The Alpha Of My Omega

I've been finding myself at a standstill with my writing and decided to change the way i saw the world. That didn't quite work out for me as well as i thought it would, so i changed my decision to putting things right in front of me that would force my outlook to change. That would force me to see the world as several separate different colors instead of just the ones that jump out at me. Which is why i decided to use this photo. It goes nameless, it's a photo bucket image from the color splash albums made by some average Joe or Joe-Ann with some average 2009 technology. But look at it. Just take less than a minute (which you probably already have) and look. Not only look but observe ALL of the colors. When i first saw this photo i just thought it was really pretty and something cute to look at. But when you really sit and observe it you'll notice that it's a little eye-opening. When you see a tree, do you ever notice that it's actually that green and healthy until you put all the other colors on hold? Have you ever noticed that random blue car, that is in actuality, the bluest of blues but looks dull since all of the other colors are there to downgrade its beautiful potential? There's an entire spectrum of color out there that NOBODY knows about. I guess that can change a perspective if you think about it? If you're not really catching on, I guess you can read this book. It's called "The Book Thief" as you can see. And the entire prologue is about the colors and how each and every single one happens to matter in this huge unnecessary world. Just check it out:

"First the colors. Then the humans. That's usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try."
" I do, however, try to enjoy every color I see--the whole spectrum. A billion or so flavors, none of them quite the same, and a sky to slowly suck on. It takes the edge off the stress. It helps me relax."

Markus Zusak is a genius. Just by some of the things he said in his very introduction to The Book Thief captured everything I wanted to say about the simplicity that color splash captures. You can read the entire introduction RIGHT HERE. And if at all possible, make an investment at borders and buy the book. It's life-changing, but that's for another blog.

Au Revoir All,
Micah Deshell<3