Sometimes I hide behind my camera. If I’m feeling uncertain or awkward or – let’s be honest – grumpy, I just pull out my Nikon and snap away. That way, I can capture the entire event without ever participating in it.
Between scrapbooking and blogging, my hobbies have fed that tendency, and I’ve realized lately that I’m missing out on the living while I’m so focused on the capturing and the documenting and the sharing.
I’m working on putting the camera down these days, and a few times lately I’ve completely forgotten to take my camera along to an event. But my 35mm lens isn’t the only one I look through when I view the world.
Last weekend, I had an unsettling conversation with a friend. I started out complaining about a situation and realized about halfway through our talk that I was wrong.
Oooh, how I hate to be wrong!
But I was. I’d been upset with someone in my life for quite a while because I viewed an experience we shared through my own lens of pain.
I totally let pain take over. I’ve struggled for years, paralyzed by a pain that happened years ago. It’s scary when that pained person is the only one we can identify with…I love your article and your honesty. Thank you for sharing and letting God use your story to reach the hearts of others (me).
Ohhh, I’m sorry, Nik. That’s all I really know to say…
Following you over there. I love incourage!
I hear you, I think that many of us have been there! I have put my Nikon down about a year ago now so I could start participating more and not be “too busy” trying to capture every moment but never really being a part of it. I will pick it back up some days but not all the time anymore.
Visiting from SITS, make it a great day!
Thank you for stopping by, Marjorie!