Thursday, December 31, 2009

An End and a Beginning


An End and a Beginning, originally uploaded by andywon.

The title of this blog photo just fits for today....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2010 is almost here...beauty can be found wherever we look.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Happy New Year!! 2010 is just around the corner...


Happy New Year!!, originally uploaded by roos4sanne.

Is it cold or warm where you are as you wrap up the old year and prepare for the New Year?

Goals, expectations, preparations, resolutions...

Yep, time to think about what needs to change and what needs to stay the same...

CONSIDER THIS:

“Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love."
Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian, 1892-1971

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The countdown is on!

Well, another year is almost done...did you see what Time Square is doing for the third year? Good Riddance Shredder wipes out all the records of a painful year....hopefully yours was not too bad.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 2010 is almost here.

ESSO TIGER


ESSO TIGER, originally uploaded by Robert Lz.

I just read this about one of the great logo/mascots...and its trademark catchphrase and it was created by another 'Emery Smith':

Esso Tiger - Orange jungle cat with black stripes who represented Esso Oil in the mid-1960s with his trademark catchphrase "Put a tiger in your tank" (created by Chicago copywriter Emery Smith at McCann-Erickson, 1964). The Esso Tiger, first used by Humble Oil, a division of Esso, was originally a friendly and lovable feline akin to A. A. Milne's "Tigger." Later in the campaign, however, the Esso tiger's amiable persona became more ferocious, and energetic to reflect the power and punch of their gasoline products. The success of the ad campaign prompted Time magazine to proclaim 1964 as "The Year of the Tiger along Madison Avenue." The Esso Tiger was retired in the late 1960s but resurrected in 1972 when Esso changed its name to Exxon. Their ad slogan stated "We're changing our name, but not our stripes!"

Monday, December 14, 2009

Appassionato


Appassionato, originally uploaded by Dragan*.

Your life is more than just a tune...it is a symphony with incredible harmonies as you follow the leading of the Conductor who also wrote the music you move to. It is a passionate dance of expression.

Hearts...in celebration


Hearts, originally uploaded by Dragan*.

Christmas is coming quickly...make sure you find time to love unceasingly and unconditionally....the benefits are out of this world!

Be BLESSED!

Friday, December 11, 2009

lotus blooming


lotus blooming, originally uploaded by overthemoon.

are you opening up to all the world has to offer? It is a gift for you...don't ignore it.

Unwrap it, unfold each petal to see something unique and detailed like nothing else...

chosen


chosen, originally uploaded by btb300.

the one flower to be selected.

the subject, focus, center, attention,, evaluation, wonder....what a bee would live for.

...and we get to enjoy just because.

LIFE is so very, very, very wonderful! Live ALIVE! Be BLESSED!

Even in the gray...


Lake District, originally uploaded by onionade.

...even through the filter of grayness, there is detail, shadow, contrast, buoyancy, texture, clarity, fineness.

Anima


Anima, originally uploaded by Allegri "effe".

said to be the 'true inner self of an individual'.

water, clarity, depth, detail, light, color, shadow, reflection...

oh, so much to see!

her eyes...


her eyes..., originally uploaded by strelar.

What do you see?

There is so much to capture....

bowl of cherries


, originally uploaded by Cameron B..

Yes, life can be a bowl of cherries....

it is about perspective, attitude, heart.

Life must be a treasure as it is one of the most important gifts Father GOD could give to us.

ENJOY...wherever you are, whatever you are doing....and never forget, spit out the pit!

Fernando de Noronha


Fernando de Noronha, originally uploaded by giuliano.c.

Winter is here almost...

So enjoy the thought of a warm beach with a fiery sunset and a horizon to match...

Just for you...waves lapping gently on the sand and the sounds and smells of the ocean filling every one of your senses...yes, you are alive!

This is not a dream...just a lapse into imagination. Be BLESSED!

love = life


175/365, originally uploaded by _mandrew_.

His name is Jesus. Do you know Him? If you do, then you know a secret reserved for searchers. Gold is rarely found on the surface, it needs to be mined. We all know our need for love. Have you ever wondered where is its source? In the Heavenlies before time began when Father, Son and Spirit had a conversation. Each deeply cared for the other and they said, "Let us make man in our image." After doing so, they said, "It is very good!"

Yes love = life. The greatest gift GOD could give to us...with all of Their heart.

Highspeed water... or the joy of life in a moment


Highspeed water, originally uploaded by DailyM = eF-eM + JeeeM.

What we can see when time is slowed down! Beauty is all around us and occurs at such a high rate of speed that without the ability to take a snapshot of time, we only see the blur of life.

This Christmas, ask GOD for the ability to observe much around you...beauty, joy, love, devotion.

These are but a few of the treasures of GOD'S Creation designed for our enjoyment.

Be BLESSED!