Reflecting on the 10 things I noticed

One thing I noticed is that this was really like an exercise on digital awareness. I notice that i see things in metaphor a lot of the time and I think poetically....however when I am very tired or uninspired I become quite literalistic. This shows in my work. Sometimes, when I look at the sun I see a metaphor for the life cycle....birth, life, death and then birth again...sometimes...particularally if I am depressed...I don't notice the sun at all. This prompt worked particularally well for me as an awareness/self-help tool. i noticed that I was focusing on a lot of negative things in the world. My world felt unfriendly so I created things like this. Toward the end of the semester I learned to interpret this as a critical lense instead of pessimism and learned to envision an alternative which made way for hope. This tone is reflected in my Coloring Book video and the Camerlot video. While both are still critical they still have a playfulness that I now appreciate. That was a success for me. Trying to find ways to smile in times like these. By focusing on the fact that it was dark and the day flew past me and how upset I was about that for example, I missed out on seeing how beautiful the stars were. Its all perspective. I have learned how to turn my camera lense to these things and to direct my thoughts. This is a skill that has ultimately saved me from drowning in my grief this semester.