RGW Inspiration: Words and Images

Small Things There are some things that you can fulfill with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good. ~Sebastian Vettel #ThirstyThursdayPics with thanks to  Giuseppe Basile & Mark Esguerra #thirstythursday #macroaddict (MacroAddict) with thanks to Sandrine Berjonneau  Jean-Pierre Malézieux Christian PR Ruth Hochholdinger and William Banik #rgwoodpost #photography #googleplusphotos #naturephotography #macrophotography #hqspmacro #MacroAddicts #MacroManiacs #Macro4All

The Artist Inside Technique is how you remove the body's obstructions to the heart's expression. The myth of "talent". I have often had people, when I tell them I am an artist, look at me with a sort of awestruck reverence––that is completely misplaced. Everyone is an artist inside. Some have just worked at it harder than others and it shows. There isn't a single thing that I do that cannot be learned, practiced and achieved to great success by anyone (barring physical limitations). So, if you have ever told yourself that you have no talent, or that you could never be as good as someone else you admire, let's just call a halt to that kind of thinking right now. I can guarantee that, if you still believe that others have some god-given gift that you don't have, you will never be an artist. But, it is the only thing that will stand in your way. 90% of the deterrent that is keeping you from being the artist you wish to be is your consideration that you cann...

Uncertainty Do you feel uncertain? Are you fearful about what might happen if you try to create something new in your life? Are you afraid of failing, intimidated by what people might think of you or worried about all the things that could go wrong along your way? I had an interesting observation about this yesterday. Many of us are plagued by uncertainty, but most people have felt certain about at least one thing at some point in their lives. If you have, can you recall the circumstances surrounded that certainty? If you can't recall those circumstances, I can break it down a bit for you. Typically, in situations of certainty, you were actively doing something. You were moving forward rapidly enough on a plan of action that you didn't have time to worry about potential problems –– your brain was actively engaged in solving problems that actually existed. The more you were engaged in solving those problems, keeping your eye focused on your goal, the more your goal became a r...

the fools dance around the fire they did advance with clutching hands and began to dance they mumbled words in hypnotic trance beseeching cries in ancient chants the gods ignored their imploring stance and left them all to fate and chance perhaps to some a life enhanced will befall when wisdom grants –– Love posting to themes? You might enjoy these great themes with excellent curators! Themes and hashtags are not necessarily about getting more attention, but are a valuable indexing method, which help others find relevant posts via clickable links as well as a great way to meet like-minded people. I tend to only promote those themes with active, caring curators. #DOFMonday  with thanks to DOFMonday Mara Acoma Alan Gurling Mark Hall & Nigel Smith  #Macro4All with thanks to Walter Soestbergen Bill Urwin, Chris Levers  Mark O'Callaghan and Macro4All #rgwoodpost #canonphotography #canonphotographer #digitalphotography #naturephotography #color #colors #inspiration #canonphotograp...

Happy Raise your hand if you already knew that the decision to be happy always precedes the actual occurrence of happy ... ;o)) –– Love posting to themes? You might enjoy these great themes with excellent curators! Themes and hashtags are not necessarily about getting more attention, but are a valuable indexing method, which help others find relevant posts via clickable links as well as a great way to meet like-minded people. I tend to only promote those themes with active, caring curators. For the Macro Monday subtheme, HAPPY #MacroMonday with thanks to Kerry Murphy, Jennifer Eden, Kelli Seeger Kim  and Jake Easley #Macro4All with thanks to Walter Soestbergen Bill Urwin, Chris Levers  Mark O'Callaghan and Macro4All #ColorMeWeekly ColorMe Weekly with thanks to Rosie Nixon #rgwoodpost #canonphotography #canonphotographer #digitalphotography #naturephotography #color #colors #inspiration #canonphotography #macrophotography  #creative #flowerphotography #floralphotography ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀...

Open to the Potential ––– Life: 10% is circumstance. The other 90% is your reaction to it, your attitude and what you decide to do with it  …………. ––––– #FloralFriday with thanks to Tamara Pruessner #BreakfastClub with huge thanks to Gemma Costa and Breakfast Club 10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS / #10000photographersaroundtheworld  with thanks to Robert SKREINER and Nikola Nikolski #hqspmacro with thanks to Vinod Krishnamoorthy Rinus Bakker Vishal Kumar and HQSP Macro #hqspflowers with thanks to HQSP Flowers Marina Versaci Carina Marsh Larry Henley and Werner Polwein Macro4All   #Macro4All with thanks toWalter Soestbergen and Shane Williams #rgwoodpost #naturephotography NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY #colors   #inspiration #canonphotography #canonphotographer #macrophotography #flowerphotography #floralphotography #TGIF

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own." ~ Benjamin Disraeli  Why I mentor others here at G+: A while back, I was searching for my purpose in life. At the time, I was mentoring at an online art community. Over and over again, I would get comments from people such as, "I would love to be an artist, but I have no talent"; "I wish I were gifted, but clearly I wasn't meant to be an artist"… and there was real sadness and disappointment in their commentary. But I knew the truth, that where I started from gave no indication of "talent" in my early years, and that what I had gone through showed me clearly that art was an inherent part of our nature as human beings. Yet this concept was lost in current society and wasn't being nurtured.  There is a lie being perpetuated in society that I call the "myth of talent". The Myth of Talent I have often had people, when I tell t...