Monocacy - Up Close And Personal : Part IV

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The water flows freely, following the path it has carved for centuries. Suddenly, there's something in the way...what could it do? It does what it has been doing for as long as rivers flowed - it embraces it and move through. What happens to the water though? Does it change? Look at it.

Lines that once were now become curves. Stillness now becomes turbulence. Light becomes shadow. Is it different? Or is it more?

I see this image and I'm reminded of life and the choices I have. There are times when my life is moving along smoothly, comfortably, even peacefully. Then suddenly, there's a stump in my way. I have many choices. I can avoid it completely. I have learned, though, that if I do, I will be facing that stump again. I can pretend it isn't there at all. I have learned, though, that if I do, I'm only lying to myself. I can replace it with something else - another stump perhaps. I have learned, though, that this is no way to live.

There is another way!

I can learn from the water. I can embrace it and move through. I have learned that if I step back and see the stump as part of the water - part of life - and not a hindrance, I can take in the beauty it creates - the curves, the turbulence, the shadows.

~ take a breath

Life is choice - every moment can be viewed in many ways. I choose to dance with the beauty created by the stump.

- greg

There are additional images from the Monocacy available on a blog-only section of my website. I hope you find them pleasing.