High Low by Bodhi Smith

Jan 29, 2021

"high low" a brand new impression and blog from me...
 
"such a great lesson to be learned from light...light does not care what color it is, where it was, or where it is going. or if it is dim or bright. or near or far. or high, or low...light just exists and shines regardless of how or where it finds itself" ― bodhinku, high low  
 
"my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways, and deep ways and steep ways, and high and low ways...i'm at home and at ease on a track that i know not, and restless and lost on a road that i know" ― henry lawson  
 
"because if you judge him solely on his few moments of lows, then you miss out on his beautiful highs" ― brittainy c. cherry, the fire between high & lo  
 
“yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, high and low, cold and warmth, good and evil…the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe” ― confucius 
 
"the tides come in, and the tides go out--but low or high, serene or tempestuous, the sea is always full" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha  

"being and non-being create each other.
difficult and easy support each other.
long and short define each other.
high and low depend on each other.
before and after follow each other." ― lao tzu, tao te ching 
 
"whether we are high or low in life, both are needed to help us find our way, we need them both to guide us down our path. one is dependent on the other. and without one or the other, we would be so out of balance. we need the lows in life just as much as the highs" ― bodhinku, high low 
 
"a tree can only rise really high after sinking its roots down really low" ― matshona dhliwayo 
 
"in high seas or in low seas i'm gonna be your friend (i'm gonna be your friend). in high tide or in low tide i'll be by your side (i'll be by your side)" ― bob marley, high tide low tide 
   
"why give up before we try? feel the lows before the highs, clip our wings before we fly away. i can't say i came prepared, i'm suspended in the air. won't you come be in the sky with me...i was wondering, maybe, could i make you my baby? if we do the unthinkable, would it make us look crazy? if you ask me, i'm ready" ― alicia keys, un-thinkable  
  
"does madness bring creativity? or does creativity cause madness? can an artist create without the ups so high and the downs so low?" ― megan hart, broken  
 
"the lows direct us to the highs, the highs justify the lows. the lows compliment the highs, the highs depend on the lows. the truest meaning of the yin and the yang. high low, low high...we need both to survive and truly live life to its fullest" ― bodhinku, high low-low high 
   
this first song has the same name as my impression today....and i love the line in the song: "everyone i know has got somewhere to go, i’m here with my head in the clouds. billions of people but there's no one like me. i'm left, i'm right, i'm out of my mind, don't even know myself sometimes. i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go?" beautiful and deeply rich words, written so profoundly perfectly to accompany my impression today, give this song a good listen: "high low" by the unlikely candidates ... (just click on any of the words in the blue links to listen to the musical selection)....
 
"sometimes i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go? sometimes i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go?...drinking champagne from the fire escape watching all my troubles rain down. everyone i know has got somewhere to go, i’m here with my head in the clouds. billions of people but there's no one like me. i'm left, i'm right, i'm out of my mind, don't even know myself sometimes. i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go? sometimes i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go?...high low high low, where did all my good friends go? high low high low high low high low...hear my neighbors talk thru these thin walls, kinda got me feeling left out. sleepin on the floor of my castle, wonder if i’ll ever come down. billions of people but there's no one like me. i'm left, i'm right, i'm out of my mind. i trust myself, but i don't know why i get so hi so low, where did all my good friends go? sometimes i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go? high low high low, where did all my good friends go? high low high low high low high low...if i’m feeling right, i’ll go out tonight. meet some strangers like me. i’ll be stumbling home, searching high and low, for somebody like me. sometimes i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go? sometimes i get so high so low, where did all my good friends go? high low high low, where did all my good friends go? high low high low high low high low" ― the unlikely candidates, high low  
 
"sensitive people are the most genuine and honest people you will ever meet. there is nothing they won’t tell you about themselves if they trust your kindness. however, the moment you betray them, reject them or devalue them, they become the worse type of person. unfortunately, they end up hurting themselves in the long run. they don’t want to hurt other people. it is against their very nature. they want to make amends and undo the wrong they did. their life is a wave of highs and lows. they live with guilt and constant pain over unresolved situations and misunderstandings. they are tortured souls that are not able to live with hatred or being hated. this type of person needs the most love anyone can give them because their soul has been constantly bruised by others. however, despite the tragedy of what they have to go through in life, they remain the most compassionate people worth knowing, and the ones that often become activists for the broken hearted, forgotten and the misunderstood. they are angels with broken wings that only fly when loved" ― shannon l. alder 
 
"your call to power is to slow down and reflect within. gather the peace within yourself before you go out and act among the world. the feel good feeling that lasts is only achieved when you yourself know peace. nothing is more powerful. this is why you have the highs and lows, the mood swings, the transcendent ecstasy followed by the crash. it is because you have yet to develop a foundation of peace for yourself that acts as an unmovable anchor in your life. establish this peace in your life and you will experience a whole new reality of the world that flows with you in every way possible, rather than against you" ― alaric hutchinson, living peace
 
"i had thought peace was a place where there was no turbulence or fear. where there were no highs and lows and where happiness was found in the calm at the center. but at that moment, i finally realized peace wasn’t about avoiding things. it was about making the choice to live life with all its chaos around you, and in the midst of it all, having calm in your heart" ― vi keeland, the baller   
 
"balance is key. in everything you do...live high and low. move and stay still. embrace all sides of who you are and live your authentic truth. be brave and bold and spontaneous and loud and let that complement your abilities to find silence and patience and modesty and peace. aim for balance. make your own rules and don’t let anybody tell you how to live according to theirs" ― rachel brathen
 
"you'll swoop from incredible highs when you're just glad to be alive, to those lows when you wish you were dead...and just when you start thinking that you've accepted who you are, that changes, too. because who you are is not permanent" ― andrew davidson, the gargoyle  
 
"what causes the wind? it's high pressure meeting low pressure. the low is hugging the high, as a cold air mass is greeting the warm air mass, changing the pressure. wind is the result of the change in pressure as air flows from high to low...in life it's the same thing, as changes create a constant ebbing flow from high to low, low to high" ― bodhinku, high low
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MEANING
"how great it would be to be a lighthouse...living right next to the ocean, shining your light in any kind of weather, through storm clouds or clear starry skies, all night long, helping others who are lost find their way, guiding them to where they need to go" ― bodhinku, guiding light   
 
the light is high on a cliff, looking out over the ocean. yet when compared to the glowing stars high in the sky, the light is low on the ground...it's only a matter of perspective whether you are high or low...one person's low, could be another person's high...
 
such a great lesson to be learned from light...light does not care what color it is, where it was, or where it is going. or if it is dim or bright. or near or far. or high, or low...light just exists and shines regardless of how or where it finds itself...
 
for hundreds of years, light has helped the sailors find their way across open waters by the stars in the heavens. and when they got close to shore, there would be a lighthouse to help guide them the rest of the way home safely...guidance from high up, or low on the ground both helped them to find where they needed to go...
 
this is a metaphor for ourselves, whether we are high or low in life, both are needed to help us find our way, we need them both to guide us down our path. one is dependent on the other. and without one or the other, we would be so out of balance. we need the lows in life just as much as the highs...
 
we need the lows to let us know things can only get better. they inform us that we screwed up and made mistakes. without mistakes, we cannot learn. the lows help us think deeper, reflect about who we are, contemplate why we are here and the true meaning of life. when we are low we create more profound art and poetry. we need to cry to wash away all the bad vibes, the tears refresh us and let us move on. the sighs help us to take a deep breath and breathe again. the lows further tell us when things need to change. guiding us towards that which we need to improve in ourselves. through introspect, the lows lead us in the correct direction, letting us know that maybe we must alter our perceptions and walk a different path. you must first know what it is like to be unhappy to find true joy, know what you do not want before you can find what you want...
 
and without the highs, life would be one gloomy existence. we need the highs to feel all warm and fuzzy about ourselves, and experience joy and happiness. they give us reasons to smile, laugh, giggle, and fly. we can enjoy nature's beauty, art and music, and food, and love to its fullest. they help us truly appreciate the relationships we have in our life, it's not having what you want, but wanting what you got. the highs are there helping us to know fulfillment and the sense that we have accomplished things and made a difference. they help us feel like we belong and are a part of something bigger than ourselves. the highs make us glow bright and help us experience the true meaning of life, knowing how good it is just to be alive...
 
the lows direct us to the highs, the highs justify the lows. the lows compliment the highs, the highs depend on the lows. the truest meaning of the yin and the yang. high low, low high...we need both to survive and truly live life to its fullest ...
 
"i wish i could be like the light here, shining no matter if it's high or low" ― bodhinku, high low
 
and here is another song, hear the music and listen to the lyrics and you will be able to connect this tune to my current feelings and this the deeper meaning of this impression and blog: "lo/hi" by the black keys ... (just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the song)...  
 
"out on the land in the wind of a hurricane. down at the bar like a star in the howlin' rain. nobody to love you. nobody to care. if you got nobody to hug you, no one to answer your prayer, you get low (low) like a valley. high (high) like a bird in the sky. you get low (low) 'cause you're angry. low high, high low. one at a time, get in line for the masquerade. drink 'til you cry and you're lying in the mess you made. nobody to love you. nobody to care. nobody to drug you. no one to hold back your hair. you get low (low) like a valley. high (high) like a bird in the sky. you get low (low) 'cause you're angry. low high, high low. you get low (low) like a valley. high (high) like a bird in the sky. you get low (low) 'cause you're angry...low high, high low, low high, high low, low high, high low" ― the black keys, lo/hi 
 
"it makes me sound bipolar, which i'm not, but my emotions flow like the ocean...high tide, low tide...and belong to the moon...low tide, high tide" ― bodhinku, low high  
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MORE BODHIKU QUOTES
and now here are a few more quotes from bodhinku from past blogs to help add to the deeper meaning of this blog today...
 
"do not confuse believing the lies you were told as being a low point. and in the same breath, those lies and omissions also created beautiful high points, but those joys were based entirely on falsehoods as well. happiness does not cancel out the fact that something was a lie, which is incredibly mind twisting. happiness based on lies is just a lie. sadness based on lies is also just a lie. a lie is a lie, happy or sad. no way of telling what was up or down, or high or low when you cannot determine what was real and what was fake. so since there is no clarity and you do not know what was truth or deceit, that whole experience was more like a tragic fantasy than true life. so, it absolutely cannot be confused for anything actual and real, like natural emotions filled with truthful highs and lows" ― bodhinku, a lie is a lie

“you must find your own light, just like the light does" ― bodhinku, your own light
 
"in photography and as in life, it is the strong contrasts between dualities that make things interesting and beautiful...particularly speaking, darkness has to exist and be present in order for light to glow, and have meaning and purpose" ― bodhinku, darkness and the light
 
"the silence of the thick clouds gave the darkness and the shadows such power, and simultaneously created a sanctum for the breaking light to glow and be free" ― bodhinku, light's sanctum   
 
“in the light of love...love is beauty, like an endlessly glowing field of flowers... 
love is the stars, shining through in a world of darkness...
love is the beacon, lighting the way to safe harbour...
love is, what light dreams about becoming...
dreaming light, love is my light.” ― bodhinku, dreaming light
 
"like a simple little lighthouse, my true ideal is to just be...having no trace of seeking, desiring, imitating, or striving, only light and peace" ― bodhinku, true light  
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HISTORY OF HECETA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
"the light is high on a cliff, looking out over the ocean. yet when compared to the glowing stars high in the sky, the light is low on the ground...it's only a matter of perspective whether you are high or low...one person's low, could be another person's high" ― bodhinku, high low  
 
pronounced “ha–see–ta” by most, “heck–ah– ta” by others, yet everyone agrees heceta head is one of the most beautiful lighthouses in the world. it's named after the basque explorer under spanish commission, bruno de heceta, who explored the pacific northwest in the 1770s. now 127 years old, the heceta head lighthouse and light keeper’s home are circa 1894. both are listed on the u.s. national register of historic places.
 
the lighthouse is a working lighthouse. from a height of 261 feet above the ocean (205 foot cliff and 56ft tall lighthouse), it's a “first order” fresnel lens, and casts it’s beams some 21 miles out to sea. it's the brightest light on the 0regon coast. it's also said to be the most photographed lighthouse in the united states.
 
there are few more dramatic vistas along the oregon coast than the heceta head lighthouse, one that has steered ships from danger since 1894. the view is especially eye-popping from the pullout along u.s. 101 southward, just before the sea lion caves, about 13 miles south of yachats, oregon. from here, high above the surf, you can take in the scene, which includes the sights and sounds of frolicking sea lions on the rocks below, and a bird’s-eye view of cape cove and devils elbow, with heceta head framed perfectly beyond.
 
for an up-close encounter with this striking landmark, turn right onto cape creek road, which winds down beneath the soaring, aqueduct-like 1932 highway bridge to a large parking lot beside a windswept beach (day parking is $5), popular for tide pooling and offering sheltered picnic tables. here a well-maintained gravel path leads a mile slightly uphill, past a few outbuildings and out to the lighthouse itself; paths from the light keeper’s home lead both to the beach and to the lighthouse, it’s all part of a 7-mile trail network through heceta head lighthouse state scenic viewpoint that affords abundant opportunities to view sea lions and migrating gray whales (which come especially close to shore in may), as well as such local birdlife as cormorants, eagles and common murres.
 
the lighthouse was staffed until 1963, when an automated beacon was installed—it’s visible some 21 miles offshore. today, although you can’t ascend the stairs to the lens, you can explore the base of the lighthouse as well as its ground floor when rangers are on hand (staffing and weather permitting, the hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily in summer and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. friday through monday in winter).
 
the heceta lighthouse b&b, in the light keeper’s home, is perched on a cliff with a magnificent view of the pacific ocean and the beach below. you can book an overnight stay in the red-roofed former assistant lighthouse keeper’s residence, which dates to 1893 and is now operated as heceta lighthouse b&b. it contains six antiques-filled rooms, some with ocean views, and rates include breakfast and an afternoon wine social. whether on clear nights beneath a canopy of twinkling stars or stormy winter evenings when you can hear the waves crash against the rocks below, staying here is a magical experience.
 
"high-low. light-dark. dream-reality. faith-fact. it's the balance we find between opposites in our life that creates the path on which we must walk" ― bodhinku, opposites    
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MORE QUOTES FOR EXTRA MEANING
and here is another great and meaningful tune, one of my all-time reggae favorites from bob marley, give it a good listen, you will love it: "high tide low tide" by bob marley & the wailers ... (just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the musical selection) ...
 
"in high seas or in low seas i'm gonna be your friend (i'm gonna be your friend). in high tide or in low tide i'll be by your side (i'll be by your side). i heard her praying, praying, praying. i said, i heard my mother she was praying (praying, praying, praying) yeah, and i. and the words that she said (the words that she said) they still-a lingers in my head (lingers in my head). she said: a child is born in this world, he needs protection. god guide and protect us when we're wrong, please correct us (when we're wrong, correct us) and stand by me. in high seas or in low seas i'm gonna be your friend. he said: i'm gonna be your friend. and, baby, high tide or in low tide i'll be by your side (i'll be by your side). i said, i heard my mother, she was cryin' (i heard her cryin'), yeah! (cryin', cryin') and the tears that she shed (the tears that she shed) they still lingers in my head (lingers in my head). she said: a child is born in this world, he needs protection. god, guide and protect us when we're wrong (when we're wrong), please correct us. (o-oh). and in high seas or in low seas i'm gonna be your friend (i'm gonna be your friend). said, in high tide or in low tide i'll be by your side (i'll be by your side). high seas, in low seas i'm gonna be your friend (i'm gonna be your friend). high tide or in low tide i'll be by your side (i'll be by your side)" ― bob marley, high tide low tide  
   
"tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of everyone" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha    
 
“yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, high and low, cold and warmth, good and evil…the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe” ― confucius  

"being and non-being create each other.
difficult and easy support each other.
long and short define each other.
high and low depend on each other.
before and after follow each other" ― lao tzu, tao te ching
 
"we all travel the milky way together, trees and men" ― john muir, the mountains of california  
 
"as humans, things are always changing around us. new chapters open and new beginnings sprawl promisingly in front of us. possibility shines brightly as we move towards some long held dream. desires inspire us and fuel our imagination. hope springs eternal, as the old saying goes...but, as there are always beginnings, invariably there will be endings. chapters close in our lives with the passing of time, situations and relationships transforming. some of them don’t work out the way we want, and we are forced to reconcile the loss of that which never was or will never be...we may not always be able to control the world around us, but we can control our actions...we have always have a choice, whether it’s how to act or react. we choose our intentions and our words. we can choose when these endings occur or our actions in the aftermath of that which is beyond our control. it’s not always easy, but our path on this planet is one of evolution and growth. we are here to expand as we experience. nothing stays the same and neither do we. we choose whether we grow through our wounds and fears, or whether we let them define our path on the planet....being a human isn’t always easy...in an ever changing world, how can we ever hope to stay afloat, let alone navigate the rough seas on the way to our dreams? how do we move towards the unknown in uncertainty and in some cases disbelief? the only thing I can offer is to root yourself in your own truth, deeper than you ever have before. put your energy and effort into your dreams and desires. focus your energy on what you want to grow...because at the end of the day, our medicine is what we are here to bring into being. relationships fall apart. life changes. but what you are here to bring to the world is something only you can. and that is something to instill us with hope, even in the face of the unknown" ― c. ara campbell    
 
"find me under the milky way, soul bare and heart open. let me swim in your spirit past the sentry of time and space that stands in the way and let me love you...pull away the unworthiness etched upon your shores by those too blind to see your value and let me breathe you into the depths of myself in appreciation of all that you are. show me your solitude as i show you mine; all the parts that ache and yearn for more. let me see the facets of you longing to be traced by understanding hands full of reverence. you have the taste of my destiny on your lips and an essence that has swam in my blood since time began; a compass that navigated me wordlessly like a north star back to a safe harbor. you, the home of the soul i longed a lifetime for, the lyrics to a melody i hummed before learning all of your words...wishing only that i could give you my eyes so that you could see your own brilliant unfolding and witness your landscape that has to me become so precious. you, who comprehend the foreign language i speak that fell on deaf ears for an eternity, it’s tongues finally heard fully quenching my parched and misunderstood soil that once stood solitary and barren against the tides...planting 1000 kisses upon your naked heart in worship and in awe of your existence in this universe, i am replete with joy. if a million stars fell from the skies whispering their wishful promises into my open ear, not a single one would i entreat to change a single layer of you. let us stretch our fingers towards eternity together wrapped around dreams and laughter, souls bare and hearts open" ― c. ara campbell, soul bare and heart open  
 
"in those joyless moments when loving yourself feels impossible, close your eyes, visualize your arms extending forward through time, and gently embrace the person you could be" ― beau taplin, remedy
 
"a sky
full
of stars
and he
was staring
at her" ― atticus, love her wild    
  
"darkness is used to teach us the necessity of light. solitude is used to teach us how to live with other people. rage is used to show us the infinite value of peace. boredom is used to underline the importance of adventure & spontaneity. silence is used to teach us to use words responsibly. tiredness is used so that we can understand the value of waking up. illness is used to underline the blessing of good health. fire is used to teach us about water. earth is used so that we can understand the value of air. death is used to show us the importance of life" ― paulo coelho, warrior of the light
  
“when you have come to the edge of all the light, and step into the darkness of the unknown, believe that one of the two will happen to you: either you'll find something solid to stand on or you'll be taught how to fly” ― richard bach, jonathan livingston seagull    

"the feelings we live through
in love and in loneliness
are simply, for us,
what high tide
and low tide are to the sea" ― khalil gibran, the prophet  
 
"a typical human mind remains under control of noise, which has a never-ending arsenal of highs-lows, good-bad, right-wrong, love-hate, pleasure-pain, likes-dislikes, pure-impure, spiritual-materialistic, belief-disbelief, rational-irrational, and so on to keep a mind engaged. therefore, noise has all the powers to enslave a human mind" ― shunya  

"skidding and
sliding across
the dancefloor of life,
i want you to
glide with me
through the
saddest and
happiest songs,
the fastest highs
to the longest and
slowest lows,
i want you to
flow through
them all
with
me" ― suzy kassem, rise up and salute the sun 
 
"god built lighthouses to see people through storms. then he built storms to remind people to find lighthouses" ― shannon adler     
 
"ah, women. they make the highs higher and the lows more frequent" ― friedrich nietzsche, twilight of the idols
 
"think left and think right and think low and think high. oh, the things you can think up if only you try" ― dr. seuss, oh the places you’ll go
 
"this place was truly the highest and the lowest of all worlds--the most beautiful senses, the most exquisite emotions...the most malevolent desires, the darkest deeds. perhaps it was meant to be. so perhaps without the lows, the highs could not be reached" ― stephenie meyer, the host  
 
"and where the ferris wheel carried its passengers high and brought them low and raised them high and brought them low again, as if it were not merely a carnival ride but also a metaphor for the basic pattern of human experience" ― dean koontz, saint odd  
 
"my point is, life is about balance. the good and the bad. the highs and the lows. the pina and the colada...the thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself. happiness comes from within. you have the power to change your own mindset so that all the negative, horrible thoughts that try to invade your psyche are replaced with happy, positive, wonderful thoughts" ― ellen degeneres, seriously...i'm kidding  
 
here is another beautifully poignant song with beautiful apropos lyrics to give listen: "un-thinkable" by alicia keys ...(just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the song)...  
 
"ugh, tez keeps telling me he just turned 30. having dreams of being single forever he's getting worried. and i'm scared too because i'm in the same boat. good women are rare too, none of them have come close. me i haven't changed much, you know how i play. better safe than sorry, instead of searching for substance at every single party. baby being part of this life, i feel like i'm bound to end up with somebody, that's been with everybody. i need you to rescue me from my destiny. i'm trying to live right and give you whatever's left of me. beause you know life is what we make it and a chance is like a picture, it'd be nice if you just take it. or let me take it for ya. i'm just down to ride. or we can roll around the city until we finally decide. i got more than a thing for you, tattoo and ink for you. right over my heart, girl i do the unthinkable. moment of honesty. someone's gotta take the lead tonight, who's it gonna be? i'm gonna sit right here and tell you all that comes to me. if you have something to say, you should say it right now (you should say it right now) you ready? you give me a feeling that i never felt before. and i deserve it, i think i deserve it (i deserve it, i think it deserve it). let it go, it's becoming something that's impossible to ignore. and i can't take it (i can't take it)... i was wondering maybe could i make you my baby? if we do the unthinkable, would it make us look crazy? if you ask me, i'm ready (i'm ready, i'm ready). if you ask me i'm ready (i'm ready, i'm ready)...i know you once said to me: this is exactly how it should feel when it's meant to be. time is only wasting so why wait for eventually? if we go and do something about it, we should do it right now (we should do it right now). you give me a feeling that i never felt before and i deserve it, i think i deserve it (i deserve it, i think it deserve i it). let it go, it's becoming something that's impossible to ignore. and i can't take it (i can't take it). i was wondering, maybe, could i make you my baby? if we do the unthinkable, would it make us look crazy? if you ask me, i'm ready (i'm ready, i'm ready). if you ask me i'm ready (i'm ready, i'm ready)...why give up before we try? feel the lows before the highs, clip our wings before we fly away. i can't say i came prepared, i'm suspended in the air. won't you come be in the sky with me...i was wondering, maybe, could i make you my baby? if we do the unthinkable, would it make us look crazy? if you ask me, i'm ready (i'm ready, i'm ready)...if you ask me, i'm ready" ― alicia keys, un-thinkable 
 
"i think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. anything else is just...in between" ― jim morrison  

"suddenly... feeling is being
i dreamed of you from the moment i saw you
and i've seen the sunrise in your eyes
the sky... the sea... the light
so live your dream beneath the northern horizon
be at peace, set your heart in flight again
for the light is truth...
the light is you" ― anathema, dreaming light    
 
"when they go low, we go high" ― michelle obama, becoming 
 
"in a composite nation like ours, as before the law, there should be no rich, no poor, no high, no low, no white, no black, but common country, common citizenship, equal rights and a common destiny" ― frederick douglass  
 
"fairytales are bullshit...after the imperfect years with her, with highs and lows and everything in between, i no longer wanted the fairytale. it wasn’t real" ― monica alexander, broken fairytales  
 
"high calls low and low calls high. i tell you, if you were in such dire straits as i was, you too would elevate your thoughts. the lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar" ― yann martel, life of pi  
 
"there exists a certain point of the mind at which life and death, the real and the imagined, past and future, high and low, cease to be perceived as contradictions" ― andre breton, manifestoes of surrealism  
 
"...we are the whole life that we have lived, its highs and lows, its fortunes and its hardships; we are the sum of the ghosts that haunt us..." ― yasmina khadra, ce que le jour doit a la nuit  
 
"the lowest lows bring the highest highs. and when you find someone who brings you both, that doesn’t mean you should walk away; it means you have something special" ― k.a. linde, for the record 
 
"by being high, you become low and by being low, you become high. by being humble, you become high" ― master choa kok sui, the golden lotus sutras  
 
"space is not only high, it's low. it's a bottomless pit" ― sun ra, space is the place  
 
"falling in love is like getting hit by a truck and yet not being mortally wounded. just sick to your stomach, high one minute, low the next. Starving hungry but unable to eat. hot, cold, forever horny, full of hope and enthusiasm, with momentary depressions that wipe you out...a crazy, heart-stopping, roller-coaster ride that just has to take its course" ― jackie collins, lucky  

"i am a city of sounds. i will keep you safe.
i am earth. i am sun and skies.
i am the high road, the low road.
i am every poem about skin.
i am a world that cannot be explored in one day.
i am not a place for cowards" ― caitlyn siehl, what we buried  
 
"look up; notice how the stars shine. look in; notice how the stars shine" ― laura jaworski 
 
"but, here’s a secret: the lows don’t last any longer than the highs do. like clouds on an overcast day, sometimes we have to face the fact that what happens to us in life isn’t controllable, and if we wait a while, don’t take it personally, and decide to enjoy ourselves anyway, the sky will eventually clear up" ― lauren graham, in conclusion don't worry about it 
 
"we are all dust passing through the air, the difference is, some are flying high in the sky, while others are flying low. but eventually, we all settle on the same ground" ― anthony liccione  
 
"but we can aim too high. or too low. or too chaotically. so we fail and live in disappointment, even when we appear to others to be living well" ― jordan b. peterson, 12 rules for life 
 
"embrace the lows so that you can more effectively enjoy the highs. love the lows. love them so much, and let them save you when your emotional muscles have become soft" ― tarryn fisher, fuck love  
 
"to any survivor who may be doubting whether what they’ve experienced is truly abuse, remember that emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse will never be, and should never be, considered part of the messy equation of a normal relationship. as both metal health professionals and survivors can attest to, the traumatic highs and lows of being with a narcissist are not the natural highs and lows of regular relationships. that suggestion is quite damaging to society and to survivors all around the world" ― shahida arabi, becoming the narcissist's nightmare  
 
"migrant birds, cranes for example, fly and fly, and whatever thoughts, high or low, enter their heads, they will still fly and not know why or where. they fly and will continue to fly..." ― anton chekhov, the three sisters 
 
"happiness and misery consist in a progression towards better or worse; it does not matter how high up or low down you are, it depends not on this, but on the direction in which you are tending" ― samuel butler 
 
"climb high, sleep low" ― roland smith  

"harmony needs
low and high,
as progeny needs
man and woman" ― heraclitus, fragments 
 
“in the heartfelt mercy of our god, the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those sitting in darkness, in the shadow of the light, to guide our feet to the way of peace” ― anonymous, king james bible  
 
“if light is in your heart, you will find your way home" ― jalaluddin rumi, the essential rumi  
 
"this is a gathering of lovers. in this gathering, there is no high, no low, no smart, no ignorant, no special assembly, no grand discourse, no proper schooling required. there is no master, no disciple. only love" ― jalaluddin rumi
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ABOUT THE IMPRESSION
"the only problem that i have is that i'm still me, and my biggest gift is that i'm still me...my entire life is just one giant little oxymoron...low high, high low, crisscrossed meanings" ― bodhinku, i'm still me     
 
this image is made up of two distinctly different pictures, both of which i took at different times and different places. but both images are real and were captured by me...but this impression as a whole is a beautiful composite...
 
the image heceta head lighthouse was captured at 10:10am on the cloudy overcast morning of december 24, 2020...the stars were taken earlier on may 17, 2020 at 3:33am...so this impression is comprised of two entirely different and separate exposures using two separate lenses at different focal lengths, different iso speeds, and different apertures...the lighthouse exposure: f/11@185mm for 33secs, iso-64...the milky way exposure: f/1.4@ 24mm for 13 seconds, iso-1250
 
in my photography, i always use filters to create longer exposure effects, saturate colors naturally, and balance the light in my composition in-camera...i often use as many as four filters at time, and i always use at least one filter in my completed impressions...
 
however, for the separate exposure of the stars (f/1.4@24mm for 13secs, iso-1250), no filters were necessary, so none were used...  
 
for the lighthouse exposure, (f/11@185mm for 33secs, iso-64), to get the effects and balance i was looking for, i used two progreyusa filters in the capture of the composition, a 0.9 gnd progrey aurora filter to help balance in-camera overall the image the way i envisioned it...in this case, to stop down the light in the sky above the ocean an extra three stops and help permit details in rocks, lighthouse, and trees...and a 3.0 nd progrey antarctica filter to bring the light in the image down 10 stops and permit for the 33 second exposure at this long focal length in order to create this dreamy effect with motion blur of the water and waves, plus naturally saturate all the blues, greens, and reds in the image...
 
i also used the progrey g-120z magnetic holder to hold the two filters and secure them to my nikon d810 with a nikon nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8... 
 
and with this being a long exposure of 33 seconds, especially being positioned on rocks above turbulent ocean waters, holding steady my nikon d810 with a nikon nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 which is a pretty heavy setup, a stable and sturdy tripod is an absolute necessity in order to keep the image sharp...for this i used my faithful induro phq3 series 5-way panhead mounted on my dolica tripod 70" carbon fiber tripod, because it is sturdy, tall, and perfectly compact for travelling  
 
i wish to openly thank my sponsors who have always supported me through both the good and bad times...for truly this long exposure impression would not be possible without the use of my faithful induro phq3 series 5-way panhead mounted on my dolica tripod 70" carbon fiber tripod, in combination with the progreyusa filters which i use with every photo i take...
 
"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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