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Reflecting on Camera Care and Self-Care

Reflecting on Camera Care and Self-Care

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 26, 2022 | Conscious Living, Spiritual Life

This week I conclude my reflection series on camera concepts and the spiritual life. I’m closing with some ponderings on caring for my camera and tying it in with self-care and the spiritual life. For starters, no modern camera will work if we don’t recharge the...
What Lens Do You Use for Viewing Your Spiritual Life?

What Lens Do You Use for Viewing Your Spiritual Life?

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 19, 2022 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Spiritual Life

This week I’m shifting the perspective a bit on my “cameras and the spiritual life” series. Moving away from a focus on photographic concepts, I’m looking toward the camera itself this week and next. I found myself remembering that classic saying about looking at the...
Connecting Camera Concepts with the Spiritual Life: Speed

Connecting Camera Concepts with the Spiritual Life: Speed

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 12, 2022 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

This week I continue my series on connecting photographic ideas with our spiritual lives. Today, I’m reflecting on the concept of speed. This refers to shutter speed, which is the amount of time that a camera shutter is open, allowing the film or digital sensor to...
Connecting My Camera with the Spiritual Life: Focus

Connecting My Camera with the Spiritual Life: Focus

by Shirin McArthur | Aug 22, 2022 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Spiritual Life

Photography has been an important thread running through much of my life—as you can easily see if you explore the daily postings on my Instagram account! I’ve been taking photos for as long as I can remember, in part because I grew up in a family where photos were a...
Fostering Creativity with a Rock Meditation

Fostering Creativity with a Rock Meditation

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 27, 2021 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Writing Life

See this rock? It’s one of the thousands I walked by during my time in Colorado last month. They call that area the Rocky Mountains for a reason—lots and lots of rocks, as I shared in some of my Instagram images a couple of weeks ago. Today, however, I want to ponder...
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