South Texas Shooters (Photography That Is!)

Reflecting on the progress of my life, I find that most of my adult life has been devoted to sacrifice, selfless service and in recent years a ton of sentimentalism.

Upon arrival into adulthood my dream was to go into the medical field, lacking funds and grades an entry into military service was next, there a partial realization of my dream was made as I entered into the medical field as a combat medic. As each enlistment passed the process of sacrifice and selfless service became the road of life, it became more important to insure that the soldiers entrusted to my care where given the best care! They were checked and rechecked, they were provided with the needs to continue life, often times as I sacrificed for them I don’t recall gripping  about it! When I left military service and entered the real world the dye had been cast from the years of military service, so sacrifice and selfless service where and are the way my life goes. In recent years our world is changing in some alarming ways in my eyes and heart. I’m not sure why it seems that displaying a caring lifestyle seems to evoke others to be afraid, step back, step away or taking advantage of the sincere act of caring and kindness! But it has made me ponder why I should continue to be caring. Then I remember the warm fuzzy feeling that occurs in my heart and soul, so I just keep going and going. The Energizer Bunny of Caring and Selfless Service.

To those that I make uncomfortable and or scared, fear not the motivation of my caring, accept it and try and believe that there are plain ole good hearted people who travel these roads. If you can’t stop being uncomfortable or scared, sorry for you I may just have to leave you to waste away far from me, for I am getting tired of thinking there’s something wrong with me and realize there’s something wrong with you.

“Sentimentalism”

In the past few years I find that I have become sentimental of times past, times present. I remember the smile of a soldier who I bandaged a wound or splinted a fracture and the look that soldier gave me and the heart becomes warm and a tears forms in these ole eyes. I recall the smile and embrace from an athlete as I handed over a framed and matted print of them captured on a field and it makes the heart smile and a tear form in the corner of my eye. I recall a smile and thank you from many of the folks that were thankful for spending a few minutes to help them out to get where they needed  to go and my heart goes warm and a tear from in the corner of these ole eyes.

I look forward to the days I share an image captured through my ole eyes and cameras and lens that make someone smile, and then a warmth comes over my heart and a tear forms in the corner of these ole eyes.

For those that get blessed and lucky enough to be a part of my life, my caring , my kindness thank you for allowing me to be a part of yours. I hope that the smile always warms your heart, I don’t want a tear to form in the corner of your eye, just a smile and warmth to enter your heart!!!