Play Pretend 

It is truly amazing the feeling I get when I get behind the lens of my camera. Lately My mind has been foggy and I have not picked up my camera for a while. I told myself “What the hell, let me just grab my camera and watch my nephew play”. Instantly everything else melted away. I was watching the world through the eyes of my nephew. It took me back to when I was a child. I was reminded about how I did not have television, a cellphone, or any sort of device. All I had were my toys, my imagination, and all the time in the world. I remembered how awesome that time was. I thought about were my mind would take me and how relaxed I was. I realized how much I have learned since then as well. In just a few minutes of watching him an immense amount of gratitude came over all of me. I am so grateful that I am able to watch him grow and see myself in him. I was so happy to know that he chose not to play with any device but instead chose his imagination. I wondered where his mind took him and what kind of scenarios he made up in his head. At that very moment I was back there. Back to the place with no worries and all the time in the world. I understood that this is what life is about, and that moments big or small, they all matter. Zen.

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