7 Green Stairs » meditation images http://www.7greenstairs.com The Art of Happiness Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:12:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 There are all kinds of ways to stand out http://www.7greenstairs.com/2009/12/there-are-all-kinds-of-ways-to-stand-out/ http://www.7greenstairs.com/2009/12/there-are-all-kinds-of-ways-to-stand-out/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:00:33 +0000 Juliet Chase http://www.7greenstairs.com/?p=1245

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Taken in pieces there really isn’t anything that outstanding about this camellia flower – it’s doesn’t have an unusual color or shape or even number of petals.  It’s not particularly small or really gigantic and yet somehow it commands attention. Do you view yourself in terms of the pieces or the overall?




Camellia, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved

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willow_meditation_5309Most trees seem to come with inner springs so that they can flex and bend with the weight of ice and snow or wind and yet still stand tall.  Do you have give in your attitudes when presented with an unexpected storm?

Winter Willow, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved

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Most self-improvement and spiritual language speaks in terms of ‘up’ as the positive direction we should be seeking and yet have you noticed that water always seeks lower ground? Going with the flow may just mean letting gravity take over once in awhile…

Mt. Rainier National Park, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved

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Looking out an airplane window is the closest most of us can get to an alien world.  Even with some weather variation there is a surreal sameness to the landscape – basically because there are no obstacles: trees, mountains, buildings, people.

What things in life are you wishing weren’t there, but you might really miss if all of them were absent?

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It is a simple fact that ancient evergreen trees are simply too tall to fit into a single photographic frame.  Something that doesn’t prevent me or any other photographer from trying to capture their grandeur anyway.  Creating a vertical panorama would certainly be an option but how many have tried it?  Are there things in your life that seem to work this way?  Is there another approach that with some foresight would accomplish your goal?

Olympic National Park, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved

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