I've had a rough week. So this morning I decided to take a walk, hoping to invigorate my spirit and reflect as well. I took my camera. And before I knew it I was on a photo journey taking as many shots of puddle reflections as I could. I am not an accomplished photographer, so my skills at capturing the best of reflections is low. But I got a few interesting ones and have added them to my flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/58563201@N00/ And the end result is that I do feel refreshed and hopefully ready to take on whatever the next challenge is. Bruce
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Reflections
I've had a rough week. So this morning I decided to take a walk, hoping to invigorate my spirit and reflect as well. I took my camera. And before I knew it I was on a photo journey taking as many shots of puddle reflections as I could. I am not an accomplished photographer, so my skills at capturing the best of reflections is low. But I got a few interesting ones and have added them to my flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/58563201@N00/ And the end result is that I do feel refreshed and hopefully ready to take on whatever the next challenge is. Bruce
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Depth Perception
This post has been a long time coming.
I’ve had some serious challenges lately:
Mysterious cluster headaches
Financial burdens
A break-up
I’ve been affected emotionally by all three, headache, doughache and heartache. Battling my own demons and my own form of depression. I’m getting help from friends, family, counselors, practitioners, etc.
But far too often I feel like I am completely alone.
Then reality hits and you realize that as vital and important as your own issues are, that everyone struggles with things and that my issues are actually transitional. To give some perspective:
The recent suicides of bullied students. “It gets better” is true. It makes me so sad and very reflective to hear about things like this. I am powerless to stop others’ pain, but I will not be powerless to stop or prevent my own.
The death of Maurice Lucas. Just listening to people tell stories of their interactions with this great, great man illustrates how much we CAN affect people by always treating them with grace and respect and by giving of ourselves. Listen to the eulogies at www.955thegame.com for an illustration of what I mean.
A friend’s recent health issues. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer a year ago. Had surgery and treatment and has recovered. Then, recently, a tumor was found in his eye and his eye had to be removed. Different cancer entirely, which seems scary, but is actually a good thing. His resiliency in the face of this inspires me. He has a young daughter and he wraps every setback in terms of making sure he does what he must to be around for her. Unconditional love in the face of adversity.
I guess what I’m just trying to do is remind myself that I do have value. I have gifts to offer. I am worthy of love and affection. As much pain and confusion as exists for me I have tools to conquer it. And there are people who care and who help.
I am not alone.
It gets better.
Bruce!
I’ve had some serious challenges lately:
Mysterious cluster headaches
Financial burdens
A break-up
I’ve been affected emotionally by all three, headache, doughache and heartache. Battling my own demons and my own form of depression. I’m getting help from friends, family, counselors, practitioners, etc.
But far too often I feel like I am completely alone.
Then reality hits and you realize that as vital and important as your own issues are, that everyone struggles with things and that my issues are actually transitional. To give some perspective:
The recent suicides of bullied students. “It gets better” is true. It makes me so sad and very reflective to hear about things like this. I am powerless to stop others’ pain, but I will not be powerless to stop or prevent my own.
The death of Maurice Lucas. Just listening to people tell stories of their interactions with this great, great man illustrates how much we CAN affect people by always treating them with grace and respect and by giving of ourselves. Listen to the eulogies at www.955thegame.com for an illustration of what I mean.
A friend’s recent health issues. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer a year ago. Had surgery and treatment and has recovered. Then, recently, a tumor was found in his eye and his eye had to be removed. Different cancer entirely, which seems scary, but is actually a good thing. His resiliency in the face of this inspires me. He has a young daughter and he wraps every setback in terms of making sure he does what he must to be around for her. Unconditional love in the face of adversity.
I guess what I’m just trying to do is remind myself that I do have value. I have gifts to offer. I am worthy of love and affection. As much pain and confusion as exists for me I have tools to conquer it. And there are people who care and who help.
I am not alone.
It gets better.
Bruce!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Creativity
Creativity.
It’s amazing how therapeutic making something from just an idea can be. I recently resumed painting for the first time in decades. And this past week I arranged some music recording with some friends.
The results are not quite studio quality gems, but the process is so fulfilling and rewarding. Arranging, layering and nuance all add to the finished project. Outtakes are hilarious. And sometimes you find your voice when you thought it was lost.
And now I may get a chance to get on stage and perform.
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