“We have a choice. We can love our lives trying to conform to some nebulous standard, or we can live our lives seeing how everything works. When we step back and look at it that way, it is obvious that the attitude of fascination is the only intelligent one to bring to anything.” — Cheri Huber
I’ve spent much of my life struggling under standards, including years of growing up, my time in the Air Force and my roles as a business computer system analyst, designer, and programmer. Yet, the happiest of times were when I was free and had that attitude of fascination, looking at things freshly.
I went a little abstract here, while my camera plainly saw ducks on water, my mind wanted to take it somewhere else, or perhaps I was just hungry. 
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Fantastic image, Earl. Aside from the fact that it’s a beautiful interpretation of an event, the fact that there are ducks in it elevates it enormously.
Thank you, Ken. I’ve immensely enjoyed this image. It took directions I didn’t initially imagine, but it felt like home when it got there. Maybe that’s part of the attitude of fascination.
I am on the same page as you. It is a wonderful choice to see the world with awe, wonder, and attitude of fascination. I love this image! Way to go, now I’m hungry!!!!
Yelp, the world might be the same, but it appears differently when we change our mental and emotional filters. Thanks, Monte. I hope you found something good to satisfy that hunger.
I’ve always just tried to live by “stay curious.” I like the photo – though I must admit the syfi geek in me saw a lazer shooting across and the ducks saying “missed me!” :)
Okay, you caught me—the latest innovation in duck hunting: “Daffy Lazers,” to kill and cook simultaneously. Haha! I must admit, I didn’t see that until you mentioned it. I’m going to have to turn in my syfi geek card.
I even said “missed me” in my head with a classic Daffy pronunciation! :)
We’ve had similar journeys, Earl. I spent my Navy years in electronics and computers then computer system/network analyst when I got out. Once free of those mental confines I found photography very freeing.
It does sound like we did. I spent 11 years in the Air Force and then got out for personal family reasons. It was the right choice then, but I wish I’d finished 20 years at times. I had a similar situation with photography; I discovered my love of it while still in the Air Force.