The Wandering I

Audrey is such a wonderful partner!  After everyone had left tonight after the Flashes of Hope reception, I just sat looking over the images thinking about how much grace I have in my life.  I have a wonderful wife, a wonderful work space, very compassionate and extremely diverse friends and clients, and I have the opportunity to photograph wonderful people.  Audrey is all in favor of my taking the time to ruminate on these sorts of things so that’s exactly what I did as I decompressed from the days leading up to this reception.

I just walked around the room looking at each of  the photos, both mine an the other shooters’ work thinking about how much each of the kids in the photos had taught me and would teach me.  I just found myself falling farther and farther into the pristine clarity of their eyes and I was simply transported back to that place of complete humility in what I could learn from each of these children and young adults.  They really are some pretty remarkable people and they have blessed me with some of their time and shared a very small piece of their soul with me and the others who have worked with them and spent time with them.

I may not have alot of “stuff” but I certainly do have joy in my life!

Nat

From Somewhere in rural New jersey