“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.”
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The only thing that can be counted on is change. I have been faced with many changes in the past couple of years. My son, Jeremy, married the love of his life, Abi, and moved to another town to begin his adult life. I
“Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.”
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Six years ago I joined a community of photographers I discovered who were doing a photography scavenger hunt on Google Plus. I loved the idea of participating in a hunt and was absolutely amazed by the creativity I saw in the images that participants were creating for the hunt.
Although the hunt began years before I discovered the group,
“You can be moved profoundly by other vistas, by other oceans, by soaring mountain ranges, but you can never be seduced. You can even forsake the lowcountry, renounce it for other climates, but you can never completely escape the sensuous, semitropical pull of Charleston and her marshes.”
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Charleston, South Carolina is clearly my favorite place on Earth. Whenever given the opportunity, I will
“Travel is the only context in which some people ever look around. If we spent half the energy looking at our own neighborhoods, we’d probably learn twice as much.”
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I live in the same town I have lived in for most of my life since I was ten years old. Spending that much time in one place allows you to grow roots and enjoy the traditions of a place.
My town is one of the best places to spend
“I must go in, the fog is rising.”
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I worked hard to get everything done Thursday afternoon so I could be in bed by 6:00 p.m. Certainly not my typical bedtime, but I knew my alarm clock going off at
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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Last week I had the pleasure of giving a presentation about
“As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.”
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There are certain friendships that are so deep and special that you can go for long periods of time without seeing each other, yet when reunited, it is as if no time has passed. I had an experience similar to this Saturday when I had the opportunity to visit an old “friend”. That old friend is
“The world is quiet here.”
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In May, I was given the perfect gift, the gift of time in a place where I could find peace.
The trip was an absolute perfect combination: time with
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”
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The reveals for the thirty-first round of the scavenger hunt I participate in have come and gone in a blink. This week the winners of the hunt are being recognized.
I started participating in the hunt around hunt sixteen. I have found
