Long ago in the mid 2000’s I started a blog. Then I started a photography business. Then I started a podcast. Then I got scared. I closed my photography business. I ended my podcast. I shut down my blog. I disappeared as best I could. It was quiet. It was lonely. It was liberating. It was invigorating. I reflected deeply on the person I was, am, and who I’d like to be. I learned a lot about myself. After taking about five years (really, I can’t believe it’s been that long...) off from sharing my life, I’ve decided to come back. Hello again! I’m not sure if I was scared that I wouldn’t meet all of the goals I set forth for myself (there were so many; I met some, not others). I’m not sure if hitting mid-life is causing me to have a crisis... but something struck a nerve that found me narrowing my circle inward tightly and shutting out the world for some time now. The good thing is that taking those years, and that time to myself has given me an absolute appreciation for connection with o
