Savor The Journey

When Oprah was asked in an interview whether it was the journey or the destination, Oprah replied without hesitation it was the journey.  I recently saw this interview with Oprah and it reminded me to savor my own journey and live in the moment.  My mind is constantly racing with ideas and mental to do lists…sometimes living in the future instead of the present.  Sometimes ambition and drive can cast a shadow over the rainbow and then you realize the treasure at the end was not nearly as beautiful as the rainbow itself.  Happiness doesn’t come with the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but if you’ve found happiness along the way, well, that is your pot of gold!

I marvel at my kids whose minds are not mentally cluttered and truly define the meaning of living in the moment.  Adeline, my 5 year old daughter tells me “Slow down, calm down, be patient” whenever she knows she’s in trouble with me.  Yes, yes, I will take her advice this time.

With a variety of mixed emotions as I start my new adventures, even in times when I have fear and self-doubt, there is a feeling I can not explain that makes me believe I am doing exactly what I should be doing…a force that keeps pulling me back into photography…and it just feels right.  I have so many dreams I want to make a reality that at times, it feels as though I will be incomplete if they don’t materialize.  In the Vietnamese culture, photography or anything fashion related is a hobby and foolish daydreams, not a career.  I say, life is short, only the moment matters, do what you love and it won’t seem like a career.  So armed with a missing treasure map that is vague with torn parts instead of an exact blueprint on how to arrive at the “X” location, I know everything that has happened or happens will just be part of the journey, a journey I tell myself to embrace no matter the obstacles.

Bisous,