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Epiphany!

An epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”) is the sudden realization or comprehension of the (larger) essence or meaning of something. The term is used in either a philosophical or literal sense to signify that the claimant has “found the last piece of the puzzle and now sees the whole picture,” or has new information or experience, often insignificant by itself, that illuminates a deeper or numinous foundational frame of reference. [Wikipedia]

I had an epiphany last week. Things really can’t go on the way they have been and I must be the one to effect a change, if only for my own sanity.

Fast forward one week and I’m very grateful to have had wonderful friends near and far, old and new, encouraging me every step of the way. I’m happy that they’re proud of me for what I’ve done so far.

So while the journey is far from over, watching Criminal Minds last night, I came across Mitch Albom, paraphrased “Every ending is a beginning. We just don’t know it at that time.”

This is an amazing video. Watching this, I realised that this is what I’ve done (unconsciously) when I was shooting Caroline’s pregnant pictures in particular. I learn so much from fstoppers. It is really one of my favourite photography sites. Enjoy!

photography tutorial

Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.

Deborah Reber, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

quotes

Pink = happy

“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” Audrey Hepburn

I saw this quote somewhere (I forget where - Pinterest perhaps?), fell in love with it and have been obsessed with it the whole day. So much so that when I got home, I was inspired to art direct and style a little still life Instagram pic of the things I love - that are pink!

And have I mentioned that I heart Audrey Hepburn? She is a big style icon of mine! And this quote? Well, let’s just say that liking something she said is like (pink) icing on top of the cake!

Finally a semi cool night after a month or so of unbelievably hot, humid and still nights. Nights where I toss and turn unceasingly.

Two parcels arrived for me today. One - my fairy lights from HK bought on eBay UK. They hang next to my paper hearts, cladding my very ordinary windows in pretty light.

The rest of my lights are off now and I may not stay awake enough to open my other parcel on Skype. I closed my bedroom door because the noise from my brother’s TV was getting to me.

I go to bed, my heart full of hopes and dreams tonight. Please grant me favour.

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.

Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum