I had kind of a serendipitous moment here, and a not-so-straight path to the final image. It started with a quote that I had seen on someone's blog somewhere a week or so ago. I mentally filed it away for my daughter Erin, who for almost a year now has been on a long and difficult journey, diagnosed with a painful, life-altering condition. I at least remembered the concept and, fortunately, the author...but promptly forgot where I'd read it. As usual.
Well, after a nice long visit the other day with Erin and her sweet kitty, Lillian, discussing many details of her situation, including strategies, goals, and philosophical insights, she coincidentally mentioned this same concept to me!... as a coping strategy of sorts - which called to mind the Eckhart Tolle quote I had just seen. Serendipity. I recalled that she has in the past mentioned his name, so I shared this with her and told her I would find it and post it on her Facebook wall.
It took a bit of patient googling, but I did eventually find it, and in the process got to know a bit about Mr. Tolle. I searched my Lightroom 'database' of images and chose this one to pair with the quote. Some quick, intuitive photo editing (Kim Klassen's textures: robins egg and grungeframed - both in Overlay blend mode 100%) and just the right font (KG Somebody That I Used to Know)...and there we are.
Linking up with Texture Tuesday and Photo-Heart Connection.
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Never, never, never give up.
Winston Churchill
xoxo
Mom
Wonderful quote and glorious image Cindy I shall be saving the quote too to add to my Evernote notebook of inspirational quotes, have a great weekend...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image and quote.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Cindy ... just the message I need to hear. I've been pushing back way too much lately and it doesn't feel very good frankly. Thanks for the timely message. And the image is perfectly complementary.
ReplyDeletePS Love your new banner ... well, new to me ... not sure how long it's been up and I'm embarrassed if it's been a long time! ;->
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. It is such a great quote for myself at the current time. Love the tranquil photo you chose to share it on also. ~smiles~
ReplyDeleteI always return to Tolle's wisdom when I am in resistance mode. It always helps. Big time. Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteWise words and lovely processing.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow. This simply took my breath away...the photo and the quote. What a stunningly perfect pairing! I've printed out the photo, so that I can hang it and see it every day. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteTimeless! Wonderful pairing of the image and quote. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous image and amazing quote. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThis beautiful image and quotation are meaningful to me right now, too. Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteps - I love your header!
Image and quote are wonderful, living the now is a concept that resonates with me deeply. Gorgeous photo-heart connection
ReplyDeleteYour new header is fantastic!
Lovely processing on your image. The quote is quite thought provoking-I can see why it stayed with you, especially considering your daughter's med issue. How unfortunate. Health is so key. I hope she will be able to find a comfortable way to manage it. Lillian is adorable and I like seeing the mouse over-taking something harsh and making it lovely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful header as well.
Such a wonderful philosophy, and often hard to follow when we are in the midst of a difficult situation. Your daughter is wise to have come to this on her own! Thank you for sharing in the Photo-Heart Connection.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. What a beautiful photo. Very, very nice.
ReplyDeleteEarl
oh my... Cindy... such an inspired story... and image..... I remember hearing that quote when we were in Winnipeg..... I was very moved and inspired by it.... at times it was difficult to remember.... but when I did.....it really helped...
ReplyDeleteI'm sending lots of love and prayers to you and your family... I'm so sorry to hear your daughter is unwell..... but it sounds like she has an amazing spirit.... I'm off to read more about her story.
love and prayers... xo