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.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The most energizing part of our lives is found in the overlap between the things we generally consider opposites.


The most energizing part of our lives is found in the overlap between the things we generally consider opposites: between spirituality and earthiness, pride and humility, attachment and detachment, fear and courage, lust and self-giving, feminine and masculine.  Oh, and let's not forget conservative and liberal, Republican and Democrat, Christian and Muslim, Anglo and Hispanic, and a multitude of other seeming opposites.  Electricity only flows between opposite poles.  It's the same with everything else in life.

Photo: Changing aspen leaves, near Pingree Park, CO; September 10, 2012

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