A new day.

It’s been almost a year since life was turned inside out and I’ve finally come to the obvious realization that it will never be the same again.

Therefore, I’m making a personal affirmation to live each day as if it’s my last. A mission if you will. While I won’t be swimming the Nile or climbing Mt. Everest, I will be letting alot of B.S. go by the wayside. You know all of those little things that annoy the hell out of you and make you want to scream – I’m letting them go.

Of course – I still have to work my day job. (Or in this case, my night job.) But, I’m making a promise to my heart that I’ll pursue the things I love and work towards a better life. A happier life. Contentment. I don’t have to wake up every day and count my piles and stacks of money, but I do need to wake up on the sunny side of the bed. Smiling.

Photography doesn’t just make me smile, it makes me laugh out loud. A single picture has the opportunity to make me cry like I’m a 12 year-old preteen overly-emotional girl who just called a name that she won’t even repeat to her own mother. I want to evoke that emotion in others. If I can take a photograph that pulls strong emotions from a variety of viewers then I have completed my goal. I know it won’t be easy.

But – I won’t quit.