03/31/2019
Repost from using I don’t usually post throwbacks on my feed because I believe in thriving as your present self but I can’t help but feel such a quiet happiness after seeing this photo pop up. This photo was taken in 2011, 8 years ago. How crazy is that?! It truly feels like yesterday. It’s hard for me to even grasp how much has happened since then as my life has done a complete 360. This photo launched my career as a model and I remember seeing this image and my jaw dropping. I couldn’t believe that I was a part of such a powerful image, these amazing artists trusted me, they believed in me. I was such a different person when I took this photo, different insecurities, different thought patterns and a different outlook on life. Little did I know that my life would start to drastically change after this shoot. I knew though that I had to follow my heart and the things that made me feel alive. In doing so my path was starting to unfold and I started visualizing and believing in myself and all the beautiful things to come. I finally recognized it and I finally started allowing it.
I would get signed to my first agency, I would soon leave my job of teaching dance at the three places I taught. I would leave my career path of becoming an elementary teacher. I would leave the safety of my friends and family in my hometown and venture into a foreign and overwhelming Los Angeles. I would finally find my true self after my 7 years of comfort in a monotonous and emotionally dependent relationship would end. I would hustle my ass off in LA, working at a 24 hour restaurant while juggling gigs and struggling to pay rent. I would sleep in my car in between and do any low paying jobs just to keep myself going.
It’s never been an easy story, but it’s always been fu***ng beautiful. Everyday is a challenge and a new beginning and I am so thankful for this incredible life I’ve been given. 🌹
Photo by the legend
MUAH my amazing boo -
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