You’ve worked hard to accomplish this much so early in your young 46 years! Be proud. Never be small in this space. I agree with Dana, we are the worst at accepting praise even when it’s absolutely earned and warranted. To know you is to celebrate alongside you! Super excited for you and your second “album” (think Oops!… I Did It Again, or 21, or Nevermind, or Siamese Dream, or any other sophomores that outperformed their debuts!).
Stasia, never, ever think that accepting praise for your many wonderful accomplishments is anything but the perfectly awesome thing to do. You exude gratitude in all of your on-line presence, as I'm sure you do in your "out in the real world" self too. We humans are so quick to give thanks to others but are shit at accepting those same types of thanks or kudos. Break the cycle, dear girl! Embrace the journey and yell to everyone within earshot, I DID IT!! Congratulations on all your "wins!"
Thank you Dana, I really appreciate you saying that. It's hard to know how we come across online. I am so super grateful for everything that's come my way, I just don't think I want to be yelling it... yet 😉
Thank you for putting these thoughts out there, Stasia. I think you've touched on one of those both/and situations in that one THING can be MANY THINGS all at once. You have every right to be pumped, and let people handle their own reactions. But at the same time, it makes sense that you might feel uncomfortable about being noticed. I think this makes you very human. Largely, I think it's important to celebrate our wins and successes when they are happening. We'll all have our ups and downs and the best people to keep close to you are those who meet you where you're at, whether you're up or down -- and do so with authenticity, which sometimes might even mean admitting some jealousy. This is all OK when we consider the full range of the human experience. I think we know when jealousy goes from that little tinge to something unsupportive.
You’ve worked hard to accomplish this much so early in your young 46 years! Be proud. Never be small in this space. I agree with Dana, we are the worst at accepting praise even when it’s absolutely earned and warranted. To know you is to celebrate alongside you! Super excited for you and your second “album” (think Oops!… I Did It Again, or 21, or Nevermind, or Siamese Dream, or any other sophomores that outperformed their debuts!).
Ohhh those are good examples of sophomore albums... I really, really appreciated you and Christine celebrating alongside me last Feb. xoxo
Stasia, never, ever think that accepting praise for your many wonderful accomplishments is anything but the perfectly awesome thing to do. You exude gratitude in all of your on-line presence, as I'm sure you do in your "out in the real world" self too. We humans are so quick to give thanks to others but are shit at accepting those same types of thanks or kudos. Break the cycle, dear girl! Embrace the journey and yell to everyone within earshot, I DID IT!! Congratulations on all your "wins!"
Thank you Dana, I really appreciate you saying that. It's hard to know how we come across online. I am so super grateful for everything that's come my way, I just don't think I want to be yelling it... yet 😉
Kick life in the ass, and take as yours, whatever change flys out of the pockets!
Love it.
Oh my gosh the Ephemerality series is just breathtaking! Wow. Honestly, some of the most beautiful photography I've ever seen.
Thank you Rebecca. I really appreciate you taking the time to write that. I’m really proud of the series, and I’m glad other people like it too!
Thank you for putting these thoughts out there, Stasia. I think you've touched on one of those both/and situations in that one THING can be MANY THINGS all at once. You have every right to be pumped, and let people handle their own reactions. But at the same time, it makes sense that you might feel uncomfortable about being noticed. I think this makes you very human. Largely, I think it's important to celebrate our wins and successes when they are happening. We'll all have our ups and downs and the best people to keep close to you are those who meet you where you're at, whether you're up or down -- and do so with authenticity, which sometimes might even mean admitting some jealousy. This is all OK when we consider the full range of the human experience. I think we know when jealousy goes from that little tinge to something unsupportive.