Showing posts with label Malta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malta. Show all posts
Monday, March 2, 2015
God Still Loves You!!! - Valletta / Malta (Sat 20 Sep 2014)
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
On How to Get There - Yesterday's Suffering, Today's Inspiration, Tomorrow's Strength
How to Get There
By Michael Leunig
Go to the end of the path until you get to the gate.
Go through the gate and head straight out
Towards the horizon
Keep going towards the horizon
Sit down and have a rest every now and again
But keep on going.
Just keep with it.
Keep on going as far as you can
That's how you get there.
.. And that is pretty much what I have done these last 5 years ..
These words have implicitly (I knew of them and their meaning before I even read them for the first time) and explicitly guided me when I was completely lost, and without Purpose and Hope .. "Just keep with it" I would say. And it's a pretty good approach to Life, I would think, given the Situation I found myself ..
At some point along the way you do get "There" - it's not overly obvious that you have arrived, but somehow you know .. just like when you were made aware of how far you had fallen without even noticing.
Now ..
You are strong enough to stand on your own two feet and embrace the world again. You are brave enough to start "letting go", to know there is more to "let go", and more importantly to know that is what Jenny would want of me. To know you have another chance. That what forced you to go "through the gate and head straight out" and where you have been to get "There", has made you a better person - and to know that I should not feel guilty about that. That you have been all over and its been all over you. That you are not a Hopeless case. That you are Awesome. That you are still here for a reason. That you know you still have so much to give. That it was not the End, like you thought, but just the chance for another Beginning.
A chance to show you are resilent. A chance to show you can change, adapt and reinvent yourself. A chance to demonstrate you can think of yourself as a survivor and not a victim of circumstance and Life. A chance to consider that you have been lucky to have shared loved. And through that love, empowered to live life to the full along the path you were destined to walk.
Thank you to everyone that have helped me to get "There" these last 5 years. It has been a remarkable Journey and a few Lessons in Life have been learnt!!! I can’t really believe where I have been. I could write a book about it but at least there is a blog - eljeiffel.blogspot.com.au
This is Life (my Life actually) and I have learnt we need to Live and appreciate it while we can. Jenny showed and gave me this. It was her gift to me ..
Why do I write this now? I write this for me and my timeline. And while it might appear a little self-indulgent, I have no regrets - it is who I have become along the way to "There".
More importantly I write it for others who are or will walk "out through the gate" and search for their "There". It's a choice you make and I know you can do it if you set your heart to it.
I know there is further to go but my outlook is different now.
“There” is always Hope - I am another shining example of this!!
Thanks again.
Geoff (Wed 25 Feb 2015)
Monday, December 29, 2014
On Legacy - Tim Grierson (Tue16 Dec 2014)
Monday, November 17, 2014
Looking Down, Looking Out - Cirkewwa / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Saturday, November 8, 2014
On Photography - Jennifer McClure / Elizabeth Avedon (Fri 07 Nov 2014)
Jennifer McClure (*) writes Photography (*):
there is often a huge difference between intention and execution, there is no shame in reshooting, you must be genuinely interested in your subjects, and your photos have to tell a storyvia Elizabeth Avedon Castell Photography Exhibition (*) by Elizabeth Avedon (*).
As always these learnings can be applied to all aspects of our lives. BTW, Gozo and the rest of Malta for that matter. What an amazing place.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Beyond Boundaries, Limitations and Barriers - Vernon Gambetta (Wed 05 Nov 2014)
Vernon Gambetta (*) writes:
Most of us limit ourselves because we believe in boundaries (*), limitations (*) and barriers (*). There are no boundaries and barriers! Get out now and do it better than you did yesterday. Action not words!via Getting Better (*) by Vernon Gambetta (*).
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
On Data - Nathan Oostendorp / Mac Slocum / O'Reilly Radar (Thu 16 Oct 2014)
Nathan Oostendorp (*) writes on Data (*):
the next Industrial Revolution is about automating the collection of that data, it’s about being able to get insights out of that data that you wouldn’t be able to without a computer, and it’s about being able to do predictive and prescriptive adjustments to a [..] processvia Signals from Strata + Hadoop World New York 2014 (*) by Mac Slocum (o*).
I'm spending more and more time every day on this very thing. It is challenging and very interesting. Starting to make some breakthroughs with the software and with those who ask the questions. Often I am finding answers to questions that have not even been thought of, or asked. So in some ways it feels like a new beginning for an old dog like me.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
On Creativity - Tamsin Carvan / The Design Files (Tue 04 Nov 2014)
Sunday, November 2, 2014
On Music - Annie Lennox / Bernard Zuel (Sat 01 Nov 2014)
Annie Lennox (*) on her Music (*) and its reach:
you don't make music in a void. You want to reach people.She adds about her most recent Album:
I wanted to do it while I canvia Could Annie Lennox's new album Nostalgia be her last? (*) by Bernard Zuel (*).
Just as I say:
Do what you can while you can (*)I guess what I am learning now, is knowing what to do.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
The Distance of Photography - No Caption Needed (Wed 29 Oct 2014)
Hariman (*) writes about Photographs (*) and Distance (*):
Photographs are valued because of how they can bring distant views close at hand, and they are faulted for introducing unnecessary distance between the viewer and reality itself.via What Is Near and Far in the Geography of an Image? (*) by No Caption Needed (*).
Hard to believe we were there (*) just on a month ago. So different, yet I felt so comfortable and at ease. So far, yet so near through the power of a photograph.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
On the Untalented - Oliver Burkeman (Tue 07 Oct 2014)
Oliver Burkeman (*) writes on the Untalented (*):
The genuinely untalented [..] probably have no idea that they’re no good—because they’re too untalented to realize it. (This is the “Dunning-Kruger effect [..] ) In short: if you’re worried you don’t measure up, that could well be a sign that you do.Maybe there is some hope:
The real trick to producing great work isn’t to find ways to eliminate the edgy, nervous feeling that you might be swimming out of your depth. Instead, it’s to remember that everyone else is feeling it, too. We’re all in deep water. Which is fine: it’s by far the most exciting place to be.via Nobody Knows What The Hell They Are Doing (*) by Oliver Burkeman (*) [swissmiss (*)].
Sunday, October 5, 2014
On Vivian Maier - Naomi Cass / Andrew Stephens (Sat 04 Oct 2014)
Andrew Stephens (*) writes on Vivian Maier (*):
the almost magical appearance of Maier's work, as if it had been conjured, has not only inspired much further creativity and contemplation about the nature of photography, it has also shown how their own interests and approaches have crossed paths with Maier's.Naomi Cass (*) expands Vivian Maier (*) Influence (*) on the Past (*), Present (*) and Identity (*):
We always need to think of a way of activating the past with respect to the present. We couldn't assume Maier to have had an influence on contemporary practice, however all the artists in this exhibition are acutely aware of not just her work but the complexity of her identity.via Maier's portraits are an unexpected gift (*) by Andrew Stephens (*).
A great article and probably the most interesting I have read on Vivian Maier (*). Her work has become well known and her influence is expanding into interesting and diverse areas of the art world.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
On Photography #2 - Chris Leskovsek / Michael Ernest Sweet (Sat 20 Sep 2014)
Chris Leskovsek (*) writes Photography (*):
When I shoot (*), I focus (*) on what is in front of me. But when I edit (*), I concentrate on what I want to say or tell, and most of the time it ends up being different from what I thought it would be. I think I can say that shooting for me is an intuitive (*) process, but editing is a very conscious (*) one.via Talking Photographs with Chris Leskovsek (*) by Michael Ernest Sweet (*).
On Photography #1 - Chris Leskovsek / Michael Ernest Sweet (Sat 20 Sep 2014)
Chris Leskovsek (*) writes Photography (*):
I went without any expectations (*); no plans. I really wanted to go and get lost, and literally let everyday encounters guide me through. Why [exotic location xyz]? It's really uncertain (*), but I've always been interested in places I know very little about, or that there is little information about.via Talking Photographs with Chris Leskovsek (*) by Michael Ernest Swee (*).
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