Hello and Welcome!
Good morning and welcome to my new blog! As we head into the first work week of February I am trying something a little new - Mindfulness Mondays :)
It is my hope to weave my social work skills along with my photography to hopefully inspire and motivate others.
Today I am sharing a picture from the sunset last Wednesday. Hannah and I were on our way to a new event and as we were driving we knew we wanted to pull over as the sunset was spectacular, the colours and the sun pillar were amazing. We were looking for some foreground to set the scene but knew our time was limited as the sun sets so fast, so we quickly pulled over and snapped a couple of shots before it was completely gone.
So what does this have to do with mindfulness? Cease the moment! Sometimes we get hung up with finding the perfect time, perfect conditions, when really, perfect doesn't exist. Perfectionism is debilitating. As Brenè Brown states (someone I admire and encourage you to look up!) - "Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgement, and shame. It's a shield. Perfectionism is a twenty-ton shield that we lug around thinking it will protect us when, in fact it's the thing that's really preventing us from taking flight" Brenè Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
February 5th 2023 I hit 'Publish' on my page, today I have 350 followers (thank you everyone), and if I had waited for perfect images, conditions, etc, I probably would not have hit that 'Publish' button. I look back at my photos and I see growth, and I am proud of this growth. A wise horse trainer once told me, practice makes progress, not practice makes perfect - and these words are so true.
So today I hope you are inspired to let go of any perfectionism, life is too short to be worried about being anything other than your amazing selves
Let me know your thoughts on Mindfulness Mondays - keep them going? Drop me a heart if you think so!
Oh and the sun pillar in the image - that happens to be a pretty cool event to see! According to the national weather service, "Sun Pillars appear as a shaft of light extending vertically above the sun, most often at sunrise or sundown. They develop as a result of ice crystals slowly falling through the air, reflecting the sun’s rays off of them. " https://www.weather.gov/arx/why_halos_sundogs_pillars
