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I Believe I Can Fly

2008.08.30










Fall is a busy and stressful time of the year for me. See, I own/operate seasonal Halloween stores in Sacramento and we are hot & heavy in the middle of set-up. So, maybe it shouldn’t have surprised me when, on my hour commute to work last week, a song on the radio made me cry. Not a manly misty-eyed reaction to a game-winning touchdown, but a sentimental waterfall of tears to the song “I Believe I Can Fly”. Yeah, that song.

You gotta know that I’m just not a crier. I’m big and tough! My wife says that she sometimes cries to relieve tension. She says “Maybe you should try it.” My response? "Honey, that's not how I roll!"

I can’t explain why it happened. Was it just stress? But at the risk of sounding like a girly-man, I can’t deny that it felt good! So, my advice to all you photoblog guys is to get out the Kleenex, put on the saddest song you know (Sinatra’s always good) and let it flow. I believe you should cry!

Now, don’t you feel better?

See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day, spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar, I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly


Event: Childrens Hospital's Color the Skies Balloon Launch - Ripon, California
27 Comments
sistatitoune So colourful !!!
i love the #10 !!!
;-)
sistatitoune · 2008-08-30: 20:55
smpalm colorful
smpalm · 2008-08-30: 21:00
Tigerlily Beautiful set, amazing colours, good sharpness and clarity and very nice sharing :-)) They say a real man cry sometimes...I read it somewhere...and that its good for the heart! Hope your sunday's going well!
Tigerlily · 2008-08-31: 06:00
leocheung So real, so 3D ......fantastic color!
leocheung · 2008-08-31: 06:08
ronin53 :):):)
ronin53 · 2008-08-31: 11:16
miclaud If I could, I would, I swear!!!
miclaud · 2008-08-31: 19:08
NatinKool your pictures inspire me, make me want to take a balloon ride- maybe over Napa.
NatinKool · 2008-08-31: 20:31
Daryl Great work! I'm looking forward to taking a balloon ride later this year. My wife offered to pay for me to take a trip a few years ago, but she wouldn't come with me, so I didn't go, but her sister said she wants to go up too, so it's on again when the weather's a bit warmer in a few months time. Yay! Yes, I admit to having a good cry every so often too... it helps sometimes.
Daryl · 2008-09-01: 09:15
skakanka Awesome!!! #10 is my fav! ^^
skakanka · 2008-09-01: 13:03
Gwadannie Amazing color !!!
Gwadannie · 2008-09-01: 13:12
mojaroo wow marvellous
mojaroo · 2008-09-01: 19:10
Msosnowska So beautifull - amazing:)
Msosnowska · 2008-09-02: 03:56
jennye fantastic shots and a great song!!!...I cried just reading your post!! :))
jennye · 2008-09-02: 15:04
ironswallow Sweet song and set of pics!

Looking at these pics i feel i can fly! :D
ironswallow · 2008-09-02: 21:35
asiamack wonderful shots, good editing, good cropping. #5 is splendid
asiamack · 2008-09-02: 23:42
quintessencier Amazing colours.
quintessencier · 2008-09-03: 17:05
????? A rainbow of colors so wonderful for all age groups !!...
????? · 2008-09-04: 06:36
miles 1,5,10 are the ones i like the most
but they're all fantastic pictures!
miles · 2008-09-04: 15:08
????? #5 is my fav!
all are beautiful!
i added #5 to my favorites
????? · 2008-09-04: 16:42
davidcardona Great composition! Nice post!
davidcardona · 2008-09-04: 21:22
busybee36 Such amazing colours, I've added to my favourites.
busybee36 · 2008-09-07: 04:27
meiling Know what you mean, Bertram, about crying I mean, but the one song that does that for me is this: That What Friends Are For –– Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston.

Lovely series this. Gorgeous colours, lovely, happy day. Have a great start to the new week, ya hear.
meiling · 2008-09-07: 13:29
oldbabe I believe you can fly too.
And I just cried yesterday while watching Charlotte's Web with the grandkids.
oldbabe · 2008-09-07: 13:49
LotoFoto I love all these photos and I love your honesty.
Just wonderful :)
LotoFoto · 2008-09-09: 12:51
worldthrumylens wow, gorgeous set! :)
worldthrumylens · 2008-09-11: 06:08
pzf64 Wow ~ such stunning colors! I've just found your photoblog & I'm so enjoying all your photos! These are just wonderful!!
pzf64 · 2008-09-13: 19:42
mystiktiger73 amazing colors.
mystiktiger73 · 2008-09-15: 21:39
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