The words come from Max Erhmann's Desiderata. They have special meaning for me. In my early 20s, I was walking home from work one day and saw these words in a shop window. It really struck me--in a good way! At the time, I was really struggling with low self-esteem, so the idea that I belonged here was revolutionary in my mind. It felt like a message in a bottle from my soul during a low period in my life. Something I badly needed to hear at the time, and something I was ready to hear, too. I was beginning to open up to those messages and to heal.
I offer them here to anyone out there as low as I was then and who needs to hear these words :
You are a Child of the Universe
No less than the Trees and the Stars
You have a Right to be here.
And whether or not is it clear to you,
The Universe is unfolding as it should.
--Max Ehrmann, Desiterata
Here's the cropped bit to which I RadLab-bed it with Prettyizer, Cool as a Cucumber, and Lights Out.
Then I added the Text, and overlayed everything with a Golden Texture #11 from Sirius_sdz's Texture Pack 14. [Please check out this person's textures--Gorgeous!]
Although the BL Day 95 assignment came out a few weeks ago, I've been saving this post to pair up with the March Photo-Heart Connection. See other Photo-Heart Connection Offerings for March.
14 comments:
I love the way the sun dances in this image, such beautiful words too.
Terrific photo and terrific editing, especially paired with those words. Thanks for sharing,
Rinda (visiting from PHC)
I love the sparkles in the water - so nice with your words!
I never would have thought to use that photo crop. Love the way it sparkles! Very creative - it works beautifully with the quote.
Lovely PHC, words and picture. thanks for the link to the texture.
Such a beautiful image - and fabulous words. Thank you.
Beautiful image and processing! Powerful words and quote!
I really like what you did with this image-it shines and twinkles and matches your verse.
I struggle with being low from time to time and I can see how this would be uplifting.
I used to sing in a chorus, when I still was able. The first song I learned when I joined "We Are".
For each child that's born a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.
Your phrases reminded me of that.
Such a wonderful Photo-Heart Connection! I love the crop of those reflections on the water as stars. Paired with the quote, it's powerful. "You have a right to be here." Wow! Thank you for sharing with us, I'm glad you saved it!
great quote, lovely photos with all that sparkless.
So remember the first time I saw this poem back in the 70's.. Lovely process thanks for sharing..
Wow, what a beautiful image to get from that photograph - I would never have guessed how it started.
I had this poster on my wall in my teen-age years. I have always loved the words and I can still repeat the whole longer piece it comes from. Love your creative cropping and processing!
What a great image to pair with that verse! It really does look like the reflection of stars.
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