Saturday, November 2, 2013

I decided to show up at my own life. One manifestation of that decision is a one-month resolution. Year-long resolutions have never worked for me. Resolving to do something for a month allows me to throw myself into the choice with greater vim than I would have otherwise. This month I resolve to take one picture a day and to write something about that picture. Every day. Maybe it's a blog post, maybe it's a short story, or a list, or an essay, or a poem, or a fake advertisement that leaves me cracking up at my own humor at 2 a.m. The point is to be present enough to notice and aware enough to process. The first picture in the series was taken from my bike. A reminder to latch on to the sights around me instead of complaining about a cold commute on two wheels. Because, even on the coldest days, biking to work is inherently a privilege and indicative of other, related privileges.