Last night I had fun taking some shots of my new Christmas angel.  She come from an artist in Nova Scotia.  Yes, I have a collection of angels.  When doing these I was thinking about making a Christmas postcard.  Which one do you like?  Or should I keep trying more shots?
Christmas Angel 3
Christmas Angel 3 Poster Framed
Christmas Angel C
Christmas Angel H
Christmas Angel J
Christmas Angel H

for me there are many routes for me to get back to my inner peace,my basic peace lies in my religous beliefs,and the water always brings me calmness and peace,sometimes i just need to go to the park and think, and there is always the inner peace i find with my familyQUEEN OF PEACE NATIVITY 1 LEADS TO WATER A PLACE TO THINK AIDEN

Our xmasTREE .
I always feel inner peace when just sitting and looking at the lights...
Have a great weekend, everyone...
         

Its the season,No better time for personal reflection.lights lights 1 lights2 lights3

I'm warning now, these are snapshots.  It's the end of the semester and Kate and I decided to have a little fun.  We put a roast on and I proceeded to bake two kinds of cookies (under the influence of  a little bit of cherry wine).  

It didn't hit me to take a few pictures of our procedure until I had finished making the cookies.

But that's ok, I got shots of the results.  Oatmeal craisen chocolate chip cookies and Kahlua coconut chocolate chip cookies.

Upon review, I didn't think they were half bad and I realized that this night of baking was a bit of inner peace for me.  The semester's basically over, aside from finals.  I love to bake, it makes me happy. And giving my product away to people and them loving it makes it even better.  

And yes, they taste just as good as they look.  In fact, I'm gonna go have one right now.  Have a great day everyone!

Nature
and
more
nature  

(Atlas Mountains)

I don't generally turn to the sea for inner peace, preferring a good history book instead, but there is something about the way the sun ray aligns with this gull that seems to fit. I hope it can be seen in the transfer.a gull in the ray of dawn

I know where to find inner peace.
Tigger is Full of inner peace and he gives his servents (us) inner peace as well, purrrr.

While Mormor and Benjamin are all snuggled in bed. Snuggle Bunnies2 Snuggle Bunnies 1 Old Gizzy is saying his prayers Inner Peace Gizz 2 Then he settles in for a long Winter's catnap.  Big Gizzzzzz

Wish each and everyone muchpeace.  This has been the week for final exams and I need a lot of peace.  And to wave good bye... one of my favorites,  a shot of my peace dasey,:) more peace

MyMomandMe have a special relationship.  Even tho she could not raise my sister and I , We reunited when i was 18 and she has been like a best friend  to me ever since..   When i am with her i always feel a sense of peace and love ... I have moved to Wisconsin and now live less than a mile from her and  cherish every precious moment we spend together...        

Seeking out inner peace is not my style.  However, I go to places where it can find me.  In the winter it is normally some motel room.  But I prefer to go off down the road, maybe to the desert, or a place with some water to set up camp.  But no matter how hard I try,  something disturbs me.

Connecting With Nature And Filling My Senses With All The Beauty Brings Me Inner Peace.

In The Solitude Of The Moutains Today At 7am Air Temp 14 Degrees, I Found Inner Peace....Yep, NATURE RULES!!!  

Standing Proud

Behind The Trees

Six Point Buck

I'd like to invoke here a quote from Henry David Thoreau.

"Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder."

I find that inner peace comes to me in the reflections of clouds, and in the length of shadows; in the turning  of the seasons, and as the leaves fall.

And, of course, every evening: when we are reminded that lights do go out.

(Also: Hello. First post.)

I find inner peace when I'm with my Friends.

I also find it by reflection.

I'm most at peace while sitting next to the Kern River. The air is fresh, and the water is like a mirror. Like a  good friend, the river reflects your thoughts back to you forcing you to dig deeper into your soul for answers.  River Reflections

Nothing soothes my soul more than water or a beautiful snowfall in the mountains.

Fast Water Stream Closeup Red Mountain Stream Box Canyon Puzzle

Winter Wonderland
Winter Pines Winter Lake

Not a sound - aside from the wind bending timber.  Fresh snow, blue sky.  Hiking a new trail, hoping for the payoff.  Rocks and trees too  tall to see over.  More rocks piled to the sky.  All I get today is a peek at the valley below.

Is there ever a tactful way to tell someone that their roots are showing?

Blast from the past...

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Took these a few years ago when my mom got a digital camera. It was a Toshiba or something like that...we were on vacation and I had wandered off with the camera. The grown ups were arguing about something so I tried to get away from it, to find somewhere peaceful. I stumbled upon these landscapes...they gave me some time to collect my thoughts and become centered before going back to the chaos.

Peace,

Jaime

This might be my last post for a while, exam week is coming up and I need to buckle down and study. I know NM is gonna give me tons to work with.

I rarely experience inner peace, but it seems I'm always in search of it. Inner peace to me means being at peace with oneself, the past, the present and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. I'm not there yet, but hopefully one day I will be. A lot of people lead such busy lives there's not a moment's peace in the day, no time to think or feel, to really make use of the five senses. I feel the closest to inner peace when I'm out in the country, alone or with my dog. The wide open space, the elements, the sky, the stillness, the solitude. It is also where I feel the closest to being me, or what I can be if I just keep trying. I treasure those moments and hope to someday make a home there.
 
This shot is a re-post from summer. It speaks of both inner peace and freedom to me.
Anywhere but Here

These were taken a few weeks after my school trip to the castlegrounds. The leaves were all gone by then. I apologize for the poor quality.
Going Gone

My dog, doing what he loves best, roaming the woods. A dog's inner peace :)
Sniffing the Wind