I’ve been playing around with some night time photography lately, so imagine my surprise when the topic of Sunday Stills this week was “Night”.
Sometimes all I need to do is show up, and the camera on my phone manages to make me look pretty good.
Sometimes I can play with a filter or two, and come up with something I enjoy.
Sometimes things appear a bit ethereal and dreamy.
Sometimes it’s a chance look out the window.
Then the sun begins to rise.
And just like that, the night is over.
I recently found a challenge that intrigued me.
I’m still looking all the way through the challenge, but here is where I am now.
The first one I saw was Sunday Stills: Window.
Then I read this one. The topic was Embrace. The photo was fog. Windows and fog, easily two of my favorite top ten photo topics.
So I thought I would share a few of my favorites here.
My photos are not primarily OF windows. They are mostly FROM windows. My home office window, car windows, hotel windows, plane windows.
Any window will do . Mostly I look for the clean ones, but many times, I just get them the way they are. That seems OK to me because lots of times, life is messy. You just get it the way it is.
Some days dawn bright and clear, making it easy to see the good everywhere.
Some days are not so bright and shiny, but the beauty of those days can be seen if you really look for it.
What do you think?
Do you have a favorite photo to share?
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When I stand up for my wholeness I ……..
This writing is from my 5 for 5 Brain Dump writing on July 13. If you don’t know what 5 for 5 Brain Dump is, you can can click here to find out more about it.
Here it is. As it was written. Unedited. Hopefully, you can glean some wisdom from it. If you do, feel free to let me know in the comments.
When I stand up for my wholeness, some times others do not understand. Some think I’m being cranky. RBF. I think it could be because they have been accustomed to me standing up for THEIR wholeness. One of my nick names is “Best Cheer Leader”. I have seen recently, it’s always been for someone else.
When I stand up for my (own) wholeness, I feel calm. I feel peaceful. I feel more energized and less anxious. When I stand up for my wholeness, I can complete tasks.
I have been, and am grateful for this revelation. Wholeness. What a great feeling.
So that is the Brain Dump. It is the first thing out of my brain after hearing the prompt.
I’ve had time now to consider that prompt in depth. I’ve had time now to put myself first much more of the time.
I find that when I take a few moments here and there to put these principals into practice, the moments I spend for myself and others are much more productive.
How about it?
Do you take a moment to be kind to yourself, to be your own best cheerleader?
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