myself. Thanks for everyone staying on the course with me.

When Everything is Aligned

"Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance."

--Brian Tracy

Day 99: Picture Positive

Elevated

"There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves."

--Francois de La Rochefoucald

Day 98: Picture Positive

In Position

"Yoga doesn't take time, it gives time. "

--Ganga White

Day 97: Picture Positive

Lotus Core

"As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world."

--Buddha

Day 96: Picture Positive

Bold Beautiful Self

"How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold."

--William Wordsworth

Day 95: Picture Positive

Seasons

"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance."

--Yoko Ono

Day 94: Picture Positive



More than the Eye Can See



"You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one. Each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle."

--Paulo Coelho

Day 93: Picture Positive

Engulfed

"Your flames are spreading…which are great and are like embodiments of truths. Your rays are reaching the sky."

--Rig Veda

August Break: Gas Works Park

First time at Gas Works Park in Seattle

We were too excited.

The wind was perfect for taking flight.

God told me to do it. And when I say God...
I mean the voice IN the Back of my HEAD...

A Good Life
What a gentle reminder someone left

Another gas work structure

Medieval swordsmen in battle

Day 92: Picture Positive

Formed in the Cosmos

"God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to Himself, who speaks from the cosmos to every single human soul, is the most brilliant manifestation of the goal of perfection."

--Alfred Adler

August Break: Mystery

Saw this beautiful tree on the way home

What kind is it?

Japanese plum tree? Maybe. Maybe not.

Day 91: Picture Positive

Soft as Lace

"That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something."

--Meredith Monk

Day 90: Picture Positive

Mandala

"I had to abandon the idea of the superordinate position of the ego …I saw that everything, all paths I had been following, all steps I had taken, were leading back to a single point — namely, to the mid-point. It became increasingly plain to me that the mandala is the centre. It is the exponent of all paths... I knew that in finding the mandala as an expression of the self I had attained what was for me the ultimate."

--Carl Jung

Day 89: Picture Positive

Embodiment

"You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions."

--Adlin SInclair

Day 88: Picture Positive

Love Throughout

"When you're a beautiful person on the inside, there is nothing in the world that can change that about you. Jealousy is the result of one's lack of self-confidence, self-worth, and self-acceptance. The Lesson: If you can't accept yourself, then certainly no one else will."

--Sasha Azevedo

August Break: Summer Reading

The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

The Mindful Path Through Shyness by Steve Flowers, MFT

Day 87: Picture Positive

Every Cell of My Being

"Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body. But you haven't learned how to read the wisdom of the body."

--Dan Millman

August Break: Happy Days and Tamara

Tam brought home a Happy Days bouquet from Trader Joe's

Soften effect on the Happy Days

I just love flowers!

Tam after a long day at work

Exhaustion

Day 86: Picture Positive

Reflection

"The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator."

--Rick Perry

Synchronicity

Happy Day everyone!

Can I tell you how much I have been using the term 'synchronicity' lately? It's really too much to count or remember, but it's been used quite alot. Everything has really been in alignment and I am so grateful. As mentioned a couple of days ago, I have been honing in on my photography skills. And today, synchronicity showed its beautiful face again in my life. While I was on twitter I happened to to learn about August Break 2011, a photography project for the month,, started by Susannah Conway. Thanks to Bonnie from Going Home to Roost for tweeting this gem of info. It gives me the opportunity to use my camera daily and share whatever speaks to me or is a part of the day. Cool huh?

Day 85: Picture Positive

Governing My Life

"A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control."

--Robert F. Bennett

Day 84: Picture Positive

Deep Beneath the Surface

"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."

--Jacques Yves Cousteau

Day 83: Picture Positive



Connected to the Divine



"Prayer is communication with the Divine. It can be whispered or chanted or written or expressed in the work you do. However it is expressed, it is never in vain."

--Donna Wilk Cardillo

Day 82: Picture Positive

Fantastical

"Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong."

--Terry Pratchett

Day 81: Picture Positive

Imagination

"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will."

--George Bernard Shaw

Camera in Tow

Good day all!

For the past couple of months, I have been carrying my camera in tow just looking for inspiration and anything that catches my eye. This has been especially beneficial as I journey and record life in a new city and state. For each shot taken, I have come to realize how exhilirated I feel. The new banner for At the Art of It is just a sampling of what I've shot recently. And yes, I'm in love with flowers. Thus, photography is certainly an interest in which I would like to hone skills. Currently, I am using my point and shoot Kodak and I am amazed at what can be done. Once I move out of novice stage, I hope to upgrade to a DSLR. So, in the end, I look forward to sharing some of my photos in addition to the fractal works. Enjoy your day!

Darnita

Day 80: Picture Positive

Weaving

"Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together."

--Anais Nin

Day 79: Picture Positive

Thank you all lovelies for being so patient. Picture Positive is back and ready to inspire you along the journey. Enjoy!





The Rose



"Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses."

--German Proverb