SJVilar: The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away
SJVilar: “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
SJVilar: “Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”
SJVilar: Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness.
SJVilar: "Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me."
SJVilar: Dark clouds become heaven's flowers when kissed by light.
SJVilar: "Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people."
SJVilar: "Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark, somber skies blanket our thoughts."
SJVilar: “Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
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SJVilar: “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow”
SJVilar: Tacloban City...and the aftermath of the storm Haiyan
SJVilar: A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent.
SJVilar: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
SJVilar: Testing out Replichrome-Kodak Portra 160 Frontier with tweaks
SJVilar: Life is a reflection of intent. Love reflects love. Hate reflects hate.
SJVilar: “Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.”
SJVilar: “By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great.”
SJVilar: “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
SJVilar: "Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."
SJVilar: “From this day forward, You shall not walk alone. My heart will be your shelter, And my arms will be your home.”
SJVilar: Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year.
SJVilar: Are blue/green splotches in sand Chromatic Aberration or Lens flare?
SJVilar: Are blue/green splotches in sand Chromatic Aberration or Lens flare?
SJVilar: Are blue/green splotches in sand Chromatic Aberration or Lens flare?
SJVilar: Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35 f2.8 at 35mm f2.8 on an OMD-EM5
SJVilar: Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35 f2.8 at 35mm f2.8 on an OMD-EM5
SJVilar: "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
SJVilar: "It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
SJVilar: Olympus M. Zuiko 75mm f1.8 at f1.8 ISO 6400 on an OMD-EM5