First, I’d like to start by saying I am extremely humbled and grateful to have received this recognition from a fellow blogger whose work I consider to be strikingly gorgeous and equally profound. Mara, Thank you from the depths of my artistic soul. Mara captures in photos what I try to evoke in words….

The authenticity of life, the full spectrum of human emotion, the poetic and spiritual beauty of day-to-day moments, and the overall experience of what it means to be human.

http://marasphotos.wordpress.com/

It truly feels like the sweetest poetic synergy to be nominated by an artist whose work deeply inspires my own creative self expression. Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome. (Blushing.) The award goes to “up and coming” bloggers who currently have less than 200 blog followers.

More to come as I prepare to answer the questions asked of me as part of receiving this award. And I have my work cut out for me in deciding on which 11 talented bloggers to nominate in return.

The universe is a complete unique entity. Everything and everyone is bound together with some invisible strings. Do not break anyone’s heart; do not look down on [those] weaker than you. One’s sorrow at the other side of the world can make the entire world suffer; one’s happiness can make the entire world smile.

~Rumi