Food & Thoughts

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Our travels take us from track to track, crossing paths with others on their travels. We never know where they might lead, or what lay at the final station. Be kind to your fellow passengers, we ride the rails of life together. #love #life #positivevibes #positivity #positiveenergy #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #photography #raleigh #bnw_captures (at Raleigh, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBj6MtEHwWD/?igshid=1kh0w6m7d3n2g

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The world around us has more to show us than you can imagine. Take the time, slow down and enjoy what there is to see. If you constantly run down the path, you risk chasing away what waits around the corner. Be happy and don’t rush, beauty and tranquility is just ahead. #happiness #tranquility #peace #serenity #positivevibes #positivity #positiveminds #explore #nature (at Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBekgMjnAPc/?igshid=60lumdlnkcms

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Don’t let society dictate where this world takes you, let morality. They do not control who you are or the road you travel. So blaze your own trail and be the best person you can be. #positivevibes #positivity #acceptance #love #motivation #uwharrie #explore #beyourself #findyourself #knowyourself (at Uhwarrie National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBZK80ZHDCs/?igshid=bis00mwb2df3

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The road leads us many places. Are they intended destinations, or those we happen upon during our travels? Do you embrace the unknown, leaving the compass spinning with only fate to guide you? We will never know where our directions will lead us. Breathe the air on the open road as we race towards our destination, it may just have you looking back at the ride and wonder what you missed. #fate #kindness #love #openroad #destiny #humanity #cars #photography #mindfulness #awareness #blackandwhitephotography #steeringwheel (at Occoneechee Speedway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBULbTUHsrf/?igshid=q80j5xcgrs93

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Never hide yourself from others. When you hide who you are, you become something other people may like more. The problem is being someone others like, you may end up not liking who you’ve become. Be true to yourself, your emotions and above all else your soul. When you start your search for inner peace, the right people will find you to share your journey. #hope #peace #expression #positivevibes #positivity #motivation #ncstate #raleigh #northcarolina #visitnc #encouragement (at NCSU Free Expression Tunnel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzCcAIngql/?igshid=zo25sdswvewn

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How do we let our memories live through our thoughts? Are they the ghosts haunting us, using fear to keep us from moving forward? Do we push them into obscurity, causing them to slowly rust to nothingness? Or, will they become that snapshot we look back at, teaching our future self where and when to take a pit stop? Your future isn’t written by anyone but yourself. Don’t let what you HAVE been through dictate what you WILL go through. #bestrong #positivevibes #positivity #moveforward #enlightenment #motivation #racing #history #historyinpictures #northcarolina #visitnc (at Occoneechee Speedway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAwRuqyHMLc/?igshid=17c543wllknj8

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There are those that sacrificed everything for others around them, for an idea of a better world. Show them that better world and respect everyone around you. The better world they imagined can start with you, and a simple gesture of kindness. #positivevibes #respect #respectothers #memorial #military #sacrifice #georgia #bestoftheusa #america #betterworld #imagine #helpothers #forothers (at Savannah, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAs1Uy9HGYB/?igshid=tque5lxgp1ne

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Respect is earned, never given. Those that gave their lives for this great nation have more than earned that respect, Remember them this Memorial Day. Until Valhalla my brothers and sisters, where the brave live forever. (at Arlington National Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoc7o1HPS2/?igshid=7orsnid8nxrw

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Do not fear every dark alley you come across, you never know what beauty may be hidden waiting to light up the world. Take a chance, live your life and find your dreams. #savannahgeorgia #georgia #positivevibes #positivity #positivemindset #photography #photo #alley #nightphotography (at Savanna Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWqc4KHLoT/?igshid=go8zfixonod3

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Raleigh will miss you @chucks_raleigh. Thank you @ashley_christensen and your staff for always making every evening an amazing one. #kindness #visitraleighnc #downtownraleigh #raleigh #northcarolina #ncweekend #raleighfoodpics #burger (at Chuck's) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_1A7q4n-xh/?igshid=1o0odlz39moca

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Remember who you are and where you came from. Be true yourself and your heart will rest easier. Listen to the choices your soul makes and your rest turns to peace and you begin to see the vibrancy of life. #positivevibes #peace #serenity #pittsburgh #pittsburghpa #bridges #visitpittsburgh (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_tkbjHniy-/?igshid=1shs8j1o3k0uv

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Constantly spinning with the view never changing. Step after step, hoping the view at the top is what you've expected. Rain or shine, just know that you claimed up there to see for yourself. Don't give up. #spiral #stairs #lighthouse #bodielighthouse #outerbanks #visitnc #northcarolina #nobody #photography #positivevibes (at Bodie Island Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_oVmuEH1BZ/?igshid=en3per83a67b

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Take a moment amid all the chaos and uncertainty in this world, and even though it seems at times that we are alone, we are not. Remember your brothers. Take this moment of calm to reflect on those who are always in our thoughts, prayers and minds. To those that I have not seen in years or talked to in just as long, you may not be in a conversation with me very often but know you are still missed. With much love brothers, Semper Fi. #washingtondc #washington #dc #vietnamwar #washingtonmonument #visitdc #visitwashingtondc #marines #usmc #marinecorps #tilvalhalla (at Vietnam Veterans Memorial) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-8iQEgn3zM/?igshid=699ttybr84je

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We often take the road in front of us, not knowing what may be ahead of us. As life passes us by, constantly looking in the rear view with hesitatation on moving forward.

Treat life like a foggy drive through the mountains. Don't worry about what is behind, you can't see it anyway. The road ahead is unclear, so don't try to plan for it. Just focus on what is in front of you. If you react to the immediate, the road ahead eventually comes into view.

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Even if the world seems to be crashing down around you, life has a way of flourishing. No matter how hard it may seem, how desperate the moment feels, just keep on pushing. #waterfall #positivevibes #positivity #motivation #moss #rocks #northcarolina #northcarolinaoutdoors #ncwaterfalls #visitnc #green #perserverance #ncweekend (at Blue Ridge Parkway) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-TUIelnCcQ/?igshid=1b2uis5iakgd8

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We don't always know what this world has intended for us. Don't try to plan everything, stay open to any possibility. Stop for the little moments of beauty. In those moments, remember all that came before us to allow us to get here. Little moments can turn into life changing ones. Let our accomplishments echo through eternity awaiting all those that stop in the little moments of the future to reflect.

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Though the world seems bleak at times, take a moment to look at the details of life. The little things we walk by on a daily basis may be what save us.