Words and Images

I've been thinking alot about these over the past several months. Judy's blogs on beauty, books I've been reading, photography work and so many other things in my life have orbited questions both philosophical and practical about the conveyance of meaning. Mostly, all that stuff went into a pot on the back burner of my soul to cook. It's possible that I'll be ready to ladle something out for tasting early next week.

One of those things has been this site: PostSecret.

My friend Daniel introduced me to it, and it's quite remarkable. Here's the premise: write or draw something you've kept hidden on one side of a postcard and mail anonymously. This untold fragment of your story makes its way through the world via the US postal service until delivered to the site admin, who may or may not scan and post it. It's kind of a cross between vast art project and techno-confessional. The idea seems lovely in some ways and harrowing in others.

Warning: there are two images (line drawings, not photos), way down, that are a bit explicit, and some of them are crass. Don't let your kids read over your shoulder unless you're ready for a lot of 'splaining to do. BUT - it's worth it. Some of these are quite funny and clever. Almost all are thought-provoking, and many will break your heart and move you to pray for the person and the world. At least, that's what happened to me in a way I wasn't expecting. Check it out. If you do, and want to share in the comments section of this post any cards that spoke to you, that might be kind of neat, but no pressure.

Fiat Lux, and may God bless each and every one of you this summer weekend.