It's the end of the year, a time when many of us piece together the perspectives gained throughout the seasonal cycle into one continuous story.
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This is a visual collage, an attempt not only at making sense of my own journey this year (most photos link to diaries I wrote) but at bridging the always beckoning dichotomy of hope and despair, heart and intellect, seeking change and being at peace with what is. I hope you'll enjoy!
I thought about what to write...
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but sometimes words can hardly express the deeper layers of life.
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How do you put into words the agony of our wasteful ways...
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...and at the same time celebrate the resilience and resourcefulness of the human spirit?
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Perhaps the key to understanding is to think magically...
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...without losing sight of the mundane.
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What I found was that by marveling at the small things
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I was made to see the impossible
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and find inspiration in unexpected places
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Once you start envisioning change...
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you realize that it's right in front of you, if only you open your eyes.
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One thing I learned for sure:
If you want to get a view of heaven...
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you better take note of the signs along the path
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peace & seeds for creative change in 2011!
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crossposted at A World of Words - Ruminations from the Spaces between Soil and Soul
photo & art credits
Lethal Birdbath, by Rhianna Hixon
Alien Ballet, art and image by Albertus Gorman
Ecocity, by Richard Register
all other photos by Debra Baida & Sven Eberlein