“Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.”
Kevyn Aucoin
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Eliza Waters 
Eliza, your photograph is so beautiful and perfect for your quote.
Can only agree with Julie:)
Thank you!
Many thanks, Julie!
Love the morning light, and today I think I’ll choose…..um…JOY!
Great choice! ;-D
LOVE this!
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I LOVE this photo Eliza! Great quote too!
Thanks so much, Julie. Glad you enjoyed it. ๐
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Thank you, Trini! ๐ ๐
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A beautiful photo–the more I gaze at it, the more I see ๐
Thank you so much!
Really beautiful photo! (Great sentiment also).
Thank you – a warm gift from the tail end of Storm Patricia. ๐
Thanks for this post! Thanks to Kevin for the quote! Thanks to the Light that shines through the trees! Thanks to the trees!
What a lovely comment! ๐
๐ You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it – it was one of those rare mornings. What a gift!
I really like that photo and the quote. Choose light and life.
Thanks for the lift.
Thank you, Jim. Have a great weekend.
Beautiful capture and perfect representation of October light.
Many thanks, Mike. Have a great weekend.
Thanks, it is going good so far.
Stunning… absolutely stunning photo. The depth and richness make you feel like you’ve just stepped inside that scene – I can almost smell the fallen leaves. I just want to stare at it for the next few hours. Beautiful!! Blessings, Sarah
Thank you so much, Sarah. Blessings!
Simply wonderful, Eliza. We love this post.
Have a great Halloween!
Best regards, Dina & c0
Thank you very much!
a beautiful photo to go with beautiful thoughts ๐
Thank you so much!
A most glorious scene, thank you Eliza. Going to hold onto the thoughts and image.
Thank you, Liz.
Just beautiful – and I just love this!
Thank you, Sarah, glad you liked it. ๐
Beautiful shot and inspiring words Eliza, happy weekend.
Many thanks, Karen, same to you!
So beautiful Eliza! What a wonderful day to wake up to!
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Thank you, Val. I agree and it was warm to boot! ๐
Stunning !!
Thank you very much, Ann! Have a great weekend.
Likewise ๐
Sensitive and beautiful!
Many thanks, Maureen!
The light is almost liquid. Beautiful.
Thank you, Lisa. With all that mist, in a way it is. ๐
Perfect picture for the quote. We do have choice how we start each day.
Thank you, Karen. Indeed we do!
Simply beautiful, great photographer Eliza!
Thank you so much, Maria!
Beautiful.
Thanks, Gigi.
Great words and astonishing photo. ๐
Thank you, Judy. It was such an amazing morning!
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Thanks, Nomzi!
Hey Eliza. You are welcome. Have a lovely day. ๐
Oh, that is simply amazing!
Nature is definitely that. Thanks, Dor!
This took my breath away. I’m going to go find it after I spend a little more time inhaling this beautiful sight and wonderful words. ๐
Aw, thanks so much, Robin! ๐
Incredibly beautiful! And again I feel as if I’m physically in that scene looking up at the beautiful light seeping through the trees. It’s so soothing. I feel a sense of calm looking at that pale yellow glow. I can almost feel it with all my senses, the soft, cool air upon my skin, the earthy fragrance, the sounds of the life surrounding…I also like the little bit of blue sky that manages to get through the trees! It reminds me of a feeling of hope.
I can stare at this photo all day. It’s mesmerizing.
And that is one of my favorite quotes!
Thank you for sharing the beauty you get to experience each day!
What a wonderful comment, Kim. I’m so glad that the photo touched you so profoundly. That I do get to experience nature’s beauty every day is something for which I am most grateful. ๐
Enlightening (so to speak)!
๐ Thanks, Kathy!
Eliza, your photograph and the quote (which I had never read or heard before) brought a moment of silent beauty to my day for which I am so very grateful. Your blog, it always seems to me, is filled with an appreciation of exactly this kind of life-affirming choice and awe and beauty. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Thank you so much, Rebecca! Your comment is very appreciated. ๐