{"id":2346,"date":"2013-03-01T10:13:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T15:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/gems\/?p=2346"},"modified":"2013-03-01T10:13:20","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T15:13:20","slug":"space-to-hear-time-to-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/gems\/2013\/03\/01\/space-to-hear-time-to-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Space to Hear & Time to Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"

On February 1st, I participated in a “Day in the Life<\/a>” shooting project for a G+ community<\/a>. The afternoon light in my kitchen can be lovely (for about five minutes) so I plopped Danny down on a blanket and called Tommy over to hold the big white foam core board that I use as a reflector. While I stopped clicking to check the exposure, Tommy stuck his head over the board, playing peek-a-boo with Danny. Luckily, I was able to get the camera back up to my eye before they stopped or noticed that I was taking their picture. <\/p>\n

This was an easy one to pick. Anytime I’m able to capture a “real” emotion in a scene or action, I know I’ve gotten to the heart of the matter. There may be many technical issues wrong with the shot but, for me and our family, it will always be a priceless shot because it so accurately captures the moment.<\/p>\n

Kat talks about creating space to hear our hearts — in our loud and busy house (seven kids and two dogs) there really isn’t much space and it’s never quiet. For me, it isn’t really the noise, I gave up looking for quiet long ago — I’ve learned to tune out the noise and focus through it.<\/p>\n

My difficulty is in slowing down enough to even noticed that my heart is trying to say something! Way back on Monday<\/a>, I talked about my desire to slow down and live each day with intention. Part of that intention is to reflect on what I’ve been doing. Instead of running around, full of busyness and randomness, I want to walk slowly and deliberatley. To look at what I’ve done and ponder where I want to go. I’m tired of being led willy-nilly by events and the clock. I want to be the boss. I want to take the time to listen and decide where I will go next. That is what my heart is whispering when I slow down enough to listen.<\/p>\n

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