I have decided it is time to find a little perspective. It’s time to stop dreaming of all of the beautiful landscapes that fill my Instagram feed and start living fully present in my own piece of planet Earth. I’m done with desperately wanting to travel to beautiful places and fill my gallery with stunning landscapes. Mountains and beaches are not my reality. I live in a suburb of Dallas, Texas which is flat, commercial and mostly uninteresting by most people’s standards. At least that is how I think that Prosper, TX appears on the surface. This week I decided to take on a personal project and look deeper at my corner our world. I’m hoping to find some hidden treasures or a least one diamond in the rough.
My first glance is drawn to color. I love color. Every year the Red Bud trees announce the arrival of spring in Texas with gorgeous pink blooms. This is the start of a symphony of color that will last for the next couple of months. I drawn to one vibrant tree on the side of the road and decide to take a picture. A photograph to remind me of the promises of nature and our own personal journey in life; that after long hard seasons there is always a chance for new beginnings. A closer look at the tree reveals dozens of small bees buzzing all around spreading pollen. The bees are unnoticeable until you get right up on the tree. It’s a peaceful and quiet humming of nature. Mother nature is just going about quietly doing her thing while we all rush by in our cars too busy with life to notice. I am guilty of being one of those people. Why I have waited so long to stop and take this picture that I have longed for?
Day two brings me to a hill and a landscape that I have visited before. I often photograph clients in front of the chapel at the bottom of this hill. I have always approached this place from the font where the road provides close access. Today I decide to get out and walk. I want to try and gain a different perspective. I decide to take a journey to the far side of the hill and look up. The other side is quiet and the hill is much steeper than I had initially realized. I start to feel small and insignificant against a hill that I had never paid much attention to. How have I missed how big this hill? As I circle around the hill looking at different angles, I suddenly see it. The hill perfectly intersects the chapel at the bottom. I love this perspective and feel a rush of energy. This view is so vastly different and unique from the traditional way I have been viewing it. This is it! This is the heart of what I have been trying to do with my journey. I want to see everything in life through a new lens with a livelier perspective.
My final morning starts early as I want to get out of the house before everyone wakes. I’m driving around and am drawn to a neighborhood park and a fountain. I park and meander the pathway towards the water. The morning is so unusually quiet and I hear only the sounds of nature. Is that possible in the middle of this growing suburb? This is another spot drive my every day but never stop to pay attention. I have not noticed the tranquility that it offers. As I look around I find that I am no longer drawn to the fountain and the grander that initially caused me to stop. I see quite and stillness in the distance. I find a tranquil spot on the other side of the pond and enjoy the stillness. I think back on my journey to find hidden beauty in my own places and spaces. It looks and feels different that the places that I long for but its still here. If I continue to approach my days with curiosity and gratitude for whatever they bring, I will uncover hidden treasures.
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