When I tell you you're perfect.

Everybody’s perfect. That is not to say that they don’t make mistakes, but it is to say that without them, there is no way that the perfect plan of salvation could be complete. It needs everyone, every piece, every bee, every note, every letter of every word, and it has them. That’s what makes it perfect. Sometimes they make mistakes, but what kind of a picture has every line going in the same direction? 

You are perfect, because perfection needs you; imperfection and all. 

Dirait-on

"Abandon entouré d'abandon, tendresse touchant aux tendresses... 
C'est ton intérieur qui sans cesse se caresse, dirait-on; 
se caresse en soi-même, par son propre reflet éclairé. 
Ainsi tu inventes le thème du Narcisse exaucé."

Timpview Choir, you make me cry. 
Music is so beautiful; thank you for sharing of your sweet spirit.
Thank you for giving that to me.

Dirait-on tel amour mon coeur,
Pour la musique est tel amour.
(Yes, I did write that just for you.)

Everything is Beautiful

Everything is beautiful if you care to look. The things that people have done are absolutely amazing, and this world that God has created is far more incredible than most realize. Why be sad when you live in such a fantastic place and time? Smile. Look outside; look how incredible everything is. Get ye into the mountains and look at the amazing autumn colors, and feel the cool breeze making that beautiful rustling sound among the trees. Look at your phone, your camera, your computer; how can they even exist? Do you know how it works? Do you know how complicated it is and how much time and effort has gone into that? Look at the magic around you, the magic that we have been allowed to use and create; fresh water from the sink, preserved food in the middle of summer due to a refrigerator, fruit that grows on trees, vegetables that spring up out of the ground. Look at the people. See them give when they have but little for themselves, see them do silly things just to get others to smile, see them love each other; what greater gift could there be? The love of Christ is most precious and desirable above all other fruit, and it's growing on a tree in front of us. Why be sad? 2 Nephi 9:52: "Let your hearts rejoice." It does not say "make your hearts rejoice" it says "let your hearts rejoice." You know deep down that there is so much happiness, so much goodness, so much joy and perfection around you, and you want to be happy, you're naturally inclined to be happy. Let yourself be happy. Why would you let something get in the way of that?
So much beauty in the gospel, in the world, in others, and in yourself. Let it shine through the clouds. You're all beautiful. I love you.

Music Without Sound

Things like this. Standing on a cute little bridge in the sunlight, blowing dandelion seeds out over the river as you relax and enjoy the pure beauty that surrounds you. This to me is just as much music as music is. 

Other things, like a smile, a laugh, a dragonfly, a drop of sunlight, a bright night sky, a kind word or a butterfly, a Warbler's tune, a duckling's flight, a quail's waddle or flash of light, a scone, strawberries bathed in cream, a tiny flower, a quiet stream, hiking a hill, climbing a tree, all can make a symphony. 

Sometimes I wax poetic. But the point is, anything from a pun to a tadpole can be music if only you care enough to listen for it. It would be tragic to be so focused on other things that you miss the music that surrounds you. 

One Day, This Will Be My Life

The world is so beautiful. 

I want to see all of this so badly. And one day I will. Whoever my future wife is, you'd better like to travel, because this is where we're going, and more.

 I love dolphins. We get along well.

 Look at that water.

 Parrots are cute.

 Wow.

 Ice palaces. Almost as great as ice cream palaces.

 I have to see the Aurora Borealis. 

 Ice skating, anyone?

 This place is real.

 Northern Iceland, not a painting.

 The World is my favorite color.

 All of this is so amazing. I hope it's making you contemplate life more deeply.

 I love temples! I want to go to all of them.

 And there's more. So much more.

 Remind me to play a grand piano underwater some day.

 I've always liked marble.

 I also want a castle

And now you love the world more. Hopefully. If not, go look at all these pictures again. While listening to rain http://www.rainymood.com/ and listening to inspirational music. 

This post was inspired partially by Kristen Blair and her awesome Austrian adventures that she's been having without me. 

Disclaimer: most of these pictures are not mine. I may not have rights or whatnot to put them on my blog. If they are your pictures, feel free to revoke them or something if the fact that people are enjoying your wonderful photography and living ever grateful to your wonderful soul because you anonymously shared these wondrous gifts with the world bothers you. That's the end of my disclaimer. I'm done. You can stop reading now. Most people don't read the small text anyway, so whatever's possessing you to continue should probably be ignored. You're free to go. You know, I really don't want this to detract from that beautiful post that I just posted, so if you just had to keep reading this and finish it, go look at your three favorite pictures again, and then go do something else.