(Pt. Loma, Calif. Dec. 2014) The beginning of last year began with an abrupt and unexpected change in my life. It took me some time to come to grips with that and frankly it's still a work in progress, but I can tell you that time truly does heal. If I were to do a side-by-side comparing how I feel now to how I felt then, there would be a very big difference. Yes, I'm sad and hugely heartbroken over some terrible choices that were made that impacted me and my two sons, but I'm also all the wiser. I learned things I needed to learn.
I'm sitting here looking at this beautiful picture of Idaho in my office that was taken last summer on my big adventure and I would not have had that experience had it not been for the life-changing, albeit hurtful, experiences that took place at the beginning of the year. (Above is a picture I shot in San Diego in December.) I've spent a good deal of time behind the lens and I hope to continue to do so. No one wants to be betrayed or cheated on and then blamed for things. That isn't fun. I spent a good amount of time trying to find justice or common sense of that and there just isn't. So I'm working on accepting that there are people who make really bad choices without caring or considering the consequence and it's not likely there will be remorse or that apology for which I kept hoping. Sadly, it's an empty life that lies ahead for someone like that and for that reason it is best to feel sorry for them. That's how I feel now.
(I shot this picture a week ago. One morning while preparing for work, this lovely guy was perched in my apple tree.)So here is 2015. So far it's been good and there are prospects for even more good to come or be built.
Five Favorite Things
1. that we are not having a blizzard
2. that time has been my friend
3. that an open outlook is a good thing
4. that an uncertain future holds promise
5. that time really does heal quite a bit.
