Tag: sand
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Day 22~ August 22nd~ Boracay
All we need is to stand on a seashore watching a storm brew over the ocean to realize that when it comes to the distribution of force, nature has the upper hand. We could be shaken, blown away, flooded, drowned, or dehydrated at any moment with minimal effort on the planet’s part. And I do…
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Day 17~ August 17th~ Boracay
If you had to fly almost all day to reach your holiday destination, then drive in a bus for more than 2 hours, followed by a rough ferry ride and finally climb in a rickshaw to reach your hotel, what would be the first thing you think of doing upon arrival? Normally adults would want…
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Day 10~ August 10th~ Boracay
It is so curious how we sometimes obsess about making things straight when in fact almost everything is curvy on this feminine planet. Even a straight line curves to make a full circle if its ends were to meet. My apologies to readers and photographers who love to see a perfectly straight horizon, but the…
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Day 4~ August 4th~ Boracay
They hold the promise of a better tomorrow and in them are the codings of the future we all place our hopes in. Shouldn’t our primary responsibility be to them and to their wellbeing?
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Day 3~ August 3rd~ Boracay
What is it that causes people living on islands and in remote places to be drawn to decorating their own bodies? Why are tribal people painting their faces and their chests with different colors? What specific purpose does that practice serve? a search in art about art for art… photo taken: a local artist detail…
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Day 2~ August 2nd~ Boracay
If you were living in an island far far away, wouldn’t you invent your own games from what is available around you? Humans and their art…
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Day14~ March 14th~ Egypt
I went to Egypt looking for adventure. I got far more than what I bargained for… A group of 25 something friends from all around the globe, all eager to find the truth, we headed into the desert on a moonless night to gaze at the stars and dwell on the mysteries of Egypt. It…
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Day 10~ March 10th~ Egypt
When ‘joy’ is able to attend you, life takes on a brilliant glow… Imagine these simple moments of connection, when meeting some stranger’s eyes can cause you and them both to overflow with joy, with a contentment and a knowing that all is well and a great unexplainable happiness is present at the thought of…
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Day One Hundred Ninety Eight, August 8, 2011
Being near the ocean can often cause a process of self reflection. It can slow one down into a state of calm allowing thoughts to float to the surface that were otherwise buried deep within. And good decision can be born of inspiration, an inspiration born out of rhythm, of repeating steps on the sand…
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A wave of inspiration
There are moments in life when we wake up and from the very first moment we feel inspired. A great rush of energy, a feeling of elation, a love for life, a wonder at creation, an awe about nature, a urgency to create, discover, explore… It is like being in love, only more powerful. It…