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Either – revisited

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During my adventures in Guatemala, I am taking a break from posting daily. To fill the void, I have rummaged through the “Relative Something” archives for a few previously published ‘Words on Images’ posts for you to ponder anew.

Today, “Either,” first published in November of 2013.

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March 31, 2015 at 6:00 am

Influence – revisited

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During my adventures in Guatemala, I am taking a break from posting daily. To fill the void, I have rummaged through the “Relative Something” archives for a few previously published ‘Words on Images’ posts for you to ponder anew.

Today, “Influence,” first published in August of 2012.

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March 30, 2015 at 6:00 am

Celestial – revisited

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During my adventures in Guatemala, I am taking a break from posting daily. To fill the void, I have rummaged through the “Relative Something” archives for a few previously published ‘Words on Images’ posts for you to ponder anew.

Today, “Celestial,” first published in December of 2011.

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March 29, 2015 at 6:00 am

Before – revisited

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During my adventures in Guatemala, I am taking a break from posting daily. To fill the void, I have rummaged through the “Relative Something” archives for a few previously published ‘Words on Images’ posts for you to ponder anew.

Today, “Before,” first published in June of 2012.

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March 28, 2015 at 6:00 am

Believing – revisited

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During my adventures in Guatemala, I am taking a break from posting daily. To fill the void, I have rummaged through the “Relative Something” archives for a few previously published ‘Words on Images’ posts for you to ponder anew.

Today, “Believing,” first published in February of 2010.

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Words on Images - Believing

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March 27, 2015 at 6:00 am

Barriers – revisited

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During my adventures in Guatemala, I am taking a break from posting daily. To fill the void, I have rummaged through the “Relative Something” archives for a few previously published ‘Words on Images’ posts for you to ponder anew.

Today, “Barriers,” first published in February of 2012.

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Words on Images - Barriers

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March 26, 2015 at 6:00 am

Anticipate – revisited

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During my adventures in Guatemala, I am taking a break from posting daily. To fill the void, I have rummaged through the “Relative Something” archives for a few previously published ‘Words on Images’ posts for you to ponder anew.

Today, “Anticipate,” first published in July of 2014.

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March 25, 2015 at 6:00 am

I’m Curious

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DSCN2961e2If you read yesterday’s Words on Images post about the simple choice that we make every day, how do you interpret the suggestion about accepting the obvious as the only plausible explanation?

After I wrote those words, with one thought in my mind, I got the impression that it likely implied the opposite of what I was thinking. I considered changing it, but then decided to let it go out into the world, as is, for readers to take from it what they will. We each come to our individual conclusions from a place of preconceived notions and personal perspectives that color our perceptions.

I expect some will align with the version in my head, and some will perceive the opposite.

Let me just say that I believe that there are unknowable possibilities, likely beyond imagining, available as explanation for what we sense and experience in our world, which others choose to miss by constraining their options exclusively to the one they construe as obvious.

I may be wrong.

And that’s the key.

Imagine the possibilities of embracing uncertainty.

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March 21, 2015 at 8:27 am

Choice

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March 20, 2015 at 6:00 am

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Challenge

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how do you know
what it is
about the challenge
you face
or where it is located
on the circular path
of the hero’s journey
you are obviously on
a vision quest
always harder
than the one before
probably because
it is the very same one
you’ve already been through
over and over again
never recognizing
the plan
set in motion
from before you were born
was created by you
your benevolent guide
to help you to find
precisely what it is
you want yourself
to know

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March 14, 2015 at 7:08 am