A Nagging Feeling
Spent loads of time retouching last Monday's shoot. Quite happy with the results. Some samples:
Brought the finished works to studio to show the rest. Responses were generally good, but I have a strange nagging feeling at the back of my mind that something isn't quite right. I'm not sure what it is.
It's just a generally unpleasant feeling that I would rather do without.
It seems that recently there'd been a subtle change in my thinking. It's a little hard to describe but maybe it's just a basic feeling of self-acceptance. Compared to just a few months ago, I find that my footing has become more stable.
It's a little like when you're learning to ride a bycycle. At the beginning, you can't peddle twice without thinking that you're sure to fall. Then as you get more familiar, you realize that hey, it's not that bad. It's not that bad even if you do fall. Then before you know it, you're just riding along to wherever you're headed to, the notion and fear of falling already banished into the subconscious part of your mind.
Does self-assurance and security work the same way? It does seem to have its similarities.
When you realize your own strengths and weaknesses and come to accept things the way it is, a chemical reaction happens. That's not to say that you're fixed to the way it is - you are free to change things, if you wish to. The special thing is to know.
When you know, you find out that it is okay. And knowing that it's ok unshackles you for positive change.
Brought the finished works to studio to show the rest. Responses were generally good, but I have a strange nagging feeling at the back of my mind that something isn't quite right. I'm not sure what it is.
It's just a generally unpleasant feeling that I would rather do without.
It seems that recently there'd been a subtle change in my thinking. It's a little hard to describe but maybe it's just a basic feeling of self-acceptance. Compared to just a few months ago, I find that my footing has become more stable.
It's a little like when you're learning to ride a bycycle. At the beginning, you can't peddle twice without thinking that you're sure to fall. Then as you get more familiar, you realize that hey, it's not that bad. It's not that bad even if you do fall. Then before you know it, you're just riding along to wherever you're headed to, the notion and fear of falling already banished into the subconscious part of your mind.
Does self-assurance and security work the same way? It does seem to have its similarities.
When you realize your own strengths and weaknesses and come to accept things the way it is, a chemical reaction happens. That's not to say that you're fixed to the way it is - you are free to change things, if you wish to. The special thing is to know.
When you know, you find out that it is okay. And knowing that it's ok unshackles you for positive change.