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.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Rest in the One Who is Peace itself.


"Rest in the One who tranquilizes all things, and Who is Peace itself.  Bury yourself in Him until you lose yourself in Him, and find yourself no more.  It is in the forgetfulness of the 'I' that peace dwells.  Wherever the 'I' creeps in, it throws the heart into convulsions.  Happy is the one who gives himself to God without reserve, without reflection, without even thinking that he is giving himself!"

Francois Fenelon,
17th century France

Photo: Sagebrush Buttercups with Deer Mountain in the background; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; April 21, 2014
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