carefree(er)

empty swings, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.

-- Raymond Duncan

I am feeling so blue today I can hardly stand it.

that which we must tolerate

love, taggers, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

-- Dan Rather

cape a'flapping

charlie's lego dude, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

You can't relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle.

-- Timothy Dalton

contentment

blissed out, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

-- Socrates

of the many, one

fungus , a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.

-- Helen Keller

beginner's bite

violet snuggles, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

Adam and Eve had many advantages but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.

-- Mark Twain

stepping inward

sandhill crane, family of four, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

-- Tao Te Ching

counting little things

butterfly id?, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

-- Rabindranath Tagore

growth cycles

ripening, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.

-- Stephen Covey

playing together

up and over , a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self. Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them.

-- Richard Bach

persona(el)

palace suite, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilized man is so nervously anxious that personal privacy should be respected.

-- Anton Chekhov

bang a gong

heteros love homos, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

There is a spirit in us that makes our brass to blare and our cymbals crash -all, of course, supported by the practicalities of trained lung power, throat, heart, guts.

-- Sir Lawrence Olivier

focus

photographing the photographer, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.

-- Anthony J. D'Angelo

we can do this, together

blind rider, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

Enjoying the joys of others and suffering with them - these are the best guides for man.

-- Albert Einstein

triathletion

liz, end of swim --> bike transition, a photo by McBeth on Flickr.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

-- Walter Elliot

start small

You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones.

-Saint Augustine

response to landscape

bodyscape II, originally uploaded by McBeth.

We are the children of our landscape; it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are responsive to it.

-- Lawrence Durrell

hello? hello?

beeting hearts, originally uploaded by McBeth.

There are things you just can't do in life. You can't beat the phone company, you can't make a waiter see you until he's ready to see you, and you can't go home again.

-- Bill Bryson

that which you can, you do

(hospital) room with a view, originally uploaded by McBeth.

There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.

-- Leo Buscaglia