don't bring me down man

I am refusing to let the "Ecomic Crisis" and "Swine Flu" bring me down. Nearly everyone I speak to is effected in one way or another. For the most part it is people effected directly by the media, and allowing it to cause distress to them, fear and distress.
I even had someone very close to me suggest that this trip I was about to undertake was irresponsible given the fact that I will be visiting very dangerous parts of the world for an extended period of time! I was taken aback! They could not allow themselves to see that perhaps there was a bigger story here, it is about OTHERS! They were not basking in my current emotional sun, I was on some sunny beach glorifying in the warmth that this project is hot, hot, hot. They were full of fear, concern, and worry. The kind of thing that keep people where they are, the kind of of fear that paralyzes others into a dull thud of a life, that will not allow them to even look at anything else except with judgment. I better not go any further or I will sound bitter.

I really don't want to be in that climate, so I choose not to watch the news, read too much, listen to the radio. Instead I am living my life. I am revelling in the fact that I have been on a peronal mission to create and sustain the energy to carry this through. I am going to do what I have been aching to do for many years which is work in a meaningful way with my photography, travel, have amazing experiences and bring forward a beautiful body of work for exhibit so others can experience it too. Water Stories will be transformational on many levels, both personally, professionaly and I believe in many other subtle ways, not just for myself but for the many that are involved. This is good. This is my work, so... don't bring me down!