I did it for happiness.  

My clients often tell me how much they love the emotion captured in my images.  I tell them it's a team effort because you can feel my excitement and happiness in their moment.  It's so exciting to not only witness love unfold in front of your eyes but to able to document it for someone to cherish the rest of their lives, but it's also incredible...it's actually quite an honor.

I realized last night that I hadn't accomplished anything this past week that made me happy.  That's not because I haven't "done" anything per se, but more or less, I have super high expectations of myself.  My dad used to tell me that I am the biggest critic of myself and sometimes I have to remember that I am mortal and not a superwoman possessed with "get it all done today" powers...although that would be pretty cool!

So I decided this morning to start doing something that I used to do every morning....and it makes me very happy  :)  

It's not just that it's the beach...there's something almost magical about walking along these bluffs...you can hear the seals yelping and the waves rushing in and the surf pounding the sand and the seagulls chirping away and this soothing beach music is a reminder to enjoy each day without regrets and each day without anger and to just be happy.

 

I think Bear would agree, too