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1 Nov 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 10-5

     




         A life without any struggling 
         is a life without any growing!.

Tree Trunk, 2025

Tree Trunk, 2025

15 Nov 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 10-4

Pond Reflections (Wings of Desire), 2025

Pond Reflections (Wings of Desire), 2025



                           

                  Momento Mori: Remember you must die.
     Ars Longa, Vita Brevis: Art is long, life is short.
                    Tempus Fugit: Time flies.

1 Nov 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 10-3





                    Haste only makes waste when
                you don‘t learn from your mistakes!

                                         —rmh²


Grass, 2025

Grass, 2025

15 Oct 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 10-2

Cambria Bluffs, 2025

Cambria Bluffs, 2025







                  To grasp the age of Earth --
   4.54 billion years -- is to feel how each breath
                   is our true measure of life.

                                 —rmh² 

1 Oct 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 10-1




                   We see geometry of the cosmos 
        in a dandelion puff — we see symmetry of time
                              when it scatters away.

—rmh²

Dandelion Puff, 2025

Dandelion Puff, 2025

15 Sep 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–24

Morning Glory, 2025

Morning Glory, 2025






        The inner glow of a morning glory pulls us          into the embrace of it's soul. Like all souls, it draws
                        it's radiance from the sun.   

                                       —rmh²


1 Sep 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–23

               




                    Between drifting clouds above
            and ancient seas beyond, we live along
                            the shorelines of time.

—rmh²


Cambria Shore, 2025

Cambria Shore, 2025

15 Aug 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–22

Seaweed, 2025

Seaweed, 2025





           A tangled seaweed washed ashore—    
        dry, like an umbilical cord, retracing our
                           primordial origins.

                                     —rmh²

   


1 Aug 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–21



Clouds are fingerprints of passing moments — moments that often go unnoticed. Serenly passing overhead, they offer us moments of mindfulness, simply by our stopping long enough to watch them move: one second at a time, one breath at a time.

—rmh²

Sunset, 2025

Sunset, 2025

15 Jul 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–20

Snail, 2025

Snail, 2025



    Living “close to earth” is a way
    of being “down to earth”. A simplicity
    that is as spiritual as it is artful.

    —rmh²

1 Jul 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–19



          Faith flows as naturally as water,
          if we allow it to flow, and is as endless
          and continuous as the water cycle.

          —rmh²

Ocean Surf, 2007

Ocean Surf, 2007

15 Jun 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–18

Cloud Ripples, 2025

Cloud Ripples, 2025





                           Creativity—
                          “When the wind blows,
                           water flows.”

   Based on Chinese Saying

1 Jun 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–17




Don’t Get Stuck in the Mud!

Sometimes untimely moments can cause untimely distress. The best remedy for such "momentary untimely distress”, or M.U.D., is just to accept it as part of life, and to have a positive mindset that is "forgiving, understanding & nurturing", or F.U.N.!

 —rmh²

Yuan Ming Yuan, 2025

Yuan Ming Yuan, 2025

15 May 2025

Seeds of Wisdom: Vol 9–16

Willow Trees, 2025

Willow Trees, 2025




               Weather Stress Like Willow Trees!

Imagine your mind is like a grove of willow trees swaying and rustling in the wind. Their graceful presence embraces change. Yet, their composure remains undisturbed, inspiring meditation and gratitude.

 —rmh²

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