Day 32: Austin, Texas.
We stood under the towering oak trees as the morning sun played peek-a-boo through the leaves, whispering “new day, new mercy.” Grabbing work gloves, shovels and bags of soil, we set out with the grand plan of illustrating collaboration and growth. Photos walking, photos digging, photos planting. Video of the watering and the passing from person to person.
Every move, so deliberate.
I set my phone down for a moment to focus on the composition of a shot – to find the perfect angle and the perfect positioning of the flower or pot or whatever it was that was so important at the time. It was so very important. So. Very.
And then I glanced back. And what I saw took my breath away. The phone that wasn’t attempting to compose anything at all but simply take in what it was seeing had found true depth of beauty in blurred light and lines. My deliberate efforts to compose perfection couldn’t compare.
I can’t remember at all what that so.very. important shot was supposed to be. But I remember the glance and the beauty. And I pray my eyes stay open to always see the uncomposed. Because we all need moments that take our breath away.
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