DEERFIELD BEACH, FL–I was approached recently about doing some freelance programming. I agreed to the offer and committed thru July. Work from “home,” set my own hours, and write code (which I enjoy in moderation). Will be nice to re-build some savings.

Seems like the right thing to do while my consciousness clears.

This month’s print is from my stay at Letchworth State Park in NY. Beautiful place. Also note (below) that I’ve lowered the prices of all prints. Those who purchased at the higher prices have been sent a refund via PayPal.

25 copies of the above print (sans the black border) will be available for purchase for $100 each. Free shipping and handling.

The photos are unmounted and printed with archival inks on high quality paper. I’ve signed and sequentially numbered each print. The image is 9″ x 6″ on white 8.5″ x 11″ photographic paper. This sizing allows room for the signature and print number (example) to be displayed with a standard-sized matte and frame (not included).

25 prints is considered a very small print run. Once these prints are sold, that’s it, there will be no more printed.

Prints may be purchased here.

New Prices

I’ve decided to lower the prices of all prints:

9″ x 6″ prints were $150, they are now $100 with free shipping and handling.

4″ x 6” prints were $25, they are now $10 plus shipping and handling.

In an effort to help others get through what I’ve gone through, I’d like to offer to anyone who wishes it, free spiritual advice.

When I was a spiritual seeker, I would have loved to find someone qualified to answer my personal and unique questions. It would have made my search so much easier. But none of the teachers that I respected offered such a service.

I want to fix that.

I had thought of this idea months ago–when money gets really tight and I find myself on the streets, I’ll stand at a busy intersection with a sign that reads, Wisdom for Alms. Maybe wear some long robes and a shaved head.

So before it gets to that, here’s a virtual, and much more effective version of it–Wisdom For Alms.

Promotion: Free Limited Prints

(Sorry, this promotion is over – ww)

The only way this is going to work is for others to hear about it. I can’t afford to advertise, so I’ll offer what I have:

For a limited time (if you still see this promo then it’s still active), in exchange for an article about Wisdom for Alms on your blog, a posting to a forum, or the PUBLIC portion of your Facebook page (so non-friends can see it), I’ll send you a free 4 x 6 limited print of your choice. You must be the author of the original post (a post please, not just a link, but a paragraph or two) and you must provide a link to the Wisdom For Alms page ( http://waynewirs.com/wisdom-for-alms/ ).

Ideas on your post: What you like about this blog, my message, my photos, what I’m trying to accomplish, what you’ve learned…

Send me the URL of your post with your mailing address and the print you’d like (4×6 size) and I’ll mail you the print in gratitude.

Hurry, I reserve the right to remove this promotion at any time.

Unfortunately, tweets on Twitter, though I’d be very grateful for them, can’t be tracked effectively, so I can’t offer the print in those cases. But I guarantee HUGE positive karma points for Wisdom for Alms tweets–I mean really, free spiritual advice from a “newly-minted enlightened guy” (thanks Kirtanman) has got to be Tweet-worthy.

I’m a bit overdue on this, but here are my favorite photos from my 2009 travels. Enjoy.

You can access these (and 2008’s) via the “Favorite Photos” tab at the top of any page on the site.

I’ve added these six postcard-sized prints to the Limited Prints page. I felt I needed to offer a more affordable, yet still collectable, option of some of my work.

Each print is 4″ x 6″, numbered and signed on the back. Print runs are 250 (only 250 copies will ever be printed). To keep the numbering system fair, I’ve decided to randomly select the number of the print each buyer will receive (ie: the first person to order may receive print number 92/250, and the next person to order may receive print number 1/250).

Current prices for any of the above prints are $25 (prices may go up at any time). This price includes shipping and handling within the U.S. (For orders outside the U.S.A, I’ll shoot you an email with the costs prior to shipping so you can decide for yourself).

FYI: I expect to add one medium print (9″ x 6″) and at least one small print (4″ x 6″) each month.

The above is an example of Canoe at Oscar Scherer, framed and matted (sorry if it looks a little cock-eyed, I had to shoot it from slightly above to minimize the reflection in the glass which gave it a kind of skewed look).

The matte is a standard 11″ x 14″ with a 8″ x 10.5″ opening. I bought the matte straight off the shelf in an art supply store–no custom cutting or framing was required.

As you can see, this leaves a nice, double-matte look to the print while allowing the signature and print number to remain visible.

Here’s a close up:

Note: Frame and matting is not included with the print.

Hurry, price increases on January 28 from $100 to $150. Click here to purchase.

Yesterdays PayPal link to purchase the print, Canoe at Oscar Scherer, was broken on both the FeedBurner emails and the RSS feeds. The link took the user directly to the PayPal login page, not to where they could purchase the print. The link on the blog itself worked correctly though.

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For the next seven days, 25 copies of the above print (sans the black border) will be available for purchase for $100 each. Shipping and handling is included.

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Thanks!

P.S: Tomorrow, I hope, I’ll be announcing a very limited print run (25 prints) of one of my photos. The first person to order will receive print 1/25, the next 2/25, … until all 25 are sold. If all goes well, I may do this next month with another photo.

PALM BAY, FL–I don’t know why I had such a hard time getting this meditation out–either I’d screw up the sound quality or I’d over explain the instructions–but I finally got it right. This is the meditation that I used to stabilize my “enlightenment consciousness” during those precarious three weeks of my awakening. I first mentioned it the September 21st entry, Waking Yourself Up. Part IV: The Practice.

You can download the meditation here.

GUM SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, OUTSIDE WINNFIELD, LA–I’ve uploaded a new video: The Hourglass of Enlightenment. This is the second (of three total) where I have been interrupted by the vocals of some animal. The first, in What is (and isn’t) Enlightenment, I thought I heard a kitten meowing out in the woods. In this one, I don’t know what it was: a huge frog, a loud duck, Big Foot? I dunno.

Anyway, enjoy.

LAKE CATHERINE STATE PARK, AR–I’ve added a new page to the blog for videos that I create during my travels. One reason that I’ve been camped at Lake Catherine for so long is that I wanted to shoot a couple videos before I head to South Florida for the holidays (and the campground is empty, and it’s cheap with the winter rates). Ok, three reasons.

Anyway, check out the videos. Aside from the opening and closing credits, all are un-edited first takes (Hike out to the woods, push the RECORD button, talk, push STOP, hike back). I figured they’d be good practice for when I start giving talks (probably right after the holidays).

Enjoy.