I have a thing for the forest, and by that I mean... it’s where I feel at peace. It’s where I reconnect and find my soul. It’s where I could get lost for hours and somehow while being lost physically, I’m more found on a deeper more emotional and spiritual level.
Now, if you think that sounds weird, well then you’re totally right.. I’m very weird.. utterly absurd in fact, possibly even mad, but luckily...I hear all the best people are.
So, let’s embrace the madness and go on an adventure together.. let’s take a walk through the woods while listening to one of my favorite bands;
Poor Mans Poison - The Gallows
I like music that is deep, emotional and maybe some would describe as melancholy? I like to feel my music in my soul.. and I think this song does just that.
I also have a love of combining my photography with lyrics or quotes.. it helps them to tell a story. So, I’ve chosen some words (and lyrics) that spoke to me through the photo to help tell a story. listen while you get lost with me...
And off to the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul...
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, but nothing can resist it. -Lao Tzu
In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away – Shing Xiong.
A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself. – Maya Angelou
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing – Helen Keller.
The marks humans leave are too often scars. -John Green
You crave the deepest connection with others, but you cannot trust enough to let them in... therefore you’ll always find yourself longing for more.
I will love you, not starting with your skin or your organs or your bones: I will love madly first, your naked soul. -C.P.
(I found this book laying discarded by the stream, alone and forgotten. As I got closer I realized the title of the book was Love Me Forever.. the significance was not lost on me.)
If only our eyes saw souls instead of bodies, how different our ideals of beauty would be.
There is a beautiful thing inside you... I can see it flowing like water in a stream.
One day you’ll see, who I’m trying to be...
Thanks for getting lost with me,
Justine ❤️
All photos taken with my Fujixt2 by yours truly in the Sierra Mountians of California.