Tag: lea mourhege
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Being Alone Together~ 2
This image illustrates to me the basic reality that we find ourselves living in: that life is a journey and our tomorrows are dependent on every action we take and every step we make. To author one’s destiny is a huge responsibility that most of us abdicate from. ‘Choice’ remains our greatest gift whether we…
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Nuclear Spring~
Nuclear spring~ I love how spring just explodes into being against all odds right when we start believing the cold is here to stay! Day 97 of 365~ Germany
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April rains~
Anticipation of May flowers… The magic of new life ready to appear, our planet never ceases to amaze, Year after year, just in case we get jaded, familiar and we forget. Day 90 of 365~
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The cloud maker~
During this weekend in Germany and other north European countries, bonfires are lit in celebration of the easter weekend. I have been asking locals about the origins of this tradition as well as Mr Google and it seems to be a pre-Christian ritual that welcomes the spring by burning away the lurking darker spirits of…
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Tears of a stranger~
Someone, somewhere is shedding tears at this very moment. And someone, somewhere is sending them a good thought. Wishing you all well on a rainy night in Germany. Day of 85 of 365~
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Are we here for the planet? ~
Are we here for the planet or is the planet here for us? Something to carefully ponder. Day 82 of 365~
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Discovering the ladder of understanding~
This morning I was driving my daughter to her weekend Chinese class and we had a very interesting conversation. She was complaining about her inability to always find interest in continuing to learn Chinese whilst living in Germany and this took us to musings about the human brain and how we, humans have so much…
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Why do we forget?~
If we were asked to recall the events of the last 5 minutes, we can play them back in our minds where they are recorded almost perfectly. Then if we were asked that same question a year later, all details become blurry and most of the story is lost. Why is that? Why do memories…
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Daring to face the unknown~
The more we learn, the less we know. As we open doors to unknown territory with our questions, (as we quest more ions), we realize how much more there is to know. A beautiful day on the beach is a starry night at a different time of the day and what seems to be truth…
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In distant dreams~
I was going through my archives of hundreds of thousands of photographs as one often does, when I came across this image of my daughter when she was 4 years old running through the cedars of Lebanon and it made me catch my breath. She is now 13, and time has tricked us all again.…