Category Archives: Lessons From Flowers
FACING MY FEAR OF BEES
February 24, 2015
Yes, I'm a photographer who spends hours upon hours photographing flowers, is passionate about flowers, has a website all about flowers, and is afraid of bees. I will easily admit that I do think I'm ridiculous in how I react to bees. At times you can see me squealing like a small child and running in the other direction. Though what might be more embarrassing is when a humming bird comes zoomi...
Read MoreCONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU HAVE
February 17, 2015
Monday’s Flower Quote started this week from Marcus Tullius Cicero, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” This quote reminded me of a Post-it note that I keep in my handbag that says ‘Concentrate on what you have.’ I find it to be a pretty simple statement but one that packs a powerful punch to knock me to my senses and be grateful for all that I have. That...
Read MoreWHAT I SEE IN FLOWERS
January 13, 2015
Flowers inspire me not with only their beauty, but with all that they have to teach me with their strength, wisdom, joy, and grace; how incredibly intricate they are and yet what simplicity and joy they bring to a moment, to life. Each flower has a certain vulnerability that I admire too. A willingness to share something almost personal. It bears all in blooming from being so delicate and yet so ...
Read MoreTAKING TIME TO LOOK BACK
December 30, 2014
I am not one who spends much time in the past though I probably do spend too much time looking forward and not being in the moment, a habit I’m working on though it’s a slow process. With that said, there are times in life when it is good to look back and see where you started and where you are today. To be reminded that you aren’t in the same place you were a year ago, and even if you think...
Read MoreGRATITUDE
December 23, 2014
What springs from my soul is being grateful for this life. Though in this hurried life, especially around the holidays, it can be a most challenging time to be grateful. To stop, be present and to see all the wonder and good around us. And I will admit I write this for myself, as I am not always the most grateful person as I get wrapped up in my world and find it easier to see the negative, the h...
Read MoreWHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
November 18, 2014
I think we have all had the experience when there is someone in need and there is very little we can do. Whether it's a friend or an acquaintance who is dealing with cancer or recovering from surgery, we always say, "please let me know if there is anything I can do to help." Often there is little we can do, and we feel so helpless not being able to provide some support, not being able to give com...
Read MoreTHE WIND IS MY MENTOR
October 14, 2014
The wind is my mentor, though often I feel like the wind is my nemesis. Shooting flowers in my studio has its own challenges, but shooting outside has challenges I have no control over: the sun, the clouds, the rain, the wind. I can make adjustments to my camera to help compensate for the wind, but that can affect the quality of the image. So, to try to get the image I really want, I have learned ...
Read MoreTAKING A MOMENT TO BE PRESENT
September 23, 2014
I have often thought of the woman who works in the offices I described in my last blog, and the woman whose office is her car, as she runs every which way to take care of all of the people in her world. These women are my Everywoman: on a Go! Go! Go! schedule; caring for kids, a parent, friend, lover; or log-jammed in a demanding job. But she is also that searcher, that seeker of beauty. I see her...
Read MoreWOULDN’T IT BE WONDERFUL IF
September 16, 2014
My office is a very personal space for me. It is a space that motivates me, encourages me, and inspires me. I have spent many days in client’s offices, too, and have not felt so inspired. I’ve been to corporate offices that are football fields of cubicles under fluorescent lighting. I’ve both worked in them and spent many days wondering how to make such a space inspiring. Thinking, that for ...
Read MoreONE SINGLE POST-IT NOTE
September 09, 2014
I am a huge fan of Post-it® notes, and have written more than my share of them. Everything from the simple reminder to take out the trash to writing “Cheers” to my husband and placing it next to his wine glass as I'm leaving for an evening at book club. Recently, I came across one in our hotel room, on the bed frame, that read, “Your duvet covers and sheets are clean for your arrival.” Wo...
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