Saturday, January 26, 2013

b e t t e r . . .

“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.” 
 Robert Louis StevensonFamiliar Studies of Men and Books



I have spent the last few weeks purging of sorts. Maybe it was the loss of my external hard drive (which he recovered, if you remember) combined with the fall I had this past week, landing on my camera. Both incidents have occupied my mind in the middle of the night some, but not in a bad way. 



Both incidents have compelled me to be more fussy I guess. So I am purging a bit. Cutting back some on all the randomness which use to occupy parts of my day and giving over that time to fewer things. Giving the things that matter most to me more time in hopes of becoming better. . . 



Because. . . 
"It is far better to do a few thing well then to undertake many good works and leave them half done." 
~ St. Francis  de Sales
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I think shallots are so beautiful. . .
xxoo

10 comments:

  1. I agree, a little done with quality and competence is better than a lot with mediocrity... love that little finch on the feeder... thanks again for the lovely email... Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #67!

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  2. The sorting of things needed to do and wanting to do can make for tough decisions, but so good to get rid of unnecessary things.

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  3. Beautiful you and beautiful thinking and blog post to read after a long day at work. Wishing you a peaceful weekend, dear you.
    oxoxo Pam

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  4. Nothing happens in life without a reason for it. If a cracked lip gave you food for thought and possible change...then it wasn't an accident.

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  5. I couldn't agree more. I've organizing our home and creating time blocks for my writing, photography, and design. So, I can enjoy each as well as time for many other important things.

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  6. Love the birds. That first pic is especially nice.

    Lori

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  7. Beautiful images and that last quote is so true. Love the last image here of the shallot (I think they're beautiful too). Hope you are having a great weekend. :)

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  8. We must be related! When I fell last week I also had my camera. Luckily, I was on a dirt driveway and though we landed on my knees & lens, e erg thing seems ok. Lens was dirty. Was thinking of sending in my old body to haven it necked out. I hope all you hurt was your ride. It appears u can still take great photos.

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