Embracing Summer

Currently, it’s quiet in our home. My girl is off on her summer adventure with one of her best friends, and my love is away working diligently to complete a very incredible design project. I don’t like being without them. Nurturing and nourishing my family (and others) is what fills me up. 

And yet, with everyone in different directions, summer provides the consistent reminder to slow down. Clients are on holiday or daydreaming more about beach time instead of branding strategies. I get it. There is a rhythm of our lives patterned by the seasons. A collective exhale settles amongst us all. 

One evening, I decided to finally watch The Taste of Things. Such a beautiful story of how intentional living offers the most simplest pleasures in life. To make a meal for someone you love, and to witness the moment of delectable pleasure. The sounds of a bird serenading each morning’s sunrise. When a gentle summer’s breeze brushes against sun-kissed skin. An aroma of a perfectly ripe peach. Connecting with your beloved’s gaze in a crowded room and knowing he only has a heart and eyes for you. These are the moments that leave us in stillness. Time standing still for one very brief period as the depth of feelings and arousal of senses are etched upon our souls. 

Perhaps this is why I love photography so much, a stillness captured in time. Glimpses of life gathered to tell stories, our stories. Nurturing and guiding my clients to share their essence and unfolding their purpose. An intentional alignment. 

Summer holds magic. Whenever possible, embrace the soulful stillness. Claim the moments of pure feeling.