There are no do-overs

Temperance River meets Lake Superior

Temperance River meets Lake Superior

The two photos above were taken at the same spot a little less than a year apart.  The first one was taken in the evening during a light rain.  I loved the sinuous curves that the land and shadows created and wanted to go back and try to capture it again in better light.  I re-learned what I have known all along, that there are no do-overs.  Everything changes.  Nothing stays the same. The lake level was higher this year than last year, so the beautiful curves of land and shadow had disappeared.  At first I was quite disappointed with the second set of photographs.  But over time they have grown on me.

They are a reminder that photography is a wonderful teacher of life lessons.  Lessons like, there is no one right way.  Or when you see something that moves you take the photo now. You won’t have a second chance.  Likewise in your life, when something moves you, take action.  Every moment is a new moment.  Don’t try to hang onto the past.  Get out there and lean into this moment.  Find what it has to teach you.  Find what moves you now.  There are no do-overs.  But there are new experiences just waiting to be discovered.