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June 4 , 2006
Volume 2 - Number 51
THE PHOTOS SPEAK
in this SPECIAL EDITION of Picture to Ponder. Two out of the last three featured photos inspired additional writing that I posted on a new blog - Picture Pondering. Some of you have followed the links to it and I wanted to make sure that you all see the writing. SHINING THE LIGHT is new. Unplanned, the words simply came and they are a powerful expression of our mission.

In addition, Tuesday is the LAST offering of THROUGH THE LENS: Access to Transformation until the Fall, or later. The writing gives a sense of what's possible out of participating in the classes. There is still time to Register.



TRANSFORMATION or CORROSION
Outdated, ugly, past my prime and usefulness
Corroded with rust
Broken metal has sharp edges

What's the point?
Why am I still here?
How long will I last?

Oh... There she is.
That Sheila with her camera.

I hear that through her lens
She discovers great beauty sometimes.
(Am I beautiful?)
Certainly she captures things of interest that most people miss.

The thing she says she most enjoys
Is when others start seeing more also.

I am now content.
I know I have a place in the world, on the web, in your memory
Matters not that my memory's gone
I can't even recall what my function was

I'm sure I must have made a difference AND
NOW I can rest, for sure, knowing that
Something has been captured here

That will alter the way many of you
start perceiving new and differently
Transforming pieces of your own lives.

(Hmmm. Was I a transformer?)


SHINING THE LIGHT -
 Here comes Sheila with her camera again.
Shall I wave her away or welcome her with open arms?
I always see her out of the eyes in the back of my head
Taking all kinds of pictures here in Wakodahatchee Wetlands where I reside.

Loads of cameras here, tripods and long lenses often line the boardwalk.
Sheila sometimes tucks in between to see and capture the views people most people love
And many times she's taking pictures that others don't think to take.

Hmmm. She's stopping now, looking up at me, for the first time.
I wonder. Will she see who I think I am, who I know myself to be?
Or will she stay with the world view of what I do?

Evidently she has it.
I see her calling some people over to point out, in her camera,
Who she perceived me to be.

I'm flapping my winged arms in glee.
My narrowed eyes open more
I can face the world with pride,
Knowing that I've made a difference far beyond
Simply being part of a team lighting the parking lot

Others now are sure to be expanding on the light
That ignites the inner fires of discovery and transformation.

Will you be one of them?

REGISTER for THROUGH THE LENS telecourse -
Click on TELECLASSES for information, testimonials, time, fees and other registration details.

READERS' COMMENTS
for these 2 pieces are welcome on the PICTURE PONDERING BLOG. If you have difficulty posting on this Blogger blog, e-mail me and I'll put up your comment.

If posting on a blog is not your style, please continue to send your comments directly to me . Learning what you are experiencing means a lot. It is part of the reward of Picture to Ponder for me.

Inspirationally,

shining the light

Inspirationally,
 Sheila
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