Art

The principle of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.” -Jerzy Kosinski Just as art evokes, I also believe something truly beautiful touches our hearts and evokes a feeling.  To portray or copy is mechanical in nature and does not inspire. What touches your heart in this photo?  Is it the majesty of […]

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Red-Winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird With wives’ all speckled brown, Nesting near the water, Never near the town. Red-winged Blackbird Living in the field, Why not the forest, Which offers better shield? Red-winged Blackbird Flying through the sky, Your colors are so vivid, They seem to come from dye. -Joseph Kozlowski

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Love is the answer

I recently consulted with a friend and marketing expert.  He said, “Cheryl everything you are involved in is connected by and with love.  Your family, animals, work, friends, the beauty of the landscape and your country.  You wouldn’t be so vested if you didn’t come from that place of love.” And he is right.  I […]

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Sunsets: Holographic Volume 9 of 10

On March 4, 2014, the author of a blog I follow had an interesting perspective on what he has learned from sunsets. See post http://www.weblessyourheart.com/2014/03/10/sunsets-gift-volume-1-of-10/ Holographic “Always deeper levels. Hidden plans. Higher dimensions. This fractal reality we live in is but one level on a Mobius strip fractal ladder. It is but one setting on […]

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Sunsets: Beauty Volume 8 of 10

On March 4, 2014, the author of a blog I follow had an interesting perspective on what he has learned from sunsets. See post http://www.weblessyourheart.com/2014/03/10/sunsets-gift-volume-1-of-10/  Beauty “Oh the painters that have tried to capture a sunset, the poets that have tried to describe it, the scientists that have tried to measure it. They all are […]

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a new buzzword.  It was last weeks’ Time magazine’s cover article and there is even a magazine, Mindful.  The techniques, when practiced, are meant to quiet a busy mind.  It is to help us stay in the present and forget about the past and the future. Technology has made it easier to multitask.  […]

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The Blessing of Peace on Earth

My message for this New Year is the Blessing of Peace.  I have a wonderful video that I sent to my family and friends to remind them of peace and the beauty that surrounds us. www.runningdogphotography.com/photo-galleries/video/2012-christmas-video-2/.  If we only take a minute to slow down and stop doing.  It’s about slowing down and allowing the beautiful colors, […]

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