We all express ourselves, in some manner or another.  We convey our thoughts, our feelings, our beliefs, our emotions to others.  It is a part of life.  Yeppers…. a big part of being a member in a society.  Social.

Some humans do this through art.

Today, I went with some friends to Columbus. We took in the Art Exhibit at the Wexner.  It was an exhibit of Annie Leibovitz’s Photography.  She is mainly a portrait photographer, for those of you who are not familiar with her name.  She started out with Rolling Stone Magazine, and then Vanity Fair, mostly.

I have a great deal of respect for portrait photographers in general.  I stink at portraits.  Not good at all.

Leibovitz has a great sense for them… for capturing that “something” about each individual.  An intimacy about them.

But seeing an art exhibit always makes me think about how each one of us choose to express ourselves.  Photography is a pretty big venue for me.

A large facet of it… for me… is the “picture” I see in my mind’s eye.  I would like to be able to share that image with others.  To convey to those around me…”how” it is… that I am seeing something.

It is similar to those who perform an opera, a play, or a ballet.  Or someone who tells a story, or paints a painting.  Each one of us has an “interpretation” of a “piece of life” and we want to “relay” that experience.  Yes.  I think all of us have something we want to share with another.

That “something” may be an idea, or a feeling, or a message… or simply a mutual agreement on something entertaining.  But whatever it is… we are sharing a part of ourselves with others.

I think that is a wonderful, and daring thing to do.  Opening ourselves up to others.   Sharing our lives.  Living.  Engaging.  Giving.  Caring.  Growing.  Being a part of one another.

And that, I suppose… is a very good thing, indeed.

“Be around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed.” – J. Rohn