CALM

Healing

Posted on February 25, 2022 at 10:53 am by Lisa Azarmi / BEGINNINGS, CALM, PERSONAL GROWTH, PHOTOGRAPHY, PORTRAITS

“There comes a time when we must stop crying and wringing our hands and get on with the healing that we are so much in need of”Art Solomon, Anishinaabe Elder. Roland Reed – Portrait of an Ojibway Girl, Minnesota, gelatin silver print, 1907.

Simplicity

Posted on November 29, 2021 at 2:50 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, CALM, ETHNIC MINORITIES

“Blessed are those who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”Camille Pissarro Camille Pissarro – Two Women Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas, 1856.

Autumn

Posted on November 10, 2021 at 1:27 pm by Lisa Azarmi / AUTUMN, AWAKENING, CALM

“That country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away…

Reading

Posted on October 8, 2021 at 11:28 am by Lisa Azarmi / BOOKS, CALM

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” Charles W. Eliot Christian Krohg – Oda with Lamp, 1852 – 1925.

Books

Posted on October 6, 2021 at 1:33 pm by Lisa Azarmi / BOOKS, CALM, CAT, NUDES

“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” Oscar Wilde – The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890. Paul Landacre – Sultry Days,1935.

Water

Posted on October 6, 2021 at 1:01 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, AWAKENING, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, CALM, CONFIDENCE, LIFE PATH, SEA SCAPES, SPIRITUALITY, WATER, WELLBEING

“Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being.” Rumi Sir John Lavery – Ariadne, 1886.

Wilderness

Posted on October 6, 2021 at 11:48 am by Lisa Azarmi / AWAKENING, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BOTANICAL, CALM, WILDERNESS

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” John Muir Nikolai Astrup – Foxgloves, 1920.

Happiness

Posted on October 6, 2021 at 11:40 am by Lisa Azarmi / BEAUTY, BECOMING, BOTANICAL, CALM, GARDEN, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, LIFE PATH

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust Claude Monet – Waterlilies and a Japanese Bridge, 1899.

Fairies

Posted on September 26, 2021 at 12:50 pm by Lisa Azarmi / BEAUTY, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BOOKS, CALM, DREAMING, DREAMS, FAIRIES, FANTASY, FEMALE PORTRAIT, FORESTS, ILLUSTRATION, IMAGINATION, INDIVIDUALITY, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, MIDSUMMER, MOONLIGHT, NIGHT, OPENING, SPIRITUALITY

“She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad….

Equinox

Posted on September 22, 2021 at 3:42 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, AUTUMN, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, CALM, EQUINOX, FREEDOM, HOPE, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL

“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” John Donne Samuel Palmer – Harvest Moon, 1833.

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