🌺Notice beauty

I met my now-husband in the summer of 2005 when we were 20 years old.

We were volunteering with a summer program in New York City.

He was a computer engineering major at Cornell, but what struck me about him was his interest in photography.

One Saturday, we were wandering around the city with a few other friends. He brought his camera and was taking photos as we went.

I asked, “What is it that you like about taking photos?”

He thought for a moment and then said, “When you take photos, you start seeing beauty everywhere.”

That moment I thought, WOW, we are alike.

He gets me.

We are on the same wavelength.

Literally at that moment, the third friend with us said, “Let me take your picture. Smile!”

I remember thinking as this picture was taken, If we end up dating, this will be the first picture ever taken of us.

(SOMEWHERE THIS PHOTO EXISTS, BUT I COULDN’T FIND IT. ALAS!)

This week inside the Summer of Writing, the creativity injection is to take one picture a day of something beautiful.

It can be a flower or a bird you see on a walk.

A ray of morning light when you wake up.

Your partner, mom, or kid.

Your face.

You with a friend.

A rainbow, a chalkboard sign outside a store, something unexpected during your commute.

One photo a day, for seven days.

Notice beauty.

Want to jump into Summer of Writing? It’s not too late to join – all the modules are available for you to work through at your own pace. (The Premier tier is sold out; but VIP & Basic slots are available!)