by Sheila Finkelstein on August 18, 2012
Are you regularly using your digital camera and/or your camera phone as one of your means of communication with yourself and your loved one(s)?
Are you filled with pride and taking pictures you love, then sharing them on cards, online albums, blog posts, email and/or on your walls?
Or, are you one who sometimes doesn’t even think to use your camera – digital or phone – for communication and taking special pictures? [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on August 3, 2012
Is your already “knowing the answers”, at least thinking you do, getting in the way of taking action?
Conversely, is the “need to know the answers to certain questions” stopping you from moving forward?

Are you in Wonder, Query, or Knowing? [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on May 30, 2012
Recently I was drawn to this T.H.I. N.K. acrostic that I saw on Facebook. The image posted was white on black. It did not seem to be appropriate to take that image, so I created another graphic.
I also did a Google search to see if there was someone to whom this is attributed. I could not find an original author.
Given our is focus now on relationships, I felt it too rich not to include this powerful/empowering suggestions/reminders in Treasure Your Life Now. The questions are such perfect reminders to pause and ask ourselves before launching into complaints, in particular, with those with whom you are close or anyone else, with whom you are interacting. [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on May 9, 2012
This issue marks the 599th Picture to Ponder ezine!!! As I’ve been stating in the past few issues, I am transitioning title and branding from Picture to Ponder to the more pro-active Treasure Your Life Now. Treasuring our lives has actually been one of the indirect, unexpressed bottom line premises of Picture to Ponder over these past 8 years. So it seems quite fitting.
There are times when we may perceive life’s journey as a series of bumps in the road. As we go through changes, we have choices. We can focus on what is behind us, the bumps directly in front of us, or that which is beyond. [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on April 26, 2012
There are a few things I would like to bring your attention to. They are detailed next and below today’s Action Queries.
With Mother’s Day coming up I’d be doing you a disservice were I not to remind you of Nature Art Gifts. It includes links to a variety of choices of products incorporating my wide range of art. In addition gift certificates are available. Further down the page, my favorites are cited.
Now on to Today’s Photos –
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by Sheila Finkelstein on March 17, 2012
As I am transitioning and developing my Love With No Regrets business, I’ve started looking at issues from several years ago to see which photos and Self-Reflecting Queries fit more specifically with relationship issues.
Since so many of our Picture to Ponders do, in fact, in some way deal with relationships, firstly and most importantly with ourselves, I’m anticipating a fun time. It is my intention that you too enjoy the journey.
If you’ve been around here for a while, you know how much fun I have with reflections, so it’s not surprising that the first issue I went to was this with Miami Reflections.
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by Sheila Finkelstein on March 2, 2012
It’s been a very busy, interesting and productive week here. I hope it was the same for you.
I spent a lot of time in response to Jan Lundy’s invitation to submit an article for the March Issue of BUDDHA CHICK LIFE, topic: “Celebrating the Feminine”.
My knee jerk response, in my head, was, “Thanks, and that’s doesn’t describe me.”
Paying attention to my reaction, I decided it would be a good thing for me to write about, to work my way through it to see what, if anything, was at the root.
You can see my article by clicking on “Celebrating Owning Ourselves.”
Today’s Photos are in the form of a short “Photo Essay.” Jan Lundy’s suggestion of an added “Photo Essay” for my article in BUDDHA CHICK LIFE probably was the subconscious catalyst when these photos popped out for me as I was searching my files.
Today’s Photos – Photo Essay – [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on February 14, 2012
 
When searching for a “heart” photo, or just “the right” photo for Valentine’s Day the above photo of headlights (taillights?) of a car popped out at me. Be it the colors, or the multi-reflected images it seemed to be most fitting to my message for today. So, I said “yes” to its being today’s featured photo. [click to continue…]
by Sheila Finkelstein on January 26, 2012
Today’s issue of Picture to Ponder is revision of Issue 108, May 24, 2005, when I was doing four issues a week. You’ll see, as you look below, that the subject of today’s featured photograph is my feet in my late, beloved husband Sam’s lap, as he used my legs for a “table” on which to write. I’m thinking there is some reason, the reminder of this photo came up for me this week, so I’m going with my gut and using it and the story.
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by Sheila Finkelstein on October 26, 2011
This week’s Picture to Ponder’s featured photos are a result of two different experiences I had this past week. Although the photographs are not particularly beautiful. nor are the imaginary images that clear, they do represent an important message.
The thumbnail photo on the left is a piece of a live oak tree root which grew around one of the sprinkler heads in our community. The root needed cutting and, the portion close to the house, dug up. It took Issaac, one of our grounds maintenance men, over an hour to remove it. Feeling triumphant, he brought it into the office to share.
Gini, the admin assistant, somewhat attuned to my finding imagery in natural objects, [click to continue…]