“For once, you believed in yourself. You believed you were beautiful and so did the rest of the world.” – Sarah Dessen, Keeping the Moon
So often we worry too much about what the world thinks of us. We have a hard time accepting ourselves for who we are. We truly believe that loving yourself will make the world fall in love with you. We feel that loving yourself helps you to love others more deeply. When you are happy, you want to be happier for others. You tend to want to help others and share your happiness. It’s true, none of us are perfect, and we all have things about ourselves that we don’t like. But, if you don’t love something about yourself, work on changing it as best you can, and then learn to except your best effort. It may take time, but feel comfort in knowing that transformation is underway. Love the journey, the journey is your life!
Maritza is the perfect example of this. She has been working on changing things about herself that she wasn’t happy with. She took big steps to change this and feels like it’s a work in progress, and wanted to document her “Now” self. We hope that these photos will show her just how beautiful she is and help her on her journey. We hope they allow her to see the beauty that we all see. We can tell you after spending time with Maritza, she is an amazing person. She’s so much fun! She was up for anything, and trusted our vision. It was a rainy day, but she was so eager to take these photos that she didn’t care, and we made it work. We’re so obsessed with the way these came out! She literally proved that “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Her beauty radiates through these photos!
