God Winked...

My friend Pier uses the phrase "God Winked at me" all the time.  Being a liberal son of California any use of the term "god" these days conjures up images of pasty white guys in $2000 suits with gleaming pompadours that shine like a prewar AUTO UNION GP car.  When I say this Pier rolls her eyes and...if within arm's reach...implies potential bodily harm stemming from her frustration.

The thing is though that in the last few months I have started to overcome the way that the more conservative/wacky elements of society have co-opted the word "god" and have harkened back to when I had a much more intimate relationship with the universe.  In those days though I didn't use the term itself, instead using the name "Louie" to define the intangible powers that surround us everyday, but I did acknowledge the existence of something larger than myself.  I was a lot happier and got a lot more done.

It is often my wont tell people that when I lost my god I learned to sail, nothing will make you aware of your place in the world then hanging off the side of a SOLING in San Francisco bay and having the green water wash over you as you beat to weather.  Just now though I have decided to acknowledge the things I have no control over that are bigger than me by just opening my eyes and watching what happens.  Know what?  It's pretty amazing.

The last few days I have been questioning some of the major decisions I have made recently about pushing the rudder over on my life and taking a new course, a course that centers around my lifelong love of film and photography.  Is this a smart idea?

This morning I found out one of my photos from New York sort of won a little contest in a local meet up group. The Red Sea didn't part, the heavens remained intact and nothing arose from the dead.  It wasn't a miracle of any great shakes...just a wink.

Thanks Louie, I will stop worrying and get back to work...

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