None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.
–Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a bouquet of silk flowers on my dining room table using the curtain as a drape. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
–Florence Griffith Joyner
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Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
–Jalaluddin Rumi
Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s the big blue sky pic I took on a summer trip to Illinois. No special lighting or retouching, simply a snap from my smart phone. Yes, the sky really was that blue…
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
–Lao Tzu
Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a maple sapling growing between stone pavers in my backyard. Taken on an overcast day with no special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
–Albert Einstein
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is an image from Pixabay and I originally used it to create “Clay Butterfly” that was published on 8/21/2017. Side note, this is actually the first image I used when practicing with kaleidoscopes in Photoshop.
Keep in mind that people change, but the past doesn’t.
–Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
Below is the original photo used to create this image. These black-eyed susans were on display outside my local grocery store. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.
–Ally Condie, Matched
Below is the original photo used to create this image. These orange flowers are part of the landscaping in front of my office building. Since they’re small, I had to get in super close. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.
–Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein
Below is the original photo used to create this image. These sunflowers were on display in front of my local grocery store. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
I never change, I simply become more myself.
–Joyce Carol Oates, Solstice
Below is the original photo used to create this image. These lovelies were arrangements in planters at a local outdoor mall. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.
—Eddie Rickenbocker
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