Welcome & thank you!

Where i come from, we celebrated our national holiday this week. Our closest neighbour is celebrating theirs tomorrow. National pride unites but also casts a dark shadow. Once we have any identity, we assign ourselves an “us.” Once we have an “us,” all of a sudden we also have a “them.” Alone, this creates a false illusion of our division.

The link above will take you to my website where i encourage you to watch the short videos outlining “The Overview Effect” – described as a massive psychological shift many astronauts experience upon seeing the earth from space for the first time. Discovering the truth of Nature, compared to how divided we’ve become. Partly by inventing and agreeing upon things like “borders” – among other things we silly, beautiful humans tend to do.

Please enjoy the videos and relax. Go slow, with intention and pay attention. Everything is perfect.

Brian Wilson’s recent passing touched me deeply. The Beach Boys’ masterpiece has been a healing record for almost my entire life. The mystery, depth and beauty inside this record feels infinite to me. Every listen is a new discovery.

Click the link on the image to listen to snippets of Pet Sounds from my website. Over time on that page, i hope to collect and share the largest repository of musical masterpieces you can find on the web.

Note: your suggestions are welcome on the discussion forum. Thank you!

The landscapes, people and creatures we share our planet with often put me in a brief trance. Moments i love capturing as a pure expression of Beauty.

This newsletter will be a place to announce the highlights of my favourite photos from the places i’ve visited around the world. i travel with childlike curiosity and often in complete awe.

i hope this week’s image reminds you to go slowly, with intention and pay attention.

Sent with love. Thanks for being here. More to come…