 | Last login: 6 hours agoExpressioniste is a woman from Southern France now happily in, USA.
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat,
known suffering,
known struggle,
known loss,
and have found their way out of the depths.
These persons have an appreciation,
a sensitivity and an understanding of life
that fills them with compassion,
gentleness,
and a deep loving concern.
Beautiful people do not just happen.
~ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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- MRG77s favorite web sites - StumbleUpon
 Jul 3, 12:10am (2 reviews) stumblers http://mrg77.stumbleupon.com/
Welcome! I like many of your links and I love the food sites too! I wish you a good times and good friends here:) Aline
- Jul 2, 11:13pm
"sud"
by Loredana Guinicelli
"In every girl there is a diamond"
Serge Guerand
A classic in photography much in the tradition of Richard Avedon or Francesco Scavullo. Really knows how to highlight the feminine beauty.
Photography by Short2000
Artist/photographer Pearl Preis . . . a.k.a. Short2000
For YOU, men who love all women...xox
Au fil de...
A very charming French photo blog...mostly flowers and such...
Fascinating...it really offers lots of good possibilities...
...I would have chosen a little more warmth and coziness; but a good idea!
Overthetrails review - StumbleUpon
Sandy! More beautiful photos and lovely poetry, thanks, luv ...you always give my day a lift!
- StumbleUpon - aliasinkhorns web site reviews and blog
- Jul 2, 10:36pm (101 reviews) stumblers http://aliasinkhorn.stumbleupon.com/
It Felt Love
How
Did the rose
Ever open it's heart
And give this world
All its
Beauty ?
It felt the encouragement of light
Against its
Being,
Otherwise,
We all remain
Too
Frightened
Hafiz
Thank you, Ink, GREAT discovery!
WITHOUT thee what are song and dance to me?
The castagnettes I throw down wearily.
My heart and thoughts are ever filled with thee,
So rhymes and verses leave me, one by one.
How can one bandage serve for gashes twain?
How on two masters wait a single swain?
Would not one gardener tend two groves in vain?
For he must graft the saplings one by one.
Well said our fathers, speaking of such woes,
"I made a garden, others plucked the rose.
Theirs was the sweetness, mine the thorny close."
In sooth these things befell me one by one!
Without thee what are riches unto me?
What worth could I in silks or cashmeres see?
Arrayed in rags and sackcloth I would be,
Wandering around the convents, one by one,
To meet perchance with some one, who might tell,
My fair one, how to free me from thy spell;
For Sayat Nova's torments far excel
The Seven Wise Men's complaints told one by one!
Sayat Nova
One of the best stumblers and a good friend, Ink's pages are beautifully presented, but more than that, rich with good content. Very intelligent as well as a beautiful sensibility which I appreciate...thank you Ink, you have always provided us with some of the very best stumbles around! P.S. Thank you, Ink, for the beautiful Armenian poem, by the legendary, Sayat Nova!
- ruudkoeks favorite web sites - StumbleUpon
- Jul 2, 10:36pm (16 reviews) stumblers http://ruudkoek.stumbleupon.com/
Ruud Koek
Ruddkoek's pages are full of marvelous photography as well as poetry, both of which are often his own...one to visit for sure!
- expressionistes blog - StumbleUpon
- Jun 30, 2:19pm (877 reviews) stumblers http://expressioniste.stumbleupon.com/
Thank you for taking the time to visit my pages. If you left my pages with a smile then we will have something in common , as for the most part that which makes me smile is what I posted.
My heartfelt thanks to you, dear friends, for your, love, kindness and support...
Love, hugs and blessings, Aline :)
- Jun 29, 2:04pm
Matthieu Ricard
Photography by Matthieu Ricard
"True beauty is the face of a good heart." Besides his own blog, photographs, links to Buddhism, books and more this site offers some good insights on spirituality, Buddhism and many other tools for attaining inner peace for starters...from my favorite monk, Matthieu Ricard.
Well spoken and humorous, Mathieu Ricard gives a compelling and convincing reason to believe that our brain can opt to be happy (conceding that this idea is deplored in France, lol)...take a look and see what you think; there are also beautiful photographs of the Himalayas. A big thank you to threehourtour , for directing me to this terrific site:)
"Daily spiritual practice
Friday 24 April 2009
Spiritual practice can be enormously beneficial. The fact is, it is possible to undergo genuine spiritual training by devoting some time every day to meditation. More people than you might think do so, while leading regular family lives and doing absorbing work. The positive benefits of such a life far outweigh the few problems of schedule arrangement. In this way we can launch an inner transformation that is based in day-to-day reality."
Excerpt from Mathieu Ricard's blog.
 Passages Ken ArtThe whimsy here is a delightful treat!
Written 106 years ago...Just fascinating to see the imaginative predictions contrasted with reality! Quite close in many instances...Thanks for stumbling this to me, feardorcha:)
Relaxing Hub: What Love Means To Age 4 To 8 Year Old Children
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.'
Nikka - age 6
'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
- Jun 29, 5:30am
World Prayers
Meditations
"When I despair,
I remember that all through history
the ways of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers,
and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall.
Think of it - always."
mahatma gandhi - early 20th century
Daily Motivator
Inspiration & Motivation
A very good place to visit daily to keep your head clear of limitations created by your own "primitive brain"...
From the page: "Freedom
You can notice your thoughts, use them, learn from them, and find value in them. Yet you do not have to let them hold you back.
You can experience your feelings, explore their depths and find richness in them. Yet you do not have to let them stop you in any way.
You are free to act, free to think, free to love, free to move in the direction of whatever you choose. Nothing outside of you or inside of you can take that freedom away unless you let it."
-Ralph Marston
Plenty more if you visit the link:)
ONEXPOSURE
 David Collier
Cocktail?
by Eric C
- Jun 29, 5:30am
Limonada Lemonade or Limeade Recipe / Laylita's Recipes
"This is the easiest, quickest and most effective way to make limonada, in Spanish we call it limonada regardless of whether we are using limes or lemons, and it can be made with either, so enjoy this amazing limeade or lemonade."
Perfect to help keep cool in the current heat wave in our locale! In case it is too hot out your way, you may wish to try the easy recipe at this site.
Net Neutrality
A note from Eric Schmidt:
"A Note to Google Users on Net Neutrality:
"The Internet as we know it is facing a serious threat. There's a debate heating up in Washington, DC on something called 'net neutrality' " and it's a debate that's so important Google is asking you to get involved. We're asking you to take action to protect Internet freedom...."
..."Creativity, innovation and a free and open marketplace are all at stake in this fight. Please call your representative (202-224-3121) and let your voice be heard."
A Test of Will
I have spent plenty of time going through bolts of fabric in my day; this just struck a chord:) Thanks, Duchie; as you said Will has a good blog showing sides of New York through his photography.
Habitat - Clean Street Art Hits San Francisco
"Clean" graffiti on the walls of the Broadway Street tunnel in San Francisco, going to and from Chinatown to other interesting points of the city which animate a vibrant landscape.
Finding Joy Movie
Fotos
- Jun 29, 5:16am
Photo found chez forever80 .Thank you, Niki.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
Albert Schweitzer
Alt Photos: For Creative Photography
Photograph by Zelda Zabrinsky
Travel Photography | earth-photography
Photos are of Istanbul [Constantinople] Turkey. Photographer's name N/A.
Earth photography is a large stock photography collection where you'll find pictures of remote landscapes, life in huge metropolises and small towns off the beaten path, 19th century tenements and postmodern 21st century structures...many countries and more; with commentary as well. Recommended for those who love photography and travel.
- strange &beautiful
- Jun 28, 7:44pm
 (1 review) arts http://susannahmsmith.blogspot.com/
Love this b-bear :) She is a writer living her dream, and it looks like a good one...her first novel has been published by Coach House Books, "How The Blessed Live" by Susannah M. Smith; sounds like a good start to me. This blog is mostly visual so far. I must check more tomorrow as I've not enough time to go too far back in her blog but it is very engaging!
Dan McCaw/Timmons Galleries
Afternoon Break by Dan McCaw
Galeria artelibre - GRANDES AUTORES - Pintura Realista
  
Irisrina directed me to this site a while back and I was drawn to Vicente Romero then but there are many other artist to explore here. The paintings above are by Vicente Romero.
"Apricot Trees in Blossom" by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh remains for me the truest artist of his times, and into modern times...a soul of unrequited love (for I think he loved everyone much more than they loved him with perhaps the exception of his brother Theo) compassion and humility with the passion to paint with great emotion...seeing this when I was 18 left me speechless...it is so rich and vibrant. The print doesn't really do it justice but I post it as a memento of my youth...
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