According to Buddha
use the time of your life.
develop your inner happiness.
recognize the impermanence
of all outer pleasure.
turn the clock back to find
a film that plays
with closed eyes you see it clear as day
climbing trees to unwind
the altitude eased your mind
you’re dreaming of your escape
untie my hand and show me where to go now
***
Évora, Portugal ~ April 2016
are we prisoners of our own agenda? when are we truly ‘free’
depends on what free means to each of us…
i’m imprisoned by things…scripts, traditions, pop culture etc…of course I work hard to break free of expectations…by having none…nothing can be taken…so perhaps a world with no boundaries…we could all move in any direction we wanted regardless of gravity…a world where rules did not exist because everyone would be free to do whatever they wanted regardless of consequence…but i’m doubting this will happen as consequences of an action limits the freedom of another…perhaps, “free” is a world where people take no action at all..but I don’t know…just rambling now…have a fun free day Eddie… 😀 many smiles
It is hard to break free of all agendas, even in breaking free we are bound in a way of thinking that is an agenda. Inner happiness is great but we, as mere humans, will always be bound to outer pleasures such as love and nature. Lovely photos, I especially like the one of the 2 gentlemen on the street, the door and window. To me they all speak of the location. Happy week ahead for you Hedy.
Thanks Terry…. perhaps it is all an illusion ☺ really enjoyed Evora it was great to have a friend show us around we’d never have found the gems we experienced… really a magical little city! Have a great week to Terry I’m off to Cowtown for a few days now 🤓☺
Have a great time
i will try my best! 😀
how beautiful
having a welcoming,
dreamy place to take
refuge 🙂
Thanks kindly David truly a beauty…it’s an Unesco site…dreamy and all matching…I loved the uniformity of colours 🤓😊have a beautiful day!
Lovely images. I could easily spend many hours here. Wonderful quote from the Buddha. The happiness is inside of us. Everything outside is so fleeting. Have a great week, Hedy. Cheers
Won’t be hard actually many days so worth seeing and experiencing local cuisine…best meals for sure…haves a fun week Chris 😊
To you as well, Hedy. 😊
😀 thank you!
I love the people…but they are all fabulous.
i really enjoy street photography…i love to see people…smiles and sometimes chat…i love to wander urban spaces too…happy day Gavin ~ smiles hedy 😀
wonderful mood, Hedy, by all this ‘yellows’. Great work. Smiles 🙂
Markus 😀 yes a yellow/mustard…i was reminded by this colour by Ashley Lily Scarlett from one of her posts…and i remembered Evora’s yellows and went back to visit them…hope you are well…many smiles over the pond! 😀 will come visit perhaps, you’ve been travelling 😀
was traveling a lot in the last weeks… …but now it hopefully will getting more calm. 🙂 🙂 🙂
yes i see all the trains and bridges…so very cool Markus…have a calm day 😀 smiles hedy
you too 🙂 smiles over the pond 🙂
have a snappy day Markus! 😀
you too! It’s a wonderful day today! It’s my birtday!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 ..we have a lot of fun here!!!! 🙂
yes i imagine you will be surrounded by loved ones and having a lot of fun! cheers Markus sending you birthday cheers 😀 and all the best for a creative and joyous new year!!!
so nice, Hedy 😀 thank you so much. That was a really wonderful day 🙂
😀 i will although it’s -31 now this is a bit too fresh…but soon spring will be here 😀 happy and travels and nice calm time when you are home…look forward to see your next post!
ooops, THAT is cold. Wish that the spring will appear for you as fast as it goes. 🙂 spring smiles !
It’s fresh -27 😳 so it’s inside day cleaning and listening to music and planning a workshop on colour theory…pulling out paper and paints so fun that for Wednesday night…spring is coming they just moved it a little later here 😊 snowflake smiles over the pond!
yes, -27, fresh! 😀 😀
that sounds cool… ..planning a workshop! Oh, I love the process of planning things… ..it’s good for the soul. +15 smiles from here 🙂
and now BAM spring…almost 10 now with a rapid melt…and longer light so it’s coming 🙂 yes i did a colour theory workshop with my photo friend…some educative fun…we painted…and apparently photographers don’t like mess…but oh well we made a little…sunny smiles back over the pond Markus! have a productive week ~ smiles hedy 😀
…I love mess… ..so nice… ..warm sun beams back over this oh so little pond! 😀 😀 😀 🙂 Markus
i love mess…i also like tidy…making a mess is always fun…cleaning it up not so much 🙂 but i do have my dutch clean streak 😉 😀 have a happy saturday Markus 😀
What wonderful pictures. I have been in Evora rather a long time ago, and I remembered it just like it was on your pictures, white and yellow, tranquil and utterly pretty.
thank you kindly Peter…isn’t it a beautiful place…it was utterly pretty…smiles ~ hedy 😀