Updates

I haven't posted to this blog in awhile. I've been busy over at my yoga blog "Doing Nothing." I will now attempt to post to both blogs at least weekly. But please don't hold me to that. LOL

I had to empty my studio out for awhile as my son, his wife and my granddaughter will be moving in with us this summer while they transition from Navy life to civilian life. I so look forward to bonding with my granddaughter. I'm sure I will have a million pictures of her before they find their next destination. How thrilling for them to have another path to take in their life. How grand for me to be able to be part of that path.

My creative process has shifted for the time being to learning yoga and Pilate's and baby proofing our house. But watch for more posts and photos here as I really need this creative outlet too.

Baby proofing our house has been cleansing for us. Of course all the extra has ended up in the garage. My husband will be happy when we have that huge garage sale in a couple of weeks and he can have his space back. I'm sure he can't wait to work out on that weight set we set up out there. :)

Serendipitous

I found a blog today Serendipitous. It was like finding a piece of poetry I connected with. It was snippets in words and photos, leaving you with an essence of the author's life. I felt an immediate kinship with someone I have never met.

Serendipitous (adjective)

1. Discovering something fortunate;
the accidental discovery of something pleasant, valuable, or useful

Sometimes I wander too far into a subject. Writing too much, giving too much away. Maybe my blogging should be more like poetry, leaving the reader with whatever viewpoint or essence they get from the images invoked.

Sometimes we need to leave a little more white space between the words.

Social Media

Social media has changed society as we know it both good and bad. Families and friends are using it to communicate instantly, strengthening relationships. We can instantly let you know that little Johnny has just taken his first step and present you with a video or photos. You can find people you have lost track of and pick up where you left off. But then, companies are having to write policies to deal with it at work and they can and will use it against you if they want to. News is disseminated before we have time to check the facts causing countless more stories about the same subject as it's updated over and over, the facts diluted. Are we deluged with too much instant information? The under thirty crowd seems to think it a right to know everything right now and not a second later. Some think nothing of airing every little bit of their lives publicly. Reputations and relationships are ruined at the thoughtless stroke of the enter key. Political campaigns are won or lost on the internet. Views and arguments aired on blogs for all to see.

The younger generation seems to be putting their life out there without thinking who can see their words or photos for that matter. Are they hardened? Are they just so inundated with instant information they think it's normal to blast another relative or cuss out a person without thinking about who else is looking? Is it becoming normal to say anything you want without thinking first?

For me I think about what I'm putting out there in the cyber world. I want to present my spin on the world and pass on some of my experience to do good in the world. I'm not a fan of negative anything and if I read something inappropriate that ends up in my view on any of my social media links, I may comment on its inappropriateness and I may delete you as "my friend." Life is too short to waste on naysayers. You get to choose who you put in your life and how you present yourself as a human being. Choose wisely.