6:19am sunrise over LA from Mar Vista

November 7, 2016

If we're interested in a piece of material, themes just emerge of their own accord. I'm actually curious to find out what the themes are.    Sometimes you have to make something in order to know why you wanted to make it -- it's not l… — If we're interested in a piece of material, themes just emerge of their own accord. I'm actually curious to find out what the themes are. Sometimes you have to make something in order to know why you wanted to make it -- it's not like you had it all figured out in advance. …Alexander Payne

6:20am sunrise with a seagull at Surfriders Beach in Malibu

November 6, 2016

In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.    …. Luigi Pirandello — In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream. …. Luigi Pirandello

Have you become serious enough about yourself to address addictions, depressions, stagnant relationships or jobs, anything that muffles the call to glory that first rang out when you were born and still rings for you now?    …Julie Mo… — Have you become serious enough about yourself to address addictions, depressions, stagnant relationships or jobs, anything that muffles the call to glory that first rang out when you were born and still rings for you now? …Julie Moret

7:19am sunrise at Surfriders Beach in Malibu

November 5, 2016

7:16am sunrise over LA from 58th Place

November 4, 2016

There are only two ways to live your life: As if nothing is a miracle, or as if everything is a miracle. …Albert Einstein

7:15AM sunrise in the trim of the Honda ahead of me in gridlock on Slausson.

November 3, 2016

What this power is, I cannot say.  All I know is that it exists.  …Alexander Graham Bell — What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists. …Alexander Graham Bell

7:16am sunrise over Surfriders Beach in Malibu

November 2, 2016

God has created us to love and be loved and this is the beginning of prayer – to know that God loves me, that I have been created for greater things. …Mother Teresa

7:14am sunrise from 4th Street between Marine and Rose in Santa Monica

November 1, 2016

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and fol… — Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. …Ralph Waldo Emerson

7:13am sunrise-NOT over LA from Mar Vista

October 31, 2016

You see things; and you say "Why?"  But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"     … George Bernard Shaw — You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" … George Bernard Shaw

7:12am sunrise-NOT from 59th Place in LA

October 30, 2016

Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.  …Dalai Lama — Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values. …Dalai Lama

7:13am sunrise over Surfriders Beach in Malibu

October 29, 2016

………Take delight in your own light and celebrate others in theirs because, when one shines, it means it’s possible for us all to shine.  …Oprah Winfrey — ………Take delight in your own light and celebrate others in theirs because, when one shines, it means it’s possible for us all to shine. …Oprah Winfrey

7:10am sunrise in a rare rain over LA from Mar Vista

October 28, 2016

The experience we all need more of is love. In order to move more deeply into an atmosphere of love, we must identify less with the body and more with our love-related emotions. These are the feelings that speak to us of what has always been within … — The experience we all need more of is love. In order to move more deeply into an atmosphere of love, we must identify less with the body and more with our love-related emotions. These are the feelings that speak to us of what has always been within us but what our shabby self-image has not allowed us to see. … Gerald G. Jampolsky M.D.

7:09am sunrise from Modjeska Place in Mar Vista, LA

October 27, 2016

One might reasonably define mythology as other people’s religion.  The definition of religion is equally uncomplicated:  It is misunderstood mythology. …Joseph Campbell — One might reasonably define mythology as other people’s religion. The definition of religion is equally uncomplicated: It is misunderstood mythology. …Joseph Campbell

7:09am sunrise at 4th Street and Marine in Santa Monica

October 26, 2016

Be grateful for the blessing of being alive in this moment.   Then and only then will you truly know how good life is and how great thou art.           …Karen Brailsford — Be grateful for the blessing of being alive in this moment. Then and only then will you truly know how good life is and how great thou art. …Karen Brailsford

7:08am sunrise from Ashland at 14th Street in Santa Monica.

October 25, 2016

I  may have attended a dream-shattering event but I will focus on everything I learned and envision a new, bigger dream for my life. I claim that I am not a victim, I am a victor.   …Carol Wingate — I may have attended a dream-shattering event but I will focus on everything I learned and envision a new, bigger dream for my life. I claim that I am not a victim, I am a victor. …Carol Wingate

7:07am sunrise in the rain at Mar Vista in LA

October 24, 2016

You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.   ….Navajo proverb — You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ….Navajo proverb

7:07am sunrise at the Malibu Pier

October 23, 2016

I AM the infinite unfolding in form and IT is thriving as my life.  Love unfolds graciously as me, greater than anything I experience in the world.   …Jason Mitchel — I AM the infinite unfolding in form and IT is thriving as my life. Love unfolds graciously as me, greater than anything I experience in the world. …Jason Mitchel

7:06am sunrise at the Malibu Pier

October 22, 2016

My life is whole and perfect, and the kingdom of heaven is expressing through me now.     ...Rev Ed Townley — My life is whole and perfect, and the kingdom of heaven is expressing through me now. ...Rev Ed Townley

7:04am sunrise over LA from Mar Vista

October 21, 2016

The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.   …Anonymous — The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money. …Anonymous

7:04am sunrise in Mar Vista.

October 20, 2016

Many of us have given our power, money, and minds to people whom we believe can tell us how to live.  And many teachers have given us good advice.  But advice is useful only if it resonates deep within us in a place that feels like home. &… — Many of us have given our power, money, and minds to people whom we believe can tell us how to live. And many teachers have given us good advice. But advice is useful only if it resonates deep within us in a place that feels like home. So the teacher did not give us anything we did not already have; he or she just pointed us to what we already knew. … Alan Cohen

7:04am sunrise-CLEAR at the Malibu Pier.

October 19, 2016

FEAR….False Evidence Appearing Real

Source

sunrisesunrise.com

I take photos of the sunrise every day….since 2001. Created a website www.sunrisesunrise.com offering them for special occasions like a baby’s birth, weddings, anniversaries.

First half of my life I lived in Chicago doing – jobs, school, marriage, MBA from the University of Chicago, jobs, with two fabulous kids. In 1996 I was gifted with a dream of Q from Star Trek Next Generation that changed my life. Q said three things: Who are you……..I want you naked……..Trust me.

Overnight my world shifted from doing-doing-doing to the journey within. I was guided to write a movie to be titled “How to Find the Soul (Using Your Dirty Mind) about this quest, though I’d never written anything before. Then in 2001 I was called to the sunrise to get a picture of it for every day of the year. Living in Chicago at the time, there were many days when the sun didn’t show up at all, and so it took me over 4 years to accomplish that mission. By then I was hooked, and now never need to set a clock to get up in time. Even when I went to Australia, was up on time for the sunrise.

The movie is now written and brought me to Los Angeles in 2006 to pursue getting it made.

I was totally surprised to find that it is possible to see the sunrise over the ocean at certain points in Malibu. Though the screenplay is not yet sold, I have spoken to John de Lancie, who played Q so brilliantly, and still hope to engage his participation in it. The sunrise collection continues to grow and now totals over 15,000 sunrises, many posted on Facebook. Contact me for the photos of the sunrise on a specific date.