Tuesday, July 26, 2022

REMEMBER THE LOTUS FLOWER

“Great people will always be mocked by those who feel smaller than them. A lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena. A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey.A nightingale does not stop singing its beautiful song at the intrusion of an annoying woodpecker.Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flowerEven though it plunges to life from beneath the mud...it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.”

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Suzy Kassem was born on December 1, 1975, in Toledo, Ohio to Egyptian-American parents. During her childhood, she attended international boarding schools in Villars, Switzerland and traveled the globe extensively. She is a writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the world. Through her universally-themed works, Kassem has become recognized as an evolutionary thinker and creative artist known to build bridges between Western and Eastern cultures.

36 comments:

  1. Your photos are breathtaking, rather otherworldly. They look like they are enhanced to be even more beautiful, I don't know what you did to them, but WOW!!

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    1. Thank you so much Ginny :) The lotus are easy to photograph. We took these photos with both cell phone and our larger camera with the zoom. They make it easy. Didn't do much to them other than to point and push the shutter button.

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  2. Gorgeous post - in words and images. Thank you.

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    1. You are very welcome Sue, so happy you enjoyed and thank you :)

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  3. They are such a pretty flower. Your photos are lovely Denise.

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    1. Hi Margaret, they certainly are and thank you :) Always happy to share the garden and also happy you enjoyed them.

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  4. Beautiful photos Denise. You've captured the serenity of the place as well as the elegant flower and greenery of the leaves.

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    1. Thank you Linda, serenity is a good description for this garden :)

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  5. Just the perfect words to accompany your most lovely photographs, Denise! I love the sentiments expressed.

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    1. Hi Martha Ellen and thank you. Gregg took some of these photos. We both had a great time around these beautiful flowers. Happy you enjoyed them and also the words :)

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  6. Wow, what a beautiful flower.

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    1. It certainly is Ann, I am always happy to see them blooming :)

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  7. The lotus blooms are beautiful and the poem is lovely. Take care, have a happy day!

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    1. Thank you Eileen, and you take care and have a happy day also. So glad you enjoyed my post :)

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  8. Beautiful plants, lovely photos of them. Hooray for summer.
    (ツ) from Jenn Jilks , ON, Canada!

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    1. Hooray for summer for the beautiful flowers it brings :) So true Jenn. Thank you and am happy you enjoyed my post.

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  9. Thoroughly breathtaking photos, and words to live by!

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    1. Hi Anni, thank you so much and always glad you enjoyed these beautiful flowers, and the words I found to go with them :)

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  10. AWESOME photos! these are AMAZING! I am ditto to the comments that used breathetaking. Wow fits also. they would be gorgeous printed and in a collage of frames or canvas

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    1. Thanks Sandra, sweet of you to say :) That’s a great idea on the collage.

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  11. I don't know which is more beautiful -- the words or the glorious photos. Splendid, Denise.

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    1. I am very happy you think so Jeanie. Thank you so much!

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  12. An inspiring post! The lotus flower looks beautiful.

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    1. Hi Angie, thank you, so happy you found this inspiring :)

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  13. The photos are lovely. Pretty lotus flower. Happy new week to you.

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    1. Thank you Ellen, happy new week to you also :)

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  14. This is the most beautiful post I've seen in a long time. Wise words and beautiful photos cannot be beaten. Thank you

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    1. Thank you Carol for such a lovely comment :) Photos and wise words can be a powerful combination, that’s for sure.

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    1. You have made me happy Linda, so glad you loved it. Thank you :)

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  16. Beautiful portraits of the lotus flower and thank you for sharing this poet's creative thoughts about it. (I want to read more about or by her now!)

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    1. Thank you Sallie and good to read that you enjoyed the lotus and would like to know more about Suzy’s work. I do enjoy how she writes.

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