According to Buddha
physical beauty
that comes from keeping up appearances
can only be maintained temporarily,
but beauty that takes
authenticity and sincerity as its foundation
is timeless and eternal.
the story’s told
with facts and lies
i have a name
but nevermind
there’s truth that lives
and truth that dies
i don’t know which
so nevermind
***
walking around Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
To a beautiful heart everything appears beautiful.
everybody’s dancin’ in the moonlight
everybody’s feelin’ warm and right
it’s such a fine and natural sight
everybody’s dancin’ in the moonlight
***
moon walk ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ October 2018
According to Buddha
Do not selfishly seek anything from others; if you have no expectations, then what can people take from you?
the man is tall, mad, mean, and good-lookin’
and he’s got me his eye
when he looks at me, i go weak at the knees
***
a walk around Flohmarkt am, Boxhagener Platz, Berlin ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
Anger takes many forms: touchiness, impatience, displeasure, jealousy, irritability, unhappiness, moodiness. Actually, every one of us has a problem with anger to some degree, unless we are in samadhi.
‘that feeling’ ~ Porto, April 2018
❤️ Dear Sloppy Buddhist followers. ❤️
I am in Hamburg, Germany and yesterday my Adobe Lightroom ‘disappeared‘ from my computer and this is the program I use to both upload and edit my images. I did however received this message.
“Sie befinden sich außerhalb der USA? Auf der Adobe-Website für Ihre Region finden Sie Informationen zu den für Sie relevanten Preisen, Angeboten und Veranstaltungen.”
Zur Website für Deutschland
Currently, I am unable to connect with Adobe here in Hamburg due to my lack of German so I am choosing to share one more image from my April travels in Portugal…you know ‘that feeling’. I will need to figure out what happened or what I did so I am practicing some Buddhist philosophy…in my sloppy hedy way. 😉
My joy is to photograph, meet with new people and explore new places/spaces. Therefore I am choosing not to be indoors in front of my computer figuring out my LR issues. I am also choosing not to be disappointed in myself for not remembering passwords, codes or hanging on the telephone. So I just wanted to let you all know I’ll be back up and running with new visual stories in a few days.
As well, please know I truly appreciate all your *likes*, comments, and supportive words very much. Compose another beautiful day ~ smiles hedy ✌️😊
***
Hamburg, Germany ~ August 2018
According to Buddha
Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families and nations.
it’s 35 below or its 98 above
and he’s workin’ thru it all, cuz baby this is what he loves
drives a hundred-fifty miles make sure his kids are doin’ fine
and he sees ’em when he can but he’s married to his iron
***
Lamont Summer Sizzler Rodeo ~ Lamont, Alberta ~ July 2018
According to Buddha
So, whenever you meet people, be watchful. Notice your first reaction to them. This tells you much about whether you knew those individuals before. It is not an emotion. When you feel in your heart a deep harmony with another person, then you know that you knew each other before.
i’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places
that this heart of mine embraces all day through
in that small cafe, the park across the way
the children’s carousel,
the chestnut trees, the wishing well
***
Cacilhas, Lisbon Metropolitan Area ~ Portugal ~ April 2018
According to Buddha
Refuse to be bound by karma; it is an old superstition of the ignorant to believe you cannot change your destiny.
quer o destino que eu não creia no destino
e o meu fado é nem ter fado nenhum
cantá-lo bem sem sequer o ter sentido
senti-lo como ninguém, mas não ter sentido algum
ai que tristeza, esta minha alegria
ai que alegria, esta tão grande tristeza
esperar que um dia eu não espere mais um dia
por aquele que nunca vem e que aqui esteve presente
***
Porto, Portugal ~ April 2018
According to Buddha
Always remember that you belong to no one, and no one belongs to you.
i don’t belong here
no doubt about it
this life i’m living
she bribes me in
this feelings i feel
they urge and shout
i don’t belong here
i don’t belong
***
streets of Ribeira, Porto, Portugal ~ April 2018
According to Buddha
Habits are simply thoughts grooved deeply into the brain. The needle of the mind plays those records of habits again and again. Even the chemistry of the body responds, as with addiction. Applying mind and will can change those patterns. Don’t immediately attempt dramatic changes. Experiment in little things first, to train your inherent power of command.
say a prayer for the cowgirl, her horse ran away
she’ll walk until she finds him, her darling, her stray
but the river’s in flood and the roads are awash
and the bridges break up in the panic of loss
and there’s nothing to follow, nowhere to go
he’s gone like the summer, gone like the snow
***
Free Rein Ranch, Lamont, Alberta ~ March 2018
According to Buddha
Someday, you will know yourself to be subject no longer to the tides of destiny. Your strength will come from within; you will not depend on outer incentives of any kind for motivation.
maybe all i need is a little motivation
if i want it, i can have it
if i want it, i can have it
***
downtown etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
