Final Project Proposal: The Journey

As inspiration for my final project, I will use a meditation from a Tarot card reading that was particularly inspirational to me during my time in The Gambia last year. The card is called Traveling and discusses the importance of enjoying the journey of life rather than rushing to a "final destination." Since my time in The Gambia, I have adopted this philosophy and try, every day, to view every moment for what it is and for what it teaches me, rather than viewing it as one step closer to the next moment. I have thought long and hard about the images that would best represent this philosophy, and have struggled to come up with anything that particularly excites me. It was not until I just pulled out and re-read the meditation that I found my inspiration- the line, "Each step on the path is important in itself...there is no need to struggle or plan too much." Therefore, I will spend my final weeks at St. Mary's photographing thing or moments that are meaningful to me while keeping this inspiration in mind. My 'goal' (even though I shouldn't technically have one!) is to find five images that form a meaningful sequence and somehow represent the idea of a 'journey' or 'steps on a path.' We'll see what happens...