heroes fa-al-all-ing to-o-o the ground

Scott Williams March 6, 2016

A few from the list of my personal heroes as photographed by Peter Hujar .

If you're not sure if it's ok to be who you are, it always is. These few did and I'm eternally grateful. There's strength in their stories of finding your way when the map you look at is different from everyone's around you.

peace my friends.

hello + welcome.

Be adventurous, be afraid, be amusing, be authentic, be angry, be annoying, be anxious, be bold, be brave, be bright, be compassionate, be confident, be content, be courageous, be creative, be dynamic, be emotional, be enthusiastic, be exuberant, be fearless, be forward, be friendly, be game, be generous, be gentle, be grateful, be gritty, be gutsy, be helpful, be honest, be humble, be humorous, be imaginative, be inquisitive, be intuitive, be inventive, be jubilant, be kind, be lionhearted, be loud, be loving, be mindful, be needed, be open, be original, be passionate, be patient, be persevering, be positive, be proud, be present, be real, be receptive, be sensitive, be shy, be sincere, be spirited, be spontaneous, be still, be thoughtful, be tolerant, be truthful, be uncertain, be understanding, be unique, be vocal, be vulnerable, be willing, be yourself. Fight the urge to merge. WHY BE TIMID!?

look forward by looking backwards.

Come celebrate indomitable spirit. When realness is undervalued and having your own point of view is a risk, so much of what we see, hear and do ends up being someone else's response. By having a greater understanding of where we’ve been and by experiencing others who haven’t hid their light, we become freer to move about our own cabin. Blending is blah. Connect with something greater.