Tuesday’s Truths ~ You Have Value Because You Exist

 

 

“The world that made sense to me was a world of earning and proving, and I was gutting it out just like everyone around me, frantically trying to prove my worth.” ~ Shauna Niequist – Present over Perfect

I have this habit of never finishing a book.  I literally have at least five books on the go right now.   An even worse habit, is that if I cannot find a book that I’ve started reading (meaning I don’t spend more than two minutes looking it!) I’ll simply pick up a book that I haven’t read yet.  This week I ran into that problem.  I picked up Present over Perfect.  Do you ever get the feeling that a book was written specifically meant for you? I get it a lot.  You know that feeling when something happens to you and you get the full body goosebumps?  It’s like little shivers of whoa all over your body.  This book is giving me all the shivers of whoa.   I’m not even more than 50 pages into it!

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The above quote is something I deeply resonate with.  We live in world of measures and benchmarks.  We learn it from young and it continues with us until we are grown.  My kids grab my attention daily by saying, “See what I can do mommy?”  and then another voice will pop up, “I can do it better, watch me!”  I think as kids this is something natural and it’s just part of the make up of who their little beings are.  Kids learn things at  breakneck speeds and so its only natural that they are proud to show off their accomplishments.  As parents, we praise them, we encourage them and we applaud them.  But as parents we should never hinge this praise on proof of their worth.

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As adults we should never hinge our worth on accomplishments and busyness; or as so many in the industry call it- the hustle.  Our value does not come from how tidy our house is, how we we totally rocked a work deadline, crushed a work out for the eighth day in a row or how we threw the best Pinterest birthday party for our kids.  Those are all good things in themselves, but if we are placing our value in accomplishments alone we will continue to feel depleted.

“You have value because you exist, not because of what you do or or what you have done; but simply because you are.” ~ Max Lucado

earl rowe provincial parkI love flowers, I always have.  I worked in the greenhouse industry for a number of years tending roses, gerberas, gardenias, and snap dragons.  It wasn’t always the most exciting job but it was always filled with beautiful colour.  Flowers gives me joy.  An individual flower doesn’t give me joy because its brighter than all the others, it grew the quickest or smells the prettiest.  It simply gives me joy because it just ‘is’.  And think of how much more joyful that flower is when it joins with many other beautiful flowers.

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We bring joy to ourselves and those around us when we give ourselves the permission to be just as we are.  We are beings that have been designed to be imperfect.  We are most likely going to fail at somethings and maybe more than once.  Give yourself grace.  Give yourself the permission to not be perfect.  ‘Perfect’ is over rated my friends.  Joy and beauty is always found in the messiness of life.  We need to allow ourselves and those around us the freedom to live messy, imperfect lives!

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Kristin Sarah Photography

Joyful and beautiful lifestyle family photography, wedding and branding photography for the individuals who are passionate about documenting their story.

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Trying new things can be daunting sometimes! I often get in my head and freeze rather than just doing something.

But here’s to trying new things and having fun doing it!

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Can I tell you a story?! 

When I bought my very first camera about 16 years ago, I never dreamed that decision would have impacted my life in so many ways.

From a simple decision to wanting to document my daughter growing up, morphed into preserving all my children in their early years and now being able to serve so many other families.

If you are new here, I’m Kristin 🤗 Time passes incredibly quickly and I believe photos help tell your story of what life is like right in the here and now.

Life can change in an instant. I’ve found that out through hard experiences and through joyful ones.

Photography has the power of telling stories years after the moment occurred. I’m so incredibly grateful I have thousands of those memories of my own family. 💗

Being able to serve others is something that brings me so much joy!🙏

Is it time for you to create those beautiful memories with your family? Don’t wait!!

Comment below if you want to say YES to telling your family story this season!💗
Can I share something with you?! Actually, I’ve shared it before but it’s worth sharing again. 😉

Growth after life altering events is possible! I can go on about how this applies in so many ways but I want to share how it was made possible in my photography business.

After moving half way across the country, I wasn’t sure if my business had a future. I had to find all new clients, I had to learn an entirely new landscape (hello wind and dry prairie grass!) and I had to build from the ground up.

I decided to do what I’ve always done, just share and to keep doing what I love- taking photos! ♥️

When I received my first wedding inquiry only weeks after living in Alberta- I was shocked (and incredibly humbled!) it gave me hope and joy to know that can make this work!

Fast forward two and a half years later, I’m so so incredibly grateful to the many of you who have allowed me to photograph some of the most important milestones of your lives! It is not lost on me how you all have helped me to continue to do what I love! 🙌

So here’s to all that is to come! If you are looking for a joy filled photographer who finds beauty in the everyday, that’s me!💗 

Follow along to see where the journey takes me!🌱🌸

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