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JULY 4TH FIREWORKS IMAGES

ON  JULY 4TH, I headed out to capture some firework images.
I will share some of these images here on my blog.


Hope you enjoy the images.
Later in the week, I will post some additional images on Facebook.
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Photography and Fireworks

Some photo tips to capture fireworks

July 4th in the United States is a day of celebration of the birth of our nation.

Many place have fireworks displays.

If you have a chance to see the fireworks live, it is a fantastic experience.

I would like to give some suggestions if you would like to capture the fireworks display that you are enjoying.

Depth of Feeling

An author once said:

‘Great _____________ is about depth of feeling …’

Emotional impact …

You feel like this is where you want to be –

You’re inspired

And in the flow,

Distracting thoughts all but non-existent.[i], [ii]

Is the author talking about Intimacy? Being in love?

The Gift of the Dancing Butterfly

My friends Dr Magdy, and Dr Nora  invited me

to the concert by their son Amir

at bandshell on LI.

 Dr. Miriam, Dr. Nora's sister joined us.

'bout 10 musicians and lead singer

Felt so good

“What makes love last?” Do numbers have the answer?

     “What makes love last?” Do numbers have the answer? A review of Dr. Gottman's book, 

“What makes Love last? How to build trust and avoid betrayal: Secrets from the Love Lab” 

     Life is a paradox. When you think of love, do you think of numbers?  When I think of love, I think of warm ~  caring feelings, an embrace, a kiss. I think about the positive personal vibrational interaction between two people.

     Dr. John Gottman looks at love through a “trust metric,”

Eyes and vulnerability of Soul ~ a Question of Focus

 Continuing my thoughts on Mr. Costandi's article.

     According to Mr. Costandi “… eye movements can both reflect and influence higher mental functions such as memory and decision-making, and betray our thoughts, beliefs, and desires. … – but it also leaves us vulnerable to subtle manipulation ….”

     Perhaps the level of revelation of our eyes depends on two factors: first focused awareness and the feeling of connection or disconnection, and second the need for defense. If we are conscious of our feeling and thinking, we can chose to share with our eyes or to don our mask and withhold.

    If we are unfocused and allow things to just unfold, the eyes will be reactive, i.e. reflective of our emotions and thinking. To a trained observer, the eyes will reveal much of our intentions and emotional feelings. This revelation, for the person being observed, will most likely be on a subconscious level. On this level, the unfocused reactive person could be subject to manipulation or be used by the observer on a conscious and intentional manner. If on the other hand we are focused on our awareness of our thinking and feeling, it is less likely that our eyes will mirror or reveal our thoughts or feelings unless we chose to do so on a conscious level. By consciously being focused on our experience, we can visualize a contrast in what is unfolding before us and make a choice whether we want to continue the interaction or change our focus to find something more interesting or less likely to manipulate us into behavior that is not liked by us.

     The other important element in considering whether the eyes reveal our inner thoughts is the issue of defense. If we evaluate the stimulus as being unpleasant or threatening, we can shift into defensive mode. At a certain level of defense, the eyes become glossed over (not from use of drugs or alcohol) or masked, most likely by a subconscious shifting. In essence the eyes become closed or begin to insulate us from the stimulus that is before us. This all happens on a vibrational level.

     A skilled listener, salesperson, official, a criminal or a person with psychopathic tendencies, can pick up the intention, thoughts or feelings of an individual who is not aware of their own thoughts or feelings and use the thoughts or feelings that have not been consciously offered to them as a tool to manipulate or control the individual.

     It seems to me that the manipulation is not due to what the eye reveals but rather with the intention of the person reading the eyes to bypass the person’s conscious evaluation and push or manipulate the person to the choice that they want the person to make.

     The emotional energies of the soul or the inner being (thinking and feeling) of a person are great tools that we sometimes neglect. In order to tap into them, I recommend that my clients use a breathing meditation at least twice a day. The breathing meditation helps a person go inside and validate themselves; it helps the person clarify their path.  Once the person centers themselves from the core of their inner being, they are less vulnerable to manipulation. They are more focused and able to choose to share or to withhold their thoughts and feelings.