Reflection

"The beginning of love 

is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, 

and not to twist them to fit our own image. 

Otherwise we love only the reflection

 of ourselves we find in them." 

Thomas Merton 

"My role in society, 

or any artist's or poet's role,

 is to try and express what we all feel. 

Not to tell people how to feel. 

Not as a preacher, not as a leader,

 but as a reflection of us all." 

John Lennon 

"The air we breathe,

 the water we drink, and the land we inhabit

 are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy 

- they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator."

Rick Perry 

Pictures by Marie Parker and Kelly. 

copyright 2012