Project 365 – Day 17

As I walked into Katie’s salon today for a much needed haircut, the huge display of hair products caught my eye in the front window.   It’s a large yet simple and organized array of bottles, jars, and colors.  I knew a blog entry was looking me in the eye.

This photo was taken looking out toward the huge front display window.  No special lighting or setup was used, contrary to how it may look; only colorful bottles on a black shelf back lit by a flood of sunlight.

While further considering this image and the process of taking it, I realized it’s not only the colorful nature of the contents that caught my attention, but also the simplicity.  Simplicity has several synonyms:  Clarity, purity, certainty, transparency, unambiguity.  Each has a refreshing tone and implication.  Each reminds me of the attributes and benefits of keeping things simple.  Life.  Goals.  Priorities.  Relationships.  Wants.  Needs.  Hopes.  Faith.  The world is full of complications, many of which can rob or deceive us of the freedom to see and think clearly.  One of my biggest challenges is not to over think or over complicate.  Doing so often results in my overlooking the answer or blessing right in front of me.  I like to think I’ve grown wiser to this with age, but it still requires a lot of worthwhile effort.

A devout life does bring wealth, but it’s the rich simplicity of being yourself before God. Since we entered the world penniless and will leave it penniless, if we have bread on the table and shoes on our feet, that’s enough. ~ 1 Timothy 6:6

Bottles at Hair Salon

Fuji X-T1, 35mm f/1.4, 1/340 sec @ f/2.2, ISO400