Hallelujah
performed by K.D.Lang
Contact Jack at
jack@jackkelso.com
Escondido Creek
Elfin Forest Recreational
Reserve
My cure for anythings i salt water. Sweat, Tears . . . . or the Sea.
Old abandoned San Luis Rey
bridge on SR 76 jyst east of Oceanside, CA
"Your whole body, from wingtip to wingtip,"
Jonathan would say, "is nothing more than your thought itself, in a form
you can see. Break the chains of your thought, and you break the chains
of your body, too ..."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, 1970 by Richard Bach
For when you journey inward, you will never be without
The love of photography is
the love of life
Waiting Out the Storm
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3, 5-6
A Walk with God
There are a very few unusual men who have had enough of this materialistic world and choose to serve as Hindu monks. They commit themselves to a life of simplicity, celibacy, detachment from worldly pursuits, and the contemplation of God. My profound and heartfelt thanks to Asesha Chaitanya for his inspiration.
Ramakrishna Monastery, Trabuco Canyon, CA
Sunset on the evening
before President Barack Obama"s Presidential
Inauguration
A Farewell
by: Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
Thy tribute wave deliver:
No more by thee my steps shall be,
For ever and for ever.
Flow, softly flow, by lawn and lea,
A rivulet then a river:
No where by thee my steps shall be,
For ever and for ever.
But here will sigh thine alder tree,
And here thine aspen shiver;
And here by thee will hum the bee,
For ever and for ever.
A thousand suns will stream on thee,
A thousand moons will quiver;
But not by thee my steps shall be,
For ever and for ever.
Flutter by, Butterfly,
Foating power in the sky.
Kiss me with your Pedal wings....
Whisper secrets, tell of spring.
Life's Journey
Do not
undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.
Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life; for without them, life is
meaningless.
Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the
past nor for the future.
By living your life one day at a time, you live all of the days
of your life.
Do not give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.
Do not be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to
find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.
In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Do not dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope.
To be without hope is to be without purpose.
Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where
you have been, but also where you are going.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the
way.
~anonymous~
Serenity
God grant me the
serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference
Dana Point Headlands
Where the ocean meets the sky,
Where mermaids dance, where seagulls fly,
A place in DREAMS I know so well,
The sea inside a single shell.
Far across the living sea,
A pale blue possibility,
Beyond the castles made of sand,
Tomorrow in a small child's hand.
Only DREAMERS need apply,
Where the ocean meets the sky,
Take me there. Oh take me now,
Someway, Someday, Somewhere, Somehow.
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words i love you rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
Ill be sailing
~Rod Stewart~
Spiritual Quotes
Eckhart Tolle
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being.
See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.
Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, while they have a treasure within that not only includes all those things but is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
The present moment has always been available to spiritual seekers, but as long as you are seeking you are not available to the present moment. "Seeking" implies that you are looking to the future for some answer, or for some achievement, spiritual or otherwise. Everybody is in the seeking mode, seeking to add something to who they are, whether it be money, relationships, possessions, knowledge, status.. or spiritual attainment.
Thinking, or more precisely identification with thinking, gives rise to and maintains the ego, which, in our Western society in particular, is out of control. It believes it is real and tries hard to maintain its supremacy. Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego.
The reason why some people love to engage in dangerous activities, such as mountain climbing, car racing, and so on, although they may not be aware of it, is that it forces them into the Now -- that intensely alive state that is free of time, free of problems, free of thinking, free of the burden of the personality.
So the single most vital step on your journey toward enlightenment is this: learn to disidentify with your mind. Every time you create a gap in the stream of mind the light of your consciousness grows stronger.
The word enlightenment conjures up the idea of some superhuman accomplishment, and the ego likes to keep it that way, but it is simply your natural state of felt oneness with Being.