PHOTOSCHMOOZER: Synchronicities and My Sister!!

BE STILL...and SEE Photography

Reflecting on who I am...what is important to me...and the gifts I offer the world, I have reorganized this PhotoSchmoozer blog into separate pages for your viewing. I am about so much...people - relationships - drums and rhythms and especially photography...and I realize that although separate, they are all so INTEGRATED into the Whole of who I am!! It's a very peaceful thought and I am thankful for the intuitive gift to see the connections and the relationships. Enjoy the journey through the blog...and WELCOME.
Contemplative photography is about being totally present and seeing exactly what is before you, without filters or judgment. It is about seeing with your heart.Doesn't everyone see what is before them? Not really. You may see a candle on a table. Do you also see the shadows it creates? Or the reflections that the light casts on it? Or it's underlying shape and form?

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Synchronicities and My Sister!!

Meet my sister Lisa Hope. We've shared a LOT of years of life's adventures and together we love to pay attention to the synchronicities that come into our lives every day. We call one another and say, "You have to listen to this!" The other day, she was here and talked about the meeting of the Executive Directors of the Urban Land Institute - she heads the one in Bethesda, MD. They are all coming to DC to meet, greet and play! One of the decisions for each person to share a photo that expresses his/her essence. What to do?? The other night I took a ghoulish picture of her at a music happening - the CD release party for Blank Pages! We talked about whether that was her essence. Then this morning, realizing that today is her birthday, I looked back on a set of photos I had scanned for her 50th birthday project. I collected a few favorites and decided that this would be a Birthday Wish - a celebration - and an expression of her essence!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER!! You deserve special days and the years that go with them.

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What fun to make Homemade Drums!

In September, 2010, I attended the Remo drum company's HealthRHYTHMS training. It was a fantastic 2 1/2 day event - learning about hand drumming and drum circles and the variety of ways that these activities are beneficial to people. Dr. Barry Bittman shared some of the exciting research that he has done that provides evidence of the benefits to participants - team building, stress reduction, FUN, spirit, communication and... Christine Stevens was our co-facilitator - an open free spirit who guided us in drum circle facilitation and then Alyssa Janney shared all of the ins and outs of the business/marketing piece for Certified HealthRHYHTMS facilitators. That I am after the training and fun...and meaningful it is. Call me to talk about scheduling a training event or a series for your friends, co-workers or community: 856-256-8380.
At the training, I talked with Roy and he shared how he had made drums (so had Julie...and a few others) They sent us info about sonotubes and how to make drums. The rest has been persistent exploration from my curious husband (with my helping hands) and then my sense of fun in decorating them!! People are beginning to ask to buy them. Why not?!?