Norm
@greenchilenorm.bsky.social
Found Love, Peace and Recovery in The Land of Enchantment.
"The earth has music for those who listen." — William Shakespeare
(Red Rocks State Park, Sedona, AZ)
(Red Rocks State Park, Sedona, AZ)
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"The earth has music for those who listen." — William Shakespeare
(Red Rocks State Park, Sedona, AZ)
(Red Rocks State Park, Sedona, AZ)
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." - Rachel Carson
(Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge)
(Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge)
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." - Rachel Carson
(Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge)
(Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge)
"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Tijeras, NM Sunset)
(Tijeras, NM Sunset)
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Tijeras, NM Sunset)
(Tijeras, NM Sunset)
"Nature is the art of God." - Dante Alighieri
(Jemez Springs, NM)
(Jemez Springs, NM)
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"Nature is the art of God." - Dante Alighieri
(Jemez Springs, NM)
(Jemez Springs, NM)
"In the sweet territory of silence we touch the mystery. It's the place of reflection and contemplation, and it's the place where we can connect with the deep knowing, to the deep wisdom way." — Angeles Arrien
(Highline Trail, Glacier National Park)
(Highline Trail, Glacier National Park)
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"In the sweet territory of silence we touch the mystery. It's the place of reflection and contemplation, and it's the place where we can connect with the deep knowing, to the deep wisdom way." — Angeles Arrien
(Highline Trail, Glacier National Park)
(Highline Trail, Glacier National Park)
“Freedom! That was the thought that sung in her heart so that even though the future was so dim, it was iridescent like the mist over the river where the morning sun fell upon it. Freedom!” - W. Somerset Maugham
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, New Mexico)
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, New Mexico)
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Freedom! That was the thought that sung in her heart so that even though the future was so dim, it was iridescent like the mist over the river where the morning sun fell upon it. Freedom!” - W. Somerset Maugham
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, New Mexico)
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, New Mexico)
"It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away -
that makes life meaningful and purposeful." ~ Viktor E. Frankl
(Cave of the Mounds, WI)
that makes life meaningful and purposeful." ~ Viktor E. Frankl
(Cave of the Mounds, WI)
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away -
that makes life meaningful and purposeful." ~ Viktor E. Frankl
(Cave of the Mounds, WI)
that makes life meaningful and purposeful." ~ Viktor E. Frankl
(Cave of the Mounds, WI)
"The whole purpose of spiritual direction is to penetrate beneath the surface of a man's life... to bring out his inner spiritual freedom, his inmost truth." - Thomas Merton
(Trunk Bay, ST. John, USVI)
(Trunk Bay, ST. John, USVI)
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"The whole purpose of spiritual direction is to penetrate beneath the surface of a man's life... to bring out his inner spiritual freedom, his inmost truth." - Thomas Merton
(Trunk Bay, ST. John, USVI)
(Trunk Bay, ST. John, USVI)
"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." - Rumi
(Avalanche Lake Trail, Glacier National Park)
(Avalanche Lake Trail, Glacier National Park)
November 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." - Rumi
(Avalanche Lake Trail, Glacier National Park)
(Avalanche Lake Trail, Glacier National Park)
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart." - Kahlil Gibran
(Outside of Hilo, Hawaii)
(Outside of Hilo, Hawaii)
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart." - Kahlil Gibran
(Outside of Hilo, Hawaii)
(Outside of Hilo, Hawaii)
"Love is the purest form of a soul at peace." Matthew Donnelly
(Francis Bay, St. John, USVI)
(Francis Bay, St. John, USVI)
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"Love is the purest form of a soul at peace." Matthew Donnelly
(Francis Bay, St. John, USVI)
(Francis Bay, St. John, USVI)
"The only journey is the one within." – Rainer Maria Rilke
(Salcantay Trek, Peru)
(Salcantay Trek, Peru)
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"The only journey is the one within." – Rainer Maria Rilke
(Salcantay Trek, Peru)
(Salcantay Trek, Peru)
"Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous." — Thomas Mann
(Rio Grande River, Truth or Consequences, NM)
(Rio Grande River, Truth or Consequences, NM)
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous." — Thomas Mann
(Rio Grande River, Truth or Consequences, NM)
(Rio Grande River, Truth or Consequences, NM)
“Those who dwell among the Beauties and Mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of Life” Rachel Carson
(Inca Trail, Peru)
(Inca Trail, Peru)
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Those who dwell among the Beauties and Mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of Life” Rachel Carson
(Inca Trail, Peru)
(Inca Trail, Peru)
“In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus
(Denali National Park, AK)
(Denali National Park, AK)
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus
(Denali National Park, AK)
(Denali National Park, AK)
“Every act of kindness grows the spirit and strengthens the soul” Anonymous
(Jemez Springs, NM)
(Jemez Springs, NM)
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“Every act of kindness grows the spirit and strengthens the soul” Anonymous
(Jemez Springs, NM)
(Jemez Springs, NM)
"In the silence of the heart, God speaks." — Mother Teresa
(Tijeras, NM Sunrise)
(Tijeras, NM Sunrise)
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"In the silence of the heart, God speaks." — Mother Teresa
(Tijeras, NM Sunrise)
(Tijeras, NM Sunrise)
“There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; my philosophy is kindness.”
— The Dalai Lama
(Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park)
— The Dalai Lama
(Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park)
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
“There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; my philosophy is kindness.”
— The Dalai Lama
(Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park)
— The Dalai Lama
(Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park)
“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade” Leo Tolstoy
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, NM)
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, NM)
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade” Leo Tolstoy
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, NM)
(Bosque del Apache, NWR, NM)
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear." – Buddhist proverb
(Tree Springs Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)
(Tree Springs Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear." – Buddhist proverb
(Tree Springs Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)
(Tree Springs Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)
"It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up." Eckhart Tolle
( Astoria, WA Sunset)
( Astoria, WA Sunset)
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up." Eckhart Tolle
( Astoria, WA Sunset)
( Astoria, WA Sunset)
"Gratitude is an opener of locked-up blessings." - Marianne Williamson
(South Rim, Grand Canyon)
(South Rim, Grand Canyon)
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Gratitude is an opener of locked-up blessings." - Marianne Williamson
(South Rim, Grand Canyon)
(South Rim, Grand Canyon)
“Our spiritual attitude is determined by our conception of our relation to infinite spirit.”
— Paul Twitchell
(Virgin River, Zion National Park)
— Paul Twitchell
(Virgin River, Zion National Park)
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
“Our spiritual attitude is determined by our conception of our relation to infinite spirit.”
— Paul Twitchell
(Virgin River, Zion National Park)
— Paul Twitchell
(Virgin River, Zion National Park)
“In silence we hear the sound of our Soul”
- Dr. Bhawna Gautam
(Baraboo, WI)
- Dr. Bhawna Gautam
(Baraboo, WI)
October 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“In silence we hear the sound of our Soul”
- Dr. Bhawna Gautam
(Baraboo, WI)
- Dr. Bhawna Gautam
(Baraboo, WI)
Listen to the compass of your heart.
All you need lies within you.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
(10k Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)
All you need lies within you.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
(10k Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Listen to the compass of your heart.
All you need lies within you.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
(10k Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)
All you need lies within you.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
(10k Trail, Sandia National Forest, NM)