What is oneself?
Is one a vibrant, compassionate movement involving wholeness and integrity?
Or is one a fractional collage of mundane symbols,
stale ideas, and bourgeois reactions?
Is one a radiant, superb dynamic that exists as freshness and real change?…
Or is one a secondhand repeater of stagnant thoughts
and antiquated ideas?
Is one free like a splendid, magnificent butterfly?…
Or is one a jaded prisoner of static miseducation
and barbaric, indoctrinated values?
The listless chrysalis always bursts into gliding
if it leaves the secure confinement
of its own limited space.
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1). Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2016
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2). Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2016
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My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped.
I have a number of interesting hobbies, such as fossil collecting, sport-kite flying, 3D and 2D close-up photography, holography, and pets. Most of all, I am into holistic self-awareness, spontaneous insight, unconventional observation/direct perception, mindfulness, meditation, world peace, non-fragmentation, population control, vegetarianism, and green energy.
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Great catch! She’s beautiful 😍
She truly is! 🙂
Ah, if we could all take a tip from her and leave the confinements of our own limited space. 🙂
🙂 Yes, Sci, she shows us a lesson; but not enough of us are attentive enough to see the value in it.
Beautiful images. Swallowtails are so photogenic!
Thank you, Karen! They are! 🙂 Much more so, to me, than all those stale politicians!
Love the words and you’ve paired two of my delights.. Butterfly and purple ..
Lovely.. Thankyou
Thanks, Taruna! 🙂 Butterflies rock… and purple is such a wonderful color!
Most of us only see the beauty without thinking further. Beautiful words and thoughts. Love the captures, as always!
Yes, Amy… many don’t soar deeply; they are content to remain down at a very superficial level, unfortunately. Thanks so much regarding the shots; coming from a superb photographer like you, that’s quite an honor! 🙂
Thank you for your praise, Tom! I always admire your photography.
This seems to be your most important topic, Thomas. I guess most of the people are jaded prisoners of static miseducation and barbaric, indoctrinated values. As I said before mankind is not very different from cattle, they always follow the leader and don’t think critical if that’s good or not. I would wish that people were like you wanted them to be, but when I see what’s happening in the States right now, I’m afraid this will probably never happen. Regards Mitza
Yes, Mitza, it is important! 🙂 Yes, here in the States, it’s sometimes like the Twilight Zone; a lot of people are living like they are from the Dark Ages. It’s truly weird! However, i have been to other countries and it’s not all that much different. You are probably right… a substantial change probably will never happen. For me, like T.S.Eliot said, there is only the trying… the rest is not our business!
We got rain today! Yay! 🙂
Maybe fighting against stupidity is like fighting against windmills gets tiring one day, hope you will have a lot of energy to continue.
I would be happy if we wouldn’t have rain one day!!
Beautiful capture Tom, so lucky! 🙂
Thanks Marcela! Lucky, yes… but it sure helps to know where they like to hang out! 🙂
Gorgeous shot Tom!!! So lovely!
Thanks, Jessica! 🙂 I like it very much!
Beautiful combination of words and photos, thanks for liking my post
It’s the words that are far more beautiful and important… 🙂
Great picture Tom.
Thank you, Sonya! 🙂 I was thrilled to be able to take it!
winged yoga 🙂
with antennae 🙂