Kaleidoscope #248

by D.M. SessousApril 25, 2018April 15, 2018

Difficulties and adversities viciously force all their might on us and cause us to fall apart, but they are necessary elements of individual growth and reveal our true potential. We have got to endure and overcome them, and move forward. Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Below is the original photo used to create this image. I found this container of pansies on a lunchtime walk around downtown Richmond, VA. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my Kodak Share digital camera. And it’s even a little blurry…

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Kaleidoscope #247

by D.M. SessousApril 24, 2018April 15, 2018

When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable.
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.

Kaleidoscope #246

by D.M. SessousApril 23, 2018April 15, 2018

Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you.
–Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.

Kaleidoscope #245

by D.M. SessousApril 22, 2018April 15, 2018

Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a glass sun-catcher that hangs in my office window. Taken on a bright morning with no special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

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Kaleidoscope #244

by D.M. SessousApril 21, 2018April 14, 2018

In times of storm and tempest, of indecision and desolation, a book already known and loved makes better reading than something new and untried … nothing is so warming and companionable.
― Elizabeth Goudge

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is an image from Pixabay.

Kaleidoscope #243

by D.M. SessousApril 20, 2018April 15, 2018

To create art with all the passion in one’s soul is to live art with all the beauty in one’s heart.
–Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.

Kaleidoscope #242

by D.M. SessousApril 19, 2018April 14, 2018

Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.
― Gordon B. Hinckley

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a lovely sunset taken during a trip to Delaware in August, 2008. A simple snap from my Kodak Share camera.

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Quote of the Day – And this mess is so big…

by D.M. SessousApril 18, 2018March 11, 2018

And this mess is so big, And so deep and so tall, We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!
–Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat

To see the inspiration behind this original digital art, please see the story here.

Kaleidoscope #241

by D.M. SessousApril 18, 2018April 14, 2018

Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you…
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo