DO YOU KNOW HOW TO START EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE?

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO START EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE?

I have been blessed with a daily injection of joy that I doubt many others experience. I have a MacBook Pro computer that is home to over 14,000 photos that I have taken over the past twenty years. These pictures appear on my home page at random and change every minute. When my computer is unattended for a moment, the photos float across my screen, changing every five seconds. They are like a mini slide show of my life’s significant events over the years and it brings much joy to my daily computer time. 

I actually spend a fair bit of time just watching the “movie”. Photos of my grandchildren’s growth and changing faces always brings a smile to my face tracing their changes from infancy to their teen years. I daily revisit so many interesting world sites that we have been blessed to have explored over the years. In a half a minute, I can recapture a glimpse of our treehouse home in Istanbul, followed by a boat trip in the Mediterranean, the view of Machu Picchu in Peru or a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. When I get a random photo mixture of grandchildren, exotic locations, family celebrations or scenic vistas all in a matter of seconds, how can my day not start with a smile?

My computer photo album is a tremendous improvement over the dozens of photo albums, which contain photos that were taken before the digital photography revolution, that are now stored in the basement. I seldom dig them out and as a result my photo collection on the computer has become my default photo album. Despite a slowly eroding memory on other matters, I never fail to identify the location or circumstances of any of my computer photos. I think that is quite amazing. 

Electronic picture frames are also available that can be loaded with your digital photos and they will also reveal a host of your photos on a timer basis. Loading the photos can be a hassle and then you see the same grouping of pictures over and over, so I do not use that electronic album anymore either. It is pretty hard to compare to my 14,000 photo revolving slide show on my morning computer visit. I love it! If your computer does not provide you with a magic slide show, buy a MacBook Pro!