Finding Your Fire

Light & Thought

“What if I don’t know what I want yet?”
That question is real. And necessary.
Almost no one starts with clarity.
You begin by trying things.

Shooting what feels right. Then wrong. Then almost right.
Over time, your eye forms.
 But more than that—your instinct forms.
Your fire doesn’t always start loud.
Sometimes, it glows quietly until you recognize it.

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Audience Comes Last

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 Eventually....

She rested her head on the water.

She rested her head on the water.

She didn’t say much that day. And maybe she didn’t need to. The rock stood still. The water moved. And she found a place in between. I didn’t ask her to pose like that. She just… let go.