We all have to find what best fosters the flowers of our humanity in this life and dedicate ourselves to that. -Joseph Campbell
In 1970, I aimed a camera at a purple flower and snapped the shutter. I thought the photo was pretty good. It wasn't. The picture was as ordinary and plastic looking as a fake smile. Eleven years and thousands of photos later, I took the picture you see here. Across those years of looking, I came to see in a different way...
Find five minutes now. Better yet, find twenty. Within the quiet of closed eyes, can you see the flowers of your humanity blooming? Had you forgotten they were there? If you nurture these flowers every day, will it help them to grow so that they bloom without as well as within?
Find a quiet place within.
Close your eyes.
Let the world go.
Listen to the rhythm of your breath.
In the dark of closed eyes, watch
the flowers of your humanity
bloom in your heart.
Rest.
