Nothing in this World is impossible.
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men, who find it easier to live in the world they have been given than to explore the power they have to change it.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
If God had a name, what would it be
and would you call it to his face?
If you were faced with him in all his Glory,
what would you ask if you had just one question?
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin to make His way home
If God had a face, what would it look like
and would you wanna see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
in things like Heaven and Jesus and the Saints
and all the Prophets and...
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin to make His way home
Just trying to make His way home
Back up to Heaven all alone
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin to make His way home
Just tryin to make His way home
Like a holy rolling stone
Back up to Heaven all alone
Just tryin to make his way home
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
and would you call it to his face?
If you were faced with him in all his Glory,
what would you ask if you had just one question?
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin to make His way home
If God had a face, what would it look like
and would you wanna see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
in things like Heaven and Jesus and the Saints
and all the Prophets and...
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin to make His way home
Just trying to make His way home
Back up to Heaven all alone
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin to make His way home
Just tryin to make His way home
Like a holy rolling stone
Back up to Heaven all alone
Just tryin to make his way home
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
Prayer for Those Searching for God
Prayer for Those Searching for God
O Lord my God,
Teach my heart this day where and how to see you,
Where and how to find you.
You have made me and remade me,
And you have bestowed on me
All the good things I possess,
And still I do not know you.
I have not yet done that
For which I was made.
Teach me to seek you,
For I cannot seek you
Unless you teach me,
Or find you
Unless you show yourself to me.
Let me seek you in my desire,
Let me desire you in my seeking.
Let me find you by loving you,
Let me love you when I find you.
- St. Anselm
I Have Learned...
I Have Learned...
....that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
....that you should never tell a child that their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. What a tragedy it would be if they believed it.
....that your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't only biological.
....that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
....that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
....that no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.
....that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
....that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other and just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
....that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
....that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
....that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
....that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people that don't even know you.
....that even when you think that you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
....that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
....that the people you care about most in life are often taken from you too soon.
....that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings, and standing up for what you believe.
Slow Down... Look Around... Pay Attention
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
Red Sails In The Circleset
Red Sails In The Circleset
This is the after-crash recovery effort - windjammer redone completely . It incorporates all the suggestions you guys have made through 12/11.....at least the ones I could manage. :-)
To see the image without the ship, look here:
www.flickr.com/photos/photophool/70117304/in/set-1478971/
The source image for everything except the ship is here:
www.flickr.com/photos/photophool/68364566/in/set-1371612/
Tell me what you think - either good or bad. I'm happily learning from it either way. :-)
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
wedge in the darkness
wedge in the darkness
park plaza hotel in park sq, boston. see the building from a different angle here.
*This photo was uploaded on December 8, 2005 and became my most viewed photo as of December 12, 2005.*
the view off the 31st Street bridge @ sunset
the view off the 31st Street bridge @ sunset
I spent most of my day printing images for people (sorry for the delay) with my friend and fellow Pittsburgh photographer Rob Strovers...as he was giving me a lift back to the Friendship section of Pittsburgh he abruptly stopped his VW on the 31st Street bridge to shoot some images of a fine looking sunset and a view of Pittsburgh I had not really taken notice of before...
It's not the most incredible image of Pittsburgh, but in the foreground is the housing development on Washington's Landing, in the middle ground are the smoke stacks of the Heinz manufacturing facility, and in the background the fiery reddish/orange-ish hues of a Pittsburgh sunset in mid December. I liked the snow atop the houses on Washington's Landing and the smoke trailing across the frame...
I highly suggest visiting Rob's site and contacting him if you are in need of any printing, matting and framing work. He's one helluva great person and a serious professional, and it's worth giving your hard earned $ to a local Pittsburgher who cares about quality and a job well done.
I am off all week, I start a new job with a new company next Monday so I hope to spend a majority of my time shooting images and sleeping in as late as my internal body clock will allow.
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