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Category: Health & Fitness

Where Is Your Faith

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Photography — 1 min read

Having faith sometimes is like looking into the clouds and seeing nothing, and yet other times like seeing colors in the sky. There are circumstances where we have lack of faith, and other times where our faith has saved us. The important thing, I […]

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The Messages In Our Lives

December 31, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Technology — 1 min read

How we respond to others has a huge impact on the world. How we treat others makes a huge impact on how they see the world around them. The messages in our lives shared through experiences and examples, though subtle, speak and teach louder […]

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Snow Under the Wetlands Bridge

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports, Travel — 1 min read

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Email And Mental Health

December 17, 2021December 18, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Productivity, Technology — 2 min read

I have noticed recently more and more that people are talking about how overwhelmed they are with their email inbox and the need to make it more digestible. We know that social media has an effect on our mental health, with the algorithms and […]

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Late Fall Nature Silhouette

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Basketball Is Really A Numbers Game

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

Player count; jersey number, score board, player stats, and how few actually play the sport professionally. Basketball, like any sports, and a part of life, is all about numbers. Then, if you actually get to play pro ball, your name and skill become celebrity, […]

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Bold Colors Down The Trail

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports — 1 min read

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Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

November 20, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

In America, we live in a culture that says more is better, but is this a lie? We all have our stuff packed away in the basements of our homes, sometimes extending to storage sheds that we pay to put our stuff. And, no […]

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Going Home

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Why Networking is Important

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Technology — 3 min read

Why balancing your relationships online and offline is important in life, and how it can create more and positive impact. On my social media channels I usually don’t post a picture directly, like many other artists do, along with sales jargon or a call […]

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Stealing Time

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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The Climate of Our Lives

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Science — 5 min read

“Prayer is to our soul what rain is to the soil. Fertilize the soil ever so richly, it will remain barren unless fed by frequent rains.” ~ Saint John Vianney There has been a lot of talk lately, even from the pope, about global […]

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Sports Half-Time

August 19, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports — 1 min read

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The World Is A Great Gift

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

As I rise up to each passing new day, as with the passing of the clouds, I’m not only thankful for the gift of the beauty of this world, but also thankful to God the giver of this gift. To fully appreciate this, I […]

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Lovers Reading by the Lake

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Truth and Transparency

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

The best way to build trust with others, is to be truthful with transparency. When we rationalize, or cloud things over because we are afraid how others will respond to us, then are we being true to ourselves? If we don’t know who we […]

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Prairie

July 8, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Resolving Conflicts

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; check a quarrel before it bursts forth! Proverbs 17:14 The arguer insist on his own way. A conflict resolver looks for a resolution instead of trying to win an argument. Love means looking […]

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Letting Go To Grow

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

The more we hold on to, the less we give away. The more we give away, the less we have to hold on to. Letting go teaches us there is more to life, than just ourselves. When we give ourselves away, it teaches us […]

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Stare At This For A Moment

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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The Cure For Feeling Alone

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

It is normal for all of us to feel lonely at times, and sometimes wonder if life is worth living. To lose site of our gifts and abilities, and purpose. The good news is there is a cure for this. It is to use […]

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Black Tulips In Black And White

May 22, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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The Benefits Of Being In Community

May 14, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

When I saw this birdbath today, I not only noticed the textures and colors, but also thought about how birds are in community. A birdbath is like the community swimming pool. If you will. With social media relevant today, why does it seem so […]

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Morning Lit Magnolia

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

The morning sunlight illuminates the pink and white petals on the branches from a magnolia tree. Just a simple moment in life …

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The Best Use of Our Time

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

Sometimes photography will see elements in the sky that the human eye does not. Sometimes reflections in the water see elements in the sky that photography does not. Sometimes the silent moments help us to reflect life more clearly. Many people tell me how […]

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I Want to be Free

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

It seems just about everywhere you look these days people are saying they want to be free, or they want their freedoms. But, I’m wondering if everyone has the same meaning of what freedom is? Freedom n. The condition of not being in prison […]

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Kindness

February 25, 2021March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Pets, Photography — 2 min read

Many times we, including myself, tend to judge people based on how we see a situation before or without being fully educated about the matter or understanding fully the people involved. When people hurt us with their words or actions, especially family members or […]

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Tree Tops Minimalism

January 29, 2021March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

Have you ever thought about what it might be like to be a leaf at the top of a tree? … Or do I have too much time on my hands?

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Keep Your Focus

January 22, 2021March 11, 2021 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

This beautiful moment in time came and went in less than twenty minutes, yet it is one of those moments that you steal some time to notice God’s creation, that He is still in control. The thought that came to mind, though, before I […]

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Your E-Mail Address and Your Identity

December 27, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

Where you live online has become more important than your street address offline, unless you have packages delivered to you. Specifically, your e-mail address says more about you, and moves with you, than any other identity we can have. Because whether or not you […]

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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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