14/11/2021
NEW BEGINNINGS! ✨ As one door closes, another opens and life will never look the same again.
This year has been HUGE.. one of the most challenging, difficult, intense, overwhelming, expanding, exciting and enlightening of my life.
There have been moments this year when everything felt way too much, when I literally had no idea how I would get on top of all the work I had said yes to, where I was barely sleeping to get things done and therefore being a grumpy mum, partner, human, feeling constantly tired, stressed, stretched and in cycles of guilt for not showing up for myself, my family and friends and my dear clients fully as I know that I could. It made me question everything and whether I should throw in the towel with all my career endeavors.
Whether you call this a rock bottom, a magic dark or the dark night of the soul, these painful moments have certainly bought clarity and a necessary push to create much needed change. And I’ve been up for and available for all of it- to deep dive into all the inner work that’s it’s taken to move through it. Intellectually and intuitively I knew I needed to reprioritize and create strong foundations; to care and nourish myself before I could do this well for others but didn’t know how.
In trying to problem solve it all, I considered that maybe I needed to pause photography to restore the balance.. and after I sat with this for a moment or so, the clarity came- NO, I actually need to leave my 9-5 job to be able to work more freely in ways that truly light me up, where I know I can serve my clients better and say a ‘hell yes’ to doing more of the good stuff. Because It. Doesn’t. Have. To. Be. Hard!
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