Wednesday, April 25, 2012

"V" is for Visions....

perceptions + quotes + reality =
A to Z Challenge



“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
By Henri Matisse


“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”
By Jonathan Swift

 “Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder.”
By Eberhard Arnold quotes




 “Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.”
By V. S. Naipaul




41 comments:

RHYTHM AND RHYME said...

These were lovely visions thanks for sharing.

Yvonne.

Farida said...

Thanks for the post. This made me pause and reflect on the beautiful words... Take care and God bless. Farida :)

Just Be Real said...

Great vision post. Especially becoming Free! Blessings!

Huntress said...

Great quotes to start my day. Thank you for the cool words.

Gail said...

Wonderful quotes and great pictures.

Amanda Trought said...

These are lovely pictures and quotes, thanks for sharing, Amanda
Amanda - Realityarts-Creativity
Art Blog

Old Kitty said...

I always see flowers everywhere!

take care
x

T. Powell Coltrin said...

Great visuals with just the right words.

Teresa

Zebsmom said...

This is a wonderful post. How true is it that we can visualize so much in life, but at least for me I rarely look outside the box.

Thanks for the post!

Nancy said...

Great quotes and words to live by, I think. :)

Fuzzy Tales said...

All too true, those quotes.

It's easy for me to see small wonders as I walk, buds on flowers, etc., but not so easy to have a different vision of my life or the world. We do "see" things through our own filters/biases and it's hard to let go of them or shift our perspective enough to see other things, sometimes.

Chatty Crone said...

I LOVE, LOVE, Did I say LOVE this post -
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
By Henri Matisse
May I borrow that sometime?
And you are dead on with what you say.
sandie

Maggie from Stillness at Cherith said...

A lovely, and thought provoking, way to start my morning =)
Thank you!

MunirGhiasuddin said...

Great quotes Tracy.
I finally got a chance to read every one's blogs. This year my asthma is acting up more than usual. Also, since a couple of people left at work, it is hard to take time off.
Your comments on my blog entries are inspirations in themselves.
I admire your job as a special ed teacher. My niece has down syndrome and my brother is in mid fifties. He wants to make enough money to leave her a home. I do not have the heart to tell him that his daughter may not be able to take care of the house. She is now reaching the age of puberty and she is now very much withdrawn. When she was younger she was a little friendlier. I am trying to understand human mind and my own worries about myself possibly loosing memory are overshadowing my productivity. Take care.

Arkansas Patti said...

Wonderful quotes with perfect pictures to illustrate. I do so miss my eyes of a child to see things as if for the first time.

Tracy Jo said...

Awesome quotes! So true...we miss so much when we don't pause to look around us. Literally and figuratively. :-) Beautiful post! Have a great day!

TexWisGirl said...

we do lose our ability to just see and believe, don't we?

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

I love these pictures and quotes, especially the last one. Vision is so much more than what we see right in front of our face, though often we miss that too!

Out on the prairie said...

very nice quotes and photos to compliment them

Tara Tyler said...

loved the images and inspirations!

Donna K. Weaver said...

Oooo, I so love these quotes. I'm totally stealing them. Don't be surprised when they show up on FB. lol

Anonymous said...

I think because my mom lost her sight at a very early age, I really appreciate the beauty all around us! Wonderful visions, Tracy.

cleemckenzie said...

Really beautiful images and ideas that you've connected with them.

Thanks for all your posts on this A to Z Challenge. I've enjoyed visiting and seeing what you've shared on your blog.

Ginny Hartzler said...

Very good, and very pretty visions! Yes, I think it is a gift to be able to see beauty in anything.

Wanda's Wings said...

Beautiful pics

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

Loving the quotes today!

My Mind's Eye said...

Well done Ms. Tracy...we love the shot under the pier.
Hugs Madi

Anonymous said...

Lovely! Thank you, MoonWynd
http://moonwyndstudio.wordpress.com/

Gina Gao said...

These are great visuals with a great quotes. I really liked what you did for "V".

www.modernworld4.blogspot.com

Empty Nest Insider said...

Memorable quotes combined with beautiful pictures! Julie

Wanda said...

Just wonderful quotes on Vision, and great captures to illustrate them.

Getting close to the end...I've really enjoyed this.

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Love the tree and all it's gnarly roots!!! Discoveries like that are like making shapes from the clouds!...:)JP

Alexandra MacVean said...

I love reading about the visions of others. Inspiring to me. Thank you.

rkbsnana said...

We live in a beautiful world, don't we?

Velva said...

Thanks for the journey-proof that photos are worth a thousand words!

Cheers.
Velva

Jake and Terri said...

I love the last quote. We do often limit ourselves with our thinking or our expectations.

Terri

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Hi There, I love the quote saying that "Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." That is SO true--especially to us photographers... I see things so differently since I got serious about taking good photographs.

That last picture looks like the fishing pier at Ocean Isle Beach --where we will be soon!!!!! Yeah.
Hugs,
Betsy

Connie said...

Very nice, Tracy. It's true we see what we choose to see. It is all about our perspective and whether we are looking for the good or looking for the bad. Neat photos! :)

farawayeyes said...

May I never be limited by 'narrowness of vision'.

Unknown said...

As always your post was a vision for my eyes :)to behold!

Beth Zimmerman said...

I love the underside of piers! :) And I can so imagine fairies frolicking in the roots of that old tree!