"Brick walls are only there to keep the people out that don't want it bad enough" -Randy Pausch
I want to be a photographer. I want to be on display and be published in magazines and have a flexible, fun career in photography. This break I have been dreaming (like I mentioned in my last post) and brainstorming about what my brick walls were. My cousin told me that I should try and display my work and after being turned down at a few coffee shops that weren't interested, I finally conquered my brick wall...my photos are on display.
I wanted to just let everyone know that as of tomorrow, I will no longer have a website displaying my photos.
If you're a local to topeka, give me a call or shoot me an email and I'll give you more information. If you're not and still interested in looking at my photos, I will hopefully soon be getting a new website up and running with information about displays and photos for sale.
Thanks for looking at my photos and encouraging me to press on in my passion. Until next time, Andra Beth
andrabeth@gmail.com
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
My Break
My break was more needed than I realized. Of course I spent part of the time celebrating Christmas with lots of family and we were able to share lots of laughter, but the rest of the break was spent reading, and realizing...
There is a lot you can learn from a good book.
Here are just a couple I've learned:
-"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." This comes from Harry Potter, it's a pretty self explanatory quote, but I thought a lot this break about dreaming. Trying to realize what my dreams were, so that they could be achieved. I even changed my major. It began to stress me out a little bit. I was thinking to far into the future and forgetting about the present. It's okay to have a happy balance and know what dreams you live to achieve, but you cannot forget to live and focus on each day.
Going along with the same theme of dreams, I read Randy Pausch's book The Last Lecture . This book I would suggest to anyone who is willing to read it. It had so many little lessons in it that I want to incorporate into my life. Pausch was diagnosed with terminal cancer and this book is all about how to lead your lives to achieve your dreams, but still live each day to the very fullest. One thing he says that I know I'll take from the book is this: "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." Coming from a man who is dying, what a beautiful outlook on how to take life head on. I want to be a person that takes life by the horns; accepting it and embracing it full on and completely. I've decided that Experiences shape who we are, the way we handle them defines it. This book has probably 10 more lessons I could share with you, but I think I'll leave you to read the book.
I've also realized this break I have a lot of growing up to do. My break was boring for the most part, but I think about it and I got the chance to read and discover that I enjoy reading, I got the chance to rest, and I got the chance to see family and friends. I look back on my break (now that I am only a few days away from move-in) and realize God blessed me with time. Time is finite. Yet I was given the time to read, reflect, and realize a lot. A lot will be different when I get back on campus (thats the price you pay for spending a semester abroad) But I'm excited to see what God throws at me and face the challenges head on.
There is a lot you can learn from a good book.
Here are just a couple I've learned:
-"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." This comes from Harry Potter, it's a pretty self explanatory quote, but I thought a lot this break about dreaming. Trying to realize what my dreams were, so that they could be achieved. I even changed my major. It began to stress me out a little bit. I was thinking to far into the future and forgetting about the present. It's okay to have a happy balance and know what dreams you live to achieve, but you cannot forget to live and focus on each day.
Going along with the same theme of dreams, I read Randy Pausch's book The Last Lecture . This book I would suggest to anyone who is willing to read it. It had so many little lessons in it that I want to incorporate into my life. Pausch was diagnosed with terminal cancer and this book is all about how to lead your lives to achieve your dreams, but still live each day to the very fullest. One thing he says that I know I'll take from the book is this: "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." Coming from a man who is dying, what a beautiful outlook on how to take life head on. I want to be a person that takes life by the horns; accepting it and embracing it full on and completely. I've decided that Experiences shape who we are, the way we handle them defines it. This book has probably 10 more lessons I could share with you, but I think I'll leave you to read the book.
I've also realized this break I have a lot of growing up to do. My break was boring for the most part, but I think about it and I got the chance to read and discover that I enjoy reading, I got the chance to rest, and I got the chance to see family and friends. I look back on my break (now that I am only a few days away from move-in) and realize God blessed me with time. Time is finite. Yet I was given the time to read, reflect, and realize a lot. A lot will be different when I get back on campus (thats the price you pay for spending a semester abroad) But I'm excited to see what God throws at me and face the challenges head on.
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