{"id":4016,"date":"2012-11-21T08:50:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T15:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4016"},"modified":"2022-03-25T22:09:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T05:09:25","slug":"embracing-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/embracing-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing right now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am happy. Right now. This minute while I’m typing these words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"embracing<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It’s a little odd, I think, how seldom I recognize my own joy in the moment. I remember having been happy, but I seldom stop and think: “Wow. I’m really happy right now.” For me, the camera plays into the equation. I can really get lost in a moment with my camera, light, shadow, colors, movement, texture, and a certain twinkle in the eye. I can get lost in my happy little image world and have a perfectly lovely time. Hours, days, or even weeks later, as I’m editing the photos, I discover just how awesome the event really was.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embracing Right Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Life is full of beautiful moments, moments where the beauty is not in the image, but in the experience. Sometimes I let myself think that a moment must be documented to be real or precious. Not true. Building memories is important, but the initial experience is more important than each time it’s remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, I have to just put the camera down, and join the party myself. Even better – hand the camera over to someone else and let them capture me in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"embracing<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still enjoy photography, but I have to remember not to let it replace interacting with my friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about you? What can you do to embrace right now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective<\/a>, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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