Radical acceptance and unconditional friendliness

May 17, 2018 by Jenna Filia Canty

Bob Thurman describes this buddha nature as “realizing that you are everything, experiencing a feeling of oneness, and embracing being one with everything.” The lotus best represents our journey to realizing our buddha nature as the lotus grows through the mud before expressing itself fully as a beautiful flower above ground. For us, we have to work through the murky layers of our mind that tell us various stories, such as “we aren’t good enough.” Tara Brach writes, “when we get lost in our […]

Categories: Meditation, Yoga • Tags: aura glaser, bob thurman, buddha, buddha nature, Buddhism, christopher germer, compassion, inspiration, jack kornfield, mindfulness, robert thurman, Sharon Salzberg, tara brach

SINCERITY: “Happiness will run after you…”

November 4, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

“There is no greater delight then to be conscious of sincerity on self examination.” ― Mencius I chose the word Sincerity for this weeks Tuesday Virtue post. As defined in Wikipedia, Sincerity “is a virtue of one who speaks and acts truly about his or her own feelings, thoughts, and desires.” It’s an openness to expose who we really are and to trust others will be able to do the same. Sincerity is finding a way each day to act out […]

Categories: Photography

Trick or Treat, Columbus Ohio

November 3, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

“I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And at the end of my prayers, they teach me how to listen.” ― Terry Tempest Williams I took the above photo Friday evening waiting in traffic to get to the kids’ neighborhoods for Trick or Treat. I was focusing on the trees against the sky and all of a sudden a flock of birds came into my frame. It was a rainy, […]

Categories: Good Company, Photography • Tags: arm wrestle, Columbus, family, flock of birds, good company, gratitude, halloween, inspiring poetry, Leica, Leica M9, october, Ohio, Over the Top, terry tempest williams, trick or treat, westerville, what I fear, what I love

“Hope is a thing with feathers” — Emily Dickinson

October 30, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

–Photo by Jim Champion I came across a lovely poem today when my friend, Jeanne, asked me to read her some poetry via Skype.  She is recovering from surgery and needed me to do most the talking. I feel terrible for her! After reading the poem I thought of how fitting it is for today and why I have an insatiable love for poetry. Poetry is the language of the soul, and oftentimes, discovering the right one at the right time can […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: believe in oneself, better oneself, emily dickinson, feathers, female poets, hope, inspiring poetry, poetry

GRACE: “…a universe that knows what it’s doing…”

October 28, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

Happy Tuesday to you. Last week I wrote about Bravery and what it means to me. Today, I write about Grace. It has not been an easy thing for me to channel in my daily life lately. Grace to me is being open-hearted, seeing the beauty in the least expected places, gaining true insight into who we are, being generous with others, finding the good in everyone, saying thank you, slowing down, and navigating through each day with a sense of […]

Categories: Photography

Deep Creek, Maryland

October 27, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

Another beautiful weekend spent with family – this time in Deep Creek, Maryland celebrating my cousin Joseph’s 30th birthday. There was an over-abundance of food, dancing, and laughing – along with beautiful sunsets and blazing bonfires. Here are a few images from the weekend – keeping in mind that I took over 700 with my Leica M9. As per usual the outdoor pics are always much better- still working on perfecting the use of my flash.  Hope you had a restful […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: 30th birthday, beautiful sunsets, beautiful weekend, Deep Creek, Maryland

BRAVERY : “Our statures touch the skies…” Emily Dickinson

October 21, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

Happy Tuesday to you. I woke up at 5:30am this morning eager to complete a few photo projects I have been working on. I poured a cup of coffee, topped it off with almond milk, put Layla in my lap and got to work. Processing images is one of my favorite things to do. It never feels like work. There is always something beautiful to find and, oftentimes, it’s in a picture that you would least expect it to be. I love the […]

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What matters most

October 20, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

I am in Columbus now spending time with family and enjoying every minute of it. Family sure does remind you of how beautiful life is and, in my case, how there are people that support and love you no matter what. Unconditional love, unconditional support. Living in New York City the past 8 years has been both a blessing and a challenge. A blessing because I live above the best pizza restaurant in town 🙂 and a challenge because I am so […]

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My favorite sadhu

October 2, 2014 by Jenna Filia Canty

Just submitted this to three different photo contests. I believe in this photo so much because the moment was so magical when I found him in Nepal. I knew in that moment it would be my favorite photo in my life forever. All I need is for Nat Geo to give me a chance! 🙂 Wish me luck!

Categories: Photography