Being Present
The journey of becoming alive.
When I first started my journey of “being present”, I couldn’t imagine how much I would enjoy it. At first, I was just looking for ‘things’. Today, it went a bit deeper, I was still looking for things, but I was also looking at how light interacted with those things; how it made them come alive.
On my walk with Lucas this morning, my attention was drawn to some Honeysuckle blooms that I have been watching develop over the past several days. However, this morning, there was a patch of soft morning sunlight highlighting them and for the first time I noticed some were white, others were yellow. Being present attained a new level for me; even in something that was somewhat familiar.
As Lucas and I were walking home, I was processing what I had seen. I kept thinking how The Creator had created a moment in time and place that He knew I would enjoy if I took the time to be present.
It’s so easy for our enjoyment of the simple things in life to get hijacked. World problems, political issues, social struggles, even social media when it begins to become a prominent part of our day all compete to draw us away from the life-giving acts of being present.
This photo is SOOC (straight out of camera for the lay-people here) from my Fujifilm XT5. There was no post-processing other than putting my name on it. It’s not going to win any awards and I don’t care - it is the moment in time it reminds me of that is more important to me. As you look at it, I hope it will encourage you to make more opportunities to practice being present in your day. Like me, you could find yourself on a journey of appreciation that will renew your mind and refresh your soul.
Fujifilm X-T5, 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 @ f2
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