In other news, I just found something I'm rather madly in love with--365 Project. It's perfect. No, I don't need another project right now. Yes, I'm doing it anyhow. Why? Because this project just fell into my lap and provides a means to add in several things I've been wanting all in one place.
- I've been wanting to do more photography
- I've been wanting to make photography a (mostly) daily part of life
- I've been wanting to build my own library of "stock" photos to use here and in my MuseCraft blog and in my MuseCraft News newsletter
- I've been wanting to start some sort of daily, mindful practice
So, maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I'm adding something when I shouldn't. But I tried to be rational and talk myself out of this, and I really just want it too much to say, "no." I'm adding in one more thing to my full, full life, and I'm wildly excited by it, and I know that means it's good!
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I did a project much like this several years ago that I called "Picture A Day". It was a lot of fun and gave me a daily ritual that maintained a sense of mindfulness in my day no matter what else was going on. You can see my pics here:
http://thehallway.net/dailypicture.htm
(Soon to be permanently relocated here, although I don't have the daily descriptions ported in yet):
http://thehallway.squarespace.com/dailypicture/
I have wanted to do the same thing. I still haven't. I hope you have better luck. :D
Miss B: I'm noticing that I'm looking at a lot of things differently now, even after a few days. I looked at a few of your pics--can't wait to make time to look at all of them. This is a really fun project!
Moe: I'm really liking how this is pulling my attention to details. I think it's actually going to be beneficial to my writing as well as to my general creativity. I'll write more about how it's affecting me as I go along.
I always think, when something like this comes along, that it's time to re-evaluate our "busy" life, and cut out those things that don't contribute to our well-being.
Doing something creative and fun is so important, but we get lost in the "have-to's".
Your photography project sounds wonderful, and I'm sure you'll get a great deal of pleasure out of it :) And feeling happy is a great pain reducer!
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