Gems 3.35

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
The theme for May is “fear” and, its opposite, “love.”

Photo by Niki Flow. Created with PicsArt. Instagram filter “LowFi.”

Update: May 8, 2017

There are people in my life who are brave on a daily basis. These people remind me that I can be brave — that I always have been.

Under1000skies resumed daily posts today and will continue hopefully until I’m long gone. This is my golden bowl, and this work is vital.

The pain, every day upon waking; the knowledge that, after 402 days, my son Benjamin Archer is still missing; — these will not be undone by hiding, numbing, or distracting. After all, “Life is about using the whole box of crayons.” Even the storm colors.

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.19

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Journey Notes

Special thanks to the Reagan family for contributing this beautiful photo. The theme for the month of February will be “beauty.” because when we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts. If you have a favorite quote or poem about “beauty,” please let us know!

May you find joy and beauty every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.18

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Journey Notes

Special thanks to the Reagan family for contributing this beautiful photo and to Rajni for submitting this great quote. The theme for the month of February will be “beauty.” If you have a favorite quote or poem about “journey,” or the journey of life, or “beauty,” please let us know!

May you find joy and beauty every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.16

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Journey Notes

The theme for the month of January is “journey” and for February, “beauty.” If you have a favorite quote or poem about “journey,” or the journey of life, or “beauty,” please let us know! Special thanks to the Reagan family for contributing this beautiful photo and to RW for submitting the quote!

May you find joy and beauty every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.15

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Journey Notes

May you find joy and beauty every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.13

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Journey Notes

May you find joy every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.12

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Journey Notes

The theme for the month of January is “journey.” Special thanks to Rajni for submitting this wonderful quote from Ryszard Kapuściński. If you have a favorite quote or poem about “journey,” or the journey of life, please leave a comment!

May you find joy every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.10

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

Photo © Alisa Reagan. Used with permission. Thank you! ♥.

“I sit beside the fire and think
Of all that I have seen
Of meadow flowers and butterflies
In summers that have been

Of yellow leaves and gossamer
In autumns that there were
With morning mist and silver sun
And wind upon my hair

I sit beside the fire and think
Of how the world will be
When winter comes without a spring
That I shall ever see

For still there are so many things
That I have never seen
In every wood in every spring
There is a different green

I sit beside the fire and think
Of people long ago
And people that will see a world
That I shall never know

But all the while I sit and think
Of times there were before
I listen for returning feet
And voices at the door”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

Journey Notes

The theme for the month of January is “journey.” Special thanks to WaY for submitting this wonderful poem from J.R.R. Tolkien. If you have a favorite quote or poem about “journey,” or the journey of life, please leave a comment!

May you find joy every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

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Gems 3.8

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

Photo by Niki Flow

Journey Notes

The theme for the month of January is “journey.” If you have a favorite quote or poem about “journey,” or the journey of life, please leave a comment!

May you find joy every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

Gems 3.7

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Photographer unknown. (If you know, please leave a comment so we can credit this beautiful photo!) “Thunder Road” by Bruce Springsteen

Journey Notes

The theme for the month of January is “journey.” If you have a favorite quote or poem about “journey,” or the journey of life, please leave a comment!

Today I’d like to thank Nicole and Lisa, our volunteers in Denver, Colorado, for agreeing to hand out artist packs. Thank you both so much! We couldn’t do this without your help.

This is a letter that goes with the artist packs which our volunteers give to homeless creatives:

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Just a quick note. None of our artists or photographers so far are currently homeless. Until we get this up and running, we depend on the contributions of everyone who cares about creativity and homelessness. People have been so generous and we are so grateful!

In the years to come, we hope to feature creations every day from homeless artists and photographers. Our new website (coming later this year) will have a forum where folks can talk every day to each other about their projects and inspirations.

When we link to others who love beauty, who are passionate about the things we love — even for a few minutes a day — we don’t feel so alone.

May you find joy every day on your journey,

♡. under1000skies
We are photographers,
writers, artists & advocates
serving and connecting
homeless creatives.

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