A Beautiful Ending by Bodhi Smith

Dec 25, 2020

"a beautiful ending" a re-release from bodhi smith  
 
and here is a video i just shot yesterday morning while i was revisiting this powerful place on the southwest coast of oregon: thor's power, a short video clip by bodhi smith
 
"sometimes things just need to end...and endings can be beautiful, especially when they ring in cheer and hope of better days beyond the horizon" ― bodhinku, endings can be beautiful
 
“because see, a sunset is proof, my dearest eternal sweetheart, that endings can often be beautiful too" ― beau taplin, remedy
 
"what the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly" ― lao tzu, tao te ching 
  
today's song selection, no other song but this one came to mind for me to go along with this shorter blog today, it's easily my favorite tune by the band linkin parkit is the perfect accompaniment to connect music with the meaning of my impression: "in the end" by linkin park ... and a really moody and melodic slower cover as well: "in the end" by mellen gi and tommee (linkin park cover remix) ... (just click on any of the words in the blue links to listen to the musical selection)....

"one thing i don't know why, it doesn't even matter how hard you try. keep that in mind, i designed this rhyme to explain in due time all i know. time is a valuable thing. watch it fly by as the pendulum swings. watch it count down to the end of the day. the clock ticks life away. it's so unreal, didn't look out below, watch the time go right out the window. tryin' to hold on, did-didn't even know i wasted it all just to watch you go. i kept everything inside and even though i tried. it all fell apart. what it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when i tried so hard..i tried so hard and got so far. but in the end, it doesn't even matter. i had to fall to lose it all. but in the end, it doesn't even matter. one thing, i don't know why it doesn't even matter how hard you try. keep that in mind, i designed this rhyme to remind myself how i tried so hard in spite of the way you were mockin' me, acting like i was part of your property. remembering all the times you fought with me, i'm surprised it got so far. things aren't the way they were before. you wouldn't even recognize me anymore. not that you knew me back then. but it all comes back to me in the end. you kept everything inside and even though i tried, it all fell apart. what it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when i tried so hard. i tried so hard and got so far. but in the end, it doesn't even matter. i had to fall to lose it all. but in the end, it doesn't even matter...i've put my trust in you, pushed as far as i can go. for all this, there's only one thing you should know, i've put my trust in you. pushed as far as i can go. for all this, there's only one thing you should know, i tried so hard and got so far. but in the end, it doesn't even matter. ihad to fall to lose it all. but in the end, it doesn't even matter" ― linkin park, in the end 
 
"no matter how turbulent the waters in our oceans become, a beautiful sunset can seemingly always help to calm our souls" ― bodhinku, the calm above  
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MEANING
"like a sunset, a beautiful ending can lead us beyond our horizon, to allow us the discovery of new things...for once the daylight ends and you are amidst the darkness of the night, the moon, planets, and stars remind us there is such a beautiful universe to behold" ― bodhinku, a beautiful ending 
 
they say hindsight is 20:20. and in hindsight with the year 2020 coming to an end, it's truly a beautiful ending for me. so much immeasurable happiness came for me in small-little precious moments because of slowing my life down to notice them. and as i type this last blog of 2020, i have to smile and be thankful with what i have rather than regretting the things i did not get...
 
it's truly a beautiful ending for me. i survived this year. i'm still alive. i'm breathing, enjoying each breath i get to take, each moment i get. my artwork improved throughout the year. i've had many great experiences and wonderful travels with my pup. my life keeps getting better even though life in this covid world is frustrating and restrictive. so another year comes to an end. it's a beautiful ending and i cannot wait for new beginning filled with love, adventure, and hope in 2021...
 
still honestly, with 2020 coming to an end, this has been a pretty rotten year for most. for me, it has been an up and down year. my biggest ups were the times i spent with my doggie on adventures, and the high quality photographic artwork i created. i reconnected with my parents on a new level. a relationship left my life and ended, and another began and came into my life. but the downs ended up being mostly income for my photography business....international clients are not coming here to hire me to guide them to scenic locations, all of the art shows and art fairs were closed down all year, art galleries and vineyards where i have my work hanging had to close their doors much of the year...and because of the economy falling off into a recession, no one has been buying art online...sales, royalties, and commissions have been a trickle of a flow all year. i have had my photography business fall off and lose so much money, literally down well over one hundred thousand dollars from last year. which is a huge bummer...
 
but alas, for some reason, i feel artistically my photography grew, and got better. my artwork this year is the best i have ever created imho. i searched for unique locations and found so many beautiful and new unique impressions. i discovered some new editing techniques by luck that made my impressions even more beautiful. and i had so many wonderful adventures with my pup, besos across the united states. travelling over 30,000 miles in my new 2020 jeep grand cherokee to all four corners of the country, visiting 46 states and hiking over 300 miles together.
 
 in fact, i am on one last adventure for 2020 with him as i type. we are in oregon shooting snow in the mountains, waterfalls in the forests in the rain, ocean formations on the coast, and having a blast doing it together...life is good, and 2020 was a good year for me in spite of it all
 
"remember, just because something beautiful ends, it does not necessarily mean goodbye...the sunset is a beautiful ending to the day, and the sun disappears into the night, but always returns once the darkness ends..." ― bodhinku, something beautiful ends    
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STORY BEHIND THIS IMPRESSION
"they say hindsight is 20-20. and in hindsight with the year 2020 coming to an end, it's truly a beautiful ending for me. so much immeasurable happiness came for me in small-little precious moments because of slowing my life down to notice them. and as i type this last blog of 2020, i have to smile and be thankful with what i have rather than regretting the things i did not get" ― bodhinku, i happy with what i have
 
this is an image of thor's seawell on the south central coast of oregon, as the sun sets calmly and colorfully over the pacific ocean
 
this shorter blog today is of an impression that is a re-release from january of 2019, but i just visited this spot yesterday morning while on a year ending journey with my doggie, besos...check out the video i shot while taking a pretty cool shot with my nikon d810 (for future release): thor's power, a short video clip by bodhi smith ... (just click on any of the words in the blue link to watch the video)....
 
the video does not do justice to the intimidation factor of these massive sets of waves blasting in so fast, along with huge amounts of water being jettisoned up and spouted out of the well. quite the adrenaline rush, and dangerous if any extra large sets come in unexpectedly. which is exactly what one large set did... 
 
i left besos close to shore on some rocks with my camera bag. he wanted to follow me so badly and kept breaking his stay command to try to go where i was going, so i had to leash him to my camera bag to keep him in place, safe. i felt that it was just to dangerous for him to be out there with me, the ocean is just too unpredictable. and i am glad i made that decision as it turned out... 
 
i always respect the ocean and never turn my back on it while i am shooting. i know things can kick up at any time for any reason. and i was engulfed by three uncharacteristically large waves, soaking me and my equipment. but i saw them coming in (albeit too late to escape them), secured my equipment best i could, and held my ground on my rocky perch about one and a half meters directly above and a few meters behind the well. lucky i was not washed away and i am here to tell about it...video was shot about fifteen minutes after i was washed over, and the well had calmed down considerably...
 
"i survived this year. i'm still alive. i'm breathing, enjoying each breath i get to take, each moment i get. my artwork improved throughout the year. i've had many great experiences and wonderful travels with my pup. my life keeps getting better even though life in this covid world is frustrating and restrictive. so another year comes to an end. it's a beautiful ending and i cannot wait for new beginning filled with love, adventure, and hope in 2021" ― bodhinku, i'm still breathing  
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MORE QUOTES FOR EXTRA MEANING
here is another beautifully poignant song with beautiful apropos lyrics to give listen, a true classic of wisdom to help anyone find some peace in their life in times of trouble, or ego, or nothing going right, by breathing and just letting things be: "let it be" by the beatles ...(just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the song)...  
 
"when i find myself in times of trouble, mother mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom: let it be. and in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me speaking words of wisdom: let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be...whisper words of wisdom: let it be...and when the broken hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer: let it be...for though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see. there will be an answer: let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. there will be an answer, let it be let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be...whisper words of wisdom: let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be...whisper words of wisdom: let it be...and when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. shine until tomorrow: let it be...i wake up to the sound of music, mother mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom: let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be. there will be an answer, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be...whisper words of wisdom: let it be" ― the beatles, let it be
 
"in the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha 
 
"new beginnings are often disguised as painful endings" ― lao tzu, tao te ching  
 
"many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. and it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘what do i care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ yes, evil often seems to surpass good. but then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. one morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. and so i must still have hope" ― vincent van gogh    
 
“i’ve always been enchanted by the endings of things. series finales and sunsets. last paragraphs and encores. i think for the way they remind me that losing something you love isn’t always sad and heartbreaking, but sometimes breathtaking and beautiful.” ― beau taplin, buried light  
 
"i wonder if you can seek asylum somewhere from the conspiring energies of the sun and moon?...i give up....dropping my guard i give in; i don’t need the shields anymore, not where i’m going....where i tread forward, to the place of dancing openly with the unspoken as it makes its way into the light, i just don’t need all the masks. they would be unwelcome in the glaring brilliance of truth. the dress code for this party is bare, raw and naked...come what may, this is when i shall come undone" ― c. ara campbell  
 
"where does the rainbow end, in your soul or on the horizon?" ― pablo neruda 
 
"in the end, everyone is aware of this: nobody keeps any of what he has, and life is only a borrowing of bones" ― pablo neruda   
 
"and in the end
with no sadness
my feet are firm upon the earth,
my hand writes this letter on the road,
and in the midst of life i shall be
always
beside the friend, facing the enemy,
with your name on my mouth
and a kiss that never
broke away from yours" ― pablo neruda, 100 love sonnets
 
"it is always important to know when something has reached its end. closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over" ― paulo coelho, the zahir  
 
"by taking risks. by rising failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for love. as long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end" ― paulo coelho, brida  
 
"life begins where fear ends" ― osho, fear  
 
“clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”― rabindranath tagore, stray birds 
 
"you're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. but in the end, it's always their actions you should judge them by. it's actions, not words, that matter" ― nicholas sparks, the rescue
  
"each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. that a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered" ― nicholas sparks
  
"even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise" ― victor hugo, les miserables  
 
"i may not have gone where i intended to go, but i think i have ended up where i needed to be" ― douglas adams, the restaurant at the end of the universe
 
"in the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends" ― martin luther king jr, strength to love  
 
"and, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" ― paul mccartney, the beatles illustrated lyrics   

"in the end, we can endure much more than we think we can" ― frida kahlo
  
"this is your life and it's ending one moment at a time" ― chuck palahniuk, fight club  
 
"those who don't drink dawn like a cup of spring water, or take sunset like supper, those who don't want to change, let them sleep" ― jalaluddin rumi  
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"if nothing else...if i open my eyes, if i cry, if i think, if i sigh, if i giggle, if i dance, if i love, if i breathe, then i have lived a full days worth of life...nothing is wasted, nothing" ― bodhinku, if nothing else
 
"contemplate without thinking. be certain only in your uncertainty. stop the world. slow down everything. let it all be. shut off the noise. relax. seize this moment. reconnect. feel and sense what surrounds you. listen to all the colors of light whisper as they envelope you. see the melody and harmony that float about unnoticed. taste the solitude of all this wonderment. smell the beautiful silence. now discover your peaceful serenity. then, reach out and touch your faith with all your senses. this is my world. awaken!" ― bodhinku, my world
 
"my photography is my way of keeping a diary" ― bodhinku, my diary  
 
i leave you today wishing that bright joy and spiritual peace fill your life...imploring you to make every moment count, no matter what, always and forever, for that is the only thing that truly matters...   
 
and above all else,
i hope this message and impression find you well.
 
namaste,
bodhi
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