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Mike Hargis

@miketakespics.bsky.social

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Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Trail Photographer/Forest Portraiture, Doggie Daddy, Neurodivergent, C-PTSD, Taoist, Vegan, Forest Dweller, Hiker, Video Artist. I believe in the power of love.

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5h

I see 2 people, 2 reflections, and 2 shadows.

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you for sharing this.

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 6h

"The mind is a bright blue sky
Clouds are thoughts and feelings floating by
You have them but you are not them
Whatever you do, don't let them have you"
~ Mark Murphy

"Remember the beat of your heart, and your breath."
~ Kai Botak

Good morning Bluesky! Stay mindful my friends ❤️

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 1d

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
~ Anne Frank

Good morning my friends! Dawn is breaking over the mountains here in my quiet little valley, bringing with it the hope of a new day. Let us be grateful and make the most of it ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Emma Rose! I am hanging in there, thanks for asking. Laura had her Achilles rebuilt on Friday, along with 2 other broken tendons reattached, so I have become her full time care giver. I'm calling it vocational rehab for my hip 😂
I hope that all is well and wonderful in your world ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 1d

"Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace."
~ Dalai Lama XIV

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 3d

"The secret to happiness involves acknowledging and transforming suffering, rather than avoiding it."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Good morning my friends! I hope that you have a most delightful day. Be the light. Be the love ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 3d

“May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.”
~ Mother Teresa

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 4d

“I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies.”
~ Ram Dass

Good morning Bluesky! The quotes that I post are generally directed at myself, thoughts that I would like to hang onto. I post this quote a lot. Have a beautiful day ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5d

"Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work."
~ Mother Teresa

❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5d

I hope that your day gets brighter ♥️

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5d

He was a treasure.

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5d

“As long as you have certain desires about how it ought to be you can't see how it is.”
~ Ram Dass

Good morning my friends! ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 5d

“Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr.

❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 6d

Have a wonderful day my friend ❤️

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 6d

I hope that you have a most blissful day my friend ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 6d

“Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.”
~ Jack Kornfield

It's a glorious morning to be alive! Be the light, be the love ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 6d

You are most welcome

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 6d

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 6d

"Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 7d

"What did you think it was that needed to be loved?"
~ Thaddeus Golas

Good morning happy campers! Let us endeavor to have a damn fine day ❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 7d

I took this photo at the Flat Creek Trailhead this afternoon while I was out kicking around in the forest. I hope that you're having a delightful afternoon my friends.

❤️

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 8d

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”
~ Mother Teresa

Good morning to you! I hope that you have a most excellent day. Be the love. Be the light ❤️

Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 8d

“If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV

❤️

[secret grove of giants]

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