Earlier today, I was writing about the National Geographic docuseries, Photographer, and my lifelong love of photography. This newsletter led me to explore my archives from two trips to Africa in 2008 and Haiti in 2012. Scrolling through thousands of photos, most not very good, I could see something in my work that only the passage of time allowed me to see: the desire to capture and be present with people. In 2008, I could feel the fear, but my creative brain was at work to document what I was experiencing. 2012 was a different story. I was documenting like before, but I was getting closer, physically and emotionally, as I engaged with people. I felt less fear and was more present. And then I came home. I had an adverse reaction to the anti-malarial medication I was taking, and I wanted to die. I didn’t, physically, but part of my creative spirit disappeared over time. And as I look at pictures of me from that time, I realize just how much I miss that young man and his dreams.
Five ways to pay attention to your forgotten dreams and actually start bringing them to life:“Films of Life & Legacy” with Eriksen Dickens (GWTW780)
Code Words & Canaries (GWTW779)
“The Future is the Past” with Lee McColgan (GWTW778)
Prepared to Be Unprepared (GWTW777)
“Change is the Future” with Gregg Brown (GWTW776)
Rules & Tools for Fools (GWTW775)
“Infusing Work with Our Humanity” with Solveig Petch (GWTW774)
Beyond Your Body of Work (GWTW773)
“Legacy of a Lost Angel” with Brian Lindstrom (GWTW772)
Where We Find Ourselves (GWTW770)
“I Can’t Wait to See What I Do Next” with gough (GWTW769)
“From the Poet to the Podcast” with Christopher Luna (GWTW768)
How to Clear Your Mind (GWTW767)
“Everything is STEM” with Deb Mumm-Hill & Kyle Ritchey-Noll (GWTW766)
“Words Make Worlds” with Rachel Allen (GWTW765)
“We Think in Story” with Steve Stockman (GWTW764)
“Swiss Army Knife Creatives” with Benjamin Ironside Koppin (GWTW763)
“Recipes for Success” with Gerald J. Leonard (GWTW762)
Take Your Own Advice (GWTW761)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
Reaching your Goals
Insights@work
Drive With NAR
The Ken Coleman Show
Fifth Dimensional Leadership