Great time with my cousins in Chincoteague, VA recently. I thought I'd be coming home with some great wild pony pictures. My photographic eye went in a different direction that somewhat rainy weekend. 

Instead it was the clouds that caught me. The sky was emotional. Beneath it was a quiet peace.

With a camera in my hand, I slow down. I am in the moment. I notice details that may have escaped me. My body is engaged in capturing the photo and its emotional resonance.

It's so easy to miss what is right in front of us when we keep moving from just one task to the next. Whether it's the sky, a beach, or a person, it's times like these when you notice what you least expected to find.

© Stephanie Lewis Photography

A Mindful Invitation

Notice one ordinary thing today as if you were seeing it for the first time.