Time to Thrive

This is a letter to me about me.  

Ok me.  It is time to get real.  Time to look that girl in the face and stop.  Stop with the imposter syndrome.  Stop with the self doubt.  Just stop.

If not now, then when?  When?  Tick. Tick Tick.  That proverbial clock stops for no one.  You have survived quite a bit so far in this life. Life hasn’t kicked the total shit out of you yet. Yet.  Don’t give it a chance.

It’s like Mel Robbins says, “No one is coming.  No one.  No one is coming to tell you to eat better. No one is coming to tell you to put your phone down.  No one is coming to tell you to move on from that job you have outgrown. No one.”

It’s time to put on those Big Girl Panties and bet on you.  Bet on yourself.  You have supported everyone in your life so well.  Hell you even made a career out of it.  Now its your turn.  It’s time to step into the light.  Step out of the darkness and embrace all the talents you have to offer.  It’s going to take courage.  It’s going to take grit.  It’s going to be hard.  But life is hard anyways.  Pick your hard.  

“You became the version of yourself in order to survive.  Now is time to become the version of yourself to thrive.”

Thrive is my word of 2023.  I didn’t realize it until just now but it is.  It is the perfect word because it can be applied differently to each person.  Success is usually defined and then judged by the outsider.  But how do you know when someone is thriving?  For many, it may not look like success.  Thriving is succinctly individual.

So here is to thriving in 2023. It is YOUR time to shine.

Love me

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I love when families return year after year.  I was fortunate enough to photograph this family two years ago.  The kids were so wonderful.  The littlest girl is such a character.  I am so glad that I was able to capture their family another year.

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818-439-5290

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I’m not sure why we only have holiday lights in December.  Holiday lights seem to illicit such a positive reaction, I often wonder why we do not have them around all year long.  I guess, just like anything, they would lose their luster.  In any event, I decided to take my walk-about on Sutter Street this year to capture all the sights and sounds.  They have done such an amazing job promoting this area of Folsom.  With Sutter Street closed off, the street it bustling with extra patrons and hot chocolate goers.  The ice rink was filled but to an appropriate capacity for true pleasure skating.  It was a balmy 50-something degrees and just a lovely night to walk around.  Sutter Street on December 4th, 2020.