Mike Hargis
@miketakespics.bsky.social
I believe in the power of love. Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Trail Photographer/Forest Portraiture, Doggie Daddy, Neurodivergent, C-PTSD, Taoist, Vegan, Forest Dweller, Walker. My photographs are best viewed on a larger screen.
“Love is omni-inclusive, progressively exquisite, understanding and compassionately attuned to other than self.”
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Love is omni-inclusive, progressively exquisite, understanding and compassionately attuned to other than self.”
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Good afternoon good people! I hope that the evening finds you deliriously happy ❤️
“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning my friends! I hope that your day is delightful ❤️
"When you love you walk on the water"
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"When you love you walk on the water"
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
~ Rich Mullins
Good morning my friends! The more love you give, the more love you will have to give. Amaze yourself with your capacity to love, to forgive, to be kind, to be patient, to withhold judgement, to be courageous, to embrace humility. ❤️
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Arthur Ashe
Good morning Bluesky! They are poor, they're hungry, they're cold, they're homeless, they're mentally ill, they're afraid. Touch their hearts. You're the love. You're the light. Have a beautiful day ❤️
“God gives us things to share, God doesn't give us things to hold”
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“God gives us things to share, God doesn't give us things to hold”
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
~ Mother Teresa
This is a very small mushroom, and I am therefore fascinated by the tiny black insect on the stalk.
Have a great evening my friends ❤️
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Maya Angelou
Good morning my friends! Make them feel safe. Be the light. Be the love. Have a beautiful day ❤️
“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied"
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied"
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.”
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.”
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
“The more you know, the less you need.”
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“The more you know, the less you need.”
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
Reposted by Mike Hargis
“We can use our personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.”
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“We can use our personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.”
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
“I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.”
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.”
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
“Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.”
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.”
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
“When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world -no matter how imperfect - becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world -no matter how imperfect - becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
"It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
"In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve."
~ Thornton Wilder
A year ago today, I was given a second chance at life.
~ Thornton Wilder
A year ago today, I was given a second chance at life.
The Day I Died
Thinking back after a year
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November 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve."
~ Thornton Wilder
A year ago today, I was given a second chance at life.
~ Thornton Wilder
A year ago today, I was given a second chance at life.
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
“We are constantly invited to be what we are.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“We are constantly invited to be what we are.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
“The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️