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.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

We each have the capacity to mediate the loving gaze of God to one another!


One of the most beautiful aspects of life is the fact that we each have the capacity - and the calling - to shine the light of love, respect and admiration on one another, and then to sit back and watch with delight and awe as the sacredness of the other person unveils itself from under its usual hiding places and begins to glow. How do we practice this highlighting? Through compliments, through loving gestures, and through mindful attention to the beauty of one other. When we practice in this way, we actually begin to mediate the "loving gaze of God" to one another :)  How amazing!

Photo: Chimney Rock, Ghost Ranch, NM, May 25, 2015

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