Faith

 You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no teacher but your own soul. Swami Vivekananda 

You must feed your soul to grow. How are you going to feed your soul today?

Cardinal

 The cardinal rule to good photography is: you must have a camera!

Faith

"I have one life and one chance to make it count for something...I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I have chosen is my faith.  Now my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands -this is not optional - my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have to try and make a difference." Jimmy Carter.

How are you going to put your faith into action today?

White Throated Sparrow

First one of the year
 

Full Moon

 The moon setting over Munjoy hill.

Faith

 "All the world is made of faith, trust and pixie dust." Peter Pan

What is your pixie dust? How are you going to spread it today?

Duck!

 Mallards in the Peaks Island Preserve.

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 "Faith is the subject of the head. Devotion is the subject of the heart and meditation connect both." Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The longest distance is the 17 inches between the head and the heart. It takes work to get the knowledge to the soul.

Rams Head Light

 A wave and rams Head Light

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 "My obligation is to do the right thing. The rest is in God's hands." Martin Luther King Jr.

Now that is faith. Remember you are responsible for the work God is responsible for the results.

Foggy

 A pier on Peaks Island

Faith

 Faith is realizing you always get what you need. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 

It may not necessarily be what you want. Keep working. Also, what are your needs? What are your wants? What are your likes? The four essentials are Food, Water, Clothing, and Shelter. 

Grackle

 A grackle doing its thing on a old piling.

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"It is faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living." Oliver Wendell Holmes

Faith and enthusiasm can create joy and a life worth living. What actions are you taking to  cultivate joy today?

420's

 The 420's are on the bay and sailing. It is spring in Maine.

Faith

 The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves." Swami Vivekananda 

You cannot be some one else. Everyone else is taken. 

Narrow Gauge

Fog or haze?

 

Faith

 "A man of courage is also, a man of faith." Marcus Tullius

Have faith that whatever is on the other side is worth walking through your fears. Trust the process.

Loon

Morning calm
 

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 "Those who have weak faith in themselves cannot arouse faith in others." Lao Tzu

Faith is contagious. It is best to travel with others who have faith.

Red Bellied Woodpecker

 Peaks Island Preserve

Faith

 "It's lack of faith that keeps people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself." Muhammad Ali

Fear or faith? Which are you going to feed today?

Cardinal

 

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 "The keys to patience are faith and acceptance. Accept things as they are and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in the direction you have chosen." Ralph Marston

Trust the process. Keep working

Mount Wahington

 Mount Washington picture taken from Peaks Island. House in the foreground is on Great Diamond Island.

Faith

 "Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right." Max Lucado 

God will give you what you need. Also, be careful what you ask for, you might get it

Oh My Little Chickadee

 Black capped chickadee, Peaks Island, Maine.

Faith

 "Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith." Steve Jobs

Life can be challenging. Keep moving forward. Take positive actions. Trust the process. 

Snow Bunting

 First time I saw them in the spring. I have seen them in the fall. More here.

Faith

 Disappointments are just God's way of saying "I have something better", be patient, have faith, trust God. Sometimes, I am disappointed, and I have not done the work! I must remember, I am responsible for the work. Keep working, you will get what you need. 

La Cozze

La Cozze heading out. One of the boats used by Bags Island Muscles. It means muscle in Italian. The owner told me it is easier to pronounce with two hands. You can find them at these fine places.

Faith

 "Faith and prayerfulness in tough times and service and humility in good times are the ways of the wise." Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 

Prayer is always in style! 

East End Beach

 

Faith

"It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living."  Oliver Wendell Holmes 

What are you going to put your faith into today?

Ocean Gateway

 

Faith

 Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.  Rabindranath Tagore 

When life gets really dark, have faith that this too shall pass

Heading out

 

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 First make the decision. The "how" will come along the way. Gal Shapira

Have faith take some actions. In my experience It never happens the way I think it will. Also, it doesn't happen like my second thought either.  Or third.... I know no  matter what I think It is not going to happen like that. Also, It's not going to happen like that either! 

Goose Sculpture

Peaks Island
 

Faith

 Faith is trusting in the good. Fear is putting your trust in the bad. Rhonda Byrne

Which wolf are you going to feed today? Fear of faith.

Crescent Moon

Spring Point Light and the crescent moon 
 

Have Faith

 "The wiser you get the more you trust the process. You know results are out of your control." Maxime Lagace 

I am responsible for the work. If I do not get the results I want, It is usually because I did not do enough work. Keep doing the work. It is worth it.

Crystal Ball

 Portland is a civilized town. The cannons face out. In Baltimore, my hometown, the cannons on Federal Hill face the town. Mobtown!

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"In Faith there is enough light for those that want to believe and enough shadows to bling those who don't." Blaise Pascal 

It is there if you want it. This reminds me of the expression "When the student is ready the teacher appears.

Old School Punks

 Red breasted mergansers in the morning light. 

Faith

 Faith is not desire. Faith is will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied. Will is the force that changes everything around us. Paulo Coelho 

Do you have the willingness to take action? Faith without works is dead. 

Cairn

Life is about balance.
 

Faith

 "Fear makes you weak. Faith makes you strong." Maxime Lagace

Which are you going to feed today?  

Loon

A loon eating a flounder for breakfast.
 

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 Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. Edith Hamilton

How are you going to put your faith in action today?

Sumac Silhouette

 

Faith

Faith and prayer are vitamins of the soul; man can not live in health without them. Mahalia Jackson

Our mental health requires us to have faith in prayer. In my experience, I do better and live closer to my ideals if I pray on a regular basis. 

Red Breasted Merganser

 #chefhiking

Faith

 "Faith isn't the ability to see long and far into a misty future. It is simply taking God at his word and taking the next step."  Joni Erickson Tad

Do the next right thing.  Take action! You are responsible for the work,  God is responsible for the results. 

Spring Point Light

 

Faith

 "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." Martin Luther King Jr.

You have to start where you are. Now is the time to start. Now is always the time to start that project. 

Widgery Wharf

 #chefhiking

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 Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens. J.R.R. Tolkien 

When people walk away, let them go. Your future is not about the people that leave. It is about the folks that stay for the ride.

Light Houses

 This view out to the ocean never gets old. Spring Point Light and Portland Head Light

#chefhiking #Lighthouse

Faith

Let your faith be bigger than your fears. 

You have a choice! Trust that your work will pay off. Feed the faith. 

Long Tailed Ducks