Despite my best efforts, I often compare my work or myself to others and then feel as if I would be better if I was more like them. I learned to compare myself to others early in life at school and at home. I don’t know, maybe the human Read more…
I stumbled on a photography book recently that I was able to borrow. It’s called The Photographer’s Coach: Helping you achieve success in your photography, by Robin Whalley. Instead of focusing on teaching techniques, Whalley digs into the development of mastery based upon a framework that he suggests can help Read more…
This post is the second part of a post on Choosing Joy. See Choosing Joy Part 1 if you missed it. How Do You Listen to Joy? I was surprised that at first I wasn’t good at instinctively choosing joy. When I listened to my thoughts and did something that Read more…
One of the most wonderful gifts I ever received was the following advice — Listen to Joy Simple words, but what do they mean? For me, it was a reminder to stop trying so hard to do and produce, and to comfortably rest in experiencing joy for the sake of Read more…
Yesterday was day 10 of my 30 day gratitude practice and the first day of this gratitude cycle when I found it difficult to feel gratitude. With the early advent of winter that came with snow and an arctic blast I lost my gratitude for a while and wallowed in Read more…