T.G.I.F 11: What It Really Means

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s what’s happening ¤ under1000skies ¤

This week we featured two beautiful photos from the Reagan family as well as a beautiful painting from an unknown artist and a photo from an unknown photographer. (If you know either one please let us know so we can credit their creations!)

T.G.I.F. – What It Really Means

Happy Friday! Today’s TGIF is a gorgeous painting from Daryl Mandryk — “Return of Tarzan” originally found on Digital Art Gallery. The link is no longer available, but Daryl’s website is here.

“Return of Tarzan” by Daryl Mandryk

T.arzan,

G.orilla

I.tensely

F.ighting

Journey Notes

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 3.15

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

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 Jimmy V. for 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 3.14

Posted on January 25, 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 MJ for contributing this beautiful photo collage and poem!

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

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

Gems 3.12

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 3.11

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Niki Flow

Artist unknown. Edited with PicsArt

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.

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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 3.7

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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Gems 3.6

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Niki Flow

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

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.

TGIF 7: This Week under1000skies

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s what’s happening ¤ under1000skies ¤

This week we featured a beautiful photo and poem from MJ and photos and art work from Niki Flow. Our About page also got an update:

Scanned: December 14, 2005 Howard Thurman at Marsh Chapel March 6, 1959 Historical

T.G.I.F. – What It Really Means

Today’s TGIF is just for fun. I don’t know who took this hilarious photo or who made the meme, but it made me laugh when I saw it. I hope you enjoy it. Have a great weekend!

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!

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

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Gems 3.1

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Niki Flow

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

Journey Notes

The theme for the month of January is “journey.” If you have a favorite quote about “journey,” or the journey of life, please leave a comment! As you may have noticed, we started a new number series. The Gem today (“3.1.”) begins our third year, and is the first we’ve published. Happy New Year from all of us!

Your Creations

As always, we would love to feature your creative visions. When we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts. If you would like to contribute a photo, poem, story or piece of art for limited use on our website, please send us a note. You always retain full rights. Your work will be shared on Instagram with credit, and the link to the page here shared on Twitter and Facebook.