Comments on: The Gift of Presence

By: Rocio Mirelis

Rocio Mirelis — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:11:37 +0000

Images are stunning. What a beautiful adventure!

By: Alex Smith

Alex Smith — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:55:44 +0000

Amazing location! Your passion for life and new experiences is very inspiring. Responsibilities of every day life can be be overwhelming and this is a great reminder to be present in the moment. Fantastic images!

By: Jomar Padilla

Jomar Padilla — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 05:56:29 +0000

I must say I feel a bit of envy. That location is just amazing!
Fantastic Brooke you embody free spirit.

By: Margherita Introna

Margherita Introna — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:13:33 +0000

The colour of the water makes this seems surreal and more magical… She has integrated with the roots, becoming more than herself… seems very symbolic considering your post behind this image. Such an awesome way to force oneself to feel more <3

By: lovelyn

lovelyn — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 19:47:28 +0000

You’re so right about embracing the moment and finding the spirit of adventure. The more you reach and stretch and try to do things differently, the more you’ll learn and grow and enjoy life.

By: Paulo Alexandre Carvalho

Paulo Alexandre Carvalho — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:06:24 +0000

By your faces, the water was very ice cold. Beautiful color that water has. Great spirit of adventure, Brooke. By reading your post and see the photo of the waterfall, I remembered of a very similar waterfall, where I and a group of friends also jumped in to the icy water. Well below zero. What good memories you made me remember. Now I am really in the mood to do something unusual. Have a good weekend, Brooke <3

By: Melanie Myhre

Melanie Myhre — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:21:59 +0000

This is France Brooke? It looks like where I live. I could show you a waterfall with two 35 ft drops that fall in to a deceptively cold pool of Caribbean blue, complete with gnarling tree roots. It’s been on my to shoot list for a while Gorgeous photos!

By: Carin

Carin — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:07:55 +0000

Luv it – what a wonderful spirit of adventure!
Made me smile reading and seeing the photo.
I’m gonna do something similar I think get my hubby to jump in aswell lol I think the shock would od me good and wake my senses up 🙂

By: jenn

jenn — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:06:06 +0000

love your photos!! so creative!

By: Tom Newforge

Tom Newforge — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:42:44 +0000

For anyone wondering…..I think she is downplaying just how cold that water was. Haha. I am zero joking. I have been in some cold cold water but this was a whole new kind of cold.
I didn’t hold hands with the group:( Mike Epner and I decided to take a less crowded route into the water for safety reasons. (More like to ensure we could get out quickly if it was too cold!). I went in to about my chest and RAN out. Then I went back in to about my chin for a few moments and decided that was enough. Time for me spent in the water was about 1-2 minutes total.
What Brooke is neglecting to tell you is that she and a few others stayed in that water for probably 10 minutes or more. I was beyond impressed by not only Brooke but also the few who stayed in with her the whole time.
Thanks again so much Brooke for the experience of a lifetime and I am forever indebted to you for the wonderful new friends I made during this retreat. It was more than the locations and images I captured. We bottled magic and I hope everyone is able to experience what we did on your future retreats.
VIVA LE FROMAGI.