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The Thoughts Behind My Thinking

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

Category: Personal

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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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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Sunlight Through The Trees

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 — Posted inGadgets, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Software — 1 min read

Orton imagery, also called an Orton slide sandwich or the Orton Effect, is a photography technique which blends two completely different photos of the same scene, resulting in a distinctive mix of high and low detail areas within the same photo. It was originated […]

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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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Branch Patterns

September 27, 2022 — Posted inPersonal, Photography, Productivity — 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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Autumn Forest Sunset

September 23, 2022September 22, 2022 — Posted inPersonal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Fall Colors

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

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Speak Lord For Thy Servant Is Listening

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Flowers In The Bush – Lomography Effect

September 18, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Sunset Through The Woods

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Flowers in the Wetlands

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Sports — 1 min read

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The Power of Prayer

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

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Goals Are Just Problems Waiting to Be Solved

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

Tons of material has been written about setting and achieving goals. Almost nothing has been written about intentions. Intentions are the foundation for goal achievement. Intentions are the power behind goal achievement. Intentions create both resolve and desire. The resolve and desire to achieve. […]

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Smarts and Intelligence

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Literature, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Productivity, Science — 3 min read

Some people seem to be smart, as in intelligent, bright, or knowledgeable, and others not. What makes, or causes, the difference? Someone asked how I come up with my topic for each blog post. Well, basically, I wake up in the morning and spend […]

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Labor

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

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Stealing Time

September 3, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Wood Bench and Yellow Flowers

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Draw Near to God

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

The morning sunshine illuminates the clouds in the blue sky, and evaporates the fog in the tree tops as well. God is love, and invites us to draw near to Him. So that we can be illuminated with His Light, and allow Him to […]

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Thinking In Black And White

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

Thinking is a rare commodity in our world today, especially with the distractions of our information age. It is important now to be mindful of how we are intentional about blocking out time with our own thoughts. Our own thoughts help us to know […]

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Quality Time

August 16, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Towers

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 — Posted inPersonal, Photography — 1 min read

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What Dogs Teach Us

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Pets, Photography — 1 min read

A few years ago my wife and I went to our Son’s school open house. As we were walking down the hall another set of parents looked as us as if they knew us. In fact, I started to ask myself if I know […]

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Family Walk To The Park

August 4, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Personal, Photography, Sports — 1 min read

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The Perspective We Have From Silence

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

We desperately need silent prayer to fill our souls. In the silence, whatever is hidden deep within us is raised to the surface and is magnified. Silence in the presence of God is not a waste of our time. In fact, it is the […]

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Breezeway

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Anger

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

When I decided to do the topic of anger for this photograph, I quickly became overwhelmed and wanted to change it or give up. Because there is so much that can be said, it is simple yet complex. So, I have decided to share […]

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Dusk on the Ranch

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Personal, 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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