Creativity Within

"Joy doesn't come merely from being entertained, but from a decision to appreciate each moment that you are given as a rare and precious gift from God."
-Joyce Meyer, Power Thoughts

 My brother told me yesterday that I can make any camera, no matter how simple, take beautiful photography. That was a huge compliment to me and I did not take it lightly. You see, one of my main goals in life is to find beauty in simplicity and to share it with others. I love finding the beauty in the ordinary and capturing it through my photography, even with a simple camera. All of my photography is taken with an iPhone 4 camera and is not modified or photoshopped.

Andrew's comment was a huge compliment to me as well because it made me realize that all of my creativity has not been taken away by my medications. There is still some mild mania inside of me. As someone who loves art and creativity, this is a huge blessing. There is just enough mania within to able to capture the beauty all around me.

My creativity means the world to me. It means I can "appreciate each moment." It means that I can be excited about the ordinary and find meaning where there may look like there is none. Creativity is what drives me. It drives me as an engineer, blogger and photographer. Enjoying each moment as a gift from God is what makes me want to live. Each of my photos is a glimpse of my time with God.

I wanted to share some of my recent photography at a lake near my home in NJ. Enjoy!