A Happy Thought

The first full-length movie I remember watching in the cinema was Walt Disney’s Peter Pan. Fantastic as animated films can be, I was completely enthralled and was thereafter convinced that magic exists.

In the story it is told that with a little pixie dust and a happy thought one could actually fly; though now that I am an adult, I know this cannot possibly be true. I strongly believe in the power of suggestion and have often times relied on my imagination to get through the toughest of times. Whether it was while I sat on a chair at the dentist with a drill in my mouth or in an airport on stand-by waiting for hours for a delayed plane to arrive, visualizing something pleasant has been for me a useful coping mechanism.

Sometimes life can throw us more than a fair share of problems making the future ahead seems bleak. Sometimes our daily routine can become monotonous, predictable and dreary. In picturing things positively in one’s mind, great comfort, if not inspiration, can be found. In envisioning a brighter tomorrow we are encouraged to wait it out until things get better…because they always do for those who believe in the magic of hope.

All Lit-Up

I do not exactly know why I tend to take photographs of light fixtures, posts and chandeliers. But for some reason I always tend to look up and am strangely drawn to them. They are after all quite beautiful in their unique and varying styles. But much more than their physical characteristics, I perhaps see these as symbols of hope lighting the darkened paths where shadows dominate.

Through the Windows

In the movie musical The Sound of Music, Julie Andrew's character Maria reminded herself of the message once told to her by her mother superior:"When the Lord closes the door, somehow He opens a window." That line has struck me from the very first time I had watched the film as a child many many years ago. 

It is perhaps that impactful insight which caused me to have this strange fascination towards windows of all kinds, shapes and sizes. You find beauty looking at them and hope looking through them.