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If You Met Me…

Posted on April 8, 2011
Fun over at Lisa-Jo’s with the 5 minute Friday

The Challenge: Write for 5 minutes without stopping

The Prompt: If you met me…

If you met me, you would discover that I am much more talkative when I am behind a keyboard.

In real life or IRL as they say – I am quite shy. Well, that is unless I turn on my “trained extrovert” button which enables me to survive the crowds for about 59 minutes straight – as an extrovert of course – before I go into automatic-shutdown (rather like the government these days)

IRL I have a hard time finding my words and spend a great deal of time fumbling through my cadence of word-like rhythms in my brain trying to find the right syllabic-amorphisms to put together.

Often I fail.

I fail at finding the right words, that is.

But give me a camera and I can capture the moment.
Give me a guitar and I can sing you a story.
Allow me to don my pointe shoes and I will paint you a scene.
Let me into a bare-stark room and I will create you a home.
Lend me your heart and I can caress it back into life again when you have been wounded.

Because in art is where I find my voice of encouragement, and in people’s discomfort that I can massage life where death once stood.

Chaos no longer frightens me, because I have learned to turn it into an artful expression of the magnificent.

So if you met me… this is what you would learn about me… but it would take awhile to see it.

 



  • http://www.mustardseedyear.com Jason Wert

    This. Is. Awesome.

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  • http://blueberrycraftandhobbytime.blogspot.com/ Ewa

    that’s a great close up!

  • http://rachel27b.wordpress.com/ Rachel B

    This is a beautiful shot and I like your writing too – well done!

  • Emily

    Bravo.

  • http://www.ayearinmyshoes.wordpress.com Livvyobrien

    Great macro and great writing!

  • http://twitter.com/melissa_rae Melissa Brotherton

    Lovely! Let’s meet up, Jenny! :)

  • http://profiles.google.com/prayingallovertheworld Burke Family

    Awesome macro.. my camera is my voice…Isn;t awesome that we all have gifts that benefit others!

  • Inasandbox

    Your photo has spoken quite loudly of sun and warmth and the promise of summer. Lovely. V

  • Chic Homeschool Mama

    So pretty- one of my favorite flowers!

  • Barbara Rosenzweig

    Just beautiful!

    I love these natural gems and love to paint them! (You’ll see your sunflower on my site!)
    Barb

  • brett c

    I had the joy of placing a digital camera in the hands of a boy who has autism about a year ago. His demeanor changed from one of shy, reserved, and solitary existence to classroom recorder. He took pictures of everything and everyone. I think the picture I (and perhaps his family) treasures most is the one he took of himself, though. The light in his eyes was never brighter. This child who found it rather uncomfortable to look others in the eye directly could take photos of others easily. It was as if he was seeing them and their expressions for the first time.

    I’m not sure what it says about us that these things between us help sometimes, but I do see that, used with care, they can be great tools.

    • http://jennyrain.com jennyrain

      I so love this Brett. For me, with chronic social anxiety, the photography has really helped me in a strange way to build bridges between me and the client or people I’m taking pictures of. Its almost as it gives me “permission” to step into the moment with a purpose. I love that.

      Gosh I love how the camera transformed the environment for the young student with autism… I may have to write a post about that… it is beautiful.

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