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“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ~ Thich Nhat Hahn Reposted from @shawnheinrichs (Ocean activist and world-class underwater artist @hannahmermaid shares a moment of sacred connection with a manta ray) . PHOTO: @shawnheinrichs MODEL: @hannahmermaid #bethechange #lightonecandle #onlyone #underwaterphoto #underwatermodel #mermaid #hannahmermaid #hannahfraser #manta #mantaray https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4wDqmKaeZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Shabbat Shalom friends-- and an early Chag Urim Sameach!

#Repost from one of my best friends...the incredibly talented and very driven conservationist @shawnheinrichs --- UNITE - It is time we UNITE, with a single VOICE, to stand in DEFENSE of all the beings in nature who have suffered by our HANDS...putting an END to the senseless DESTRUCTION, replacing APATHY with EMPATHY, and creating a global MOVEMENT for HEALTHY and ABUNDANT OCEANS. (@jim_abernethy films a curious tiger shark at Tiger Beach) #ExtinctionEndsHere #lightonecandle #bethechange #onlyone @sealegacy @onlyone (at Tiger Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyumWVpIay/?igshid=1q8t4bb2ztuqa

OUR WORK 🙏💦 💗 The true measure of our work is how we show up in our lowest. PHOTO: @shawnheinrichs @hannahmermaid meets a majestic manta ray #bethechange #lightonecandle #onlyone #oceanlove #Hannahmermaid #hannahfraser #mermaid #mantaray #Underwater #underwaterphotography #underwaterphoto #underwatermodel #ocean #savethemantas #conservation https://www.instagram.com/p/CNA0th5LM5N/?igshid=1lf7ocyo0i5wn

CRAZY ONES "Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do…” ― Jack Kerouac (Photo by my dearest brother @shawnheinrichs , the most supportive, real friend one could ever hope for. A creative genius, ocean warrior, protector, and voice for the animals. He is truly a healing light in the world) #bethechange #lightonecandle https://www.instagram.com/p/CFC3AA3pTQr/?igshid=3opydqlkyg5d

~ BREATHE - I offer these thoughts.~ (words and photo of @hannahmermaid by @shawnheinrichs ) Especially in times like these. We must breathe. We must be patient. We must trust. We must hold space. And we must show up, for we have been so blessed with the ultimate truth. We are completely held in love, a perfect and beautiful love, so complete as to leave nothing untouched. Holding, healing, nourishing us, all of us, always. We are held in love, and we are love. When we surrender completely to all that is current in our lives, letting go of regret for what was, and releasing desire for what could be, we become beautifully present for what is. For it is beautiful in its own crazy way, perfect in its beautifully imperfect way, and we can choose to love it beautifully. I send my love and blessing to you all, for in times like these, especially in times like these, I realize how much LOVE and GRATITUDE I have for each and everyone one of you✨🦋💫 (@hannahmermaid dances with the light ✨) #bethechange #lightonecandle #oceaninspired #hannahmermaid #Hannahfraser #mermaid #love #underwatermodel #spiritualawakening #joy #femaleempowerment #freedom (at Vava'u , Tonga) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9TjUipfDw/?igshid=1njkojjljpan1

Step into the unknown and make friends with the depths. Great treasures await beyond the shores of your comfort zone. 🙏❤️🧜‍♀️ Photo of @hannahmermaid by the talented @shawnheinrichs . “I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unnerving ease. It begins in your mind, always ... so you must fight hard to express it. You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Because if you don't, if your fear becomes a wordless darkness that you avoid, perhaps even manage to forget, you open yourself to further attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi ( @hannahmermaid drifts effortlessly beneath massive whale sharks) #bethechange #lightonecandle #onlyone - #whaleshark #Hannahmermaid #mermaid #mermaids #swim #ocean (at Badian, Cebu, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVsuVbJHHU/?igshid=1ilb6ymrbvoa4

#Repost from my Totally Awesome Vegan Conservationist friend... @shawnheinrichs @download.ins --- MAN-EATERS(?) Most people take some serious convincing to overcome their irrational fear of sharks (especially the big ones with rows of razor shark teeth), beliefs programmed by decades of media hype that have portrayed sharks as mindless ‘man-eaters’. Richard redefines fearless – not in a reckless manner, but rather in a way that demonstrates his innate understanding of the true nature the oceans most charismatic predators. Joining my dear friend @jim_abernethy and me in the Bahamas, without a moment’s hesitation, @richardbranson stepped off the boat deck and into a swarm of dozens of two-three meter lemon sharks and reef sharks. It didn’t take long for the star of the show to appear, a four-five meter tiger shark and she made a beeline for Richard. Completely at ease and eyes wide wonder, Richard waited motionless as she drew closer and closer, her chin, belly and tail gently brushing over his face as she past by. Richard’s eyes said it all in that moment – deep gratitude and immense respect. #bethechange #lightonecandle #onlyone #tigerbeach #sharks #nature #conservation (at Tiger Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNKBOOVpCX6/?igshid=13ofhfeg2q4nk