mirror mirror : self portrait november

the very first day of last year, 2013, began with a revisit to my self-portrait series (that i first attempted for a brief period in early 2011). i'm happy to say that, other than getting a tiny bit behind with the hustle & bustle of the summer into fall into holiday time, i stayed on track leaving only the months of November & December to complete an entire year!

so here we are on 'November' technically self portrait wise & per usual, i have much to say, so i will do my best to narrow down my thoughts.

first, with it being the first of the year, i know most of us are writing down new goals or creating maybe even some new year resolutions or dreaming up the infinite possibilities 2014 can & will bring!
with that said, i greatly encourage you to try to take some time every month to reflect on yourself...
your honest thoughts,
feelings,
fears,
successes,
whatever it is you may be experiencing that month at that moment -- write it down!!! & if you can, put a pic of yourself or something that represents your feelings at that time with what you wrote.

for me, this self-portrait series has been such a great process... regardless of getting a little behind, it really is actually making the time to do it that means the most. it is a healing process, too. as we know, life is good, but life can be super hard, too. sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in nonsense, especially in this internet driven world.

so as this new year begins, i encourage you to begin your own self-portrait series --
share it with a friend, save it for yourself, put it on a blog!
whatever you do, just write. just begin there.
you will understand the "why" at a later point, & i promise you this, it is SO worth it.
the good, the bad, the happy, the sad. all of it.