Unsplash photographs of people in the everyday [Part 2 of 3]
Reflections on beautiful images from the world’s most generous community of photographers
Note: This is part two of a three-part series. Read the introduction and part one here.
This photo is entitled Night Job. It was taken by Scott Walsh in Toronto, Canada. You can view the original Unsplash page for this image here. And learn more about Scott here.
Snow. Beautiful and enchanting. That’s what comes to mind after viewing this photograph. Yet in a different light, I think of hard work. Because like the person in this image, I too have shoveled snow. And I know all too well that it can be a lot of hard work.
When it snows, we must make a way. Clear a path. And like all things worth doing, it requires hard work. Sometimes we do this in the early hours before a morning commute. And other times before a late night bus ride. The snow must be plowed and somebody’s got to do it. The effort needed will vary, but the result is always the same: The snow no longer stands in our way.
When something like snow blocks our path, we have a decision to make. How do we continue on the way we have set? We can wait for the snow to move, ask someone to move it, or do it ourselves.
But if we make the choice to work hard and make a way, something beautiful and enchanting happens. And if you’re wondering, it’s not snow. It’s the joy of exercising our unique gifts to better ourselves and the world we live in.
Stay tuned for part three of this series.
Thanks for reading my words! If you’re curious about my writing, check out my three-part Medium story It’s 2018 And All I’m Doing Is Standing Around. I also wrote a short and sweet post entitled 3 Habits To Become Incredibly Successful.
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