Hello world! It's been a very long time since I posted here. I have had a lot going on with a very serious family medical issue over the last couple of years (in addition to the normal stresses of everyday life), which has taken me away from my photography passion. I've had a recent death in the family due to this ongoing medical issue, and I'm just starting to pick up the pieces.
Although this is a photography blog page, I have decided to take a segue for a bit for a new project that I'm taking on to hopefully re-energize me and get my juices flowing.
I've decided to devote time each week to performing random acts of kindness, and to document my journey here. I figure if I make an effort to do at least 1-2 things for others that get me out of my comfort zone and make someone's day a little brighter, it will have three effects:
1) it will make someone's day a little brighter
2) it will hopefully inspire others to pay it forward
3) it will make me feel more creative and more motivated to get out and re-embrace photography and other things in my life
I know the whole idea of random acts is do them without looking for thanks or appreciation - to do them anonymously and to not seek praise. But, after thinking my project through, I have decided to blog about my experiences - for the following reasons:
1) to keep me accountable and working towards my goal
2) to hopefully inspire others to reach out and do their own random acts
3) to have a record of my journey and the interesting things that happen and people I meet along the way
Ground rules:
1) random acts preferably involve strangers or people I'm in peripheral contact with (office building staff, etc.)
2) random acts can also involve friends in addition to above
3) random acts can involve the environment and my surroundings
4) they don't have to be anything big - a simple compliment or saying something nice counts
Eventually, I hope to bring photos into the mix...to create a visual record of my journey.
And, so my little journey begins...
Although this is a photography blog page, I have decided to take a segue for a bit for a new project that I'm taking on to hopefully re-energize me and get my juices flowing.
I've decided to devote time each week to performing random acts of kindness, and to document my journey here. I figure if I make an effort to do at least 1-2 things for others that get me out of my comfort zone and make someone's day a little brighter, it will have three effects:
1) it will make someone's day a little brighter
2) it will hopefully inspire others to pay it forward
3) it will make me feel more creative and more motivated to get out and re-embrace photography and other things in my life
I know the whole idea of random acts is do them without looking for thanks or appreciation - to do them anonymously and to not seek praise. But, after thinking my project through, I have decided to blog about my experiences - for the following reasons:
1) to keep me accountable and working towards my goal
2) to hopefully inspire others to reach out and do their own random acts
3) to have a record of my journey and the interesting things that happen and people I meet along the way
Ground rules:
1) random acts preferably involve strangers or people I'm in peripheral contact with (office building staff, etc.)
2) random acts can also involve friends in addition to above
3) random acts can involve the environment and my surroundings
4) they don't have to be anything big - a simple compliment or saying something nice counts
Eventually, I hope to bring photos into the mix...to create a visual record of my journey.
And, so my little journey begins...