Give yourself the permission...

In my life, I’ve always wanted to create and empower others. I’ve always been drawn to this kind of work, I think, read, dream & write about it all the time. I believe it’s my purpose in life…and it’s been unfolding for sometime now. It’s amazing how one thing can blend into another so beautifully without it been planned that way. For as long as I can remember, many people have found it interesting to get to know me, I can laugh at it now, but it used to bother me so much, I thought I was to weird and different for most people. The reason I know people found it hard to get to know me, is well, firstly I could feel and sense it (energy is strong around me), And this would usually make me retract, but not anymore. And well, it would usually come out in conversations at some point down the track. When they finally got to know me. I’m an extroverted, introvert. So often, I like to be by myself, to think, to go deep within myself, to understand the world, people and myself. I’m forever walking around questioning things in my head, Yeah maybe I am a little crazy…But I’m ok with it….now. I tried for so many years to stop this, To try and be the so called ‘normal’, but I just couldn’t It’s not how my brain works. But don’t worry, I can be light and funny too, believe it or not. I’m known for laughing at my own jokes….ok that’s probably really sad…. But the core side of me, is I want to know more about people & life. I really care about people and their lives and what they do with it. I’m not interested in the surface level stuff, I want to know your deep desires, your ideas, what makes you tick, what you’re working on, I want to know who you truly truly are….deep down. I want to see you light up when you speak of your dreams and desires, I want to see you speak with such excitement, enthusiasm I want to see you smiling because you’re doing what you love, I want to see the light in your eyes from doing the very thing you’re here to do. What ever the that is for you. I want to hear what’s holding you back, and then see you smash through them I don’t want to hear that you can’t do something, but how you’re going to try and make it work. I don’t want to hear your excuses, but I do want to hear your solutions. Stop trying to be who you’re not meant to be. STOP! Right now! It’s too exhausting. It cut’s into too much time of your life, when you do. Right now as I write, I am doing something I love, something I do every day and what I want to do every day. I also want to photograph - YOU, And your Mum + Dad And your Sisters + Brothers, And your Daughters + Sons, And your friends. I want to be your photographer, I want to be the one that photographs you. Because I want to see you, And I want YOU to see YOU. I want you to bring who ever you truly are to my studio. I want to see you drop the veil, and let’s see the real you. Nothing offends me, if it’s who you are. If for some reason, It’s pushing boundaries that I’m uncomfortable with then I will speak up to that. Who you are, is who you are….and I want to photograph just that. When you be who you truly are, so many people learn from you being that very person. Give yourself the permission you need right now, to drop all that doesn’t work for you, and start doing what feels right for you.