New Light And Internal Illumination: Join My 365-Day Peaceful Photo Challenge

DAY 235. Living with irrevocable differences and curating peace through contemplative photography.

Author’s Photos: An illuminated New York City skyline, a barge, and boats, viewed from Brooklyn Bridge Park on a cloudy night just after sunset. Brooklyn, New York

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April 24, 2025

As a survival instinct, humans unconsciously seek rules and boundaries and try to shrink and manage our vast world and its limitless information.

This shrinkage and management is even more true for anyone struggling with severe or extreme circumstances.

The smaller we make our world, the greater our sense of control relative to the great insecurities we experience.

As a natural homebody, lover of simplicity and sameness, and one who finds joy in the confines of these gifts, I have a…