In early 2009 I found myself in the deepest depths of my own despair... Consumed by a crippling depression that had pounced upon me... Leaving me lost... Devastated.
The result of many a year of denying any problem existed... Fearing the appearance of weakness if I were to ask for help... I lived in Denial. But suddenly, there it was... unmistakable, thrust upon me.
Then just as quickly... it was gone.
My brother handed me a camera... and he told me to take photos.
I did.
And there has not been a day without photos since.
As I peered through the lens in that very moment, everything changed.
My life changed.
Suddenly everything was more perfect than it had ever been...
there was beauty in every moment of every day...
Suddenly it was gone...
The sadness... The emptiness...
Gone.
Suddenly, in my heart there was joy...
In my soul there was hope...
In my hands...
A camera.
I have been given a gift... a gift that is more than I could ever possibly put into words...
that saved my life...
that changed the way I saw everything around me...
But so much more than that...
a gift that I am able to share with others...
to whom it will mean even more than it often can to me...
and I know...
that this is the reason that I was chosen...
to share the Beautiful. Profound. Moments.
of the darling little cherubs who bless our earth with their incredible strength...
their beautiful hearts...
their infinite wisdom.