BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE

Photographs can change the world.   Show people what they do not want to see or shine a light on something that is wrong then people will feel uncomfortable.   If you make enough people uncomfortable then there is a chance of making change happen.   It is not easy and is only going to get more difficult.   Human beings are now used to being shocked and have an artillery of defence mechanisms to protect themselves from taking personal ownership of the issue raised. Recall the photograph of the ‘death of Alan Kurdi.’   You might say which one is that?   If you put ‘dead child’ in a google search it immediately offers up its first choice as ‘dead child on beach.’   You now instantly know which photograph I was asking you to recall.   Think about your emotional reaction the first time you saw that photograph and contrast it with how you feel about that photograph now.   For a day this photograph had a massive impact on a huge numbe...

If you look in the mirror and can confidently say ‘I am being who I want to be’ then read no further.   You are doing what you want to do and going where you want to go so keep on that happy track.   If like many people you are dissatisfied with who you are and the life you are living, then let’s see if we can open your eyes to the interesting possibilities open to you that you are currently ignoring. In every present moment there are an infinite number of new and exciting realities available to all of us.   We avoid the exciting possibilities we want to be as we see them as risky and posing danger to us.   The possibilities we expect ourselves to follow appear safe to us even when we know they do not make us happy. All of our presents were shaped by our pasts and often by other people who thought they knew what was best for us.   Professional people like doctors, dentists, lawyers and accountants often decide for their children that the p...