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Artistic Joy of Capturing the World

By PlanetPapp|2023-05-03T08:57:19-07:00May 3rd, 2023|Categories: Art - Creativity, Photography, Solitude - Nature, Travel|Tags: Alaska, back to nature, divine nature, hiking, James K. Papp Photography, mountain photography, Nature, nature lover, nature photography, nature therapy, outdoor photography, Outdoors, photographer, point and shoot camera|

Dear Ones, Greetings and Salutations! Lately, I've been reviewing the archives for engaging images made before I got so seriously into photography. This photo is from a long 17-mile day hike to the

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Every Shade of Green

By PlanetPapp|2022-04-28T12:48:49-07:00April 28th, 2022|Categories: Bellingham, Health & Wellbeing, Peace, Photography, Solitude - Nature, Spirituality, Stress Reduction, Washington|Tags: back to nature, Bellingham, forest therapy, James K. Papp, manage stress and anxiety, nature photography, nature therapy, reduce stress, stress and anxiety, tree therapy, wa, washington state|

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Return to the Golden Heart of Alaska

By PlanetPapp|2021-11-18T09:46:42-08:00November 17th, 2021|Categories: Earth, Gratitude - Thankfulness, Happiness, Health & Wellbeing, Peace, Solitude - Nature|Tags: AK, Alaska, Alaskan Interior, author, back to nature, book, calm, Fairbanks, Golden Heart, Inquire Within, James K. Papp, nature journal, nature photography, nature writing, peace, photographer, soul searching, Spirituality, Travel|

Journal entry by James K. Papp ~ from 30 October 2021 Today I fly on mighty wings to the first place I knew in this mysterious life, the Golden Heart of Alaska. Beating strongly in the

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Contemplating Light

By PlanetPapp|2021-10-07T08:23:05-07:00October 5th, 2021|Categories: Gratitude - Thankfulness, Health & Wellbeing, Meditation, Peace, Photography, Spirituality|Tags: back to nature, grateful, Gratitude, gratitude prompts, Inquire Within, life's wonders, light energy, mindfulness, mysteries of life, mysteries of light, nature therapy, nautral world, Spirituality, spirituality for beginners, wonderful life|

Does Light roam, like a wandering soul? Or does Light radiate in every possible direction, with equal interest in each direction? What is the intention of Light? Ask a star. Ask a fire. Ask a

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We Are Cosmic Beings

By PlanetPapp|2021-05-20T13:50:26-07:00May 20th, 2021|Categories: Ancient Wisdom, Earth, Photography, Solitude - Nature, Spirituality, Travel|Tags: astrophotography, back to nature, Bryce Canyon, every day is earth day, Hunbatz Men, Mayan, nature photography, night photography, night photography techniques, night sky photography, night sky pictures, Nightscaper Conference, road trip, road trip west, Spirituality, Utah travel, van life, van travel|

Dear Ones, Earlier this month I made a road trip through six western states. The trip was built around the Nightscaper Conference in Utah, a gathering of astrophotographers teaching and learning approaches and techniques for

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Vernal Equinox

By PlanetPapp|2021-03-19T14:35:39-07:00March 18th, 2021|Categories: Ceremony, Earth, Health & Wellbeing, Spirituality|Tags: anxiety, anxiety and stress, back to nature, coronavirus, COVID-19, Covid19, how to be grateful in hard times, how to be present, how to handle stress, letting go of anxiety, lockdown, Nature, nature lover, nature therapy, new beginnings, pandemic, reduce stress, spring 2021, spring equinox, spring equinox 2021, spring equinox celebration, stress reduction, vernal equinox|

Dear Ones, Those of us living in the northern hemisphere are getting pretty excited about the arrival of Spring! After enduring a full year of restrictions, lockdowns, and unpredictable disruption (along with illuminating gifts and