thoreau

found this card in a store today and it resonated with me. i've seen the quote before but this was the right quote at the right time:

"go confidently in the directions of your dreams! live the life you've imagined."

why do so many of us dream of living our lives somewhere or some way but never do it? do we realized that this is it? our one and only life? the only shot we get?

as i've been ramping up, trying to start my photography business, i've been thinking about this a lot. i look at other photographer's web sites and drool over their work. i start to feel like my work is completely unoriginal and subpar. but you know what? it's what i love to do. and i've got to try it. i don't have to worry about feeding my family with this business and if it's a colossal flop, then so be it.

i'm constantly telling kate that she has to try: has to try to reach the high shelf or try to turn her pajamas right side in or try to brush her teeth all by herself. i tell her over and over that it doesn't matter if she can do it, but she has to try.

time to take my own advice.