This feels a bit strange sharing personal thoughts and such, I usually like to keep this to myself or within intimate conversations with close friends. I admit I do have this fear of documenting myself either within text or through pics. I feel safe with anonymity because "being nothing" allows you the freedom to do anything. Its kinda like air..you never think about it, but its there, and you're never quite aware of what its actually doing.
So here I am maybe messing with this whole formula I've been practicing, just to to see what happens. Plus I'm using this as a thought organizer, because when you write its like putting a puzzle together, with all these random thoughts scattered about, its maybe good to put it together to see what it all means.
I’m also motivated to do this because when I try to recall my last trip to Vietnam, there just seemed to be a random series of different memories associated with varying degrees of feeling good or feeling not so good. And of course they were also those moments of rare insights, but I could never quite depict the story of reaching that point. So anytime somebody asks me, “How was the trip?” Usually, I tend to draw a blank and then I just dig up any story that pops up and tell it very curtly. I’m never prepared. Its like if you ask a kid real quick whats in his pocket. If he’s anything like me, he’s not gonna find the best piece, he’ll just pick out whatever his fingers clutches on first. So I figure that maybe by journaling the thoughts and stories coupled with my photographs, I’ll give you the best piece that I’ve got.
Linda, thanks for sharing the photos and your words. I can't wait to see more of your trip!
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