Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

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In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Monday, December 19, 2011

"Dignity grows with the ability to say 'no' to oneself."


"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

"What America needs . . . is one great healthy ability to say 'No.'  To rest a minute and realize that many of the things being sought are unnecessary to a happy life.  We are suffering in our cities, from a need of simple things."

Carl Gustav Jung

Photo: Juniper berries with sandstone monolith.  Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, UT, November 27, 2011

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