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, August 20, 2015

God sighs to be known in us . . .


"God sighs to become known in us. God is delivered from solitude by the people in whom God reveals himself. The sorrow of the unknown God is softened through and in us."

Ibn al-Arabi
13th century Sufi mystic


Quoted by Franciscan friar Richard Rohr in his book: "What the Mystics Know"




Photos: (Top and Middle) Indian Paintbrush at Twin Crater Lakes, Rawah Wilderness, CO, August 14, 2015; (Bottom) Snowbank and The Sharksteeth, just below Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, August 15, 2015

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