This week’s challenge fell under the category of “artistic” asking the challenger to use the color green as inspiration for the photo. The challenge went on to say that green was the color of life, hope and nature:)
Given that during this challenge, my city was covered in snow and ice, I thought: This will definitely be a challenge. After all, I couldn’t just go outside and snap a picture of a large weeping willow or an aged Oak tree.
Or could I…just go outside?
On one of these snowy days, I took my two dogs to the park to play. They loved it!! They were too cute bouncing through the snow, chasing snowballs and each other. On one such trip, I unexpectedly stumbled upon something green, as I went to tie my shoe. There in front of me was a tiny, green tree peeking through the snow, holding it’s own in the windy cold. With a Samsung Galaxy 7, I captured its struggle for life.
And I thought: Persistence. Life just persists.
This new life wiggling it’s way to the sun through a blanket of snow not only gave me the photo for the challenge, but also a slice of hope and inspiration.
For this blog, rather than a rant on resiliency, persistence, and the like, I will share a poem on the topic by Maya Angelou, one of my favorite authors, via YouTube. This is a very powerful clip. Remember to STILL RISE!
Some more pictures of the dogs in the snow that day:
“Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems by keeping it’s dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.”- Tupac Shakur
In the comments below, please feel free to share what gets you through the hard days, or hell, the hard years.
And Peace on this Journey
Strike a Pose 