to be where you are

[Kitty Hawk, NC]

some folk wisdom from the maritime forest of Kitty Hawk, NC... "where ever you are, be there."

intitially the phrase sounds kind of goofy... like it's mishapen and has a duck bill... but it's the best advice i've heard this year, and has possibly become my mantra for 2012.  

hopping from one place to another... a new town, new friends, a new day.  or maybe the same town, the same event but your mind wanders elsewhere.  

technology has become the scapegoat for our postmodern disconnect.  parents blame kids for spending too much time on their phones... and vice versa.  and no one can focus.  but what we're really up in arms about isn't the gadgets but the way they condition us to be one place and think another.

as i'm taking some time to recharge, it is my goal to practice and plan for this new state of mind.  it will definately be a challenge as the season picks up and more acts join the circus but it is my resolution to pare down.  to simplify my thoughts and calendar.  i'm going to fail.  i tend to look towards the next activity... even as i write i'm thinking of my coffee cooling in the other room, my portfolio review in the morning, my ritual beach run, and wondering if i should weigh myself... or shouldn't.  i'll challenge you as i challenge myself.  be where you are.  right now is enough.

the images above are from last nights sunset.  to the right: Ezra, the family golden waits paitently by my truck for a walk on the beach.  on the left:  the sun sets over the Albemarle sound at the Windgrass access in Kitty Hawk.  this is the same sunset we watched from our home almost every evening growing up... and as high schoolers we'd ride bikes to the sound access to climb trees and play photographers... some things never do change.