Have you ever walked down a trail? Paved or hiking, it doesn’t matter. What do you see? You more than likely only seeing the big picture directly in front of you. You see trees, leaves, rocks, and the list goes on and on. But have you ever noticed the small, itty bitty flowers on the side of the trail? That’s exactly what I look for, the hidden gems.
I love to bring those flowers or whatever small object I see to life. It doesn’t have to be flowers, but that tends to be the objects I find. I bring them to life through my macro lens. Trust me, it isn’t easy. I don’t use auto focus, I am actually bending down or laying on the ground and moving back and forth until I get the perfect shot, or my definition of perfect.
We live in a society that thrives on material things. Things that we can hold or wear, we forget the little things that happen in our life because we are so consumed by the material things. Have you ever compared your life to someone by the things you had? I will admit, I have because it’s so easy to do. Life shouldn’t be about that. Life should be about finding the little things and making them the big things. Material things are just things.
I have a sign that I bought back in June from a little shop in Taylors Falls that says, “Enjoy the little things, for one day, you may look back and realize they were the big things”. I bought the sign because my favorite thing to do is find the littlest of objects while hiking and make them the star. So I urge you. The next time you’re walking, or even hiking, look for the little things and appreciate them. Life is too short not to.
