When I weave, I weave.

Dewitt Jones, a photographer for National Geographic, told this story in his show "Celebrate What's Right With The World." If you haven't seen this movie, you should. It will rock your world.

Here's the story...

Jones was sent to do a piece on Marianne Campbell, a world-renown weaver from Scotland. He knocked on the door, and she came to the door. He asked if she could weave for him so that he could take some pictures. She told him that her brother was very near death upstairs, but if he would allow her an hour with her brother, she would weave for him. An hour passed and out she came. He was astounded at her talent. Her homemade dyes were beautiful to behold. He asked her what she thought about when she weaved. He assumed her answer would be about her brother or about her past, but her answer was simple. She said with a smile on her face, "Whether or not I'm going to run out of yarn." She noticed his confused, almost disappointe look at her answer. She laughed and said, "Mr. Jones, when I weave, I weave."

That statement is so simple, and yet in its simplicity, so profound. Why can't we all be like Marianne Campbell and live in the moment? This is my new life motto. Wherever I am, I want to BE THERE not only in body, but in mind. Whatever I'm supposed to be doing, I want to DO IT and do it to the best of my ability. I want to live in the moment. Today's the day, now's the time.

Story of my life...

I was listening to this song and jamming out to it today and all I could think was..Dude...This has me written all over it--Kamilla, aka starting things I know I shouldn't and then after I start them, I can't decide whether I want them or not; The insecurities of relationships, and the jealousy that I feel after them; Longing for something I know I can't have; and in the end, realizing that no matter how things might have ended, I learned so many things going through it. Maybe I completely misinterpreted the song, but no matter what I heard it say, it was quite reassuring. (If you want to listen to it, it's the first song on my playlist on the right side of my page.)

Where I Stood-Missy Higgins

I don't know what I've done
Or if I like what I've begun
But something told me to run
And honey you know me it's all or none

There were sounds in my head
Little voices whispering
That I should go and this should end
Oh and I found myself listening

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

See I thought love was black and white
That it was wrong or it was right
But you ain't leaving without a fight
And I think I am just as torn inside

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

And I won't be far from where you are if ever you should call
You meant more to me than anyone I ever loved at all
But you taught me how to trust myself and so I say to you
This is what I have to do

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood
Oh, she who dares to stand where I stood

The word is getting around!

So here's what happened...One of my neighbors mom's friends told my friend's mom about Cheri's senior pics. (Did you follow that? ha) She had seen them on facebook and saw that I had taken them. My friend's mom was having trouble finding a photographer to take her son's senior pics and her friend told her about the pictures she'd seen and that she should ask me to take her son's...So she did! Brandon (my friend with the mom), me and Cheri (for moral support), drove out to 25th street to take some crazy cool pictures for Brandon's graduation announcements. Here are some of my favorites..