Racking Focus is a filming method which alters the attention of the viewer by changing the focus from a far object to a close object (or vice versa). I chose this name because I believe it embodies one of my own philosophies: that one must "shift the picture" when clarity seems to be out of reach.
Certainty and understanding can be as elusive and impossible to grasp as the mist which blankets the hills along the San Andreas Fault. You drive into the fog, not knowing you are in the thick of it until you try to see something far in the distance. The veil, which is invisible up close, hinders your view of what is beyond.
Lately, I have felt myself surrounded by a constant fog. So now, I seek clarity. Clarity in my emotions, relationships, ambitions. Clarity in this war, this planet, this lifetime.
My Aunt Gwynne gave me some advice. And since she is my Mother's sister, she is probably the closest I will ever get to talking with my own mother again, something I desperately wish were possible. Anyway, Aunt G suggested that since writing is something I enjoy, and one of the few things I am certain I want to continue to do, that I should write everyday.
So per her request, I plan to use this blog to journal my experiences. I want to describe each of them exactly as in the light that I see them. The brilliant hues. The dark shadows. Then, I will work to alter, shift and understand my perspectives in hopes of bringing my goals and myself back into focus.
Alrighty. Rack 'em.
Certainty and understanding can be as elusive and impossible to grasp as the mist which blankets the hills along the San Andreas Fault. You drive into the fog, not knowing you are in the thick of it until you try to see something far in the distance. The veil, which is invisible up close, hinders your view of what is beyond.
Lately, I have felt myself surrounded by a constant fog. So now, I seek clarity. Clarity in my emotions, relationships, ambitions. Clarity in this war, this planet, this lifetime.
My Aunt Gwynne gave me some advice. And since she is my Mother's sister, she is probably the closest I will ever get to talking with my own mother again, something I desperately wish were possible. Anyway, Aunt G suggested that since writing is something I enjoy, and one of the few things I am certain I want to continue to do, that I should write everyday.
So per her request, I plan to use this blog to journal my experiences. I want to describe each of them exactly as in the light that I see them. The brilliant hues. The dark shadows. Then, I will work to alter, shift and understand my perspectives in hopes of bringing my goals and myself back into focus.
Alrighty. Rack 'em.
