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 HatchFort Collins, ColoradoP.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.
The Divine Presence is often behind us rather than in front, backlighting us in radiant love.
So
often, we act as though we are going to find the Divine Presence IN
FRONT OF us, as if the Beloved were an object that we could bring
before our gaze. However, it seems that in actuality, God is truly
BEHIND us - a mysterious Presence into which we can sink and be held in
all-absorbing love and rest. All we know is this: when others see us at
our best, we appear to be backlit by the hidden sun-like presence of
the Great Mystery, allowing us to radiate a love and warmth that are
truly effective in melting all things into One.
Photo: Alpine Sunflowers at sunset; Trail Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; June 30, 2014
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