( 
)From "The Christmas Morning Photographer"
It takes a lot of different kinds of people to make up this world!
Be PROUD of who you are and stand up for the things that you believe in!
BE A LEADER! Don't be afraid to step off from that heavily traveled path that you have been on for so long. Be a leader and have the confidence to make your own path!
Take some time to listen to what your elders have to say. They have been around the block a few more times than you may have and they usually have REALLY GREAT advice!
Don't be afraid to try something new. Life is an experiment!
Be bold, be confident and take what should be yours, but have compassion for those that fail!
Never be content with the norm., If your heart yearns to be different!
Live life to the fullest! It only comes around once, so enjoy every minute of it that you possibly can!
If you love playing music, Be a musician. If you love art, Be an artist. If you love animals, Be a vet. If you love to build things, You must build a shop and fill it with tools. Whatever that thing is that gives you satisfaction, Do it. For where your greatest passion lies is where your best friends will be found.
No matter how much your heart hurts, there is someone, somewhere that has been down that same road. But above all other things, don't let it keep you down. Everyone has the strength to pick themselves up and rise above their pain and turmoil. Sometimes they just need inspired. If just one person is touched by my sympathy, if only one person in my lifetime is inspired to keep living, keep trying and and gets back on their feet because of my compassion and devotion to my photography and inspirational thoughts and messages, I will have fulfilled my calling in life.
Keith M. Packard: The Christmas Morning Photographer and Artist
When I was seven years old I was given a coffee cup from my parents that read "The meaning of KEITH"
The author was anonymous but it was so close to the truth that my folks were amazed at the accuracy of it and had to get it for me. Now, at the age of 33 I still am amazed at how well it fits me and have wondered for years who could have ever known the effect it would have on me. It reads as follows;
The meaning of KEITH
You're a lover of forests,
The sea and the land.
Respect for nature is one thing you demand.
When done with your work,
And through with your chores,
You like to spend time,
In the spacious outdoors.
Your dreams will come true,
Your visions take shape,
With peace of the wilderness,
As your escape.
I am currently working on a line of photographs with inspirational thoughts and messages on them as well as a coffee table book filled with hundreds of breathtaking photographs that I have taken on Christmas Morning since 1991. It also gives detailed information about the miracles that took place each year that allowed me to capture such images. I would love to hear from anyone that would like one of my first 100 copies before they hit the press. My hope and dream is to warm the hearts of people who respect the most special and sacred day of the year. "CHRISTMAS MORNING"
The author was anonymous but it was so close to the truth that my folks were amazed at the accuracy of it and had to get it for me. Now, at the age of 33 I still am amazed at how well it fits me and have wondered for years who could have ever known the effect it would have on me. It reads as follows;
The meaning of KEITH
You're a lover of forests,
The sea and the land.
Respect for nature is one thing you demand.
When done with your work,
And through with your chores,
You like to spend time,
In the spacious outdoors.
Your dreams will come true,
Your visions take shape,
With peace of the wilderness,
As your escape.
I am currently working on a line of photographs with inspirational thoughts and messages on them as well as a coffee table book filled with hundreds of breathtaking photographs that I have taken on Christmas Morning since 1991. It also gives detailed information about the miracles that took place each year that allowed me to capture such images. I would love to hear from anyone that would like one of my first 100 copies before they hit the press. My hope and dream is to warm the hearts of people who respect the most special and sacred day of the year. "CHRISTMAS MORNING"
Guide created: 10/31/07 (updated 03/11/08)
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