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 World Is My Teacher   All of the knowledge to be found in this world was originally empirical.  It did not come from a book or a teacher; someone figured it out based on observation. True, it is often faster to have someone show you how to do something, but to move into an area on your own and teach yourself based on your own observation, that is where creativity is born -- the ability to reach beyond the observations of others.  This gives you the ability to see something that no one else has seen before.   ––––– 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. #ThirstyThursdayPics with thanks to  Giuseppe Basile & Mark Esguerra #thirstythursday #CoastalThursday wi...

Revealing Your Vision -- Part 2 At my post a couple of days ago (part 1, here: https://plus.google.com/+RobinGriggsWood/posts/2pVyWXQHLDg ), some interesting ideas were brought up in the comments and I felt I should address those in a new post, because I think many more people could benefit from the concepts. Being Paralyzed or Being Lazy You know this one; you're stuck. Nothing has changed in ages and it's the same old problems staying put or repeating themselves over and over. There are times it feels as if you are completely paralyzed by all the problems. You can't seem to overcome them.  You would rather play video games, watch TV, or surf the Internet for interesting memes and diverting conversation then try to tackle those problems yet again! Sometimes, you are told by others (or yourself) that you are just being lazy because you're not getting a handle on your life. Oh, that one bites hard! Why does being told you are lazy bite so hard? Why does it make you fe...