Our minimalist x-mas tree :-)

I had a nice (albeit quite freezing) trip to Bear Mountain a couple of weeks ago. Just look at how amazing nature can be! There is no retouching on the first two shots - except for a border, and a crop. But that’s it.

The third pic was taken at the beautiful carousel there. This mirror is just a part of it and you can also see the saddle of a horse or two behind me :-) Yes, we did take a ride on the carousel and I pledged to do this at least twice a year!

I am stunned… To me, this is ART in its purest form… it has the power to lift us up, and leave us a little better of a person than it found us.

What a spirit they have! When you see people like them who express themselves with so much heart, and then push the limits even further… to me it’s like seeing God. And I am not talking about a religious experience. But about the reminder of all the possibilities that lie out there, waiting for us to reach into.

I read in a book once something that I will never forget… That instead of asking myself “What is the meaning of my life?” I could ask “How can I give my life a meaning?”…

It is truly humbling to see people like these two dancers (Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei), who have taken one of the worst things that could possibly happen to someone (and especially to a dancer) and USED it to give their lives so much meaning, and to touch in such an inspiring way millions of hearts and minds.

Click here to see the video on YouTube and read the incredibly touching story behind this.