This hit me so hard. I've spent the majoring of my life shaping myself for others for fear of loss or being unloved ... just within the last few years have I started to lean into learning how to be, instead of shaping myself for others ... I'm still on that journey and probably will be for many years, but at 37, I'm the most me I've ever been and it's nice (not without its losses though, to be sure).
I imagine so many will be on the journey for a lifetime... continuously remembering what is true within us and re-orienting toward that, away from the Shoulds. Such an ongoing practice.
Reading this with an iced honey/vanilla/cinnamon latte is a wonderful way to start my week. Thank you for making me feel heard with your words. As a photographer that has only gravitated toward film and polaroid the last few years, I love the polaroids you've been including <3
That latte sounds perfect -- and thank you for your reflection, it means so much. I love that you are embracing film -- it's been a while since I've taken film photos and I've felt the call to pick it back up soon, too. Thank you for being here <3
So grateful for this reminder, Lisa. Living with integrity as way to say living in wholeness is a great way of putting it. I'm realizing that a good chunk of the work is becoming acquainted with how we feel about things in the first place, and taking that seriously. I didn't realize how afraid I was of expressing my own desires for the longest time... and whenever I did, I expressed them like a wounded animal in a corner lashing out because it felt it needed to protect itself. I am learning to deliberately step out into the sun, even if it feels hard. Thanks for this space :)
This hit me so hard. I've spent the majoring of my life shaping myself for others for fear of loss or being unloved ... just within the last few years have I started to lean into learning how to be, instead of shaping myself for others ... I'm still on that journey and probably will be for many years, but at 37, I'm the most me I've ever been and it's nice (not without its losses though, to be sure).
I imagine so many will be on the journey for a lifetime... continuously remembering what is true within us and re-orienting toward that, away from the Shoulds. Such an ongoing practice.
Lisa! I loved this one so much. Been thinking a lot about not being liked by everyone as a thing to celebrate, and this reminded me of that. Thank you
<3 <3 <3 thank you for being here
Reading this with an iced honey/vanilla/cinnamon latte is a wonderful way to start my week. Thank you for making me feel heard with your words. As a photographer that has only gravitated toward film and polaroid the last few years, I love the polaroids you've been including <3
That latte sounds perfect -- and thank you for your reflection, it means so much. I love that you are embracing film -- it's been a while since I've taken film photos and I've felt the call to pick it back up soon, too. Thank you for being here <3
So grateful for this reminder, Lisa. Living with integrity as way to say living in wholeness is a great way of putting it. I'm realizing that a good chunk of the work is becoming acquainted with how we feel about things in the first place, and taking that seriously. I didn't realize how afraid I was of expressing my own desires for the longest time... and whenever I did, I expressed them like a wounded animal in a corner lashing out because it felt it needed to protect itself. I am learning to deliberately step out into the sun, even if it feels hard. Thanks for this space :)