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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 ❤️
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 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 ❤️
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 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. ❤️
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 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 ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 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 ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 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 ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“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]
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"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. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 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 ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 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 ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 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 ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 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 ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“The more you know, the less you need.”
~ Yvon Chouinard

Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 1:10 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 ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“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 ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“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 ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 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 ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 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! ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"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 ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“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 ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve."
~ 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
“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 ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“We are constantly invited to be what we are.”
~ Henry David Thoreau

Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“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 ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM