The Same Sun Shines For Us All~

On By cindy knokeIn Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, Patagonia, REVERIES, Sunsets, TRAVEL REVIEWS


Sunset in the open ocean off Peru.
This post is in honor of the innocent victims of gun violence in our country and their families. I honor the children who are leading our country away from the path of despair and gun violence.
“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.” (Isaiah 11:6. New International Version).

I salute and stand in solidarity with our student leaders today, and everyday, and all who support the will of the people for safety, sanity, and gun regulation.

The same sun sets for us all,

over the peaceful sea.

Mother Nature’s silent symphony,

a promise of enduring hope,

and lasting peace.

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265 thoughts on “The Same Sun Shines For Us All~”

  1. We live in a time of great peril and great opportunity. Your words offer healing and hope. May we embrace courage for the journey head. Sending hugs and love…

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  2. A beautiful post filled with hope Cindy. I also applaud all those lovely children and their supporters I pray that it will lead to a major change in the gun laws.

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  5. Cindy, my sweet friend, your spirit shines as brightly as the sun and as beautifully as your exquisite photos. I would love to see this post go viral. Hugs ❤❤❤

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  7. Absolutely stunning, Cindy. I love Pacific sunsets. What an inspiring day yesterday. I was riveted, inspired, full of hope and pride for these amazing teenagers doing what adults haven’t had the will to do. Amazing!

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  9. That is so beautiful Cindy, your words, your pics and post for the youth. I pray there will be leaders that rise up in those groups who stand together in this cause to make a difference.

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  14. I’m wary of commenting on another country’s affairs – but good for you, Cindy, and all power to those students. The issue puzzles most of us over here. Lovely photos – as usual.

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    1. Yes, I can well understand why it puzzles you. It is mind boggling. I support the second amendment, but there needs to laws to stop citizens from purchasing automatic weapons of war whose only purpose is to kill multiple people rapidly, and there needs to be a process similar to getting a drivers license, with age restrictions and oversight, including interviews and exams for anyone buying a gun. This issue is our country’s, but is also the world’s, and we clearly could use advice from countries with more sensible gun laws and much lower rates of gun violence and murder.

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    1. Ahhh, thank you so much Charles. Of course I know you would support these wonderful student leaders. I can tell by the way you interact with your students. It is so heartening to see these students speaking eloquently and taking the lead when our leaders will not. <3

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    1. I understand a couple was arrested with an arsenal of AK 15’s and grenades in a hotel room in Boston and were monitoring the march. I wonder when the madness will ever end?

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  32. Gorgeous Sally, as usual I am late having just discovered this as a reblog at Charles French. No matter what I try I can’t bet your blog in my mail and notification. ♥️🌹I’ll keep trying!

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    1. Wir leben in Südkalifornien, also haben wir viel Sonnenschein, aber nicht genug Wasser. Es gibt immer ein Problem, wo auch immer man lebt. Frohe Ostern mein Freund! <3

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  45. Where have you been that I have only just found you! Perfect insight and such a tantalising profile. These kids could very well change the direction of an entire country if they are allowed to evolve and grow. If they are not smothered and silenced. I pray for them that the loud voices who govern that will hear them. But I am afraid. c

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  47. Cindy, the images are lovely and the sentiments even lovelier. Thank you for this post.
    One of my favorite scriptures with such a powerful message for the world.
    It’s so difficult for me to comprehend how some people view life so very differently.
    As Butch Cassidy memorably remarked, I see the world with 20/20 vision. Everybody else is wearing bifocals.

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  50. Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
    I will leave you tonight with some images of a sun going down on the sea courtesy of Cindy Knoke. In her own words
    “Sunset in the open ocean off Peru. This post is in honor of the innocent victims of gun violence in our country and their families. I honor the children who are leading our country away from the path of despair and gun violence.
    “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.” (Isaiah 11:6. New International Version). The UK is facing its own issues with young people and violence, particularly in the first three months of the year in London. The way we do things has to change.

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