It's funny how frequently I used to find myself looking and planning for one thing then being completely irritated when I got something else. I'm slowly learning though that with the right outlook, life generally gifts me with something far better than what I'd planned for myself.
Today for instance, I had planned to write about a dream I've always had to one day own a large, lovely library. I could very easily picture myself spending eternity in the library featured in Disney's 1991 Beauty and the Beast but since I currently only have three beautifully bound books and don't plan to ever buy a gigantic house with that much room, I'm content to let my collection grow slowly.
Since I would like to expand my current assortment however and wish to do as frugally as possible, I started today by searching Goodwill. I had no luck there so I decided to try searching through some of the boxes stored in my attic. I didn't find any books worthy of my dream collection but I did find two boxes full of a past love I had completely forgotten about - old tins. The first one I ever bought is featured above.
Few people may think of a tin as precious but when I look at my tins, they encapsulate for me the innocence I once had and the loveliness I used to see in this world around me. I photographed the tin above because it was the first in my collection but truly, my favorites are those I have featuring Norman Rockwell's work.
I went to a Norman Rockwell exhibit once and saw a quote from him that stated something to this effect:
"I paint the world the way I want it to be."
I've struggled not to make my last few blog entries completely dark and depressing but I fear they still turned out that way since the lenses I've been seeing through lately have been almost wholly black. I guess I was surprised today to find that I still have my rose-colored glasses. Though somewhat scratched, they still appear to be usable. So, while my dark glasses are inevitable and my clear glasses help me see life as it is, I'm going to start taking better care of my favorite pair.
Until next week,
RJ
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