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The Simple three
click each photo to expand When a woman asked the late Desmond Tutu how it's possible to feel joy in a world so troubled, he replied......
Austen Hayes
Jan 15, 20242 min read
The Simple two
"Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see." ~ Henri Rousseau Walking through the curious twists of an old...
Austen Hayes
Dec 11, 20232 min read
The Simple
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer Let him step to the music he hears,...
Austen Hayes
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Everything is About Something Else
The Lamp in the House "Happiness doesn't have just one address." ~ Anonymous I run my fingers slowly across a National Geographic map...
Austen Hayes
Jul 17, 20227 min read
Everything is About Something Else - Lessons From a Pickup Truck...
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given circumstances, to...
Austen Hayes
Feb 7, 20227 min read
Goodbye for now, my dearest friend...
November 1, 2021 To you, my most beloved companion, I say goodbye for a while. You walked this earth the best you could - you saw, not...
Austen Hayes
Nov 20, 20211 min read
Everything Is About Something Else
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." ~ Albert Einstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't ride the train...
Austen Hayes
Sep 13, 20215 min read
Bringing to Mind - The Nature of Paths
Walking with no particular plan, I spotted this weathered little barn. How resilient it is, I thought, standing in silence, holding its...
Austen Hayes
Jul 3, 20214 min read
Imagination
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." ~ Michelangelo It's the first day of January, 2021. A day for...
Austen Hayes
Jan 11, 20214 min read
Morning Sounds
"To love another person (creature), is to see the face of God." ~ Victor Hugo 4:30AM. The day begins with the familiar sounds of birds...
Austen Hayes
Sep 14, 20205 min read
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