I had a professor in college who taught the entire semester on just one idea: the law of the harvest. Our main assignment was to grow a plant from seed. Sun, water, the usual prescription—all to teach this concept:
You gotta sow before you reap, plant long before you’ll be ready to harvest, invest before you see the money grow, do the little things to make the big things.
From the outside looking in—whether it’s on a relationship, a biz, a body of work—it seems like it came easy for THEM. But we don’t see the roots, didn’t see the seed at its tiniest, and aren’t there for the nights worrying, the breakdowns, the little wins that pile up to what we see.
My college seed grew beautifully. I watered it diligently, photographed its progress in its little red mug. Then, after the semester ended, I let it die. just little by little, I got lazy with my watering, and eventually it ended up in the trash when I moved out.
Consistency. It’s not fireworky fabulous. But it’s the fiber of building everything. Feeding and nurturing these little ones in my care has all the glamor most days of watering a plant, but the growth compounds and together we create something more beautiful and sparkly than I could have ever imagined.
P.S. GUESS WHAT it’s fall time! Every september i scream it out because truth is earrrrly fall (read: RIGHT MEOW) is the best kept secret as far as the purrrfect time for family pics. you’ve still got your tan, you’re not rushing to christmas yet, the weather is still beautiful. kinda kidding bc i don’t want any of those reasons to be the real reasons but mostly the bomb i’m tryna drop is : nobody needs fall leaves yo. let’s just get your favorite people, some beautiful light, and all the love and joy you infuse into your most important forever relationships every freaking day. contact me here to book your fall 2019 family session.
P.P.S. you know i have a podcast right?? It’s here to help you live your most wildly creative life and you can listen (whether you’re a photographer or just a human who wants to up their creativity) right here.
