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October 15, 2010

left of center....




there aren't many days where i feel completely centered. usually i'm a bit off.
i blame it on sleepless nights. or my digestion issues. or the medication i'm on.
or
even
the change in the weather
~
today
i'm not blaming anything
~
instead
i'm embracing it
by sharing photos with you from my walk around the pond
where
on purpose
i put the focal point of my camera on the left
and
shot away
~
maybe
it's just my way of saying
"change your perspective"
or
maybe
it's just my way of saying
"being off center isn't always an awful way to be"
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29 comments:

  1. Sometimes, we just need to embrace exactly where we are, even left of center. I am enjoying your off-centeredness today in your photos...

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  2. Good for you Beth, most impressed by the post and the photographs. It is so important at times that we just change the way we look at things.

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  3. Beautiful!
    Off centre is good - and I love the psychology behind it ;)
    xoxo

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  4. I was born left of center. I've always embraced it. Love the walnut shot!

    Di

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  5. Me too. SOmething about that first shot draws me in.

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  6. I'm definitely off center this week. I've been letting it get to me. Thanks for reminding me to change my perspective. :)

    And I don't usually do this, but something you said in your post stood out to me. I'm kinda sorta new to the blogging world, and I don't have much to offer, but if you wanted to check out my blog:

    http://lonelysleeplessnight.blogspot.com/

    ^_^

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  7. Being off course can refresh us if we allow ourselves to relax and just be.

    I like the photos and your words today.

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  8. :) i always love the negative space - it gives me room to breathe.

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  9. I feel very off-centered when things are Centered!!! ?hmmm?

    I like it off.....nothing is really centered anyway- is it?

    Love your photos as always:)

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  10. Who wants to be dead center anyway? I think anyone interesting is slightly off at any given moment.. it's where creativity lives :-)

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  11. Being off center seems to show things to me that I would otherwise miss so it is not such a bad thing.

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  12. oh i just love you Beth. off-centered, focused to the left and all.

    love this post!

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  13. I agree. Left of center is a good thing. Great shots, all of them!

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  14. Makes things more interesting at times!

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  15. Love left of center shots. But I'm not too fond of feeling off-center; hope your centeredness returns quickly.

    xo Erin

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  16. these are spectacular...
    off centre or no.
    hope you swing back soon

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  17. I love you, off, on, right, left, under, over....sideways and always! Beautiful photos Beth.

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  18. Thanks!!! For the reminder that it is OK to be off center. Sometimes it is indeed difficult to focus on what's right in front of us.

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  19. nice way to feel about those moment s..embrace them ..you do it so well

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  20. Being off center can bring a new perspective in life if you but embrace it. And do not fear it!
    Be well Beth
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  21. Off center is good! So-o-o normal!!

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  22. I just came from a blog that had essentially the same theme, but without the positive vibe. Thank you for encouraging off-centeredness!

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  23. I love being off centered! and I love your photos:)

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  24. I don't think I've ever been really on center. It took me a long time to embrace it as a gift, mine. That is the artist in me who see things differently from the real world. You are doing great and you are very talented.
    xo Jenny

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  25. I'm loving all these posts (especially that adorable little girl) but find the left of center concept just too cool not to comment on. I'm a little left these days, too. And sometimes that's an interesting viewpoint!

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  26. It strikes me that off center is just right. Especially when you have that kind of focus.

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  27. The colouring of the leaf in the first picture is absolutely gorgeous.

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  28. I love left of center....or even right of center.
    And I love how you turn these pictures into your human experience of things. I love how you do that.

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  29. i could hear susanne vega in my head as i read this...i think left of center is lovely.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth