Sometimes less than best is better. That seems counter intuitive doesn’t it?
For the first year and a half of college I didn’t own a camera. Needless to say I didn’t take a lot of pictures. Looking back on it now, it doesn’t seem like such a bad thing. Sure, I missed capturing some memories. Although by not having a camera, I have now have an extra awareness to preserve the moments with snapshots. It’s not just the big moments but the small ones too; the random, candid ones. I feel like random photo shots are a way of catching up on the photos that I missed. It’s a way of really capturing the true moment. If you think about it, the random, candid photos are the ones that make up the bulk of our lives.
If I didn’t have that period of time where i felt like I missed out, I don’t know if I would have felt the same need to take pictures. I don’t know if the same photos would even have been taken. Maybe, maybe not.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Power of Potential
When you feel depressed and think of the mistakes you've made, it's easy to get pulled into a downward spiral. Sometimes it feels like you're a failure, maybe even a failure at life. Although, is there really such a thing? The fact that you're living answers that question with a NO. As long as there is potential, failure really doesn't hold its weight over you. There's still a chance if you have the heart to undertake it.
Embers around a campfire look insignificant from a distance but when you step closer you see an intense burning within the branches of wood. And when you focus your efforts and blow on them, often they sprout right back up into tiny flames. That's all you need. Once you have that tiny flame, let it guide you. At the same time, help guide the flame yourself by nurturing it and adding stuff to make it stronger. Avoid self doubt for that has the same effect as water. Actively seek out the good side of a situation because that is the wood which makes the flame stronger.
The thing about potential is that there's always potential for potential.
Embers around a campfire look insignificant from a distance but when you step closer you see an intense burning within the branches of wood. And when you focus your efforts and blow on them, often they sprout right back up into tiny flames. That's all you need. Once you have that tiny flame, let it guide you. At the same time, help guide the flame yourself by nurturing it and adding stuff to make it stronger. Avoid self doubt for that has the same effect as water. Actively seek out the good side of a situation because that is the wood which makes the flame stronger.
The thing about potential is that there's always potential for potential.
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