- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN -

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

~Robert Frost~ 

I rose from the ashes of my past by going Forward. 

Healing comes not by holding on to what was 

but by believing in what could be. 

You don't find it by hanging on

 to bitterness or regret 

which hardens your heart 

& gives hate a foothold. 

You pick yourself up 

& you go Forward. 

That's Change 

wrapped in 

Hope. 

- LIVE THE LIFE YOU WERE MEANT TO LIVE -

You have control over your life. 
Don't blame others.
You have the power to change your life
at any time and turn your worries into wisdom.
Live each moment
in the service of a meaningful purpose.
Free yourself from the
constant demands of your ego, 
practice to quiet your mind 
to be your very best.

Challenges are the stepping stones
on your journey to help you grow.
Look for the positive side of things.
You tell yourself a story
inside your head every day.
Make sure to tell the right one,
the one that will help you get
what you do want in life.
Give yourself permission to follow 
the path that makes you happy.

Remember to celebrate the blessings
surrounding you and how far you've come, 
rather than focusing 
of whats still left to be done.
The best you can do in life
is follow your heart. 
Take risks.
The people who can see
how beautiful your heart is
will never leave you.

Karina Loureiro

~ ENJOY LIFE ~

Go ahead and let yourself enjoy the beauty, the wonder, the miracle of the life you're living. There's nothing wrong with feeling the very best you can possibly feel. For the better you feel about yourself, the more of a positive difference you can make for the world around you. The better you feel about yourself, the more real value you can create and contribute.

There is every reason to make this day a truly inspired one. The most loving and responsible thing you can do is to live up to your incredible potential. You have many valuable gifts to offer by being the best you can possibly be. And that begins with feeling positive and inspired about who you are and what you're doing.

Sure, there are plenty of very real problems in the world. But you don't have to give them any more power than they already have. Instead, use this day to spread goodness, hope, joy and love. Let yourself feel great and enthusiastically act on that positive, inspired feeling.
~~Ralph Marston

- WITHOUT YOU, I'LL ALWAYS BE IN PAIN -

I find no reason to let your memories go,
If you find one just let my heart know,
I remember the time when we were happy,

'coz without you my love, I am so lonely.

Now I can’t hope for a better tomorrow,and I think my life would end in sorrow,people say that I am too blind to see, but,without you life has no meaning for me.

Don’t think that I am afraid to live alone,I just can’t live, if I can’t call you my own,but seems I can’t make it through,'coz without you there’s nothing I can do.

If only there was a way to make you stay,I’d have stopped you from walking away,but seems like there is no going back,without you, love, my heart will crack

To bring you back and make things same,I would erase this and take all the blame,but It was you, not me, who walked apart,without you I was left with a lonely heart.

All day and night my heart cries out,and tries to show what love is all about,but, I don’t have you and no friend to listen,that without you my heart is broken.

Your love has really struck me deep,so much so, every night I can’t sleep,coz with open eyes I see a nightmare,

without you there is no one to care.

I don’t wish to spend another sleepless night,I just want your love and no more fight,but, seems like I’ll have to miss you again,and without you I’ll always be in pain.

- HAPPINESS IS HERE NOW -

Happiness is here now,
today.
Live it.

The possibilities for greater and greater
fulfillment are immense and amazing.
Explore them, and claim the best
for your own by acting on them now.
If there’s something
you’ve been meaning to do,
now is the time to get moving.
If you’ve been wanting a change for the better,
now is when you can make that change happen.
Your dreams and desires are real
and alive in this moment.
Use this time to follow where they lead.
Your unique and priceless journey
has brought you now to this point.
Pay sincere tribute to all that rich experience
by making meaningful use of it on this day.
Happiness and joy and fulfillment are now yours.
Live them today in your own special way.

Ralph Marston 

- BEAUTIFUL SILENCE -

walking along the sand
holding hand in hand
Looking at you
knowing that its true.

Melting at the sound of your voice
knowing that there isn't a choice
Loving you is not a hard thing
thinking about you makes my heart sing.

The beautiful sunset that stops our breath
is why you can not help but test
You look at me as though you can see
everything that lives inside of me.

All of the love, hurting, faith and trust 
seems just like a natural must
Usually you can just let it go 
but now tonight you want and have to know.

why does it seem like I have to pay 
for all of my past that is all in dismay
You know that i've tried
you know I can't hide.

All of the pain that lives in my brain
All I can do is smile at you.
The only thing I can say
is that "I'm ok, I'm ok..."

Holding hands 
walking along the sands
Both of us in beautiful silence 
watching as the sun goes to rest...

- I NEED YOU... -

Like a dessert needs the water,
Like a flower needs the rain,
My soul is thirsty for your love,
My heart screams out your name.

Like a ship needs a sailor,
Like the stars need the sky,
You brighten up my world,
Like the moon lights up the night.

Like a movie star loves fame,
Like a poor man needs money,
I need and long for your love,
For your as sweet as honey.

When the twilight is fading,
And the sky is dark with blue,
Just remember this one thing,
Darling, I really do need you.

I'm so proud I met you,
Would love to have you by my side,
And I just want you to know,
You really light up my life.

- HYPER REALISTIC PAINTINGS THAT LOOKS LIKE PHOTOS -

NOT PHOTOS - THEY ARE PAINTINGS

Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using the camera and 

photographs to gather information and then fromthis information creating a 

painting that appears photographic.