aperture.....

Aperture: AN OPENING, A WINDOW, A BEGINNING.

My desire to pursue photography developed slowly. He'd come home every night for months and ask me about "MY" dreams. What did I want to do with my life...our lives? What made me the happiest? When did I feel most alive? He made me make list after list of specific things I wanted to do. As soon as I finished writing them down, he would start trying to get them checked off. My biggest challenge was, I was happy, very happy...I had more joy in my life than I ever imagined would be mine.... and yet it had been a long time since I had REALLY thought beyond the needs of my family. I loved them and I was happiest with them. Somewhere, in the day-to-day living as a Mother and a Wife, I had forgotten what it was like to dream.....to really want something for myself. The ambition that was always so second nature to me had sweetly settled, so much that I had no idea what I wanted....and that bothered me. So, night after night, my wonderful husband challenged my heart and mind until, one morning they connected so completely, that it was a wonder that I hadn't realized it sooner. PHOTOGRAPHY. Photography had been a quiet interest for many years, but like most things, the degree of LOVE you feel for something, is equaled only to the amount of sacrifice you give to it. Person or Passion.

Passion is LOVE, COMMITMENT, DRIVE, DETERMINATION, all working together for a common purpose. When you find your passion, it becomes your way, your path. The road to your dreams. It burns and aches in your heart. It gives you a restless need to keep growing, to continue improving. My determination and drive are fueled with passion. It is a work I never tire from. LIFE. FAMILY. PHOTOGRAPHY. This is my Dream.

Thank you for sharing it with me! None of this would be possible without YOU!