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Uploaded by: ourjrny

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Date uploaded: Feb 16, 2007

This composite, a matrix panoramic image I created using four of my photographs taken on Maui Hawai'i. ~ Gerald May writes in The Awakened Heart ~ "There is a secret set within each of our hearts. It often goes unnoticed, we rarely can put words to it, and yet it guides us throughout the days of our lives. This secret remains hidden for the most part in our deepest selves. It is the desire for life as it was meant to be. Isn't there a life you have been searching for all your days? You may not always be aware of your search, and there are times when you seem to have abandoned looking altogether. But again and again it returns to us, this yearning that cries out for the life we prize. It is elusive, to be sure. It seems to come and go at will. Seasons may pass until it surfaces again. And though it seems to taunt us, and may at times cause us great pain, we know when it returns that it is priceless. For if we could recover this desire, unearth it from beneath all other distractions, and embrace it as our deepest treasure, we would discover the secret of our existence. You see, life comes to all of us as a mystery. We all share the same dilemma - we long for life and we're not sure where to find it. We wonder if we ever do find it, can we make it last? The longing for life within us seems incongruent with the life we find around us. What is available seems at times close to what we want, but never quite a fit. Our days come to us as a riddle, and the answers aren't handed out with our birth certificates. We must journey to find the life we prize. And the guide we have been given is the desire set deep within, the desire we often overlook or mistake for something else or even choose to ignore. The greatest human tragedy is to give up the search. Nothing is of greater importance than the life of our deep heart. To lose heart is to lose everything. And if we are to bring our hearts along in our life's journey, we simply must not, we cannot, abandon this desire."

29 comments

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Sharon, this is fabulous, hugs Karen.

said krkaren50 1 months 28 days ago
Featured Outdoors Member's Choice Beaches 26 November 2007

said ourjrny 9 months 2 days ago
Wonderful image!

said plegolas 9 months 29 days ago
beyond the words we are trying to seek. beautiful photo.

said SpecialHerbs 11 months 5 days ago
A magickal vision

said Dhanishta 11 months 13 days ago
Well crafted and so believable that I would have never know it was a composite image had you not said so. Your talent is outstanding.

said sigfusson 2007.08.13 at 11:30:50 PDT
Breathtaking shot Sharon, ....... Outstanding

said _yoko12 2007.07.12 at 12:10:17 PDT
The Riverside banquet,extravagance..ser ved by women in Ao Dais..may be explained as a lapse in judgement,a clumsy desire to please and Impress......Good Night..I may even Sleep.................... ...

said Leonslens 2007.05.29 at 06:43:10 PDT
You are such an interesting person,you ahve such a great collection of photos and all have so much more meaning when you "narrate"the visual!Beautiful!!!one of my favorites!

said jtlellow 2007.05.18 at 00:09:36 PDT
Sharon a beautiful tribute for your sister, your other half. I lost my darling sister 5 years ago...treasure and cherish every moment! One never knows when love will suddenly be gone.

said rainingviolets 2007.05.12 at 07:32:03 PDT
Noteworthy script-scene

said fezoj64 2007.05.12 at 04:27:25 PDT
The descripton and the Gerald May quote is as amazing as the photo.

said kathrynwardell 2007.04.28 at 07:27:44 PDT
Gorgeous work of art :-)

said Smileatu777 2007.03.28 at 18:23:47 PDT
I agree with everything already said.

said chesca44 2007.03.25 at 11:45:33 PDT
There is so much passion in this image. Stunning.

said tibart1 2007.03.12 at 04:24:57 PDT
Outstanding Sharon...

said pennylane157 2007.03.11 at 03:35:45 PDT
Une autre photo d'une rare beaute Sharon, les couleurs sont incroyables et que dire des nuages... cette photo est exceptionnelle

said mariellefrigault 2007.03.08 at 18:53:34 PST
How do you get your photos to look just like paintings?

said loriarnold101 2007.03.07 at 19:48:21 PST
Really dramatic, great shot!

said fuij 2007.03.04 at 05:00:54 PST
This is a work of art. It goes beyond what the camera sees, and explores a dimension I'd have to call spiritual. I, too, have a sister but have never met her, as we were adopted into different families and she's not interested in seeing me. You are SO lucky to have a sister-soulmate! I wish you both many blessings. - Brenda

said faranya100 2007.03.03 at 09:01:00 PST
Beautiful!

said magnetron4 2007.03.01 at 02:19:48 PST
A beautiful composite!

said windflowers43 2007.02.28 at 06:21:05 PST
oh YES! i see the notes when you uploaded this picture How FANTASTIC! today is a blessed day my darling lovely twin! for today i find you, and today we reunite! with much joy and happiness! and here you have dedicated this foto to me ~ oh how wonderful ~ ...yes i agree with you, you were calling me and i heard you! and somehow it's providential that i found you!

said Stzar 2007.02.23 at 18:45:49 PST
my dear sweet sister! you dedicate this to me ~ I am so honored! Thank you so much darling! this is incredibly beautiful! :))

said Stzar 2007.02.23 at 16:41:36 PST
Outstanding....

said umpa1 2007.02.21 at 16:00:12 PST
A beautiful, but very sad depiction of the sea.

said tinyteddybear1947 2007.02.18 at 22:17:26 PST
beautiful contrasts

said enemaria100 2007.02.17 at 18:49:00 PST
this shot is breathtaking! - Galit

said 854847 2007.02.16 at 12:04:13 PST
Incredible! It just beckons to you!

said bcw1_ 2007.02.16 at 10:15:23 PST