i want to be..
...a good friend
...a great daughter
...a fantastic wife
...an artist
...a photographer
...a teacher
...a rabbit...
...when i think of all the things i'd like to be those are the first that pop into my head. i'm not sure where i stand with those things but the ones that scare me the most, that seem most unachievable are being an artist, photographer and teacher. as i have been going through hundreds of photographs for my new website (which i hope will be comprehensive collection of my photographs) it slowly has crept on me that i AM a photographer. if you want to look at it as i get paid to take photographs or i photograph therefore i am a photographer, i do both!
i just read on a blog that if you are passionate enough about something- just do it. don't wait until the time is right or a better opportunity comes along- pursue your dreams and you'll be what you want to be. that seems so simple but it was such a powerful realization that i am a photographer and im on the path to becoming a teacher (one day- probably close to retirement age! haha). now working on becoming a fantastic wife and a rabbit...those are the challenges!
sometimes i just find it hard to seriously consider myself an artist, and these fears can sometimes inhibit me from putting my work out into the world in an ambitious and real way but perhaps it's time for me to really pursue my dreams...
...we'll see what will come of these thoughts.
on another note- i don't know what to make of thanksgiving but i like the idea of family coming together and sharing a meal together so i hope that everyone has a lovely big or small family and friends gathering to eat green bean casserole, sweet potato and marshmellows and some kind of stuffing!
xo
