Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

• Quote: Buddha. This is one of my favorite quotes by one of my favorite authors, the Buddha: so simple, so profound, and so very true. Unless you realize that peace comes from within, no external circumstances can make you feel at peace. Peaceful circumstances can of course help you, but in the end, peace comes from within.
• Photo: “Lily Pair” by George Dangerfield. Click the image for a larger version or view his photo gallery for more beautiful photos by him.

• Quote: Thomas à Kempis, a German mystic and religious author (1380 – 1471)
• Photo: “Twelve Years” by Marc Adamus, one of my long time favorite landscape photographers. Visit TimeCatcher.com for more photos by him and other fantastic photographers, or view a large version of this photo.

What Is This?

This post is the first one in a weekly series called Weekly Inspiration. Think of it as a virtual scrapbook, and you’ll get a good idea of what it’s like.

Every Monday, I’ll be posting a “new page” into my virtual scrapbook, with two “clippings”: a beautiful photo or piece of art, combined with a quote. Basically, this is precisely the same thing I used to do as a kid – I had a scrapbook where I collected beautiful images and paired them up with fitting quotes. The only difference is this one is a virtual scrapbook, while the one I had as a kid was physical.

Fair Game

It should go without saying that whenever possible, I’ll give full credit to the artists and photographers whose work I feature. The same goes for the authors I quote.

I will never, ever hotlink to any artist’s site! I’ll upload the images I use into my own server. Whenever I can, I will post a link to the original picture (which is often bigger in size) and the artist’s or photographer’s gallery, so you can check out other pictures by them. Perhaps, sometimes, I’ll also post a review of the featured artist or author.

I hope you’ll enjoy this virtual scrapbook!