Amanda Shopa

Week 48 of 209 Weeks: “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” —Maya Angelou Photo Notes: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, May 2024

Week 47 of 209 Weeks: “All goes back to the earth, / and so I do not desire / pride of excess or power, / but the contentments made / by men who have had little: / the fisherman’s silence / receiving the river’s grace, / the gardener’s musing on rows.” —Wendell Berry Photo Notes: Minnesota…

Week 46 of 209 Weeks: Some days it is what it is, and some days you just have to keep moving forward, and gather and love those around you. Photo Notes: Minnesota State Fair, 2024

Week 45 of 209 Weeks: “It’s not about being unbreakable. It’s about being soft enough to bend without breaking.” —Yasmin Mogahed Photo Notes: Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.

Week 44 of 209 Weeks: “Without community, there is no liberation.” —Audre Lorde Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.

Week 43 of 209 Weeks: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” —Lady Windermere’s Fan, by Oscar Wilde. Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.

Week 42 of 209 Weeks: “The wound is the place where the light enters you.” —Rumi Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.

Week 41 of 209 Weeks: Existence is resistance. Photo Notes: This photo was taken on the Moose Viewing Trail in Grand Marais, Minnesota, summer 2022.

Week 40 of 209 Weeks: “Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little bit.” —Tom Stoppard Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.

Week 39 of 209 Weeks: Buck up, Girl. (The person who shared this says she hears it in her mother’s voice. There’s work to be done, so get to it.) Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration, May 2024.