Life was a struggle for me in 1991. Little things like a divorce, a job loss, poor financial choices, let me know how little control I had over my life. At this time in my life I earnestly began to search for some answer to how I felt. I looked into different religious faiths, attended retreats, joined help groups, read the books, practiced their exercises and principles, with no relief or answers.
Over time the needed change found me. I stumbled upon a solution that introduced me to a new way of seeing who I really was and the world around me. I needed new ways of dealing with life’s challenges. I found a resource in quiet times of prayer, meditation and contemplation. I enjoy this inward journey as it helps me to see within and to use the eyes of something deeper to see outward. Learning to see a “true self” rather than a “false self” allows us to be a more interesting person. I’ve heard it said, to create more interesting images make ourselves more interesting. For me, the changes within me have changed my photography.
4 Comments
Cedric Canard
“Over time the needed change found me.” Isn’t that so often the case? We exert a lot of effort seeking and searching and yet all too often what we’re looking for comes from a totally unexpected place. Real nice post Monte. And the colours in your image, beautiful.
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Cedric. I’m far more aware I’m not the center of the universe. 🙂
Tom Dills
“They” say that adversity makes us stronger, and I suppose that’s true. It seems that the right answers tend to come along at the right time. But so often I see the right things happen in a way that makes them seem completely unexpected. The changes truly do find us, but we have to be open to them. I’m glad that your needed changes found you!
Monte Stevens
So true, Tom. and part of my morning prayer.