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Dear ,
TODAY'S PHOTO
is of Sunlit Morning Dew on a Metal Boardwalk Railing at Green Cay Nature Preserve in Boynton Beach, FL
This photograph was first featured in Picture to Ponder almost two years ago in Volume 3- Issue 59 where you can see four more photos taken at the same time. All five grabbed my attention as I was organizing past issues of Picture to Ponder and this particular photo is the one most strongly resonating with me right now.
Today's issue Picture to Ponder is the 465th, representing the inclusion of 600 to 700 plus photographs and Self-Reflecting Queries, over the past, almost five years. I am documenting and categorizing, looking to see what can be put together and made available to further serve you.
I will be sending out a survey in the next week or two asking for input on this from you. In the meantime, if you know that you would be interested in having photos alone, or with queries, I would appreciate your emailing me at sheila [at] picturetoponder.com, subject: PTP survey, with your input.
Would you be interested in content on CDs or in downloadable format? Organized by queries' subjects? Photo categories? Any other thoughts, idease, suggestions?
SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
I am not sure what it is about today's photo that is "speaking" to me. Perhaps it's the feeling of peacefulness and cleansing that emanates from it, the sense of something being washed clean.
There is dark and light, yet not a "moody" darkness. I do remember the feeling of excitement I had two years ago when I first took these photos, the thrill of discovering what seemed almost "magical" to me at the time.
Today I can look at this photo and the others and appreciate the timelessness of the experience and the beauty that remains.
I invite you to look into your life now and in the past. What are some of the magical moments that you recall? What are the sensory experiences that are most profound for you?
Are there ways that you have kept them alive - in photographs, writing, recordings or other art forms? Is this important to you?
Lastly, do you remain cognizant of what you need in your life to keep you centered and balanced?
If, for some reason, my queries seem to be getting "heavy and significant", I invite you t go back up to the photo and allow the morning dew to refresh you.
Peace.
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To peace and beauty!
Program for Writers, or Wanting-to-Be Writers -
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 9/16 is the kick off day and the first of twelve sessions of my friend and mentor, Julie Jordan Scott's "Feminine Pen Writing Circle."
If you are a writer or an aspiring one I urge you to check our the above link. I doubt that I would be doing what I am today, if it weren't for all that I've experienced in courses with Julie and the community of wonderful women and writers that come together in her empowering space.
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Inspirationally,
Sheila
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