This image of Floki can be interpreted in a few ways. It could mean that you are reaching for excellence or that you are reaching for a life line or you are coming out of a fog of uncertainty. Which one is it for me right now? All of the above. I have been struggling a bit lately in life, business and which direction I want (or need) to go.

What have I learned in this roller coaster called life? That life continuously throws you curve balls that need to be interpreted and dealt with. If you let yourself spiral, you will never find the answers you are looking for. Trust your process, trust yourself and trust the people that care about you.

This may all seem a bit cryptic for you and at the same time, I think you can completely relate to this as at some point you have felt the exact same way in your life. Maybe you are feeling it now and need some help clarifying what exactly is happening. 

Here what is happening with me. I left the corporate world almost 11 years ago. I have picked up jobs here and there from time to time and also built this business at the same time. I have learned a lot and have grown a lot and somehow I still do not know what I want to be when I grow up. I have been toying with the idea of going back to the corporate world in the last 6 months to the point that I have applied for a handful of jobs. In all of those jobs, I have been offered only one interview and in the end they had decided to proceed with another candidate. So as a mother, a wife, a woman and a person I have started to feel deflated. I started to feel that I am unhireable and that I can't provide for my family and that I have limited qualities to offer to the table. Woah, actually writing this I am looking at it asking myself, what the heck am I thinking.......

Here is what I just realized, I am doing exactly what I wanted to do when I grew up. I am a Mother, a Wife, a Daughter, a Friend and a damn good Photographer. Photography was always the dream from the time I was a teenager but I never let myself dream properly. Today the dream is a reality and I had a momentary lapse of misdirection. I started to question myself and my abilities. I allowed myself to believe that I was not good enough to keep going with my dreams. That should not have happened. I should not have allowed myself to question where I was going and where I thought I needed to be. 

So here it is in a nutshell:

1. I am a Photographer, a Wife, a Mother, a Daughter and a Friend

2. I am where I need to be

3. I am working towards the big picture

4. I am pursuing my passion and my dreams

5. I love what I do and who I have become

6. I bring value to the people around me

7. I provide memories that do not want to be forgotten

8. I am enough

Going forward, I will not question my value. I will not allow the negative thoughts to take over. I will embrace myself and my abilities. I will allow myself the happiness and the freedom that I have created to this point in my life. AND, I will continue to bring you the love felt in every image that I take. 

If you need some clarity in your life, trying writing it down. You never know what may come to light. 

Sending love to you all today. 

Lisa