6:59am sunrise-NOT in a dense fog on 59th Place in LA

December 31, 2017

and then emergence through our lemon tree later on

6:59am Sunrise from 4th Street in Santa Monica

December 30, 2017

When we give our unconditional commitment to wake up, come what may, it gives us a taste of genuine freedom of living now—right here, right now, on the spot where we now stand. Heaven is happening right where we are, right in the midst of challenges… — When we give our unconditional commitment to wake up, come what may, it gives us a taste of genuine freedom of living now—right here, right now, on the spot where we now stand. Heaven is happening right where we are, right in the midst of challenges as well as joys and we accept both as lights on our path. …Michael Bernard Beckwith

6:59am sunrise from Modjeska Place in Mar Vista

December 29, 2017

I have two sticky notes that sit on either side of my computer. One says, “Put in the time” and the other says, “Start now.”     …Stephen Gaghan — I have two sticky notes that sit on either side of my computer. One says, “Put in the time” and the other says, “Start now.” …Stephen Gaghan

6:58am sunrise at Modjeska Place in Mar Vista

December 28, 2017

Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.  ..William Faulkner — Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ..William Faulkner

6:57am sunrise from Modjeska Place in Mar Vista

December 27, 2017

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.  …Albert Einstein — Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. …Albert Einstein

6:57am sunrise from 59th Place at Edgemar in LA

December 26, 2017

Someone asked a famous minister "What is the secret of your success?"    “I just set myself on fire and people watch me burn."     There is new fire in every day, and if you catch hold of it, you will  brighte… — Someone asked a famous minister "What is the secret of your success?" “I just set myself on fire and people watch me burn." There is new fire in every day, and if you catch hold of it, you will brighten the lives of everyone you touch, beginning with your own. …. Alan Cohen

As long as you can laugh at yourself you will never cease to be amused.  …Anonymous — As long as you can laugh at yourself you will never cease to be amused. …Anonymous

6:57am sunrise from 4th Street at Marine in Santa Monica

December 25, 2017

6:57am sunrise at Surfriders Beach in Malibu

December 24, 2017

Every delay is not a denial!   …Michael Bernard Beckwith — Every delay is not a denial! …Michael Bernard Beckwith

6:57am sunrise from 4th Street at Marine in Santa Monica

December 23, 2017

Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child.   Anything can be.   …Shel Silverstein — Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. …Shel Silverstein

6:55am sunrise from 59th Place in LA

December 22, 2017

No one ever did anything worth doing unless he was prepared to go on with it long after it becomes something of a bore.    ….Douglas Steere — No one ever did anything worth doing unless he was prepared to go on with it long after it becomes something of a bore. ….Douglas Steere

6:53am sunrise from 59th Place in LA

December 21, 2017

All things are possible until they are proved impossible – and even then impossible may only be so, as of now.    …Pearl S. Buck — All things are possible until they are proved impossible – and even then impossible may only be so, as of now. …Pearl S. Buck

6:56am sunrise over LA from Modjeska Place in Mar Vista

December 20, 2017

A person filled with happiness is one who has captured a vision for his or her life that is beyond living on the “me and mine” plan.   ...Michael Bernard Beckwith — A person filled with happiness is one who has captured a vision for his or her life that is beyond living on the “me and mine” plan. ...Michael Bernard Beckwith

6:56AM sunrise from 59th Place in LA

December 19, 2017

With gratitude say yes to your amazing personhood.  Yes without alteration or a nagging need for self-improvement.  Say yes to loving yourself with all your stuff, because Spirit made you just this way.  Know with me there is a reason… — With gratitude say yes to your amazing personhood. Yes without alteration or a nagging need for self-improvement. Say yes to loving yourself with all your stuff, because Spirit made you just this way. Know with me there is a reason for your being. Perhaps you cannot put it into words but your very being is extraordinary because there is no other like you and you were made to be here at this time reading these words, and never to lose that wonderful attachment to what is eternal and sweet and kindly. That is as much “you” as anything else, You have come this far, not in spite of your experiences, but because of them. Reverend Nancy Zala

6:56am sunrise from Modjeska Place in Mar Vista

December 18, 2017

There are only two ways to live your life. One as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.   …. Albert Einstein — There are only two ways to live your life. One as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. …. Albert Einstein

6:56am sunrise over a lone soul at Surfriders Beach in Malibu

December 17, 2017

If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.   … Ernest Hemingway — If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water. … Ernest Hemingway

6:53am sunrise-NOT from 4th Street in Santa Monica

December 16, 2017

Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows.   …Henry David Thoreau — Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows. …Henry David Thoreau

6:52am sunrise from 59th Place in LA

December 15, 2017

When all is said and done, a lot more is said than done.    …Anonymous — When all is said and done, a lot more is said than done. …Anonymous

6:51am sunrise over LA from 59th Place

December 14, 2017

We don’t want to be afraid of our shadow, we want to embrace it.  If you know it’s there, it can’t run you.  If you pretend it’s not there, it can take you over.   …Michael Bernard Beckwith — We don’t want to be afraid of our shadow, we want to embrace it. If you know it’s there, it can’t run you. If you pretend it’s not there, it can take you over. …Michael Bernard Beckwith

6:50am sunrise from 59th Place in LA

December 13, 2017

I change the world by changing myself. I am changing the world by loving myself, by enjoying life, by making my personal world a dream of heaven. I change myself, and just like magic, other people start to change.   …Don Miguel Ruiz — I change the world by changing myself. I am changing the world by loving myself, by enjoying life, by making my personal world a dream of heaven. I change myself, and just like magic, other people start to change. …Don Miguel Ruiz

6:49am sunrise from 59th Place in LA

December 12, 2017

I never figure it out too much. I feel like, as you're writing, you just find your way… I imagine different scenarios based on the things I was thinking about.   …Sofia Coppola — I never figure it out too much. I feel like, as you're writing, you just find your way… I imagine different scenarios based on the things I was thinking about. …Sofia Coppola

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.