Monthly Archives: April 2010

A Time To Shine

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After 2 1/2 years at my employer I am taking a step of faith out on my own. Yep, in just 2 weeks I will no longer be working in a cubicle. This definitely hasn’t been an easy decision to come to, but I feel like this is where God is calling me. I have spent an enormous amount of time praying and patiently waiting for the right time. Am I nervous? I don’t think I would be human if I wasn’t. Am I scared? No. God has always provided for me and my family and I trust that He will continue to do so.

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words of encouragement

Posted on by kylesteed
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I tend to write mostly about myself. So I want to turn the tables a bit and focus on you. More importantly on what a good job you’re doing. Seriously. This isn’t some after school special about “the more you know” the more successful you’ll be. But right now, wherever you are, is wonderful. It sure as hell might not feel like it, but trust me, when you look back in another year or so you’ll see how much you’ve learned and how much easier things were now.

Keep up the good work. Don’t let other’s voices, even the one inside your head, tell you to stop pursuing your passion.

Your work is amazing. Let’s not judge ourselves amongst ourselves. Take time to reflect on who you are, what makes you unique and then do what comes naturally to you.

Instant Film

polaroid

This polaroid paper model by German artist Julia Guther is just beautiful. It totally captures the essence of how rare a polaroid is nowadays.

I remember when I first heard that polaroid was going to stop making film. My heart sank and my fists were raised. How could they betray me like this? So I, like any polaroid enthusiast, grabbed as much film as I could while it lasted. Then things got really quite. Sure there was speculation and even some great efforts to bring them back.

Then in 2008, along came the IMPOSSIBLE project. They bought the last remaining polaroid plant in the Netherlands along with all the original machinery on a 10-year lease. They’ve already released two new version of film, the PX-100 and PX-600. I have yet to buy any, but my finger is itching to pull the trigger.

With all this digital information floating around it’s nice to take a break from it all and shoot something tangible.

The Possibilities Are Endless

Today, more than any other day in age, we have more opportunities to do something great. Not only that, but we have a larger audience for our work to be seen. You can google just about anything right now and find at least one website that shows you how to do it.

The possibilities are endless, and that’s my problem. I think we need to know what our limitation are. We can’t be good at everything we do. We need to learn to accept our failures. We need to stop being so polite all the time and just be honest. Like, I’m a Christian but sometimes I just need to say “fuck you sadness”. That sort of thing.

I’ve been in a real rut lately. Thinking a lot about what makes me happy and what doesn’t. One of which is always easier to see than the other. But just thinking on such things is never helpful. Action is needed. Change is the only thing constant. I’m afraid of the unknown but I’m ready for it. I don’t want to live comfortably. I will not work in a cubicle for the rest of my life. The possibilities are endless.

Objectified

I just watched this movie last night and had to let you know about it. If you’ve already seen the Helvetica documentary then you’ll love this one. But even if you have never heard of either one of these documentaries I recommend you watch them. Go check out the Objectified website and get yourself a copy.