February 20th, 2011 - Thriving

Thriving...


Define:
booming: very lively and profitable
The action of the verb to thrive
Doing well


Inspirational Poem:

Forever thriving in the Spring
by Emily

Once in complete darkness, I opened the door
I've finally walked into light, living in color
I found happiness while taking my chance to explore
And I discovered a feeling I've never shared with another.
It's like picking a beautifully perfect flower
Then putting it on display in a vase
Or finding a candy that's not too sweet nor sour,
Every feeling I've ever had, I find it replaced
It's that firework in darkness, the rainbow in light.
The feeling of having a jar full of fireflies
That you've run around catching all night.
A feeling like that, you can't just let fly bye
One in a million love is what I live forI found it right in front of me
Even when I didn't know what was through the open door
I walked through and found it standing beside a lit up Christmas tree.
It will forever remain in Spring
My flower on display will never die
Life is given to every little thing
My heart beats still, he makes it thrive.
If ever my flower starts to wilt, or my fireflies dim
Or simply bout of drought
One simple meaningful kiss from him
All my worries, all my doubts are shattered all around , all about.
Long after the day of the happiest of "I do's",
Years after my flower, my fireflies, rainbows and sparks should have died
They live because I gave my heart to you and only you,
And with you and remain by your side, every part of me thrives.


For Photographers:
We all want our business to thrive, I know that I sure do. And sometimes I wonder how to get it there, but the poem above defnitely makes me think about it more deeply, that it doesn't just take hard work, it takes love! If we don't LOVE what we are doing in our business then we should change it, so many people go to work day in and day out and they do it because they have to, Photography should never be a have to...if it is we're in the wrong business. In order to create beautiful work and thrive in our business, we have to give it our heart, and LOVE what we do. When we love it, the thriving part will just come naturally.