Seeing Ourselves in a Kinder Light

Every minute, every hour.

It changes.

I follow it throughout the weeks, months: when it rises, when it sets, when that time when the light falls in rays on the ground is.

I can notice what it’s patterns are, where it is in the sky, how it leaves a story in shadows on the ground.

But I can’t control it. Never.

What I can do is build a relationship to it. Meet up with it for a walk around the block.

It is an invitation to live in the moment. Because I know at any moment a cloud could take over the sky and it will be different.

So I step into it. Notice where it is coming from and how it might flow into the camera. And I aim the camera at myself.

What I found when I first started doing this was that for a long time I had been blaming a ‘bad photo’ on my body, on my physicality. But the more I learned to work with light, build a bond with it, the more I saw the light in myself too.

The more I knew how the light could help me shine.

And so I let the sun shine down on me.

Shine into the photo when the day called for it.

Other days tell the story in silhouette.

And, as the light softened near the days end, the light helped soften the harsh words I had for myself.

Something I never thought would happen. The light softened me and invited me to choose a new perspective, to see myself in a kinder light.

So I let it be my guide, my companion, my ally.

I let it guide me home.

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I wanted to share with you how light has felt like a guide for me on my path to seeing myself with kindness. How it can be a tool for us on our paths to seeing ourselves with kindness. In the Be Your Own Beloved class, light is one tool we use but in Be Your Own Light we dig deeper into it and explore 20 different ways that light can guide us to seeing ourselves in a kinder light. Plus, we really learn how to work with light something that absolutely transforms our photography, especially our selfies!

Come join me for Be Your Own Light! Class starts Monday July 13th and the class is only $39!