Carol Rossetti – WOMEN

You are perfect just the way you are!

Project Naked

This is one of the reasons I love facebook and can’t quite give it up because I come across amazing things like this from the various pages I follow. This is the amazing work by Carol Rossetti, so simple yet so powerful! I wanted to share on the blog because I felt it so fitting and something a lot of woman will relate to. Also the illustrations are just too KICK ASS not to share.

Posted with permission. Please go to http://https://www.behance.net/carolrossetti to see more of her amazing work!

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I wish there was a magic brush like I use to edit my photos that will brighten my life, bring clarity for its purpose, change the saturation from black and white to a vibrant color, and denoise the background of all the ugliness that continue to cause havoc in my life.

~Jennifer Campos

As I took a moment before heading to work to reflect upon my current life situation I couldn’t help but dream of this magical life brush that I quoted above. I have been supplied the tools to achieve that look but somehow I have not been able to perfect it as I do with my photos. As in everything it takes practice and many set backs.  But what if one feels like they have given it their all and feels like giving up? I don’t speak in terms of harming ones self but giving up on believing  that things will get better? It’s hard to “Take one day at a time” when hope has disappeared.

Colors of life...Black & White to color and back to B&W

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Let’s play ball!!

Dragonfly Daniel

                              5/28/14

Today we went to support the Varsity High School baseball team for regionals. Myself, my husband, and my 3 son’s sat there cheering when a dragonfly landed on my middle son’s leg.

For those who do not know, dragonflies have an important significance for our family. In 2005, I was 20 weeks pregnant with my 4th child when it was discovered during an ultrasound that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. The very next day I delivered a baby boy who we named Daniel Robert. Although he was tiny he had 10 toes, 10 fingers, the mouth and ears of our youngest son. He was precious and still is.

The day I left the hospital with empty arms, a dragonfly appeared out of nowhere and landed on me. I did not feel fear but a sense of comfort. It made me believe that my son came to me in a form of a dragonfly to let me know that he was with me. Although the pain of losing him was great, that moment will always be a sign of when he is with us.

So today when the dragonfly landed on my son’s leg, I couldn’t help but feel the joy of knowing that Daniel was visiting us and was rooting for our Bulldogs too. This made me warm inside and proud that even my angel was there spiritually for the team.

If you look closely at my other pictures, you will see my watermark with a dragonfly after my name.

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Morning dew

As I sat sipping my morning coffee on the patio I caught a glimpse of something shinning. This is what caught my attention.

This is the beauty I often speak of. Beauty is in everything around you. The beholder sees beauty their own way that often goes unnoticed by others.

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Took a walk with my husband at the forest preserve on 5/20 and came upon a bird resting in a tree. The sun was shinning bright in the background so I decided to change my camera settings to black and white just to try something different. This photo is what I got and I have to say, It came out looking like a scene from a scary movie.

Experimenting with the camera has taught me to not be afraid to think outside the box, try something new.

This easily could be applied to my life as well. My comfort zone of normality needs to extend beyond what I’m used to. I need to put myself out there and accept what comes to me rather than fear the unknown.

Many say to be successful in life, one must be willing to put effort into wanting to make it work. But what if one has tried, tried so hard yet stumbles and at times they take a hard fall? With scrapped knees, bruised palms, we must get up and keep going. Keep fighting and don’t stop even when you reach the finish line because there will always be a new road one must travel to add to your success.

Like the roads we drive on after a long and brutal winter, those pot holes and rough pavements will be unavoidable. There will be obstacles on the road that will threaten to damage your ride. It’s how you maneuver yourself pass it. Staying calm and focused will eliminate any distractions to keep going.

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Clouds….roaring fire

I took this photo on 5/20/14 just before the storms started rolling through. As I was processing my photos, I decided to edit this particular one using different tools and I loved how it turned out. It looks like the sky is literally on fire.

And yet more…

These 2 photos were taken shortly after my last post. Yes! More beauty to be seen by the beholder.

This picture was looking west from my house

And this one was immediately looking northeast.

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Beauty in all forms

At the end of my son’s baseball game, I looked up and saw how beautiful the sky looked. I didn’t have my Nikon with me but I was able to snap a picture with my Samsung.

This sure was something I needed to see. It’s been a rough ride these past 6 months. Today I learned of news that I was not wanting or needing to hear but seeing something as beautiful as the sky gave me a glimpse of hope. Staying strong is all I have right now so I must continue to keep my head up and continue to have faith.

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