Passion is elusive. At least, it can be in my experience. I had a grand passion once—it was sailing. One of the things I loved about it was the richness of the experience. I’ve never felt more alive than on the deck of a small sailboat. Another thing I loved was the variety of things to learn. You start, of …
Keeping Creative Vision Alive
Today marks the one-year anniversary of my ambulance ride to the emergency room with a 105° fever and a bacterial infection. After four days in the hospital and several months of recuperating I was eventually grateful to have regained my full strength and stamina. But the aftermath of that experience has stayed with me mentally and emotionally. Before my illness …
Self-Doubt
“When you don’t care at all what anyone thinks you lose your capacity for connection. When you are defined by what people think you lose the courage to be vulnerable.” — Brene Brown There’s something I’ve been looking forward to yet also resisting lately. That’s my decision to start a photo-365 self-assignment. Some of the other photographers in my club …
Embarking
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot Today marks the end of one long journey and the beginning of another which, hopefully, will also be a long one. The ending is the end of my career as a software engineer working in the corporate world. The beginning is a new endeavor which, …
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