Now that you have invested your time with me to make these pictures
please these instructions in sharing your images on Facebook
to create value for the project and awareness around the world.
One of the long term fundraising goals of this project is to interest corporate
sponsors for our gallery exhibits.  One of the key value factors we wish to provide
is a rich community of socially aware and globally conscious participants.

That’s you!

So let me guide you through the process to help ensure that the most people are exposed
to your image in the process.  Facebook tracks the impressions of people viewing, liking
and sharing things from our page.  The most powerful step we can ask of you is to ‘share’
your image into your own timeline.  This image shows you where you’ll find the ‘share’ link
under the photo(s).

And that will do it, so let’s take a look at my media strategy for impact and reach over time.
Timing is key.  The first image will be uploaded to the event page gallery in which you participated.

• Please share the first image posted into your own timeline.

The second image of you will be uploaded to the group photo gallery 1-3 days later.

• Please share the second image into one of your friend’s timelines and give a personal testimony.

To share the image onto a friend’s timeline, mention how much fun you had in the shoot
or how you’re supporting water development in Uganda through this project,
and suggest they get involved with a portrait, a donation, or just awareness.

You can also ask a friend to make a donation on your behalf
using your picture and this URL: http://ugandanwaterproject.com/shop/donations/dollar

They will receive a tax deductible receipt from the Ugandan Water Project after their secure checkout online.
You have catapulted our message beyond those who I reach personally in the photographic experience.
I hope you encourage your friends to think of positive water solutions, and give to those
in the world for whom solutions are just out of reach.  When we give, they will be able to reach
new successes in their lives and become sustainable communities.

Jump below the photos for some Tao Te Ching verse suggestions:

Suggested text to accompany your photos:

TAO 8
The highest form of goodness is like water.
Water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them.
It stays in places loathed by all men.
Therefore, it comes near the Tao.

TAO 43
The softest of all things
Overrides the hardest of all
Only Nothing can enter in to no-space.

TAO 8
The best of man is like water,
Which benefits all things, and does not contend with them,
Which flows in places that others disdain,
Where it is in harmony with the Way.

TAO 43
Water overcomes the stone;
Without substance it requires no opening;
This is the benefit of taking no action.

I contemplate my impact on the world and wish to be as soft as water, and as life giving

Colors blind the eye.
Sounds deafen the ear.
Flavors numb the taste.
Thoughts weaken the mind.
Desires wither the heart.

The Master observes the world
but trusts his inner vision.
He allows things to come and go.
His heart is open as the sky.

It is a fact that over 860 million people, that’s one in eight, do not have access to safe water. Every day they scavenge for this basic human need.

I just wanted to take a moment out to thank you.

It is rare for me to sit down and go through each and every image and read every words on a photographers website, but I just did with yours.

Your images and your words touched me very deep inside in such a profound manner, I actually felt my heart skip a beat and got alittle choked up.

You are one of those extremely rare artists that possess such a true gift in todays world.

You, your words and your work truly inspires me to become a better photographer.

So I say, thank you for sharing your profound gift with the world.

I hope 2012 is your best year yet

Always,

Sue M. Swank
Swank Photography
www.swank-photography.com

So far today…

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	Multicultural Arts Event for Universities	34	0	0
	Performance Art Project for College Students	23	0	0
	Inspirational Program for College Art Departments	11	0	0

36 new people have seen the imagery – and thought about water today because of my twitter posts.

That’s a small success – however our facebook page is reporting this statistic: Weekly Total Reach: 668 -24.09%

Would you consider mentioning @Mind As Water in your facebook status, or suggesting a verse from the Tao Te Ching and post it to your friend’s wall.  I try to use facebook for something more than just asking questions, but sharing thoughts, information and life

Post something to add a thoughtful and artistic element to your friend’s day:

1. Visit  the Tao Te Ching section of the site
2. Copy the link of the page – and post it to their wall
3. Write an encouraging, introspective, note or paste some of the text that inspires you.
4. Use the @ symbol and type “Mind As Water” and you will see it pop up, hit enter to select it
5. Click post – this is what it will look like:

Suggest a Verse to add

Suggest a verse from the Tao Te Ching – and a photo to match with it, that has inspired you.

1. Pick an inspirational picture from the group
2. Copy the link from your browser
3. Paste the link onto the Mind As Water wall
4. Suggest the text or verse from the Tao Te Ching that you like. Online translations are available.

All of these actions well help this project go from concept to full scale presentation in gallery spaces around the country this year.  An active and participating group of Facebook users is helpful to gallery managers who are curating proposals for their gallery. So thank you for your participation!

Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.

Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.
She has but doesn’t possess,
acts but doesn’t expect.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.

Chemical Brothers ft Richard Ashcroft – The Test

Reserve your judgments and words
And you maintain your influence;
Speak your mind and take positions
And nothing will save you.

As observing detail is clarity,
So maintaining flexibility is strength;
Use the light but shed no light,
So that you do yourself no harm, But embrace clarity.

Tao Te Ching.org translation

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The clear lampwork glass droplets dangling from a sterling silver chain or earring are deeply symbolic, and the jewelry is exceptionally versatile. “I love wearing these pieces, and I’m really proud of the contribution that Turtle Love Co. is making WaterAid,” noted Adrianne Zahner, the founder of Turtle Love Co.

Keep a Mind As Water, and dress with the confidence of knowing that your style choices have led to another human’s freedom from water borne diseases and freedom from the time consuming process of gathering water!

1. A 6×8 organic fair trade handmade book from Nepal
2. Customized painted and mounted Mind As Water images in acrylic with ink
3. Your own Mind As Water Portraits if you have been a subject!
4. 16gb digital memory stick for storage of video journals or digital files
5. $100 of your purchase is invested in the Ugandan economy for water development
6. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance by Julia Cameron = textbook for guidance

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For Creative Retreat teachers and organizers

If you are teaching creativity, artistic direction, meditation, yoga or awareness consider using the Mind as Water experience for your students to have an immediate experience and container for reflection. Neil will photograph each of your participants mindfulness in water and present them with a custom, hand made journal with their own images before your event concludes. This reverential, thought provoking and challenging experience resonates with lasting change in the heart which is guided into lasting change in the world’s ecological balance. Contact Neil directly to check on timing and group package rates.