We live in a world
filled with reminders and to-do lists. Reminders when our check engine light comes
on to tell us it's
time for a tune-up. Reminders that
pop up in our inbox 15 minutes before a meeting. Or the reminders we get from the Doctor’s
office letting us know our appointment is coming up.
As much as these life
reminders help keep us on track, there are different types of reminders we keep
around to fuel our spirit and to bring a smile to our face. The constant
reminders we place around our homes, on our desks, or even in our wallets.
The constant reminders that mean something in our hearts. A photograph of
your children or maybe that picture of a girls trip you took with your friends
that you framed to remind you of that amazing trip. Maybe your constant reminder is a poem or a
piece of artwork, a piece of furniture, or a set of china from a loving
grandparent who lives in your heart. These are the simple and most
beautiful reminders which we turn to when we need a quick pick-me-up. They
remind us about life, love, and happiness and isn't it pretty awesome how they bring
us immediate joy!
For us, we love to display constant reminders throughout our home. Maybe it's a small
token we picked up on our honeymoon or from a trip we took together, they are
the constant reminders that help tell our story. But one of my favorites is a quote I bought
when I was first starting to build my photography business. I remember running into the grocery story one
night and happened to stumble upon a wall of quotes. I stood there debating if I
should even buy it because it seemed like an impulse buy. As it turns
out, this constant reminder is one that motivates me on a daily basis. I see it
every morning when I wake up and every night before I go to bed. It's
pretty simple, yet for me, it’s incredibly powerful. It’s my
gut check, it helps me quickly keep things in perspective as I continue to make
decisions about the business and it challenges me to constantly ask myself
"WHY".
I had to start making
time for new opportunities even if this meant having to say "NO" to certain
things. Do more of what makes you happy. This simple
phrase has created an enormous amount of freedom in my life and helps put some
of the harder decisions into perspective. Do more of what makes you
happy has opened up new doors because as difficult as it is to do, I've
had to say "NO" to the things that were not making me happy, in order
to make room for the things that would. And to be honest, this is still something that is difficult for me to do but I've learned that it is ok to prioritize and unselfishly be able to say no.
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Anne is a Connecticut based natural light photographer specializing in family, children and engagement portrait photography. To learn more about booking your portrait session, please contact anne at annemariephotographyct@gmail.com
