#pause3

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Photography and Mindfulness Pause 3: Gargoyle with Leaves

Pause 3 involved a, eyes-closed breathing exercise or two. Then opening the eyes and focusing on something in your line of vision (I am paraphrasing.) I conducted this exercise out on the deck and piked up on all of the fallen leaves, but in particular the way that the little stone gargoyle had grabbed on to a single leaf. It’s not Autumn yet; the leaves are falling because the tree fights for…

Photography and Mindfulness Pause 3: Gargoyle with Leaves

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Pause #3:

Go back and read through all the entries you have crafted for this section and look for connections, themes, repetitive moods, feelings, etc. between them and your entries on career, family, and entertainment. Please free-write about what insights come to you as you read back through the entries and search for such connections, similarities, etc. Now, finally, what insights about you as an individual/student/media consumer can you gather? What influences from your family, community, and entertainment history have shaped who you are and how you respond/consume to media? What common themes, values, moods, etc. all "make sense" to you now in relation to where you find yourself and the kind of person you want to be, the kinds of media you enjoy, etc? 

As it has been noted in other pause’s, a main theme along my blog is Philadelphia and respect. To my family and my community, it is very important to help in any way possible for those in need. I have had many influences on me from my family, to Miss Rush, to Hebrew School, and the city of Philadelphia. I have learned how to give as much respect as possibly to everyone and to help out when needed. I have done many things with charities including the Special Olympics and Gift of Life House, and I hope to continue these through the rest of my life. It makes a lot of sense that I was raised on respect and kindness as I am generally looking out for others before myself and hoping for the best for everyone. I want to be someone known for just being a kind, successful person in whatever field I end up in.  Although some rap is absurdly disrespectful and obnoxious, I enjoy listening to those rappers telling stories of struggles and how they overcame them. Most artists I listen to inspire me and my overall goal in life is to just make my parents proud of the person I become. I am always looking up to those like Carlos Ruiz. I want to be someone who strives to help those around him and lead a group to the top like Chooch. Although I feel as though the school system is not great in general, it gives a great basis of what people should be. My school district went out of its way to help people and hopefully one day people will help me in cooking for those in need, helping those with disabilities, or just helping those in need.