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, February 10, 2014

You are good!


"Goodness is the natural state of the world.  The world is good!  Even when it seems evil, it's good.  There's only goodness in God.  And that same goodness is in us all.  You can feel it in yourself. You know when you feel good inside.  Yes, you're God's child, too.  You are good.  You are sacred.  Respect yourself.  Love the goodness in yourself.  Then, put that goodness into the world.  That's everybody's Instructions.  God made you so you feel good when you do right.  Watch when you feel good and follow that good feeling.  The good feeling comes from God.  When you feel good, God feels good, too. God and you feel good together."

Mathew King (Noble Red Man),
Lakota elder


Photo: Ponderosa Pine trees and Bear Lodge; Devil's Tower National Monument, WY; May 18, 2013

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