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The Thoughts Behind My Thinking

A blog for the things I don't talk about.

Category: Health & Fitness

The Importance of Listening

March 16, 2025March 16, 2025 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

Since childhood, I’ve been refining my ability to transport viewers into the scene I’m capturing – a technique I call “Pictures People Listen To.” As a photographer, I specialize in creating and selling images that convey hope and God’s love through the lens of […]

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As Time Slips Away

March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

As Time Slips Away Every time I gaze out the back window of my house, I’m reminded of the baby swing suspended from a towering tree. It’s a poignant reminder of the former neighbors who left after four years, leaving behind a tangible connection […]

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Allegiance

June 16, 2023June 24, 2023 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 3 min read

I was drawn to this moment of an American Flag mounted on a tree with blooming flowers below it, in the country morning sunlight, because it reminds me of how this Flag is a symbol of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”, a […]

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Springtime Blossom

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

Many times the key factor of a great photograph comes from it having strong composition. Yes, the story is important but, without strong composition the story gets lost I think. The inspiration for this photograph came to me when I was out for a […]

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Bird Cottage

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Science, Travel — 1 min read

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Walking In The Raindrops

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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The Journey of Life

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

A pathway was created during the hard winter with deep snow, around the flower bed to the back of the yard. Now that the snow is almost melted, before you know it the pathway will be gone. Such as in the journey of life […]

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What’s In Your Heart

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

Whats in your heart. We all make decisions every day. When we say ‘yes’ to one thing, then it is at the cost of many ‘no’s’. We all have a hole in our hearts that need to be filled. What we fill into that […]

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Pet Prints In The Snow

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Pets, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Golden Hour on the Fence

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Technology, Travel — 1 min read

The golden hour winter sun sets on a picket fence, and snowy tree branches, creating a moment of visual respite for end of the day worries and concerns. When you’re so tired in today’s world, of balancing technology with human interactions, or worries and […]

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Last Peek of Winter Sun

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Chicago Blizzard – Holga

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Being Committed

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

The key to vision is being committed to it. But many do you find have a hard time with this? The path to a full life, and reaching your goals, is to be committed to it. There is no vision without being committed to […]

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Hope. Belief. Faith. Victory!

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

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Chicago Morning Commute

November 3, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

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Golden Hour Reflections

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

When I look at this scene, I reflect about all the people behind those windows, and all the people who built these buildings over the years. Yes, it all looks perfect on the outside, but it’s what’s inside that counts and makes all the […]

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Our Ways Are Not His Ways

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

Our ways are not His ways … Our thoughts go in many directions like the leaves from these plants. Yet, God’s thoughts are above our thoughts. I, too, fall into the (dangerous) trap of finding solutions for my problems without God. Yet when I […]

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Father and Son Wisdom Walk

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Hay Dance

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Music, Photography — 1 min read

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Morning Storm

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Sports, Travel — 1 min read

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Autumn Trail Under The Blue Sky

October 7, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Shades of Autumn

October 6, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports — 1 min read

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Yellow Flowers and the Fence

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Picture of Faith

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

“Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” ~ Hebrews 11:1 (Catholic Bible version). When I see this moment of hands reaching out to God in prayer, in community, it illustrates to me the outward expression of […]

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Golden Hour Autumn

October 1, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Photography — 1 min read

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Curves In The Woods

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Travel — 1 min read

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Winter Trail Golden Hour

September 29, 2022September 30, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Rolling Clouds Sunrise

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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One or Another – Square

September 24, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Photography — 1 min read

I’ve been attracted by trees lately. The light and shadow play on the branches. The colors from the Fall Season. But deeper, the formations from their environment and the other trees around them .. Or not. Trees, very much like our lives, all have […]

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Free Bird in the Golden Hour Sunset

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Photography — 1 min read

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I'm Frank J Casella, American, freelance photographer, and independent artist. I'm also co-founder of a Catholic Men's Apostolate. My life mission is to share hope and God's love in the world.

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