It feels like the first day of school, starting a new job, or going to a party by yourself and you don’t know anyone. You’re excited about the future and exciting possibilities, yet it’s terrifying because you’re walking into the unknown…
I’m tired of sitting back and doing what everyone else expects me to do. Being predictable. My choices in life have always been safe, planned-out, and consistent with what the path to success is traditionally supposed to look like…get good grades, go to a good university, graduate, and get a job with a well-established company. Well, the last part of that plan I’ve had trouble, but until now, I’ve still been thinking along that path, even though it is hard to see happiness in the end of that path. Almost my entire adult life, I have gone along with what other people want for me, and what other people think is best for my future. I have said all the things they want to hear, and not said what I really want. Who’s fault is this…it’s completely MY FAULT. Everyone close to me in my life has only wanted the best for me, and all opinions have been with good, loving intentions. It’s my fault for not saying what I want, and what I think will make me happy and successful. But I’ve decided to CHANGE that and create my own path to success that is defined by me. I’ve decided to go after what I love to do, what I have a passion for…what I would do whether I got paid for it or not.
…So I’m taking a leap of faith, and choosing to do what I want. I’m jumping in head first, holding nothing back, and am going to put everything I have into it. Even though I’m as nervous as I’ve ever been, and I don’t know what’s going to happen, I’m choosing to go after what makes me happy…and that puts me at ease.
So here we go, I’M A PHOTOGRAPHER.
Even though I’m terrified, I know one person who 100% supports me, and that’s my pretty girl, my dog Calypso (yes, I consider her a person).
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