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So a few months ago I had a photo shoot. No I'm not a model (nor trying to be one). I take photos every year around my birthday to celebrate me. We change every year. Every 365 days we have somewhat of an evolution that occurs in our life. I take it upon myself to capture it on film. This year my photographer was Mallory Bertrand, the hidden gem of Knoxville, TN. She is extremely humble but yet her work is featured in iconic publications like Vogue (I had to discover all of that doing my own research because this humble doll did not mention it to me).
This birthday I was a blond bombshell. I absolutely hated my bangs the moment I made the decision to get them cut but I worked with it anyway. I have another photo shoot with her next week just because. My next shoot will look more natural. Anyways enough of my rant, enjoy a few of the flicks!
"His success isn't your success. Her happiness isn't your happiness. What's meant for you is for you. God's plan for someone else won't be the plan for you. With that being said, rejoice in the success of others but do not compare it to your own life" -Me
I quoted myself today. This is something I have to consistently remind myself of. Actually the above quote is fully memorized. I find myself silently repeating it as I see others accomplishing certain goals, rejoicing in a life event or gushing about something amazing that has occurred in his/her life. Sometimes I feel like scrolling quickly past the status, pressing that little delete button or commenting an all caps "BRAG MUCH?" to my celebrant peers (hey I'm human). But after about a millisecond, my reminder quote pops in my head and I become a fellow supporter again. I even click that "like" button and may even comment an all caps "CONGRATULATIONS!".
There is so much truth to my quote though. Everyone's life is on a different path. We are not meant to experience the same thing at the same time. Whether it be triumph or tragedy, everything happens in its own time for each individual person.
So embrace your own, appreciate what you have and look forward to what's to come, whatever that may be ;)
