Adventurer. Explorer. Seeker of all that life has to offer. Someone that appreciates others that have and are experiencing the extremes that life can offer and resilient enough to continue to build their lives one day at a time.....thankful for each new day to ....grow and learn.

I love photography as it is such an expression of emotions that can't always be explained through words. Sometimes the emotion can't be said until the images are created. Photography gives a voice to life, experience and emotion. It records, inspires and gives direction for self reflection and growth.

Photos of SmilingStrong (7)

  • Surreal Life by SmilingStrong
  • Sharing Curiosity by SmilingStrong
  • A Much Loved Friend 10 years later by SmilingStrong
  • Time Moves Forward by SmilingStrong
  • Things I Love Thursdays! - give us a hand by Cat Johnson
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SmilingStrong's favorite photos from other Flickr members (623)

  • Seven Chimneys Window by Segovia 37
  • One Paw Missing by Segovia 37
  • by Charlotte Rutherford
  • le deuxième jour. by Louve Alpha
  • La Cometa de Isabel by Gregory Byerline
  • Lemonade by Gregory Byerline
  • Gender Studies - Androgyny / Duality by Monika Malkowska
  • kr2 by flashbulb.memory
  • Tanya 13 by Amorrr Burakova
  • My Addiction by agapimou-iloveyou
  • rainbow, arches np, Moab by blurdom
  • DO NOT FALL ASLEEP AT MY HOUSE by *SARCASTICALIOUS*
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Testimonials (2)

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    MickSaxBlack says:

    "Look through these pictures and read her prose, you will discover a strong beautiful mind full of life. You will not be able to resist her. She has enriched my life."

    12th July, 2009

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    dharma_bum49 says:

    "Some months ago I stumbled upon Smiling Strong's images...Her story and the images caught me off guard, and left me with a painful remembrance of someone very close to me who had cancer. I hope that everyone who passes through and views these images will read this story..will take a moment to reflect...and will perhaps try on the shoes of someone fighting for life, life with no guarantees, no promises (and certainly winning). After absolutely everything known and familiar has been taken away, if not completely turned upside down, how does one summon up such bravery? I do not know what it is like to have cancer. I do not know what it is like to face that particular fear...But I do know courage in the face of fear, in the face of uncertainty, when I see it. What I learned from Smiling Strong is so simple, but I never knew it in this way until now. cancer (with a small 'c') is about LIFE and no other thing. Here is to LIFE and here is to Living in the Present Moment! Bravo My Friend!"

    30th August, 2008

Joined:
April 2008
Hometown:
Asheville, NC
I am:
Female