Amanda Shopa, PhD

Category: postcards

  • Week 62 of 209 Weeks

    Week 62 of 209 Weeks

    Week 62 of 209 Weeks: “We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” —Gwendolyn Brooks Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the site of Western Illinois Threshers in August 2018.

  • Week 61 of 209 Weeks

    Week 61 of 209 Weeks

    Week 61 of 209 Weeks: “Small is good, small is all.” —adrienne maree brown Photo Notes: This was taken at Western Illinois Threshers in August 2018. I think it was at the flea market.

  • Week 60 of 209 Weeks

    Week 60 of 209 Weeks

    Week 60 of 209 Weeks: “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. … Empty your mind, be formless. … Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” —Bruce Lee Photo Notes: ……

  • Week 59 or 209 Weeks

    Week 59 or 209 Weeks

    Week 59 of 209 Weeks: “Just breathe.” —Pearl Jam Photo Notes: I have no idea where or when this was taken. I just know I took it.

  • Week 58 of 209 Weeks

    Week 58 of 209 Weeks

    Week 58 of 209 Weeks: “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” —Albert Schweitzer Photo Notes: This photo was taken in Seoul, South Korea in May…

  • Week 57 of 209 Weeks

    Week 57 of 209 Weeks

    Week 57 of 209 Weeks: Your only job is to show up. Life will meet you there. Photo Notes: Seoul, South Korea, May 2024

  • Week 56 of 209 Weeks

    Week 56 of 209 Weeks

    Week 56 of 209 Weeks: “It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag.” —David Brauer, 2/12/26 Photo Notes: This photo was taken in spring of 2020. I chose this photo because a “drawdown” was announced this week, but it feels like smoke and mirrors.

  • Week 55 of 209 Weeks

    Week 55 of 209 Weeks

    Week 55 of 209 Weeks: “Love will creep where it cannot go.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Photo Notes: Seoul, South Korea, May 2024

  • Week 54 of 209 Weeks

    Week 54 of 209 Weeks

    Week 54 of 209 Weeks: “Eating is so intimate. It’s very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you’re inviting a person into your life.” –Maya Angelou Photo Notes: Seoul, South Korea, May 2024

  • Week 53 of 209 Weeks

    Week 53 of 209 Weeks

    Week 53 of 209 Weeks: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” –Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo Notes: I believe this photo was taken in Iowa in 2022.