she sat at her work desk trying to drown out the chaos of swirling change and constant upheaval. an animated conversation about last-minute product changes pounded a staccato beat in her head. the pile of hot job jackets that needed to get into production seemed to be throbbing and increasing in size like a special effect in a harry potter movie. she ticked off the list of holiday gifts that needed to be purchased during a harried lunch hour. she felt momentarily overwhelmed; she knew she needed a break from the madness.
angling her large mac screen away from her cubicle doorway she opened her personal file folder of nikon-snapped photos. working quickly and surreptitiously she scrolled down thru the photos looking for one to grab her heart and touch her soul. a quick pick, a quick drag into photoshop and she was off to her creative safe place. cropping, layering, filtering had her relaxed and in the zone so quickly that she was able to block out the meaningless cacophony. meaningless was a creativity-sucking enemy. she battled the enemy by seeking the light of inspired creativity. ah, there it was -- that wonderful stream of light slanting down on her from the creativity gods. she closed her eyes and basked in the glow. she found peace once again and she loved it.
Isn't it fun to work on a photo and forget all else?
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