Random Thoughts

The Beauty of a Gravel Road /  by Todd Henson

Following a gravel road

There can be a real beauty to following a gravel road over hills and through the trees with sunlight filtering through in patches of light separated by darker stripes along the length of the road. The trees and hills sometimes obscure what lies just ahead, creating that wonderful sense of mystery that pulls on one’s soul to keep driving or walking, keep moving forward, just to see what lies over the next hill or around the next turn. We become modern-day explorers discovering a new land.

What lies ahead?

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The Fog in My Head Every Morning /  by Todd Henson

In response to some of the recent foggy photos I’ve posted a friend asked me if I could photograph the fog in their head every morning. That resulted in what follows.

The Fog in My Head Every Morning

I awake and all around me the world is hidden in fog. I can almost make out little details close in but they quickly disappear into the white mist.

The fog in my head every morning

Walking Over Rocks Into a Foggy Unknown

I blink my eyes trying to bring life into focus. All I see up close is a small field of rocks blocking the way forward. Then water and ice. Then nothing.

Walking over rocks into the unknown

Shaking My Head

I close my eyes and shake my head to clear the haze. But when I look out at the world again it’s all a blur. Even so, I take a step forward.

Shaking my head

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Determination & Perseverance /  by Todd Henson

Determination

We’re quickly approaching the end of the year so I thought I’d take today to share a couple quick thoughts to close it out. To succeed in just about anything requires determination and perseverance. You have to want to succeed. You have to be determined to do what it takes. And it requires perseverance. Times may get tough. You may go through long periods of hardships and failures. But you have to persevere through it all. Keep your goals in mind. Stay focused. You may sometimes go off the tracks. No problem. Pause, reorient yourself. Then keep working. And growing. And learning. Have determination and perseverance. Just like this little mushroom that managed to break its way through the asphalt road.

Perseverance

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