How’s it going y’all? So today I found a few old things. Namely a bunch of memories. That saying a picture is worth a thousand words? Well, there’s some truth to that. As a photographer myself I think there are some views that I just owe it to myself to share with the world. In any case I’ve kept cards and awards certificates along with letters as well.
Turns out this box I’ve kept has several old school yearbooks. Back from when my brother and I were in elementary and middle school. Along with that there was a picture of my Grandpa. In fact there were several, see over the years I’ve collected pictures of family and significant people in family. Today I rediscovered my Mom and Dad’s wedding album inside this box of stuff.
There were a few other things in there as well. Cards from various people over the years, there was an actual slide showing my mom holding a much younger me. Going through this box of things I realized even though I haven’t talked to some of these people in years. If I didn’t have these photos and someday have kids, what will I be able to tell them about our family?
It’s one thing to hear about someone you’re related to, another thing entirely to put a face to the person in the stories. I’ve been thinking about this for awhile but today just brought it together in my mind. Gathering photos, articles, little stories and such about my family. Putting together a sort of “This is my family” type slideshow. Kind of to memorialize the generations before mine.
People from different generations of my family who at least in part helped shape the man I am today. Maybe I’ll put up some photos of these pictures I found tomorrow. It’s interesting really, that as I’m going through belongings, selling some things and keeping others that I’d come across this.
Over the years I’ve heard a lot of songs about telling the girl or guy about your background, your momma and daddy and so forth. Personally I hadn’t really thought about it until recently. Might be because I’m getting closer to paying off my credit card and ready to move back home. Might be this is just something I have to do for me.
See I’m a hopeless romantic y’all. For me talking about family with someone is one thing. Taking pictures that you’ve taken the time to gather from other people. Then making a slideshow of your family, to share with someone else?
When you really think about it, believe me. I have. It’s an incredibly intimate thing to basically make a sort of home movie with pictures or news clippings or written down stories of your family. Then to share that, essentially parts of your life with another person….. It’s an incredibly intimate thing.
Personally? I’ve always wanted to do something like that. To gather up clippings, pictures, school yearbooks, pictures relatives have taken and so forth. Then to sort of fit them together into a home movie where I could show another person. Until tonight I hadn’t realized why I haven’t just gone ahead and started doing this.
I was scared of doing so and putting together something so intimate. Last few times I’ve shared my heart I’ve been badly hurt. Now though….. I think it’s time I start working on this project so that it’ll be ready for whenever the right person does enter my life whom I can share that level of intimacy with.
Holy Water, Burning Man 