if at first you don’t succeed try try again for the righteous falls seven times and rises again1 the adage of perseverance continuing despite failures small and large is experience hard won it’s a path paved gold in loss and grief and pain yet it’s not without rewards it beckons over and over © 2024 Jason A. Muckley Proverbs 24:16 (English Standard Version ..read more

Photo by Jason Muckley © 2024 sand lilies are the start of spring in Colorado the first wildflowers that appear after a cold, dark winter simple, white flowers arising from the verdant mountainside this flower of hope this new day’s arrival the promise a new season a new start © 2024 Jason A. Muckley ..read more

nostalgia has a tendency to mythologize first proposed in our revelries later cemented in our minds faulty recall of the past produces a record of idolatry the forever gone the flawed infallible the past always an improvement on the present if only time didn’t change ignoring the natural laws the law of time the law of entropy © 2024 Jason A. Muckley ..read more

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. –JULES VERNE I am cat person. I love cats. I also like this quote by Jules Verne. It would also explain their often moodiness and their personality, which can mirror their owners ..read more

In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger. –Kobayashi Issa Nature and its beauty is a special thing that brings people together, even strangers. There is something about seeing something amazing and awe-inspiring that touches a universal need and appreciation, no matter the culture nor the creed. There is something God has put in the heart of every person that recognizes his handiwork when they see it ..read more

after divorce an anniversary is just a date but not a date it is old memories and old wounds it is loss and grief it is hope gone and yet it passes the date becomes just a date another day another step onward in the future © 2024 Jason A. Muckley ..read more

Oppenheimer (Courtesy of Universal Pictures) The 2024 Oscar Nominations were released today and despite the many movies I saw this year in theaters compared to years past, I admit that most of the “darlings” I haven’t even seen yet. I will have to get on that soon. The big night will occur on Sunday, March 10, 2024 on ABC at 7 p.m. ET. The show will be hosted again by Jimmy Kimmel. “Oppenheimer” is probably the early frontrunner for Best Picture as it received 13 total nominations, 2 more than “Poor Things” that had 11. “Flowers of the Killer Moon” received 10 nominations and summer blockbuste ..read more

there is nothing new under the sun yet every word i write in my style and my order is new is mine the creative spark within me i alone possess no one else can have my creativity creative © 2023 Jason A. Muckley ..read more

I love this quote! The world’s finest wilderness lies beneath the waves. -Robert Wyland The ocean is my happy place. I could just float in the waves every day, day after day. It’s a little sad that I live so far away from them, but anytime I get the chance to go East (or West) to the coast, I go to the ocean for several days to just soak it all up. In honor of this wonderful quote (of the day) by Robert Wyland, enjoy some beautiful shots I found of my happy place All photos from PxHere.com used under Creative Commons license ..read more

my art has languished i am unmotivated to create the work to put in exceeds the end result before i had no expectations of my art it was a release an outlet but now it feels like work more to do more energy exhausted i want to create the way i used to for fun for me i don’t know if i can if i will the work of art © 2023 Jason A. Muckley ..read more