“Through a Glass, Darkly” | Anthony Satori
“For now we see as through a glass, darkly; but then, face to face. Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
– I Corinthians 13:12
Through a Glass, Darkly
nature
Butterfly
“Butterfly” | Anthony Satori
“Though loved ones be lost, love shall not.”
– Dylan Thomas
Watch the River Flow
“Hummingbird at a Flower” | Anthony Satori
“I’m really quite simple. I plant flowers and watch them grow. I stay at home and watch the river flow.”
– George Harrison
The Law of Attraction
“Getty Center Garden” | Anthony Satori
If we focus our hearts and minds on the good and beautiful things that we truly desire, then 1) they will be drawn to us, 2) we will recognize them when they arrive, and 3) we will have the courage, strength, and faith to grab ahold of them and make them our own.
Most Vividly, Most Perfectly Alive
“Yellow Flowers” | Anthony Satori
“For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive.”
– D. H. Lawrence
Focus and Simplicity
“Place of Meditation” | Anthony Satori
“That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
– Steve Jobs
Deep Breath
“Horse Under Tree” | Anthony Satori
“I took a deep breath and listened to the familiar bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.”
– Sylvia Plath
Earthly Delights
“Wild Horses” | Anthony Satori
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”
– Khalil Gibran
The Beauty of a Garden
“Double Delight” | Anthony Satori
“It gives you a good feeling. Each year, you rediscover in a garden the magic of life. A flower arrives, and it is a miracle. The leaves fall in the autumn, and it looks fantastic. There is a tenderness about a garden, and you can’t help but be sensitive to that.”
– Hubert de Givenchy
The Warmth of Sunshine
“Turtles” | Anthony Satori
The great 19th century German author and poet Goethe once suggested that we “must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” Perhaps we should also, then, ask turtles (and flowers, as well), how it feels to savor the warmth of sunshine washing over one’s body and face. When I look at these sweet turtles, so pure in their enjoyment of the sunlight, stretching their necks out as far as they possibly can in the hopes of getting even a few inches closer to the source of their ecstasy, I am reminded again of what a pleasure it truly is to feel the warmth of sunshine on one’s face.
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