One of the most powerful tools of self-appreciation is the photographic self-portrait. As a process, the self-portait offers an opportunity to explore the many aspects of your unique being, including the familiar and the unknown, to be expressed for your photo.

“The only way a dream comes true, is not when you dream, but when you do.”

— Meloney Hudson

I wrote the above motto decades ago and is one I live by.

Sure, some say, “we’re human beings, not human doings.” And I agree that it’s essential to take time to just “be.”

Yet doing is a vital aspect of our human nature. Even the most ardent “Be-ers” must “do” to survive.

I’ve created a life that is peaceful and overflowing with curiosity-satisfying adventures and enriching relationships. I love my life!

What my life doesn’t include is angst-creating, turmoil-provoking people or events. But even if I’m subjected to these types of influences, I’m able to remain centered and maintain an existence of calm laced with joy.

I admit I haven’t always been this way.