A tributary of the Schuylkill River, PA
I have so much to do every weekend, but it is imperative to find even a short time to go fly fishing 🤔 today…30 minutes 😉
#FlyFishing #Mindfulness #Nature #Creek #Hiking #Walking #autumn #Photography
I’m going to try posting something every day. Not a New Year’s resolution exactly — more of an intention. A place to share gratitude, something beautiful or funny I noticed, and a small reminder to stay grounded when a lot feels heavy right now. Grieving my brother, and walking through my dad’s decline at 92, makes this feel important.
For today, this photo is a double screen drive-in theater in Ohio that I used to pass on my way to and from Michigan. It is ~2 hours south of my nightly stay over in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I always stopped for a photo or two or three or more. The backdrop to this vintage drive-in was almost always dramatic clouds and skies.
#Gratitude #Mindfulness #FindingJoy #OneDayAtATime #GentleMoments #everydaymoments #roadtrip #ohio
Today’s small moment - I’m always drawn to photographing garden paths, especially the ones that curve out of sight. There’s something comforting about them, like a quiet reminder that beauty can be found no matter which way we go.
This shaded path, with greenery all around and the Maid in the Mud Frank Lloyd Wright statue resting quietly nearby, feels like that gentle pause life sometimes gives us - an invitation to trust the path, even when we can’t yet see where it leads.
#hahnhorticulturegarden #blacksburg #virginia #naturephotography #mindfulness #gardens #findyourpath
Take a moment to breathe with banana trees
#breathe #mindfulness #meditation #BananaTree #blog #BlessedConsciousLife #thailand
What exactly goes on in your brain when you meditate?
#photography #blackAndWhite #meditation #zen #science #consciousness #mindfulness
http://shojiwax.com/2026/01/24/meditation-what-goes-on-between-your-ears/
That's the dadgum truth, right there.
#kindness #love #bekind #compassion #peace #kindnessmatter #mentalhealth #hope #selfcare #mindfulness
New word just dropped!
"Babygrip": noticing something in a simplistically reactive way, while maintaining an immature or incomplete perception of it, and therefore not fully encountering it and having no power over it or related to it. An atrophy of the attention.
#attention #mindfulness #communication #literacy #thinking
Jack McNamara on #Medium:
https://medium.com/never-stop-writing/something-crucial-has-died-in-us-0912fed5e5e7?sk=v2%2F333afb4e-4055-4961-b647-20ae46a95688
Current #photography projects:
- Capturing the fall colors
- Capturing a badass photo of a fox
- Designing the first issue of a bimonthly/quarterly digital magazine focusing on #passion, #nature, #outdoors, #fitness, #plantBased diet, #sustainability, #renewables, #environmental and #wildlife #conservation, living in #harmony with nature, and living with #purpose (will be available for sale this month)
- Designing a photo calendar for 2027 (will be available for sale this month)
You don't have to put blind faith in me, or in my connection to Buddhism. I don't expect anyone to accept what I say simply because I call myself a Buddhist.
I don't really see myself as religious in the usual sense either. Buddhism has become something I actually practice and experience rather than simply a list of beliefs I am supposed to blindly accept. I meditate, recite mantras, study the teachings, go to my local Diamond Way center, and try to bring what I learn into ordinary life. Sometimes the practice brings a lot of joy and clarity, sometimes it makes me question things or shows me parts of myself I would rather not see. But I think that is part of being on a genuine path.
I follow the Buddhist path within the Diamond Way of the Karma Kagyu lineage, and I have a lot of respect and gratitude for the Karmapas, especially the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, and for the great lineage masters, especially Jetsün Milarepa, whose life and realization are a huge inspiration to me. I don't expect anyone else to simply take my word for any of this, and I certainly don't think that being a Kagyu Buddhist makes me somehow more knowledgeable, more spiritual, or more correct than anyone else.
I don't expect anyone to believe what I believe just because I'm Buddhist. The Buddha himself said not to simply accept something because you've heard it, because it's tradition, or because someone you respect tells you it is true. He encouraged people to investigate for themselves and see what is true through their own experience, and as I said earlier, I don't really see myself as a religious person, but I do follow the Buddhist path.
Anyway, I just wanted to share a little about the path I have chosen in life. Have a wonderful day, and may I bring a little joy and happiness your way. Below is one of my favorite Buddhist thangkas at the moment.
#Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #KarmaKagyu #Kagyu #DiamondWay #DiamondWayBuddhism #Karmapa #16thKarmapa #RangjungRigpeDorje #Milarepa #JetsunMilarepa #TibetanBuddhism #Vajrayana #VajrayanaBuddhism #Mahayana #Meditation #Mantra #Bodhicitta #Compassion #Wisdom #Mindfulness #Awareness #SpiritualPath #SpiritualPractice #BuddhistArt #Thangka #ThangkaArt #BuddhistThangka #TibetanArt #Enlightenment
