"i am an artist. i am here to live out loud." -emile zola

"what guides us is children's response, their joy in learning to dance, to sing, to live together. it should be a guide to the whole world." -yehudi menuhin

"there are no great things, only small things with great love. happy are those." -mother theresa

yesterday i decided to practice shooting portraits with the girl i nanny. she was awesome!

"the limitations of photography are in yourself... for what we see is only what we are." -ernst haas

"if we dont change, we dont grow. if we dont grow, we arent really living." -gail sheehy

"you must be the change you wish to see in the world." -gandhi

"a man has not seen a thing who has not felt it." -henry thoreau

"life of a voyager, that of a sojourner,
travels around and round but not from town to town
travels the lakes and streams,
follows his distant dreams,
peace on the waterways,
blue skys and cloudy days.

my heart has but one home,
from which ill never roam
land of true happiness,
canadian wilderness.

the call of the lonely loon
coyotes howling at the moon.
wind rustling through the trees,
thats a canadian breeze
smoke rising from the fire
up through the trees, in stately spire.
all is well in the evening glow.
sun goes down the north winds blow.

my heart has but one home,
from which ill never roam
land of true happiness,
canadian wilderness."

"he who knows others is wise,
he who knows himself is enlightened." -lao tzu

"keep true to the dreams of thy youth." -friedrich von schiller

"its a long and a dusty road
its a hot and a heavy load
and the folks that i meet arent always kind
some are bad, some are good
some have done the best they could
some have tried to ease my troubling mind

and i cant help but wonder where im bound
where im bound
and i cant help but wonder where im bound

ive been throughout this land
just a doing the best i can
tryin to find what i was meant to do
and the people that i see
look as worried as can be
and it looks like they are a wondering too

if you see me passing by
and you sit and you wonder why
and if you wish that you were a rambling too
nail your shoes to the kitchen floor
lace them up and bat the door
thank your stars for the roof that over you

and i cant help but wonder where im bound
where im bound
and i cant help but wonder where im bound"
-tom paxton

"the limitations of photography are in yourself... for what we see is only what we are." -ernst haas

"the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." -helen keller

"listen to your heart, it knows no lie."

“you don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. you are what you are!” -john lennon

everyday i try to keep my childhood dreams and wishes alive.
i personally feel that keeping your childhood active in your present life is so important.
the following quote has truly changed my life for the better.
"every child is an artist. the problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." -picasso