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“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” #BruceLee (at Hopland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq6tyeQn7NM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zm5w8gkdjlnb

I started the day feeling sorry for myself because mind wanted to focus on things I do not have. After some meditation and reflection, I refocused my energy on things I do have and do enjoy: photography, outdoors, and time with myself. So I stepped outside with my camera and was greeted by a blue and cloudy sky, which is my favorite type to photograph :-) The air smelled clean, the ground was wet, and it dawned on me that the fires must have certainly been impacted and more rain is on the way. I quickly began to appreciate the moment.. and shelter, food, family, friends, firefighters, and nature. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. And thank you to those who reminded me to appreciate the moment for what it is. "Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." #CharlesDickens (at Marin Headlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqgUTjMDRkM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vqozms41bggd

“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” #AmeliaEarhart (at Mendocino County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqOj3iojbB1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lhmyy34m37f6

Money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy you a rowboat, and that’s kind of the same thing. (at Marin Yacht Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqFr5-5jCQi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l32l0ao962fi

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” #ThomasMerton (at Kauai) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDYERvDA_0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1thnwnp4hvmzv

“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” #StephenKing (at Manuel Antonio State Park in Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp-6jjJjS7-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lqdxmjpbzeu5

“Seamos realistas, y hagamos lo imposible.” #CheGuevara (at Dominical, Puntarenas, Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxVXGYjbi8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ac3ycrkwxlac

“In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.” #HansHofmann (at Limón Province) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxOjfQjOrb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b878g0dih56x

“Entre lo que existe y lo que no existe, el espacio es el amor.” (at Nauyaca Waterfalls / Cataratas Nauyaca) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpd2zBCDESt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k4ltl5jahif

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” #FrancisBacon (at Natural Bridges State Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpc04HLjZSu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wmyooluvrroc

“What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.” #HenriMatisse (at Shirley Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpcgqdVDaTE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=126bqzsyi9kha

“Arból de la esperanza, mantente firme.” “Tree of hope, stand firm.” #FridaKahlo (at Playa Uvita, Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpY-5ttjl9b/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uk056snnef09

"We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents." #EricHoffer (at 101 Surf Sports) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpX5cD2jBGA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qndam55jo8cc

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” #LeonardoDaVinci (at Sutro Baths) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpX4bf9DJ1y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=702ym96a4kwz

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” #HelenKeller (at Fort Baker) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpRL_JbD4B0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=huom1wr0x3hi

“Love is a great beautifier.” #LouisaMayAlcott #LittleWomen (at Makena, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQpzHhjWoM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k6alhwvyty4o

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” #LouisaMayAlcott (at Hawk Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpOdkMkDnLG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nc0uk1qjlo4g