Via dell'Amore

While in Italy, I hiked through Cinque Terre and came across a charming and beautiful area known as "via dell'Amore" (Lover's Lane). It resides in the easiest section of the Sentiero Azzurro (Blue Trail) which leads walkers from Riomaggiore to Monterosso thru Cinque Terre.  The romantic history attracts many people to this walk and as part of tradition, visitors write their names on a lock then close it on a fence along the trail...  thus, "Locking" in their love forever. Some of my pictures below give you an idea of the gorgeous views to appreciate...

The romantic history of Cinque Terre’s lovers’ lane.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Architecture

When I am shooting, much of my material lately has been landscape and architecture themed.  So when I came across a series from Ezra Stroller prints,featured on Huffington Post, there was one particular image that reminded me of a series I did one evening in downtown LA from the rooftop of The Standard Hotel.  
Here are the favorites from my series...

Publish Post

For those of you in NYC the Ezra Stroller exhibition is at the Yosi Milo Gallery

Its GOOP - The Clean Program

As Day 5 comes to end, I came across GOOP - Gwyneth Paltrow's newsletter (Make - Go - Get - Do - Be - See) highlighting the CLEAN Program from Dr. Alejandro Junger.  It is a 21-day cleanse (not sure I could stick with one that long) that incorporates shakes and a meal each day. Plus there is a mini 3-day option too.   
Click below for more intel and to explore GOOP:
Goop - Clean Program

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Quiet

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there. -Deepak Chopra

BELIEVE...

Denzel...  we have not seen him like this in a minute.     

True Source...

There are many articles i have read about the benefits meditation can have on one's daily life.  However, I don't really meditate because I have struggled with what to think about during that time. My horoscope today provided a suggestion that is definitely worth sharing.  Take time to connect with your sense of empowerment and confidence within. Focus on the theme that 'we can handle anything.'

Don't be shy... It does not have to be your horoscope to benefit. 

Click below to read more...

Daily OM

TGIF

...one of a kind (created by godson Luke & Wyatt)

edge of perspective...

there are times when you must push through an 

unbelievable amount of what feels like broken glass... 

you never know when a sharp edge will catch you...

just when you think things are clear...

An outstanding photographer and inspiration

A great interview with Aline Smithson.

Hollywood, from Unreal/Reality ©Aline Smithson

http://nymphoto.blogspot.com/

Secret Agendas

The latest post from Zo Williams, author and host of The Voice Of Reason speaks the truth on so many levels you will stop for a second to think...

Take a look: Its a Mans World blog

Letting Go... A light easy feeling of being free of burden....  
What you are letting go of is the struggle, the panic, the longing for things to be other than they are....

Nelson Mandela once said...

"Holding a resentment is like drinking poison and hoping it will kill your enemy."

From Deepak Chopra's personal transformation: 

Ultimately forgiving another is forgiving oneself.
Every situation that calls for forgiveness is a step in our own evolution to higher consciousness. What we think we are forgiving in another is an act of freedom for our own soul.
deepakchopra.com 2008-12

My strength is being challenged with an overwhelming change in my life, one that is very difficult to forgive and even understand. 

"But people are going to be who they are. You must attend to your own peace of mind." -deepak chopra

deepak addresses the struggle one experiences in trying to forgive...
deepakchopra.com 2009-01

If u can rescue love every day, bringing yourself back to the place where love is, all the other problems don't have a chance to grow-deepak chopra 

"Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is."

"Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up"

- PRESIDENT OBAMA

when things are dark in one part of your life,

do they bleed through into the brighter parts

and actually dim the light?