Story behind foto: last weekend I volunteered at a garden with several of my co-workers. While harvesting veggies I saw this little guy. Isn’t he (or she) cute!
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.” ~Alfred Austin
Thanks for visiting,
CAT
Cristy and I are so happy to be a part of such an awesome community here on WordPress. We love following and interacting with other bloggers who support our posts and one of them is Her Passion for Fashion. She nominated us into her WordPress Family, yay! We are so honored to be part of her blogger family, thank you! She not only follow C to C, but she comments often. Thank you very much for your support. Once again, Thank YOU!
The rules:
1. Ping back to the person who gave you the Award (Me)
2. Display the Award
3. Nominate 10 people you look to as almost Family here on WordPress
As per the rules, here are the 10 Bloggers I nominate:
1. http://herpassionforfashion.com/
2. http://gardensforgoldens.com/
4. http://omtatjuan.wordpress.com/
5. http://iaggelidaki.wordpress.com/
6. http://jenbeads.wordpress.com/
8. http://thisnorthernbelle.com/
9. http://thesophomoreslump2.com/
10. http://sherrylachellephotography.com/
Thank you ALL for your support.
-Catalina
“Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.”
~Mary Manin Morrissey
Story behind foto (and quote): I happened to stumble upon a post… coincidence or not, I do not know. However, I do want to share it with YOU because it is full of great quotes, check it out here.
Here’s another awesome quotes on the list:
“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
~Abraham Lincoln
Enjoy,
CAT
Story Behind Foto:
“If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.”
― Pythagoras
Story Behind Foto:
I try to be as positive of an individual as possible, normally focusing on the brighter side of life rather than the negative. This does not mean I do not have dark days, and by no means does it mean I live a wonderfully stress free life. With that said, lately I have noticed that the little voice in my head will not go away (no, I am not schizophrenic nor do I have a mental illness). According to Oprah, that noise is our head is our inner voice, which is supposed to lead us to our purpose and be the North Star to life.
I am guilty. I do not always listen to that voice, but I do my best to do the right thing. Anyway, over analyzing is what I do – I am a Virgo; It is part of our nature.
After doing a little self-reflection, I attribute my not listening to the voice to fear. Yup, fear. Fear of rejection, fear of not being good enough, fear of the unknown, fear of failure.
I guess you can say I had an “aha moment,” now that I realize this I want to change. Do things differently. It will take time and it will be difficult to accomplish what my inner voice is guiding me to do, but I do not want to look back at my life and regret not doing something or at least trying.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
What are your fears?
Thanks for visiting,
CAT
Story Behind Foto:
“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose” – Indira Gandhi, Indian politician.
Thanks for visiting,
CAT
Story Behind Foto: Earlier this summer my boyfriend, Ryan, and I went on a little blackberry pickin’ adventure. I call it adventure because it involved nature, a creek, flowing water, bugs, and getting wet. See, to me, this is an adventure, to him it was something to do. As I mentioned before he has an interesting job, I think it is interesting.
Moving on, he decided we should go blackberry pickin’ in a “secret” spot off some bike trail in the Sacramento area. I agreed to this adventure and so off we went to find blackberries. He made us DIY buckets (an empty gallon of water with a handle) and a berry pickin’ stick with a hook at the end of it this way we could reach out further and get the better larger berries. We trekked down a shallow creek pickin’ berries and ended with a few pounds of the fruit. We had anticipated making some great dessert or smoothie with the fruit of our labor, but in the meantime, they’re waiting in the freezer.
Overall, we had a lot fun doing something out of the ordinary and I was able to take a few cool foto’s. Here’s one of my favorite.
Happy Friday,
CAT
Story Behind Foto: a few days ago I joined my boyfriend on one of his weekly fishing trips. Okay, in reality I decided to be a good girlfriend by joining him on his number one hobby. As he was fishing I was taking sunset foto’s and taking in the scenery. Now I understand why he does this so often, it is peacefully quiet out there!
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” –Dalai Lama XIV
Here’s one of my favorite foto’s from that evening; I took it as we were leaving. Isn’t it lovely?! I think so.
Thanks for your visit,
CAT
Story Behind Foto: much like butterflies, life is about becoming something better. It is about transformation, leaving our cocoon behind and reemerging as a beautiful butterfly.
Here’s a quote that inspired today’s post: “Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” ~~ Eckhart Tolle
Good luck on your journey,
CAT
Story Behind Foto: Recently I realized that I tend to focus too much on the future whether it is my career, mom’s health, family or relationship. I am constantly trying to figure out how to make it better, how to improve, or what is in store for me. Long story short, it is a bit exhausting and stressful!
While talking to a friend, I was reminded to “stop and smell the roses,” or in my case, relax a bit and focus on the progress I’ve made. Focus on what I have now! The conversation made me realize that if I continue to focus on what may be I am totally missing out on the NOW. I am thinking this would be a good time in my life to read, “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle.
So, let this be a reminder to us, “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha
– CAT
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