Just have to make art…
Most people, actually,
whether or not they call themselves artists,
do indeed make art,
one way or the other.
Beach art, St. Augustine Beach, August, 2016.
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On a day like this,
you can see the wave of energy
underneath the water
rippling toward the beach
like a friendly giant
flexing its mussels.
St. Augustine Beach, August 2016.
(Just a reminder, HUGE Garage sale at Butterfield Garage, lots of great art at great prices! 137 King Street.
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The underbelly of the Bridge at Ormond Beach.
Strong,
fortified,
a bridge to somewhere.
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The Bahamas?
Maybe.
But here in St. Augustine we have the best beaches!
The Bahamas, and St. Augustine Beach, July 2016.
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I want one!!!
St. Augustine Beach.
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St. Augustine Beach!
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Roots.
Family trees.
Origins.
Trace your lineage back far enough
and you just might end up in Africa,
where Darwin discovered
the seeds of life.
We are all connected in so many ways.
We really are all One.
(Our DNA is almost identical to the fruit fly, as well as all the other creatures on our planet.
The only exception might be the mysterious Octopus!)
Tree roots at Treaty Park, St. Augustine.
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America.
Aggressor or Peacemaker?
It will only take 5% of the population to tip the balance
and declare yet another Independence!
Our founding Visionaries had a dream…
is that dream a sleeping giant
in our hearts?
Is it a matter of evolution catching up with that ideal?
A matter of time?
Happy 4th of July!!!
Independence Day!
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Is there a part of you that is the essence of who you are?A part that is not corrupted by the culture that you grew up in
or the family that tortured you one way or the other?
I call it your core.
It is pure, whole, and located just below your heart, deep inside you.
It is incorruptible.
It's who you really are.
Getting there is a journey of acceptance,
a journey of non-resistance to loving yourself,
warts, craziness and all.
This core is there all along.
It might take your whole life to uncover it,
but it's there guiding and protecting and loving you,
just as you are.
From the Archives, Laine's Blog, January 16th, 2012
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Connection…
with our natural world,
with the beauty that is all around us,
and with each other.
Love
and
Kindness
Guana Tolomato Matanzas Research Reserve. Ponte Vedre, Florida.
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