Category: Life Is Full of Sweet Spots

Underground

March 22, 2018

beneath city’s feet cavernous niches of life light just a little   *   *   * Underground life — “beneath city’s feet” Haiku poem by Mary O’Connor; photo of iguana on RR trestle by Mary O’Connor; © 2018

Soulful

March 19, 2018

“When I look into the eyes of an animal, I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul.” — A. D. Williams *   *   * Nala — Terry’s soulmate. Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2018. Visit Mary’s painting gallery here to see more of … More Soulful

Identity

March 15, 2018

“I think every person has their own identity and beauty. Everyone being different is what is really beautiful. If we were all the same, it would be boring.” — individuality *   *   * Which is which, and whose is whose? — Photo by Kevin Logozzo © 2018

Tentativeness

March 12, 2018

“Certainty creates strength. Certainty gives one something upon which to learn. Uncertainty creates weakness. Uncertainty makes one tentative if not fearful, and tentative steps, even when in the right direction, may not overcome significant obstacles.” — John M. Barry *   *   * Normally fleet-footed plover takes tentative steps over shore rocks — Photo by … More Tentativeness

Conversation

March 8, 2018

“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.” — William Temple *   *   * “Mac and Caw” — Acrylics painting of two Macaws by Mary O’Connor © 2018  View more in Gallery of Our Natural World

Loyalty

March 1, 2018

        “The most worthwhile thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.” — Robert Baden-Powell   *   *   *   “Best Friend” — Terry Logozzo’s Siberian Husky friend, Scout.  Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2018  View more in Pet Portraits Gallery

Loss

February 26, 2018

“I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone – you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.” — Alyson Noel “Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of … More Loss

Perspective

February 22, 2018

“When you’re in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to float above it, you still see the muck but you see it from a different perspective. And you see other things to. That’s the consolation of philosophy.” — David Cronenberg *   *   * Which way shall I go? … More Perspective

At the end of the day

February 19, 2018

“It’s our own ability to have an idea and go after the idea and make it happen. That’s what at the end of the day defines us.” — Satya Nadella *   *   * Heading up the New River, Ft Lauderdale, FL — Photo by May O’Connor © 2018  

Destiny

February 15, 2018

“On the edge of destiny, you must test your strength.” — William Avery *   *   * Cargo handling equipment, Port Everglades, Florida  — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018