It’s never too late…
My parents have told me all of my life to do what makes me happy as long as you can support yourself financially. I tended to take that very literal growing up. I was the one who had multiple jobs in various fields for years. I did what made me happy but I was sure to have the money to sustain the kind of lifestyle I wanted. Now I will tell you I can live off very little so my lifestyle wasn’t hard to sustain. I always had at least 2 jobs growing up and at one time in my life I had 4 at one time. I blame my dad. He owned his own business and always told me “if you aren’t happy in your job…. change it. BUT make sure you have something to fall back on” I kept that mindset my whole life.
As I got older and shifted to Photography, I still kept my other jobs while I built my business. I was never able to shift to full time photography and I'm ok with that. I kept my other jobs for financial stability while I pursued my passion for photography. Unfortunately, as the years went on my passion turned to resentment and I knew I had to shift my focus so I didn’t end up hating something that brought me such joy. So yet again I faced a decision. Do I put 100% into pics or do I shift my focus towards something else. Well, I chose to shift my focus. I knew if I kept going the route I was going I would be burnt out yet again and I promised myself I would NEVER do that again.
So here we are… 38 and “starting over” (I hate saying that because to me its just another extension of my life not a fresh start) Let me say that I am 100% OK with where I am in life. I created this life and I am right where I should be. ( side note that revelation took YEARS of self reflection and tears to achieve) I know that this new adventure is going to be a tough one because I am starting from scratch. Guess what, THAT IS OK! I am willing to put in the work and do something I have been wanting to do for soooo long. I want to prove to myself that I can do it and I want to prove to all those people who said I couldn’t because that brings me joy in life. :)
Over the course of my many years here on this wonderful planet, I have learned that its never too late. Never too late to change your profession or switch jobs. It’s never too late to pick up a hobby or turn that hobby into a profession. It’s never too late to heal yourself or learn more about yourself. Its never too late to just up and move cities or states and start fresh. It’s never too late to take that vacation or take time for yourself. It’s never too late and you are never too old to do something you are passionate about despite what anyone says. All the haters who have anything negative to say about it can FUCK right off!!
So go do what makes you happy and live the life YOU want to live.
