May 2014
Kat Sloma hosts a wonderful practice each month called Photo Heart Connection.
Deepen the connection between your photos and your heart and soul by participating in this monthly review of your images, to find the one that best connects to your heart.
Not the best photo by any stretch of the imagination, I took it as I was leaving the house, loaded up with bag, camera, card & gift, remembering at the last minute, not planning, that I usually need a selfie of some description during the month.
I was on my way to a lunch for a lovely lady who was retiring from work. I had worked with her for around 6 years and a lot of people I hadn’t seen for many years would be there.
Really, for two pins I would have stayed at home, I have gotten used to my own company and the company of a just few people. I have gotten used to not wearing heels. But I went, with a cheery heart and a lovely smile.
When I saw the faces of the people as I walked in, the waving hands, the warm smiles the Oooh’s and Aaah’s and the chorus of ‘How wonderful to see you!” The warm hugs and tear filled eyes, my heart was filled with love and I was reminded that I matter to a wider world than just the one I tend to keep myself in.
This photo will serve as a reminder that my world is bigger than I allow it be sometimes.
Thank you Kat.
Miriam, my life is about two steps removed from that of a hermit’s. A couple or three weeks will go by and I will realize I haven’t driven my car anywhere at all. I live in a condominium, so I do talk to my neighbors when Josephine and I are outside, but my preference is to stay home. Have a wedding to go to at the end of the month and not looking forward to it at all! I’m related to the fiancé of the mother of the bride. (He’s my brother-in-law.) I wouldn’t know the bride or groom if I tripped over them. So, what’s the point?
Oh my! I am in one of my rare cynical moods. I had better get up and do The Happy Dance quick, quick, quick!!!
PS: How did you take a selfie from behind??
Love the details, textures and shades of color in your photograph.
And what wonderful reflective journaling, to go along with your reflection.
Rinda
What a great choice and a fantastic observation. Your world is indeed as large as you allow it to be!
Oh, Miriam, I love this post – the photos and your words are just so sweet. And I love having a little peek at your garden space. So lovely!
One of the best Photo-Heart Connection posts I’ve read in a long, long time!
What a lovely post. It’s always good to be reminded of how much we mean to other people. I’m so glad you had that experience, and shared it here.
hello shoes! a good reminder that I need to heed
I understand what you mean when you say ” I have gotten used to my own company …” and the affect of that attitude. I find that outings of any kind seem very appealing when they are first proposed but, on the day they are to occur, it seems like everything else I want/need to accomplish is more compelling. As you point out, however, there usually is reward in stepping with others–the self-esteem you mention, new ideas, the occasional photo op, etc.
This sounds so much like me. I am so contented with my own (very introverted) company that I forget there really are other people who care about me and enjoy seeing me now and then. Just yesterday in a store I ran into someone I hadn’t seen in a couple of years, and she literally ran over to give me a huge hug. As you said, “I was reminded that I matter to a wider world than just the one I tend to keep myself in.” Thank you for sharing this lovely Photo-Heart Connection.
lovely post…and I like the idea of a mirror in the garden
I really like the blue pot with the ferns….and all the wine bottles!
What a great reminder… It pays to step out and share with those who care. Bonus, the reminder that there are more people who care than we realize!
via PHC
A really wonderful Photo-Heart Connection, Miriam!