Flowers Do It. So Should We!

As a photographer, I study and learn from light. It’s how we see everything, how a camera registers an image, and what makes photographs intriguing. Many suffer from "SAD" during winter’s short days when we’re not seeing enough natural light.

If you grow potted plants in a room, you have to rotate them. If not, they grow crooked. Plants always face the light. Light is a powerful form of natural energy. Plants don’t think about it, or wait to see what other plants are doing. They just focus on, and reach toward, the brightest area of a room, paying no attention to dark areas.

We’re living in a challenging time. Unlike plants, we often look at what others are doing, then copy them. Hey, if they’re in the dark, it must be the way to go, right? Maybe it’s time to return to our natural instincts. Like plants, we’ll be far more energized looking toward the light, even if dark things are shouting for our attention. All the beauty of nature comes from the light. All the beauty for our lives also comes from the light.

For one week, try focusing on the light in every area. Avoid darker things. They’re thieves, stealing our potentials. They want our energy, and will do anything to get it.

Head to the sky. Face toward the light. Unless your life’s goal is to grow mushrooms, avoid the dark, even when its drama calls to you. You were made for hope and joy, and they don’t live in the dark. I’m glad I’m a photographer. I look for the light every day!