Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
― George Bernard Shaw
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Kaleidoscope #928
It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This dramatic sky and view of downtown Richmond, VA near 3rd and East Main Street was captured on my way home from work. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
Kaleidoscope #927
I think if I’ve learned anything about friendship, it’s to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don’t walk away, don’t be distracted, don’t be too busy or tired, don’t take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.
― Jon Katz
Below is the original photo used to create this image. Caught these shrouded trees on misty morning as I was heading out to work. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
Kaleidoscope #926
People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.
― Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.
Kaleidoscope #925
Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman’s Odyssey
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.
Kaleidoscope #924
The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes.
― Pema Chodron
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.
Kaleidoscope #923
A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.
― Mae West
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.
Kaleidoscope #922
When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.
― Karen E. Quinones Miller
Below is the original photo used to create this image. This dramatic sky and view of downtown Richmond, VA near 3rd and East Main Street was captured on my way home from work. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.
Quote of the Day – I never change…
I never change, I simply become more myself.
― Joyce Carol Oates, Solstice
To see the inspiration behind this original digital art, please see the story here.
Kaleidoscope #921
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Below is a scan of the original artwork used to create this image. This watercolor tryptic is titled “Healing Waters.” To learn more about the concept behind this piece, please see my post here.
D.M. Sessous: writer, artist & dreamer 