Wishing

Creating ease in life generates well being. The concept of “pain” limits the feeling to exactly that. If the concept changes to a passing “sensation” going from moment to moment the limitation is lifted. There would be less suffering with minimal awareness of afflictive emotions.

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The Man

Costumes in tow, a keg in the shower and micro-soft white sand, I had arrived at Burning Man in Black Rock City Nevada. Structures of creativity erected in honor of all that is rebellious, deafening sound systems and the independent feeling of a gift economy all culminated from years of flame-throwing, gun poppin’ survivalists joining forces in the desert. Jolly Roger duct tape, monster slippers and a willingness is all you need...oh yes, and a bit of adventure never hurts. Any desire to lose your top and go for a bike ride?

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Ethereal

Pertaining to the air or the sky, blending pixels upon which to fly.

Some believe their life is a dream, wading through reality’s beam.

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The Park

Tickling soft grass awaits shadows dodging and jinxing the scorching sun. New pathways forming effortlessly with the inevitability of old souls crossing. Déjà vu?

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Rockies

The view from 14,000 feet and above is invigorating. Thin air combined with breath-taking views no doubt inspired the saying, “The higher you get---the higher you get.”

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Thoughts

Consistency, ritual, repetition, repeat. What are your daily exercises? Do you have extra time? Perhaps we could get all the people with extra time to send a little bit to those that have no time? Just a thought...

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Positive

Continuous mindfulness is a possibility for all of us. Existing from moment to moment is truly a present. Whatever you resonate will be your reality, positively!

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Vortex

Energy fields shifting around a center. Pixels rotating into passages, opening and closing, creating infinite opportunities.

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Whole

We are more than the sum of our parts. Labeled, divided, separated from nature...this is how ‘they’ would like us to perceive ourselves. However, the truth is that ‘they’ are actually a part of ‘us’ regardless of their denial. Integrated as a whole ‘we’ are one.

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Solstice

Five years ago today I married my best friend in a meadow. I am one of those people that never thought it could happen to them. Doomed to be eternally single? You never know where love is lurking, waiting to pounce. Sometimes you just have to open your heart to the unknown.

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Salt

Himalayan Rock Salt, warmed internally by a little bulb, emits a unique glow. Positive ions anyone?

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Aerial

A snapshot of my window view leaving the gorgeous Yucatan. Capturing a moment in time through my iPhone lens. Who would have thought almost anyone could take an aerial photograph? Technology and worldwide travel have provided us an opportunity to take such images through various platforms including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, balloons, blimps, rockets, kites, and parachutes. Cool!

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Coffee

Black or with cream and sugar? The succulent wafting aroma invading your smell buds. Do you like coffee ice cream or coffee flavored candies? Attraction or aversion?

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Conspiracy

Geoengineering (or climate engineering, climate remediation, and climate intervention) refers to the deliberate large-scale engineering and manipulation of the planetary environment. Is our government knowingly releasing chemical agents into the atmosphere? Yes. Some say this is a conspiracy theory. A conspiracy theory explains an event as being the result of an alleged plot by a covert group or organization or, more broadly, the idea that important political, social or economic events are the products of secret plots that are largely unknown to the general public. By no means does “conspiracy” imply a falsehood or something untrue, more accurately it is something hidden. Do you have any pictures of chem trails you’d like to share?

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Mountains

Epic peaks jutting upwards toward the sky, millennia in the making. The whisper of Aspen leaves creates a meditative calm, giving a voice to the wind.

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Isis

As an ancient Egyptian goddess she was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. As protector of the dead and goddess of children her cult was popular throughout Egypt. The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world, continuing until the suppression of paganism in the Christian era.

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Woman

Wading in golden lava flows, seated in cool grass, projecting consciousness. A confident female relaxing in the elements, strengthening her aura, waiting for life to unfold.

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Creation

Blindfolded to the future we all stand on a barren desert with a silence so loud it’s deafening. Humming nature---enveloped by the sea, life is teeming.

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Memories

What makes a certain image pop into your thoughts? Do you have recurring memories at odd times yet other memories are lost for good? What prompts a memory if not a smell, sound or feeling?

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Iron Lady

Ahhh Paris! The tower stands 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. La Tour Eiffel, nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady is a puddled iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars. Built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair, it is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.

Ink on Paper copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

Sea Star

About 1,800 living species of starfish occur in all the world's oceans. Most starfish typically have five rays or arms, which radiate from a central disc. However, several species frequently have six or more arms. I absolutely love the water, perhaps I was a sea star in a previous lifetime?

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Fourteener

La Plata Peak was my first! In mountaineering in the United States a fourteener (or "14er") is a mountain peak that exceeds 14,000 feet (4267.2 meters) elevation. (This term is not usually significant outside the Western United States) La Plata Peak is over fourteen thousand feet in elevation and the fifth highest mountain in Colorado. It is located in the Sawatch Range in northwestern Chaffee County, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Leadville just south of Twin Lakes and Highway 82 on the east side of Independence Pass. Needless to say I was completely zausted by the end of the climb. My sleeping bag a toasty fire and the stars soothed my aching feet.

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Dahlia

Gathered in the wild and cultivated, it was used as a food source by indigenous peoples. The Aztecs used them to treat epilepsy and employed the long hollow stem of the (Dahlia imperalis) for water pipes. The indigenous peoples variously identified the plants as "Chichipatl" (Toltecs) and "Acocotle" or "Cocoxochitl" (Aztecs). Commonly called "water cane", "water pipe", "water pipe flower", and "cane flower". Who needs a new water pipe?

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Birds

When I finally laid ink to paper, the desire to pass my drawing class was the motivation to observe simplicity of form. Now looking back I am glad to have this memory of that moment, the point of action portrayed in a movement.

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June Flower

Delicate texture of petals reminds me of life’s fragility. Similar to a flower one moment we are alive and blooming, whereas the next moment, however inconvenient it may be, we’ve been plucked for an inescapable end. Enjoy your choices for at any moment you could be picked to join the universal bouquet.

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Crow

Recent research has found some crow species capable not only of tool use but of tool construction as well. Crows are now considered to be among the world's most intelligent animals. The Jackdaw and the European Magpie have been found to have a nidopallium approximately the same relative size as the functionally equivalent neocortex in chimpanzees and humans, and significantly larger than is found in the gibbon.

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Aspen Eyes

Whispering to the breeze, breathing buds into leaves. Groups of families mingled in groves.

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Solarize

I’ve been having fun lately with my photo application on my iPhone 4s called Dynamic Light. The coolest feature I think is the solarize filter that takes any simple black and white and trips it out. I’ve been fantasizing about fashion lately so here is a sparkly little number by Susana Monaco.

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Realism

Aesthetic or not, reality exists independently of any external observers. In the visual arts the term denotes any approach that depicts what the eye can see, such as in American realism, a turn of the 20th century idea in arts, Classical Realism, an artistic movement in late 20th Century that valued beauty and artistic skill. It gets a lot more real when the model is nude, don’t you think?

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Younger

Realizing nature is harsh, actually more like violent, I feel blessed to be alive. Anyone that has had a near death experience knows an appreciation for the simple things goes a long way. This image was taken after my birthday hike up Waipa Valley in Kauai 2005, it’s hard to believe that was seven years ago! I’m thankful to have made it through another seven year cycle, how about you?

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