{"id":8858,"date":"2020-12-05T10:17:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T15:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=8858"},"modified":"2020-12-05T10:17:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T15:17:21","slug":"why-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=8858","title":{"rendered":"Why do it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A long time ago I became a follower of Dr. W. Edwards Deming&#8217;s (who was a follower of Jesus) management philosophy. I won&#8217;t bore with anything of that, but I will mention that one of his core principles was <em>a business \/organization must have an altruistic purpose. <\/em>Meaning, there is something more important than the bottom line. <br \/><br \/>So, why do I do it? If you&#8217;ve seen any of my recent posts here, or on social media, you&#8217;ll see I&#8217;ve shared a bunch of bird portraits &#8211; hundreds of them. And, if you&#8217;ve read my bio, I&#8217;m a big fan of Maya Angelou&#8217;s quote, <em>\u201cThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.\u201d<\/em><br \/><br \/>A few recent comments below from &#8220;friends&#8221; on social media are part of these &#8220;untold&#8221; stories and answer the &#8220;Why&#8221; question above. Sure, it&#8217;s nice to sell some artwork, that helps to keep me going. But, if I never sell another print, I&#8217;ll keep telling our Creator&#8217;s story and those who bear His image. Thanks for your support this past year. We look forward to sharing more in the days ahead.<br \/><br \/><em>Thank you for all of the amazing pictures you have shared. How lovely to have a hobby that brings so much joy. \u00a0Having stage 4 lung cancer, I don\u2019t leave my home very often. These photos add so much to my life <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x2764;&#xfe0f;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facebook.com\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6c\/1\/16\/2764.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\"\/>.<br \/><\/em><br \/><em>Just sent a photo\/card out this morning that I had purchased from you awhile back\u2026butterfly series. This woman has terminal cancer, and I&#8217;m sure that it will brighten her day. Just wanted to say thank you for you photography ministry!<\/em> <br \/><br \/><em>I never was much into birds until I followed your photographs. The blue bird seems to speak to me in secret code somehow &#8212; like when she&#8217;s sewing Cinderella&#8217;s dress. I&#8217;m a fan of how your photographs make me feel.<\/em><br \/><br \/><em>I love everything about this picture. 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