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Brandon Kowallis

Sidewalk Lines Observations

Sidewalk Lines

Obstacles made for entertaining the eyes of the bored, lonely eyes, troubled eyes, thoughtful eyes. Stress day distractions for the passerby thinking, don't look this passing fellow in the eyes. Horizontal canyons in miniature as I walk moving like the frames of film passing memories and imagination. Activating thoughts of times passed by like the trees to each side of me as I walk. A visible metronome ticking with my pace rhythm of imagination's song unraveling from my mind. A song only I can sing.
August 28, 2017
Getting More Out of My Days Yellowstone GeyserPhilosophy

Getting More Out of My Days

Today my thoughts, words, and actions are my choice, To wander aimlessly t’ward every thing that vehemently demands my attention, Or to face my challenges like water; immune to impact, adaptable to change, and always focused toward finding that path that leads toward that great calm body I’ll experience moments good and bad in complete presence of mind. A bright light in the fog that flows fluidly around obstacles whose material illusion is nothing.
June 12, 2017
Creating Goals Worth Pursuing Philosophy

Creating Goals Worth Pursuing

If we are truly interested in achieving our dreams and expanding our ability to make a difference in the world with what we do then we have to make time to make this happen RIGHT NOW. So grab a paper and pencil and get ready to start something amazing. No matter how busy you think you are, you have the ability to make time. The world will still exist tomorrow if you don’t do whatever “busy” to-do item you think is so critical today. Systems can be over-ridden to make exceptions, deadlines adjusted, impatient people will eventually calm down, law suits…
May 12, 2017
8 Questions You Should Ask Yourself About Social Media ObservationsPhilosophy

8 Questions You Should Ask Yourself About Social Media

About three years ago I decided to say adieu to my facebook page. I almost went to the extreme of deleting my account, but decided that perhaps down the road I might find some use in it. I went almost two yeas without logging into my account and then one day figured what they hey and logged back in, luckily, with a completely different perspective than I began with two years prior. Below are the questions that inspired my leave of abscense and my own personal asnwers at the time. How do I feel when I am using social media? I…
May 12, 2017
Beyond the Basics | 6 Ways to Improve Your Cave Photography CavingTeaching

Beyond the Basics | 6 Ways to Improve Your Cave Photography

#1 It’s Not Your Camera The first thing to realize is that when your cave images don’t turn out, it has nothing to do with your camera. It has everything to do with your understanding of light, composition, and how to use the technical components of your camera to creatively communicate your experience underground. A great cave photographer can take a $5000 camera and a $100 camera and create the same amazing shot. If your camera isn’t taking very good pictures it’s probably not a mechanical issue. There is an urban legend out there, a story of painter Pablo Picasso,…
January 29, 2014