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My “Snap Out of This Funk” Spot

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.“ ~Confucius

Do you have a special spot you go when it feels like the weight of the world is making your knees buckle? Many moons ago when I was studying for a year at Bryant College in Rhode Island I found mine.  I had been to Newport, Rhode Island a few years earlier with my mother and had loved the area, so when it came time to explore the New England region Newport was the first stop on my itinerary. I’m not sure what part of the town attracts me most—the water, the food, the history, the architecture, or the isolation—but by my second visit I was certain that this place was made for me.

Along Ocean Avenue I found a small state park, and at that park, a bench resting on a patch of lawn peering over the jetties and the Atlantic Ocean. It sits completely unprotected from the elements exposed to sun, wind, and ocean spray at every moment. Sitting there, I find it impossible not to be humbled and inspired by the forces of nature and it’s openness to world. I think it’s vulnerability attracts me to it!

As the years have passed, I try to make regular trips back to what I now consider “my bench” when I need some spiritual re-alignment. I sit with my bench and reflect about the gifts of life and love, the lessons gained with time and maturity, and the inner strength in all natural things to survive.

Where is your spot?

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Posted by Marcelle Turner on Mar. 16, 2010

Photos from the Road

I have been traveling extensively over the past few weeks and have had the privilege of visiting some incredible places. On my quest to explore a minimum of five new cities every year, I spent last week touring Victoria, Vancouver, and Whistler in British Columbia, Canada. Sadly, I broke my favorite camera lens just before the trip, but I still got some pretty incredible shots…take a look!

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Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 31, 2009

Saint Basil’s Cathedral

Commissioned by Ivan the Terrible from 1555 to 1561, the cathedral’s colorful “onion domes” decorate the southeast end of Moscow’s Red Square. The coloring in this photograph is beautiful. The ombre orange and pink sky just blends perfectly with the terracotta paint on the Cathedral, and makes the colors in the domes positively pop.

Saint Basil’s Cathedral is one of my favorite buildings to admire in photos and ranks in my top five churches that I’d like to visit. Anyone up for vodka and caviar?

Source: PileofPhotos.com

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Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 17, 2009