In Search Of Words

I take photographs and deliver pizza, I should write more and worry less.

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I'll be there. Come with me. "On March 30, it will have been 10 years since our friend Jon Foreman wore the very first TWLOHA shirt on stage at a Switchfoot concert in Boca Raton. At the time, he was supporting a friend who was helping a friend. It would fast become a bigger thing, and not for any brilliance but because so many people could relate to the story of Renee Yohe. People felt a sense of permission in learning of the struggles of another. Maybe they could share theirs. Maybe they were not alone. And somehow now we’re closing in on 10 years. A decade of pointing to hope and help, a decade of breaking the silence. We’re going to spend some time celebrating our journey and our history, the surprising open doors. We’ll look back and we’ll be thankful and we’ll also look ahead. And we’re definitely going to celebrate. Because if one person chose to stay alive, that is worth a celebration. We’ll treat March 30 as our birthday, celebrating online with folks all over. We’ll do it in person a few nights later, Saturday, April 2, at the House of Blues in Orlando. You are certainly invited." -@jamietworkowski #TWLOHA #twloha10

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Just having some jam in the morning. #guitar

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26 pies and 10 large salads. Just another day in the #pizzalyfe

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So I got really bored and photographed my entire Metal Gear collection. #videogames #videogamecollecting #metalgear #metalgearsolid

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You know I had to return the favor. Concept borrowed from @mcgfotos (pictured) #kwestphalphotography #composite

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First double digit run today. "You’re an outline of a vision That you had when we were children Yesterday You watch it fade Let your heart be your religion Let it break you out of this prison You became It’s not too late I dare you to love I dare you to cry I dare you to run I dare you to try I dare you to fall And lay on the ground I dare you to feel I dare you to be" #worldsokayestrunner

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Hill training, day one. I'm grateful (not really 😧) to have actual hills and trails in my back yard.

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Here goes nothing. #worldsokayestrunner

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"And just so you know, just so know If you ever doubted, your presence Or how in this world you fit Remember without you, this song wouldn't exist And now because of you Ill never hesitate, Ill take my life on head first"

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Released in North America in 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System is seen by many as the console that revitalized console gaming in North America after the 1983 crash of the home video game market that led to the bankruptcy and dissolution of many companies, and caused many to view video games as nothing more than a passing fad. Rabid Nintendo loyalists will go so far as to say that the NES singe-handedly saved gaming in North America, and without it, video games as we know them today wouldn't exist. While others will be quick to point out that the crash of '83 is often overblown or overstated in the media, and that the NES was far from being the heroic savior or the only significant gaming console of the time. However, there is no denying that at nearly 62 million units sold, it remains one of the best selling consoles of all time. This is the console that gave us the franchises we would come to know and love over the next 3 decades: Super Mario, Castlevania, Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Metroid, Mega Man, and so on. No doubt this console has earned a place in history, and finally, it holds a place on my shelf too. #gamecollecting #retrocollecting #retrogames #nintendo #nes

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"i like birthdays. i like them more for other people but i’m glad we celebrate them. At the heart of it is the opportunity to tell someone “I’m glad that you were born”, which is also to say “I’m glad that you’re alive.” Those are powerful statements. The world would be a different better place if we lived that way, if we said and showed those things, more than once a year. The darkness wins too often. Broken things build themselves in silence. People feel alone. People give up. People talk about this stuff like it’s math or they don’t talk about it at all. We’re still alive, you see. You and i on this night that’s never happened before. Spread out across a giant circle, winter on one side and summer on the other, day and night the same. And then it moves and turns and changes. Things are always changing. We are glad that you were born. We are glad that you’re alive. Don’t give up. Don’t give up on your story. Don’t give up on the people you love. Hope is real. Love is real. It’s all worth fighting for." Happy birthday to this guy right here. One of the most incredible people I've ever had the opportunity to get to know. #kwestphalphotography #twloha

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Day 5 Moment Of Impact Captured the moment a raindrop bounced off this leave from the front porch of the house in Florida during a storm. #naturephotographychallenge #kwestphalphotography #rain

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I didn't post yesterday, oops, anyway, I'm gonna leave this here Day 4 Snowcapped sunset somewhere along California State Route 120 in the Sierras. #kwestphalphotography #sunset #sierras #california #naturephotographychallenge

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Shoutout to my sister for coming in clutch with the @whereisadtr Common Courtesy Shark Attack Vinyl! Guess I need to find me a record player now...

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CHARKSSSSS (at The Shark Tank - Sap Center)

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Someone turned six today! This is one of, if not the first picture I ever took of Bodie. #bodietheshepherd #germanshepherd #germanshepherdsofig #savegsd #gsd #germanshepherds #dog

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Day 2 Chesbro Reservoir By Sunrise I took this photo on my birthday six years ago. #naturephotographychallenge #kwestphalphotography #sunrise