I am here…

If you look closely into that mirror (located on the harbour in Victoria, British Columbia), you will see those words etched gently into the glass. I took this photo a few years back while on vacation with my soul mate. It was a time when I felt so invisible and underwhelmed with myself that I could barely contain it. Yet, I couldn’t muster the same words I photographed, even for myself. If I could go back to that same dreamy harbour right now, the photo I would take would be so much different. So much closer and clearer; it would be bold in its delicate beauty.

My story has changed so much over my 28 years. Some of it is sweet, but far more of it has been sour or bitter. Much of it has burned. But, through it all, I’ve never been able to give up, so, really,

I am here…