It’s funny, the value these sorts of projects end up having. To the average customer, it probably just seems like a marketing ploy. One day listings. They create urgency.
But for me it was never about that. It was just about showing up every day in a way that didn’t feel like the stakes were through the roof. This project has become an act of showing up, for you—but, if I’m being truly honest, just as much an act of showing up for myself.
There’s an old story about a pottery class. Half the class was told they’d be graded based on the quantity of pieces produced and the other half based on the perfection of a single submission. You’re supposed to guess which group turned out the better students, and the answer is the quantity-based group. We learn from repetition, from nailing down our processes again and again and again.
But for me it’s simpler than that some days. Some days, like this week, it’s just about having that one thing I’ve promised I’ll do that I’ll make good on. A lot of time, that’s what my morning run is. A lot of time, it’s this. Sitting through the harder days but still showing up here for both of us.
I’ve always loved this bongo photograph that I took on safari. I know they aren’t the most exciting animals out there but they’re actually so peaceful and ghostlike and actually quite beautiful when you stop to look at them. This one was sitting just so between these trees.
Taken at 245mm, f/8, 1/250 seconds, ISO 2000.