NO. 114 | WEEK IN IMAGES.
A Visual Diary
i feel like there’s always something pulling at our attention these days. there’s inevitably something to do, somewhere else to be, something to think about next. it’s so easy to be somewhere while our minds are somewhere else entirely... thinking ahead, looking back or moving on before we’ve really lived the thing we’re actually in.
this week felt like a reminder i apparently always need to be where i am + pay attention to what’s right in front of me. sometimes that meant noticing something that caught my eye + stopping for further investigation. other times it was listening to live music outdoors with my guys or walking down a sidewalk with my family + catching a glimpse of the harvest moon, completely captivated by its mysterious beauty (gah, wasn’t it stunning?). i made an art journal from scratch, sipped my coffee slowly + jumped on a hotel bed simply because it was ridiculously pretty + i couldn’t resist. and i get to do all of this!
but i think my favorite part of paying attention is the people i love + the lives they’re creating for themselves. watching my boys make things, set goals, take chances, figure out what matters to them + become more + more of who they are. there’s so much joy in getting to witness that from the front row. and sometimes bittersweet too... not because i’d want any of it to be different, but because time changes things + it all goes so quickly.
sometimes being here for all of it means something on my list doesn’t get done. i’m trying to be okay with that too. perhaps where i place my attention matters more than how much i manage to get done.
i don’t think every moment needs to mean something or become something more than it is. maybe the paying attention part is enough. this is my life happening right now + i’m incredibly grateful to be here for it.
hope something captures your attention + delights you this weekend. happy friday.
xx,
michel
