What is it about today’s world. How come we are always taking selfies?
Why would one need a selfie when getting out of the tub? In fact what is the fascination with taking pictures of what we are doing, should we not be out living our lives.. interacting with other people, catching up with friends, making new friends?
I got a message the other day about storage, I realized that I had zillions of pictures… like really.. how many times do I need to see a picture of a tree, and is that the same squirrel I captured with my camera the other day… was I really going to pay to store more pictures that I may or may not ever look at again.???
Really world, time to focus on living what is left of my life. I realize that out of thousands of pictures .. only a few are really important to me.. the rest are an accumulation of moments, that I lived.. and today, this actual moment is the moment I have to deal with NOW. I am going to make a serious attempt to clear out the non essential “stuff”…
How about you? How are you doing today? Have you done something new? Are you planning something or working on something that is exciting for you? Quincy (elder cat) is wanting me to get on with this so I can finish feeding he and Quinn … She has settled in and is now letting us all know.. she is here to stay… by far, she has the loudest purr I’ve ever heard.
Yesterday I put my chair out in the middle of a clump of snow cuz that is where the sun was shining the strongest… and just sat with my eyes closed enjoying the rays… I put on my sound identifier (birds) in ten minutes it had recorded over a dozen birds who serenaded my stolen moments. It was so peaceful, I didn’t want the radio on in the car when I started my drive home.
Please slow down .. make time for YOU … get out and enjoy the world as it unfolds a new season for us to experience ..
If you are going to do it, put your whole heart into it. Your degree of seriousness will affect the outcome. Your daily accumulation of effort towards your goals shows just how serious you are.
Oyashikiri
fyi. some of the conservation areas are now barred (closed) overnight. Unfortunately the grounds are being used late evenings by people with no respect for property and the wildlife.
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I do take selfies.. though usually with others in the picture. I have hundreds of photos from when I had a film camera.. I was one of those who “documented” events.. family parties, weddings, even funerals.
And I realized that I was hardly in any of them. Always behind the camera. So now I take selfies with the people I am with.. so I can remember what I looked like when the photo was taken.
I do take selfies.. though usually with others in the picture. I have hundreds of photos from when I had a film camera.. I was one of those who “documented” events.. family parties, weddings, even funerals.
And I realized that I was hardly in any of them. Always behind the camera. So now I take selfies with the people I am with.. so I can remember what I looked like when the photo was taken.
I do take selfies.. though usually with others in the picture. I have hundreds of photos from when I had a film camera.. I was one of those who “documented” events.. family parties, weddings, even funerals.
And I realized that I was hardly in any of them. Always behind the camera. So now I take selfies with the people I am with.. so I can remember what I looked like when the photo was taken.
you are very good at documenting and taking pictures of your many adventures.
Good message. We need to be really present in our lives, not living for the next moment to capture.
It can be “too much”.. but documenting the changes in our life can be interesting. I knew someone who would take a picture of themselves on the same date every year. To see/record how much they changed (and this was back in the film days).
good morning, once a year I can understand, every day and sometimes several times a day!!
HI Eliza… I am so with you. being present in the moment is so important. btw. are those your orchids? you must be itching to see your beds in bloom.
While I do grow a couple small orchids, my recent postings were from a local conservatory. Yes, I’m excited about the coming garden season. This winter has felt long!
Beautiful post and lots to think about. Yes, I agree, photos seem to be ruling our lives these days.
thankfully, I’m not one to have my picture taken.. so selfies are not my thing.. but I see it everywhere.