“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”
–Eddie Cantor
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
–Leon Tolstoy
The Hardest Mission: Know and Change Thyself
Sights & Insights 
ooooooh! the one with the boat and the guy doing the selfie is simply (I don’t want to say stunning)…I would use the word “awesome” but I don’t use that word….I don’t have a word, so I’ll just say I want a copy to hang in my office!!
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You’re awesome!
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where’s my photo?
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If you are serious, I send it .
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I love it, would love a copy…for my wall paper! Or desk.
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Ok. Will send it to you.
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I love it!!!
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Didn’t you get it yet?
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Yes, I got it. I wrote the reply in my head, then actually thought I sent it, then somehow realized I hadn’t…so just did a few moments ago (by email)
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And by the way, this photo was featured yesterday by WP. Cool!
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Yikes! Where was it featured? See…I do know a good thing when I see it!
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Yesterday, Cheryl Lucas selected the photos they loved from the weekly photo challenge and posted about it. Mine was one of them.
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I missed it, but I really like when she does that. I’ve seen other week’s photos. I guess this makes the photo I have of yours more valuable now, eh?
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I missed it too. Another blogger twitted and informed about it. Then I looked for the post. I’ll send the link to you.
More valuable? Well, I loved it already, and you too. So nothing really changed. It was just encouraging to see the photo amongst others from real photographers.
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Gawd…I guess. What a real treat. You’re the second blogger I know to be featured by Cheri!! I love she does that…it’s kinda like your Rehab
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It’s fun. The other one was Lisa? Or Desley? If you keep posting you’ll be there too. Got the message?
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Lisa…was Desley on there, too?
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Yep! She rocks!
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She definitely rocks…
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I’m preparing the weekly wrap up and haven’t seen your post yet? So….
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Oh jeesh. I put you on my post, but forgot to make the link up…
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Yay! You have a post!
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I’m da man!
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😀
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DONE!
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Doer!
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learning by example!
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Fast learner!
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Here is the post:
Photos We Loved: “Change” | The Daily Post
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/photos-we-loved-change/
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Can I hate you? Please….
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Again? More?
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Comes with the Doer’s territory
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You said I can be a doer! So, why do you hate me?
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Because you ARE the doer.
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Follow the leader! Haha
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I’d like to ‘Like’ this, but I can’t find a ‘Like’ button. So there you go, consider it liked! 👍
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Thank you !! 😉
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When you’re young you’re too stupid to slow down. If you’re in your forties still racing around you’re an apple android…
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That’s a superb definition. Needs to become a quote!
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The title of your post really touched me… knowing oneself and then start changing the parts that need changed – I hope that there are at least some parts that are ok and can stay 😉 – sounds like a good motto for today! And I already know some parts I like to have changed (which is of course not the same thing as liking to actually do the work of changing them)… my super procrastinations skill for example… 😉
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Hi. Thanks for dropping by and for the insightful comment.
Glad it helped you thinking further about your personal changes. 😉
But hey, if you got here and this post touched you, I’m sure you don’t need much change.
All the best!
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I’m a follower of Eddie Cantor!
Fantastic photos , dear Lucile , to amplify the concept!
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Really? Amazing.
Thank you, Anna. I fell in love with these photos….and had to find matching good quotes fur them. Happy you like it too.
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Gosh. You have captured the rush and roarofcity life well here.
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Thank you Suzanne!
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Financing….!!! Love the b&w especially the cobble stones.
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Thank you! But…was the word ‘financing’ a result of the autocorrect or else? 😉
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Oh MY GOD!!! Sorry about that yes that must have been that crazy auto correction. I meant FASCINATING…..Does that feel better? I really hope. Thanks for your correction.
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Please, no need to apologize. It was fun. And I was going to make a joke about bankers but let it go!
I guessed you wanted to say that! Thank you!
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You are so funny…. So, why don’t you share the joke about bankers!!
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Great shot, excellent contrast! Love the person standing in the middle in the second shot:)
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Thanks much, Gun. Wasn’t it great to have this guy in the middle making a selfie? I couldn’t miss him.
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🙂
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Perfect, stunning and awesome!! Absolutely. I love the way I feel looking at these photos, Lucile.
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Wow, Lois, please don’t transform me into an ego monster! 😉 I’ll need to put the like button back….
Thank you my dearest, you’re very generous and kind.
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Ha! Yes, you will! 😀
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You have a powerful lobby! 😉
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Lucile! I absolutely adore these photos! Action indeed paused to take in the moment… Thank you also for posting these quotes… It’s just what I need this morning!
Much love,
Lia
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If that’s what you needed, than the post was worth it.
Thank you my dearest!
Much love back at you.
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The hardest mission indeed, and perfectly captured.
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Heartfelt thanks!
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That second photo is amazing. That’s how I feel sometimes. Stood still watching the world race by. I feel like I can’t keep up. I think sometimes we all need to slow down and take a breath and appreciate what’s around us. Not just race through life as fast as possible. Good quotes. 🙂
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Thank you! It’s good that you’re already doing that and not joining the masses race to nowhere!
😀
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As one of those people with a tendency to take off down the road at 103 miles a second, this made me smile, Lucile. And slow down 🙂
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Then it was a good thing to read these quotes, particularly before going to bed! 😉
😘
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Winding down with a glass of red and some good news 🙂
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That sounds like paradise and I’m jealous (good jealousy, though)! And if good news are around, finish the bottle! 😉
Cheers!
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You photos definitely gave me the sensation of people rushing around…but who knows where.
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It’s good to hear that Deborah, because that’s what I tried to express. Thank you.
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You are welcome. 🙂
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To change ourselve, we’ve to change our perpective..
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Indeed it’s true. Thanks for dropping by and for your insightful comment.
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Too cool! I could have used this for tomorrow’s post about time! Excellent shot of time urgency!
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I’m happy that you liked it, Terri. Use whatever you want! You’re home!
Xx
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I really like the second shot Lucile with the way that the main subject seems to be standing still while the world bustles around him. This shot evokes memories of my life in New York City. I moved there from Chicago because it was the only place on earth that seemed to move faster than I did. Somehow the bustle around me made me feel like I was standing still. Of course, now I have the ocean to calm me.
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Fabulous pair of images, Lucile. Beautifully shot. Congratulations on being featured in “Photos We Loved” today! Well deserved.
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Thank you so much, Jane. I very much appreciate your considerate comment and visit to this blog.
I just visited your site and saw some of your photos; wow, your opinion means a lot! Thanks!
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You are very kind- thanks!
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My pleasure!
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Congratulations, Lucile, on being featured today! Well deserved! That man standing still for a selfie in the rush – priceless capture. I feel your pictures are talking to me. This Autumn I decided to take a year off because everything is moving too fast…
Well found quotes as well. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”, Gandhi said. I try to live by that.
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Hi Leya, thank you so much for your lovely and generous comment as well as for visiting the blog.
I was truly surprised to see the photo featured though I loved it from birth to date! 😀
Some images touch me deeply and this is one of them.
Good on you to take this decision. I wish you patience to keep the slow pace and to see the little things that we normally take for granted.
Gandhi said it all much better!
My best wishes and have a fantastic time.
Namaste.
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OMG I’ve been away for too long. This post is glorious and I discovered it in the “photos we loved” post from TDP. Congrats my dear, this second photo in particular is fabulous. So good. He’s standing proud getting his selfie while the world literally bustles around him. Masterful capture!!! My Queen X.
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Hello Empress! The ninja was about to go to bed but saw your name here.
And you followed me too! Lol so now I’m deserving the honor!
Thank you for the praise. I was so surprised and I t was Andy who informed me via Twitter as I hadn’t seen it. It was cool!
So we both got featured. The partners in crime!
Talking about that, I’ll reblog the wrap up of the cover makeover only tomorrow as I need some sleep now!
Hugs and see you tomorrow!
Xx
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Ciao Bella. Sleep well. Xx
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And now you sleep! Sweet dreams! Xxx
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You hit the big time!! Yay, Lucile!
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Thank you! What a cool surprise!
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Congrats on being a featured photo!! I love the way the world is swirling around the fellow in the middle. How do you do it?
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Congratulations on the feature Lucile, love these images and your take on the challenge, I’m going to explore a bit more of your blog – the challenges are a heat way to find people and I know you a
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Thank you so much Jane. It is a honor to be featured among photographers of your caliber.
Cheers! Lucile
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You are way too kind Lucile but I love the compliment and thank you for it!! Still busy browsing over at your blog….. 🙂 It was the photo rehab feature that I’ve seen related to you before – funny how bloggers we like all seem to connect up in the end somehow!
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My pleasure, Jane. You deserve it.
It’s really funny and special to find common connections among billions of pages. I’m glad our paths crossed.
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Likewise Lucile, I’m just admiring your spider’s web and bee photos , wish you had a like button, but I do like your theme. 🙂
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Thank you so much. Ah the like button is a long story, but I may bring it back just because of photos. Most of the times people just want to like and I’m fine with that. I don’t mind if there is no comment.
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It’s tricky isn’t it, the like thing is stupid in one way as it can become an obsession worrying how many you receive but at the same time it can sometimes be difficult to know what to say and you may just want to show approval. Comments are more rewarding in the long run though.
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I prefer either nothing or comments. Likes are not my preference. I removed after noticing that likes clogged my notifications and I missed to read comments which disappeared when the limit was reached.
And also because I would get a like just a second after posting a 500 words post. How fast one can read? But I do have regular readers who ask me often to bring the like button back. And I know they read my stuff. So that’s only for them that I would reinstall the like thing.
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That’s a sensible view on it I think, so many of the ‘likers’ are phoney but for the genuine readers it can be useful sometimes. I’ll watch to see if you reinstall it!
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I think I will have to do because I shouldn’t punish the genuine ones because of the ghost likers.
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It’s like so many things in life isn’t it, the stupid ones can spoil it for the nice ones!
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That’s the sad part.
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Ooops, sorry fat finger syndrome! I’ve seen your name on a reworking post that Sarah Vernon does so off to see more – best wishes, Jane – View from a French Hillside
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No problem, Jane! 😉 I do that the whole time.
oh yes, Sarah joined in a weekly challenge that happens in my blog. I have a Photo Rehab running here since the photo101 course ended. It’s our way to keep the community of amateur photographers like me, learning and being in contact with the community members.
Thank you so much for dropping by and commenting. Much appreciated.
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Your blog is lovely and varied Lucile, I’m following now to see what goes on! See you in Reader!
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It is varied indeed, bring true to my about page, as I write and shoot, just as I cook, following no recipe. I guess I have the license as an amateur. 😉
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Quite right too, life is far too rich to stick to only one thing!
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Exactly. And I’m a Gemini anyways! So what else could I expect?
Cheers!!
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And thanks for chat and fir the follow! Much appreciated. See you soon, as I followed you too.
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What a delight to reach these Australia. shores and be treated to two fabulous pieces of news. The first site I checked when I had connection again was The Daily Post to find out what the Weekly Photo was (obsessively pathetic, I know). I read through the articles on their page and saw that both your beautiful photography here and your wonderful Imagecraft Bootcamp Challenge were featured. Absolutely fantastic to see your creativity and hard work being recognized. Well deserved.
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Oh Lisa, thank you so much for being a great supporter and friend. I was very surprised and happy with the news. I must say though that the Imagecraft Bootcamp is hosted in my blog by Mitch Zeissler, we are partners in crime.
Great to hear from you and with the good news of having safely reached Australian shores!
I wish you all the best with your job search.
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