A New Day

I am on an adventure to find my place, my passion, myself. I wander this way and that, trying things on. Does that fit? Does this? I stay on a path until I am pulled onto another. At times it feels aimless, passive. At others it is exhilarating as I sprint away with a new idea! Creativity and innovation are keys to my new journey. Limits that held me back, are now new challenges that inspire me to think outside the proverbial box.

I am experiencing old interests anew to see if they were just fleeting fancies or are worth a deeper look. My "keep" pile is minimal. I am learning as I age and live life, that clutter is clutter. Physical clutter, mental clutter, emotional clutter...all of it weighs us down and blocks our paths. I am clearing clutter, getting it out of my way. My life is becoming lighter, sleeker, freer.

Photography is a hobby I have enjoyed since I bought my first camera when I was 10. I loved the colors and trying to frame the picture just right. I took pictures of things that were important to me: my family, my pink ten-speed bike that I had saved every penny for, the creek by our house. Over the years, photography and I have had an off and on again relationship. My camera and I were, at times inseparable, grabbing every available opportunity to be together. We attended parties and ball games, we hung out at the park and enjoyed everyday moments. Then life crept in. Life moved on. Technology intruded. My 35 mm became a dinosaur, a conversation piece, a novelty. I refused to step into the digital age. I clung to my camera and my film. I was pushed, no shoved into the twenty-first century and digital photography. I managed, however, to keep one foot planted squarely in defiance and denial.