Excerpt
Headlights, moonlight, and a bus playing “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Intensity 10+.
Intro
A passenger bus idled beside me on South Temple. I waited. When it finally pulled out, I opened a long exposure—the lights turned to wide ribbons across the Salt Lake Temple. Then I made a second, short exposure for the moon so its texture wouldn’t blow out. The street soundtrack? Don’t Stop Believin’. Right place, right song, right night.
Notes from the song (what’s good in it)
- Hope is a direction, not denial.
- Ordinary people + late nights + small steps → real progress.
- Community lifts courage; we don’t walk alone.
- Grit and wonder can share the same frame.
Perspective (direct quotes)
“Streetlight people …”
“Searchin’ in the night …”
Practice (today, not someday)
- One real step toward the work that matters.
- Encourage one person by name.
- Re-anchor: Grounded • Rooted • Established • Settled.
Final Reflection
Faith feels like this image: long exposure for the road ahead, quick exposure for the guiding light. The temple stands—reinforced at the foundation—and so do I.
Pocket I’m Keeping
Between streetlights, keep moving.
What I Hear Now (direct quote)
“Don’t stop believin’.”
Soundtrack
Journey — Don’t Stop Believin’ Official Link
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