I thought I should take a moment to define the title and tagline of this website, Visions: Digging the human mine. If for no other reason than to allow my more organized side a chance to feel like it had created some form of structure for this site.
I believe that everyone has a gift; some passion or talent that they may bring into the world to its great benefit. And correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that many or even most of these gifts are at least partially stifled by ourselves, other people, and/or society. I also believe that the way to put an end to the stifling and bring these gifts into the world is through behavior change. I.e. if we are to become who we can be, we alone have the ability to make the necessary changes and those changes which are most necessary are behavioral. While other people or society itself may be responsible for the stifling of our true selves, we have the power to change our situation.
One of my gifts, or passions, is seeing potential in others and doing what I can to help make that potential a reality. At one time I thought of naming this site Realibilities: Where possibility and reality collide. I decided on the human mine simply because I’m very interested in the concept of mining humanity for the gold that can be found only in each of us. Cheesy, I know, but for some reason it sticks with me.
Just think, throughout history, how much has humanity lost in the subjugation and repression of people based on race, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, intelligence, poverty, etc? Where could we be now if we had realized long ago that only by setting each other up for success can we find success as a society?
Visions is another double en-tundra that is based on my developing passion for photography (no pun intended) and my passion for the ability to see and make real what is possible in life. My (hopefully increasing) ability to capture amazing scenes with my camera can be seen in the gallery portion of this website or on my flickr page. Discussions and thoughts about discovering, honoring, and reaching potential can be found in the blog. Please feel empowered and encouraged to share any thoughts and knowledge you have that may help me or others find our way.
