Dilettante Photography: Retrospective

"Instructions for living a life" Captured this yesterday near one our state parks.  #inspirational   #spiritual

Count Your Blessings Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses. Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes. Count your smiles instead of your tears; Count your courage instead of your fears. Count your full years instead of your lean; Count your kind deeds instead of your mean. Count your health instead of your wealth; Count on ONE instead of yourself.  ~Author Unknown #inspirational   #spiritual

#inspirational   #spiritual   I worked this picture out in a monochrome version for this contest as i felt it would express stronger the whole  context of the message. More information inside the picture. The reverence for the deeds of our ancestors is a treacherous sentiment. Their merit was not to reverence the old, but to honor the present moment; and we falsely make them excuses of the very habit which they hated and defied. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Contemplation (best viewed large) “Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript of a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.  This universe is not outside of you.  Look inside yourself; everything that you want,  you are already that.” ~ Rumi #inspirational #spiritual

Tree of Life Shine like the whole universe is yours". ~Rumi With this photo I wanted to celebrate the Life itself. It’s a testament to the quest of enlightenment, of finding our true self; a testament to a new beginning filled with joy, love, hope and happiness.  This photo received an Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards IPA 2015 in two categories: Fine Arts - Landscape and Nature - Trees: http://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-98888-15 #inspirational     #spiritual

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The Cross #inspirational   #spiritual    (Picture2) Passed by this cross yesterday and sometimes i wonder, if they really do remind us of our own crosses, which we carry anyway, trying to master our lives on this earth. Location: Old Rhine Area, Vorarlberg, Austria

Quite some time ago, i created this picture for a competition. I'ts a multi exposure of 2 pictures. If you have a closer look, you can see snowy mountains. In German i call this "Rückbesinnung" and i hope the English word "recollection" is an adequate translation for what i wanted to express. (Some thoughts to Buddhism below, for the ones who are interested) #inspirational   #spiritual    picture1) I was brought up with Catholic Religion (if one can call it that way..) I am free of any Religion since 30 years.  I can recognize sense in Buddhism, but i don't have to be a Buddhist or join, to find it a good way. What i personally am seeking for is for consciousness in own responsibility for more understanding, peace and mutual caring. Found some thoughts/meanings about Buddhism: "In the beginning what fascinated me about Buddhism is that it acknowledges and gave me the understanding of the supernatural existence of the inanimate.. Then I discovered tha...

I rarely go to church, used to go more when I was a child. This photo was taken when I was waiting for the mass to begin. #inspirational      #spiritual