How Intention and Action Lead to Beautiful Creations
My friend Caren Libby posted a beautiful photograph on LinkedIn last week — a meadow with Black-Eyed Susans in full bloom. (That’s the photo above.)
In her post, Caren wrote, āI stumbled across this lovely burst of blossoms in the John F. Kennedy trail in Forest Park.ā
I loved the post, and I shared it.
But I had a small bone to pick with Caren. She wasnāt giving herself enough credit for how she created that photo.
Hereās what I said on LinkedIn when I shared her post:
“Thank you, Caren Libby, for capturing some beauty with your lens… and sharing it on LinkedIn. There’s a business and creation story here… You said you āstumbledā upon this. But it was no accident. You were out there, in the park, with your camera, hunting. You didn’t know what you would stumble upon, but you knew you would stumble upon SOMETHING — because you were out there. We don’t create unless we get out there.”
In her LinkedIn profile, Caren calls herself a “Visual Storyteller.” She constantly explores Forest Park and the other photo-worthy spots around St. Louis. She puts in time. She walks the miles. She gets out there and works.
She didnāt āstumbleā upon those Black-Eyed Susans. She discovered them because she was marching around Forest Park, intending to see something so she could create a beautiful photo.
Thatās how we humans create — with intention and action. It’s not magic. We all have it in us.
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