There are times in life where I am slapped in the face with the reality of my own influence. Not influence in the power hungry, man about town way but influence to shape and change the course of my life. In my previous post I talked about how we squash our dreams through neglect and disbelief and how we should all be challenged to figure out instead how to achieve them. Now I sit here in thankful disbelief with 4 known photography jobs coming to me. For friends/family of course but still the fact remains, I am someone's "photographer of choice". The reality of this small kindness is not lost on me. In a world where people buy and pick up their cameras on a regular basis I know how amazing it is to pick just one. Pick someone and entrust them with capturing the special moments of your family, the glow in the faces of new parents, the twinkle in a mischievous 2 year old's eye. I know how special these moments are and I take the job of capturing them very seriously.
In addition to this I am finally venturing out on my own. After talking about having my own place for years, I have finally found it! It is both a sense shock and an excitement vying for attention in my body. I just can't believe it is actually happening. And as I sit back and reflect on these moments I realize that I may have been the only thing standing in my way for so long. It may have been my insecurities lassoing me and pulling me back to the comfort zone of dreaming. As I longing stared out of my bubble into the life I wanted I never considered that I was in control of taking the first step out. The lesson that lies within this experience is learning to trust myself. Learning to trust in my own eyes, my senses and my ability. When you just let go is when everything finally has a chance to fall into place. Here we go....
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