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I caught myself smiling for no reason this morning Whenever I see my reflection, I pause for a moment and think "Who am I?"

The answer has always eluded me.

Am I the me others perceive based on their own experiences and expectations?

But I am also other.

Step back; forget what was; let go of expectation.

Be the observer.

Ask again.

Who am I?

I caught myself smiling for no reason... Read more Choose your future The more experience I gather in this journey called life, the more I fully understand the concept that life is, and always will be, lived now ... this very moment. When we begin our journey, everything is new to us, and we have no experience that we can call past. Thus now and yet to... Read more A fresh start Today is the January 1, 2023. Some think of it as the first day of a new year.

That particular concept means nothing to me. I never thought of January 1st as being the beginning of anything other than an arbitrary month in a calendar made by man. To me the new year does not start... Read more Festivating and familying

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Read more Images of an autumn morning

Read more Empowered by a rabbit hole Draw a rabbit hole.

“Huh?” is not an unreasonable response.

Just do it. Don’t worry about art. Get yourself a piece of paper (which itself might be a challenge for some in this digital age) and draw yourself a rabbit hole. Make it big enough to put some words in.

Done? Great. Look at your rabbit hole and... Read more A momentous life momentousmō-mĕn′təsadjectiveOf utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

A few days ago my morning started as it always does. I woke up because for various reasons my body decided it was time to wake up. On this particular morning my reaction to waking up was one... Read more Caught in the act!

Read more Preventing the death of ideas It has been a loooong time since I have written a blog post.

I have many websites, and they have all fallen silent over the past couple of years for the same reason. I still maintain them, despite the fact that few visit them (if anyone actually does). I cannot fully explain why I do this.... Read more Movie Moment I used to be a funny person. Maybe I just used to have a sense of humor. Of course both sentences are a matter of perception, but I THINK others agreed with me (at least sometimes). However in the last few years, it has become apparent that humanity has gone off the deep end. To... Read more About time we had a rainbow! With the crazy weather lately, fluctuating between unexpected and often violent thunderstorms and hot, hot , hot cloudless skies, it is a wonder we haven't had more rainbows. The timing just has not been quite right. Today nature got it right, and I happened to be get a few shots before it disappeared. Phones these... Read more And so it begins ... This website is fully functional now that it has been remade. Start with the body → the website has also been completely remade and is now fully functional.thru my eyes by taochild → I had to rebuild the site from scratch. it is fully functional now but far from completeThe odd ramblings of a mind that... Read more Maybe I should re-re-introduce myself The world has changed a lot in the last 3 years. When the world changes, then we all change with it ... even if we fight tooth and nail not to. I am no different than anyone else, especially in this respect. I have become a different person in the last few years. I would... Read more Reinventing the wheel Just over ten years ago, I entered the blogging world thinking I finally found my "thing" and soon it would only be a matter of time before I became a household name. It took me roughly a week to realize that I would be lucky to get any followers at all, but I jumped in... Read more Changing with the world It has been over a year since my last post here (and much longer on my many other sites). Looking back at some of these last posts, they all say the same thing: "I haven't posted in a while, here's my excuse, I plan on doing more ... blah blah blah ..." The simple truth... Read more Alternity I often dream of other mes, mes that are not me.
These dreams make me wonder if I'm the me I'm meant to be?

Perhaps I have it backwards, I am living the life I should,
to allow all these other mes to be the mes they would.

Perhaps my dreams are alternate mes, the mes of other choices;
the... Read more Freeze ... Whatever one's feelings about winter, one thing that always holds true is that it provides great opportunity for unique and beautiful photos. For several reasons I have not been all that active with my camera (or the blog) again lately, but a recent storm brought out the "I have to try to get that with... Read more Some recent ice art

Read more Time for some color!
When grayness sets in, seek out the color in the world. Shades of gray only make the color stand out more. And there is ALWAYS color to be found!

Read more Some days you just need a rainbow ...

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Read more Peek-a-boo with our newest neighbor ...

Read more Learning new skills As I have mentioned a few times already, I have been devoting my time lately to learning 3D modelling and animation skills. I am learning these skills for both the pleasure of learning and the satisfaction inherent in creating. I have never sought expertise in anything. To me learning is an open-ended process. Expertise often... Read more Journey in 2.8

All images taken with a Canon EF-S 60mm Macro lens set at f2.8. I let the camera adjust speed accordingly (in most cases).
Read more Doggy smile!

Read more A long overdue trip to the park!

Read more Reflections and (in?) a bit of digital art ... Our personal awareness of change varies. Some of us refuse to even acknowledge that things DO change. Others are terrified by anything changing, and fight it tooth and nail. Most of us lie somewhere between those extremes. But deny it or fear it all you want ... change is inevitable. When I first took part... Read more Pull yourself together The last month has reminded me to create for the sake of creating. Experience has told me that this is really the only reason to create. We can put all sorts of noble causes on why we make things, but those are just how we justify for ourselves the energy that may be involved. I... Read more A beginning in An end I started this year's A to Z Challenge with the sentence: "Every ending is a new beginning." In that post (Z end in Z beginning), I chose to make my version of the challenge Z to A. Today is the last day of this particular journey. In other words:

I am ending at the beginning.

This is... Read more A Bit of Beauty The primary reason I took up this challenge this year was to get myself back in touch with my inner spirit. I needed to remind myself that no matter how dark things might appear ... as long as there are those who continue to create, the darkness will never be complete. I also needed to... Read more Continued in curiosity As I have proceeded through this year's challenge, I have started several stories that could easily be expanded upon. I may or may not do so, depending on my motivation level. However, yesterday I started another bit of fun that I already had some more to add to. Since today is C day for me,... Read more

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