...and the winners are...

I love looking at pictures. Seeing the world through a different lens certainly broadens my perspective. Each picture has a story to share. What was once gray and unknown bursts forth with brilliant colors and begins to feel like home. I look at some pictures and yearn to step inside them, as if I was always meant to be there.

In an attempt to capture some of my own moments this past year, I decided to enter a few simple photos into the Sheldon Concert Hall's stl250 photo contest. These three received the most votes – (thanks to all who voted!) – and so they were uploaded this evening:

I've never entered a contest like this, usually due to the fact that I've never believed that my efforts would amount to much. It's sad to think of how much I have missed because I chose to focus on fear and rejection instead of believing in myself. I recently read a tweet that said we are often our own greatest unbelievers. (@JonAcuff)

Is this true of you? What would your actions say? 

Whatever you're facing this week, believe that you can accomplish it and set forth to do it.  I know you can!

Update: Guess what! Though I didn't win a "big prize," one of my pictures was chosen to be featured online and in the slide show, opening at the Sheldon on June 6. Kind of fun to step out there and have something wonderful happen!