I wrote this over a week ago and did not post it. I have been having a real problem with posting on my blog. Something really weird has happened in the past month. I realized that people are reading this. I should be happy about that right? Isn’t that I am writing this? Now I feel the pressure to do a good job. To write something that has meaning. Pressure = Writers block. I have a serious case of writers block.
I totally hesitate to do this but I would not be honest if I did not mention that I got a nasty comment sent to me a few weeks ago. It was from some random photographer that reads my blog. I did not approve the negative comment for all to view (I get to do that it’s my blog, ha ha!). Of course, the person did not have the guts to leave their name or real email address. I have to ask this question if you do not like me and think I am a horrible person, why would you read what I write? The fighter in me has several nasty comebacks to your spineless nameless comment. The grown up in me says “sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
So to my blog fans (all 3 or 4 of you) I am going to do my best to keep at this blog thing and get over my current writers block issue. I need to push through and stay true to my vision and not wimp out. So here goes for one and all the blog post I wrote a week ago and that I have been sitting. I hope you enjoy and understand the true spirit it was written in. Plain and simple, it is just me being honest.
This past summer I had a wonderful college girl working with me assisting me on my sessions. I have pretty much known Kelsey her whole life. Her Mothers family grew up just down the street from us in Northville. I photographed her when she was just 2 years old. I also photographed her senior portraits a couple of years ago. I had run into Kelsey in the beginning of the summer and had a blast reconnecting with her. I am sure this has happened to you that you knew someone as a child and then when you get to know them as an adult it a different game. It’s really fun when you liked them as a kid and you like them just as much as an adult. When I needed some help at the studio I gave Kelsey a call.
This past weekend for Kelsey was in town for Thanksgiving and she stopped by the studio to say hi. After we caught up and visited she told me that she wrote a paper in one of her classes about me. Really, are you kidding? The paper was not written from a business perspective. She wrote it about me, my passion for what I do.
I can’t stop thinking about how amazed and honored I am that Kelsey wrote about me. Here is the really cool part, after just spending just a few weeks working with me she summed me up in the one word. PASSION. How great is that?
I guess I never really thought about it much. I do have passion. I am full of it (OK you all know that I am totally full something else too, but lets not go there right now!) As I am writing this I am realizing how lucky I am to have passion in my life. How many people go throughout this amazing journey called life with little or no passion? I honestly don’t k now where I get it from. How come I have it and so many do not? I wish I could answer that. I really wish that I could give a little dose of passion to everyone.
I feel that I have passion for so many things. I have a passion for my family and friends. I really do have passion for photographing. I fell passionate about my work. I put passion in to just about everything I do. If I am going to do something I am going to give it all I have and tackle it with passion. I am so blessed to have been given this gift.
I said a moment ago that I wished that I could give a “little dose” of passion to everyone. You know I just realized that I am giving that little dose of passion to all of my clients. It is because of the passion I have for people, learning their story and capturing it in photographs that I create the images I do. I guess that Kelsey was right about me.
I feel that life is a gift that has been given to us by God. We have to fulfill our part of the deal and live our lives to the fullest. To live our lives with all we have, with passion.
It is my wish for you that are living your life to the fullest and with passion. To have the ability to dig a little deeper when you need it to find your passion and push on through. My wish for you is to have passion in all you do. Until next time, be well.
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teri mason commented on February 2nd, 2010
Angela, your work and your attitude are inspiring! I saw you at Kerrville many years ago and I was hooked, both on your style and your witty personality. No wonder your clients love you! Thanks for sharing your passion with the rest of us!
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