Flickr fun

Some of my younger cousins, nieces and nephews send all their photos using Flickr or similar. I have stubbornly sent them via email. Time to join the rest of them...

After creating a flickr account and writing down yet another password, I've chosen a few photos to upload. The first time I somehow managed to upload just one photo. I expected the question "Add another photo" or similar, but it did not happen. Creating tags and description was easy. I then created a set and gave it a name and went about finding how to add more photos to an existing set. I tried frequently asked questions but did not find the answer. It did however point me to the Upload page. It was so plainly obvious where it was, if you just looked. I then uploaded several more photos, deleted one and tried the Organize button. I played with it for a while but cannot remember exactly what I did. By double clicking a photo I enlarged it to show it to a colleague and it opened up a whole new set of things one can do with the photos - and there it was - the Add to set button. I added all the photos to the same set, one by one. While doing this, I noticed that some photos have green buttons and one of them a red button underneath. The red one was private. By clicking the Change link next to it I could change it to Public. Viewed the photos as a slideshow as well.

As for the thought of the day, it is about embracing grief.

Although it may seem that doing so will push us into a deeper state of sadness, truly giving ourselves permission to be with whatever arises actually creates space for us to begin the healing process. This is because the act of grieving is a natural process, allowing us to sort through the range of emotions that are present in our everyday existence. Even though it may sometimes seem easier to involve ourselves in activities that take our minds off of our sadness, this will only make the route to healing more difficult. Unless we listen to where we are in the moment, the emotions we experience will only grow in intensity, and our feelings will manifest themselves in more powerful and less comfortable ways. Once we consciously acknowledge that these emotions are present, however, we are more able to soothe the sorrow of the moment.

When we allow ourselves to accept and deal with our loss fully, we will then be able to continue our life’s journey with a much more positive and accepting outlook. This will make it easier for us to see that our grief is ephemeral and, just like our moments of happiness, it will also come to pass.