These writings belong to a collection called “The Daily Picture.” This project was carried out between the years 2005 and 2019. Originally the photos are by Rafael Edwards, all the texts are my authorship and all the English translations are by Trudi Richards. From the beginning of this project we sent the FDD (Photo of the Day) in Spanish and English. This document contains only the English version. The book version is titled "Imperfect Optimism"

These are small reflections that poetically attempt to describe situations related to our daily existence. The photos complement the text and sometimes the text complements the photos.

QUOTES

"Of a few words and a lot of feelings. If I had to choose between several options to describe the best of us as humanity, I would choose affection. The extraordinary thing about this feeling is that it needs no explanation. It should be on par with the air we breathe in the hierarchy of basic needs.

I think it is very appropriate at this time to make an effort to understand that what we are witnessing historically is not very different from understanding that many of the stars that we see at night have already disappeared for a long time, but we can only see them because the light after thousands of years has made them present. The future of humanity is already here and what we “see” is what is already gone…

I have come to the conclusion that kindness, good treatment, softness and perseverance are the most suitable elements for internal growth when we see it from the perspective of that appropriate environment. And this is something intentional, it is something that does not spring from the naturalness of the environment. It is something created, re-created and needs to be maintained by everyone and all those people who value the environment in which human relationships and all internal growth arise. Perhaps, it is the best effort we can make for ourselves and humanity."

BOOK COVER: ILLUSTRATION BY RAFAEL EDWARDS

EXCERPT 

And when she closed her eyes and followed her intuition, awareness converged on itself and a great light lit Amanda’s space of representation. A deep calm came over her and quite naturally she was able to perceive her meaning and direction. At the center of the space, a vortex of pure energy opened up and enveloped her with kindness and understanding. She not only saw herself, she saw herself deeply connected with all other human beings. And that link, so dear, sought and cherished by millions of human beings who gave their lives for this ideal, was now a thread of consciousness that connected all human beings. That connection was more than a mere idea or feeling – it was part of the biological foundation sustaining the consciousness. It was part of the body itself, and that was just the beginning.

BOOK COVER PHOTO: Mary E Morris

EXCERPT

"That morning, Berta knew that the end was drawing near and that this was the last week of the month that she would write. And then, nothing... She would never need to write again because her mission ended when the indicators appeared that morning in an imperceptible way to the rest and extremely obvious to those as dedicated as Berta to observing and who had been doing it for so many years."

BOOK COVER: ILLUSTRATION BY RAFAEL EDWARDS

EXCERPT

"It all began when Joseph discovered how to time travel. Attempts had begun centuries ago but the technology was not even to the point where a trip into the past or the future was feasible. Nevertheless, progress had been extraordinary lately and he could glimpse the first incursions in time. The challenge was to create a way back to the past without distorting it because according to theoretical knowledge, such a situation would lead to unpredictable consequences for the present and future. Actually for the past, present and future."

BOOK COVER: ILLUSTRATION BY RAFAEL EDWARDS

Fernando and Rafael have been very close friends since they were 10 years old, and since then they have been plotting and collaborating on many projects, many of them without much future, and others with some transcendence, such as "La Bisagra" and "Antoja" (multidisciplinary websites). But the greatest of all projects has been to participate in Siloism, which was the answer to a long-sought search they shared early on in their lives.

This book titled "LuzAzul" (BlueLight) is their most recent collaboration, Fernando as a poet, Rafael as a draftsman, with a production that has been given informally for the last 21 years or so. Each one in his field, and in this book they have gathered their "notes" on different topics in relation to the internal experience and in two separate media. Much of this production revolves around the proposals of the "Silo’s Message" on the internal unity, the sacred, the profound, etc., treated from a graphic and poetic perspective.  

BOOK COVER: ILLUSTRATION BY RAFAEL EDWARDS