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“The Bible said the only weapon any of us really has is love. But it’s love like a sword without a handle and because of that, sometimes we’ll get cut when we pick it up. It’s supposed to be close contact, though. Love always is that way. I don’t think Bible verses were meant to be thrown like grenades at each other. They were meant for us to use to point each other toward love and grace and invite us into something much bigger.”

Bob Goff, Love Does (via meganduhon)

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The new edition to our family :)

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Occupy LA

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Now a days most people enjoy things that are pleasing to the eye, but not pleasing to the soul

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San Fran

San Francisco is abstract Everything belongs in Frisco, nothing is odd or out of place This is where all the outcast, misfits, races, ethnicity, Art, buildings, ideas, Dreamers, all find a home. This was the place were the Beatnik Generation was berthed. A place where nothing is strange, and everyone always has somewhere to be, or somewhere to go. Its bustling. Ramblers, Prophets, Poets, Protesters, Students, Artists, Pot Heads, Police, Homeless, Rich, Bikers, Workers all can co-exist together seamlessly

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LaLa

At 86 she has 2 Iphones and more energy then I could ever encompass. She gets me so excited about life I can barely stand it. Everytime she talks I start shaking and beatin' on things, get goosebumps and jump outta my seat. Shes mad, Shes fiery, Shes wild about life. Always telling me to be true to myself. NEVER be anything different. I fully understand why my uncle Jack fell in love and just had to have her. Heck, I'm in love with her. Such a spunky, stubborn, beautiful spirit.

Jack: "If you are around her for any length of time, you will find her enthusiasm for life is contagious. She can do push-ups, chin-ups, she's a terrific golfer, expert water skier, and swimmer. She's a lecturer, author, civic leader and business woman, in fact she runs BeFit Enterprises. She's a super wife and a good friend. To me she is living proof of all that a woman can be!" Jack said in an interview that husbands and wives shouldn't try to change each other, Elaine LaLanne once said that their secret was to be friends with each other. They were married for 51 years before Jack died in January 2011.

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Real Reality

Why Does my traveling and the life I am choosing to live make people so concerned and uncomfortable? They always say "Oh all right, but what do you really want to do with your life?" I say "That is what I really want to do!" They say, "Oh, but you'll have to settle down and come back to reality." What they don't understand is that this is my reality.

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Flower

The way you inspire astounds me every time you open your mouth. Artist. Full of color and life, your garden overflows. Always raw. Always passionate. Stubborn to live the life you desire. “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” You are truly a beautiful person to me.

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.Coastal Highway

The drive up the coastline from Morro Bay to Big Sur was incredibly breathtaking. The way the raod wound and wrapped itself, hugging the rocky mountain sides. Suspended betwen water and rock, high up above the coast, we drove. We flew by the cars, the bikers, the hikers, the photographers, everything. Fog kept rolling in and out, crawling its way up the steep slopes. The suns beams could barely poke their light through the density. However, right at dusk they created this pure art you see in the picture. Gods an awesome painter.

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Malibu Beach

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Aw Trev before dreads!

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Sosua

Sosua.  Bus ride with pablo. stories shared. options A B and C. Silas.  Worship with the boys.  Home. Salsa!  Sleep. early morning. coffee. van ride. beach and shells. Snorkleing. fish. reef. vast. hose. converstation.  guitars and singing. talk to mom. killing flies with rubber bands. Pictures pictures pictures. silliness with silas. mango salsa Snorkeling at the beach this morning was an amazing experience! Made me a bit scared of the water, because i realized how much life was under there. So much, and so little at the same time. Its so empty, so vast I had never thought about it before.  Such another world.  And i only saw a very little bit!  Water pressure and the burn of sea salt in your eyes and on your skin is something you have to get used to.  Nevertheless, something to check off the bucket list!

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Perspective.

Being taken out of your element really forces you to re-evaluate how you see life. Differences like culture, climate, and language, can change the whole idea of what you call "life". Is there only one way to live? A right way and a wrong way? No, I don't believe so. Life is what you make it, and what you allow it to be.

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WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?

home.

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Dominican Republic

Waking up to the morning here is one of the most beautiful and peaceful things i have ever experienced. The dull roar of cars on the roads. Roosters calling to the rising sun with their broken horns.  The light that lands on the dew covered leaves. The stillness. The simplicity.