Hi friends! Another year living and taking photos during a global pandemic. Another year gone by where I didn’t blog a single shoot, until this one. 🙂 Life continues to be challenging, but I try to stay focused on all I have to be thankful for, and that list is always plenty long. Looking back at all the shoots I’ve done over this last year I see all the lovely humans I have connected with, the kids I have laughed with, the new babies I have gotten to meet and the sweet moments we have captured, it makes me so grateful. Another year with you all supporting me and my business. It means the world to me.
Rather than a new years resolution, the last few years I have chosen a word to focus on and last year my word was acceptance. It was the perfect word for me with the things that were happening in my life, as well as what was happening in all of our lives. I think whether we wanted to or not we all had to learn to accept what was happening all around us, and accept that for the time being we are living in a world where the information changes constantly and do our best to roll with it all. As someone that deals with anxiety, the constant uncertainty is not easy to deal with. But I definitely got so much better at accepting things that I cannot change, as well as accepting others for who they are and myself as well. I have learned first hand that the more we accept ourselves, the easier it becomes to accept others completely and know that so much of what others say and do really has so little to do with us. With all of this in mind I have stepped into a new space in my life, and I am excited to see what the future holds for this healthier, more self trusting version of myself.
I have struggled a bit to find my word for this year, but I think I have settled on one for now. Creativity. I’ve spent so much time and energy “doing the work” on my self over the last year, and I’m ready to get back to a little more living and creating, and not just trying to solve things all the time. I love the deep stuff, but I want to lighten up a bit more too. I want to keep taking steps towards becoming the photographer that I really aspire to be, and carving out more space for creativity in other areas of my life too. I have been taking pictures for so long now (fortunately) that sometimes I do find myself on automatic from time to time. And automatic works, because I’m using the things that have worked for all these years. And while I believe I still produce beautiful and meaningful images for my clients, I want to find the time to do this for myself more too. So my goal this year and to feel like I am going above my personal expectations. I want to not play it safe all the time and I want to try new things that make me nervous and feel outside my comfort zone. I’m excited to see what happens this year!! And I am excited to work with all the beautiful souls that want me to take their photos!!
Wishing you all a wonderful and creative 2022!!
