Every Single Time ......

Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise. 

 ― Steve Maraboli

Print Available - HERE 

Great Blue Heron Takes Off

Print Available - HERE 

"Everybody has to start somewhere. You have your whole future ahead of you. Perfection doesn't happen right away."

 ― Haruki Murakami

Izaak Walton Park - Christiansburg, Virginia

Believe You Can

~ Believe You Can And You Will ~ 

This Artwork Available - HERE 

With Wings

"You were born with wings, 

why prefer to crawl through life?” 

― Rumi

Dream and Make It So

Just for the Sake of Smiling

Maybe we should remember to smile more often. You know, just for the sake of smiling.

~ Gabe Berman

I think this is EXCELLENT advice!  

It's hard to be in a bad mood when you've got your smile on!

Viceroy Butterfly 

(It looks like a Monarch but it's not)

Artistic Version Available - HERE 

Infinite Possibility

The future is simply infinite possibility waiting to happen.  What it waits on is human imagination to crystallize its possibility.

~ Leland Kaiser

Do Not Be Discouraged

Experts are simply master mistake-makers. They simply weren't discouraged by their countless initial mistakes.

 ~  Brandon A. Trean

Almost.....I almost got the ENTIRE bird - in this case - a Tufted Titmouse.  But, it was not meant to be.  I have often thought I would post my bird "bloopers" - shots I've taken hoping to get these amazing creatures in flight - that usually come out with just half the bird showing.  This time I managed to at least get his head in the shot.  

I'll Keep Trying :) 

The Only Choice

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. 

~ Author Unknown

Sing The Song In Your Heart

It doesn't matter what you did or where you were...it matters where you are and what you're doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and NEVER let anyone shut you up!!

~ Steve Maraboli

Let Go and Float

 Today I know that I cannot control the ocean tides.  I can only go with the flow.... When I struggle and try to organize the Atlantic to my specifications, I sink.  If I flail and thrash and growl and grumble, I go under.  But, if I let go and float, I am borne aloft.

- Marie Stilkind

See more of my Butterflies in Flight - HERE 

   

Limitless Potential

there is no planet, sun, or star could hold you if you but knew what you are.

~  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Artistic Version available - HERE 

Find Your Focus

Find your focus 
by seeking all that is good in your life.

~ Lorii Myers 

Lifted

Fill It With Wonderful Thoughts

Turtles always make me smile :) 

If you fill your mind with wonderful thoughts, there can be no room left for doubt.

~ Silvia Hartmann

 

Venture Beyond Your Limits

Embrace the notion of venturing beyond your own limits.

~ Eleesha

To Brighten Your Day

iPhone pic from August 2012 - the butterfly was cooperative 

same pic just cropped a bit closer 

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. 

 ~Siddhārtha Gautama

Truly hoping this brightens your day!

Always Believe

Always believe that you will ultimately succeed at whatever you do, and never forget the value of persistence, discipline, and determination.

~ Anonymous

 Heritage Park, Blacksburg Virginia

Taken during the many hours spent trying to capture the butterflies in flight

To Me - The Monarch is the Symbol of Determination.  

Encourage, Lift and Strengthen One Another

Encourage, lift and strengthen one another. 

For the positive energy spread to one will be felt by us all. 

For we are connected, one and all. 

~ Deborah Day

Trust Yourself

Just trust yourself 
and you'll learn the art of living. 

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe