Sports Junkie

I know sports are important for a lot of people, they bring lots of enjoyment.  I can enjoy a few good games, but I tire of them quickly.  

I am at my mom's, taking care of her while we try to figure out what is wrong.  She has terrible anxiety, much more pronounced at night and can't sleep for several nights in a row before exhaustion takes over.  We'll figure it out.  Soon, I hope!

But in the meantime, I am being saturated with sports games:  baseball- Go Atlanta Braves, and Go Houston Astros.  Then there's basketball - Go Golden State Warriors.  Most of the time I'm on my phone with the game in the background.  

In between sports, she is a game show junkie.   By the end of a day, I'm more than ready for bed!  

They say that sports fans are more gregarious than their peers and that following a sport keeps the brain nimble by encouraging people's minds to process quickly moving information that draws on a system of complex rules.  If thats a true fact, she will probably live another 20+ years!!

I, on the other hand, won't. Because there are too many ads, more junk than the actual sport. But if watching a few sports games makes my mom happy, I guess I can endure just a few more!!

Photo Shoot

 Today on The Talk, they talked to a woman who had used a coupon with a photographer for some risqué boudoir photos for her boyfriend.  But the debate was more about self esteem.  

How many women have negative body issues? And can the stigma they have be shifted toward the positive side if they could see themselves in a different light? Or through a photographer's lens?  I think so.

In fact, I know so.  There isn't a time that I recall when I didn't feel embarrassed, shy, disgusted even, about the shape of my body.  And that feeling grows as a body gets older.

But I started doing self portraits once a week to help how I viewed my own body.  It also helped my creative skills and my photography skills.  I experimented with lighting, themes, indoor,  outdoor,  holiday ideas even.  I did this for about 10 years.  My personal faves were the black and white ones, but I've always been a fan of them, even in street scenes. 

If the opportunity comes up, or if you feel like you could branch out with your photography skills, you should give it a try.  It will change how you think about your body, and help to appreciate what you have, who you are.  Because we are all special!