Self portrait...titled "Finding my way"
But I decided to post it anyway.
I wanted to push myself.
To grow.
Bloom.
I posted this on my flickr site and was overwhelmed with the comments I received...letting me know that I was on the right track. I guess I needed that validation (hey...we all need validation from time to time).
And this just made me think...really really think.
And, I am searching to find myself. It's scary and exhilarating at the same time. But I do feel that I am evolving.
And tackling my fears.
Breaking through.
Yeah...I think I am beginning to get it...
I titled this photo..."Finding My Way."
And that is just what I am doing.
So think about your self imposed boundaries...how can you begin to break through?
Take a peek...I am blooming 365 days in 2010
42 comments:
I think this is a wonderful picture and very brave of you. Its beautiful and not revealing, very tasteful. I love it. I can't think of the word for whats on the hand, but it is wonderful. Great job.
This is a great way of looking at thing and very positive too. I love the extremely creative image :)
An extremely sensual portrait showing you finding your way through the mists of uncertainty naked and free of the shroud we feel protect us somehow... absolutely wonderful :)
Absolutely beautiful photograph.
Very powerful..creative image. And making oneself uncomfortable and pushing thru - is the only way to grow!!!
Beautiful self portrait. I need to build some self confidence and make a self portrait.
evolution is always scary because it entails living our old comfortable skin behind us and coming out the other side fresh and clean and vulnerable.
sort of like your picture... not that you were all that scaly before. :)
Nice photo. I once read something about this that I thought was apt:
"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
Anais Nin
Caroline - Yes. Yes, yes, yes. This is perfect and beautiful, like a newborn baby. Beginning, evolving. Risking.
xo
Debi
I like that you are pushing yourself. This photo is very creative and beautiful. Keep blooming and the rest of else will benefit from your growth.
I think you're finding something....you, new thoughts, different attitudes.....but all of it good....really really good !!!
self discovery is such a magical thing and often we shelve it for a later date.....because it can be scary !
but you....you've got your shit kickers on and you're moving forward and I love it !
Yes! I think you have pin pointed it..."self imposed boundaries". I usually think about the roadblocks as those imposed on me by another. Big excuse. I need to think about my own self imposed boundaries.
Blessings!
as jim morrision said, we all need to break on through to the other side.
This is just beautiful.
Una belleza, felicitaciones!
Saludos, Joe
Oh my...I can't thank you enough for the beautiful comments today.
Yes, I got my shit kickers on and I am taking names...lol.
Love you guys!
XOXO
You are evolving, Caroline, and that is what I love about you. You know what? I believe that getting uncomfortable means that we are close to a breatkthrough. Hang in there!
And, lovely one, you are up at my blog today! You inspired the post today for the 28-Day Meditation Challenge. xo
Caroline, this is so artistic!! I love it. I see why you would feel "exposed", not so much because we can "see" anything you'd rather keep private, but you are exposing the part of yourself that you aren't sure about artistically. Trust your instincts...they're on the right track!!
Those self-imposed boundaries are the hardest ones to break through -- we need to trust ourselves more. You've given me a little nudge, right where I needed it. Thank you for that!!
Love this and the other 'bloom." one with you in a field. I think it is very courageous to post and reveals a bit of your inner self to the World. You have certainly bloomed a little more for it!
Think of a butterfly bursting out of her cocoon. The beauty that emerges.
Wonderful picture Caroline.
Very creative and brave of you! I love the image! Fascinating!
It says...blooming!
Me...I'm not so brave...
I love the photo... as all of yours, but yes this is different. Now I don't have any intention to discourage you...maybe discourage myself?
What I know is that 'that break through, that finding my way' is a never ending path... SO GOOD, indeed that I haven't found perfection yet, although I go straight on to it, everyday is a new adventure until the ends of time.-
Great posts you blog dear friend- (thought provoking as you see!!)
HUGS!
;)
oooooooooo...self-imposed boundaries. that's going to have me thinking this weekend! love it! and i'm proud of you. you keep working for and with what you want to do. i think you're on the right path. (not that i think shower photos are your path, but i like your work...that's what i'm saying)
Yay, it worked!! my life is complete. :)
Hi, please forgive me if this comment is a duplicate, something funny with Blogger or my computer, or both this afternoon.
So here goes, let me try this again, Caroline.
Wow! On that photo. How did you do that?
When we take risks we evolve.
As Tess of The Bold Life blog wrote in her book "Flying By The Seat Of My Soul," our greatest breakthroughs as usually preceded by fear.
Bravo Caroline!! You are soaring because you took a chance.
Me? Contact KGSR about playing one of my songs on air. So easy, yet still out of my comfort zone.
xo
That is an incredibly beautiful image. Bravo for you for bravery. I find it always pays off. Yes?
My thought as I clicked my way over here was, "I really like this blog" and when I arrived, my immediate thought was "Wow, love that photo."
I'm enjoying your journey, as it feels familiar to me and perhaps what I enjoy so much about my visits is a sense that I'm not alone out there on the road.
Blessings,
Carolynn
What a lovely image Caroline! I am so glad you posted it! Very cool!
it is beautiful, and it is fantastic that you are taking risks! methinks that those that take risks end up benefiting the most in the end. :)
Such a beautiful, meaningful image and inspirational post, Caroline! I feel it such a privilege to share in your amazing journey ~ xo
Wow, Caroline! I don't think I can add anything original, but to say I love this and am so glad you decided to share it!
Congratulations on blooming...
I missed blogging for the last couple of days because I was so busy. But being back and see this stunning breathtaken picture of you made me feel sad I was a way so long....
So true Caroline you do go out there and see through the mist look beyond and find the glory in yourself.
You are a wonderful wonderful lady my friend.
I'm here to follow you all the way because you intrigue me.
I love that picture. To me there is something sensual about it.
Today, I got two lovely tops. They are a bit sexier than what I usually wear. Then I heard my word of the year running through my head: breakthrough..so I got them.
Have to let myself be uncomfortable to grow. I guess that is for everyone.
I like it a lot.
Now...if you really want to make yourself uncomfortable, post a picture of you with *%^%$! and *%$%^&*@* so that *^%$#@ is &^%@%$$#!
Please forgive me. That was so irreverent and this was meant to be a serious post. Which it was. But I had to go and blow it. So. I'm sorry.
I sure like you!
Caroline,
Wow, there is something about this picture that really just pulls me in. I think it's the words you have written to go along with it. This is revealing because there is a nakedness beyond the steam. You know that. I know that. And I suppose in that, there is something very revealing, like when we reveal a part of our soul. Caroline, this photo is so good. There's a depth to it that's hard for me to explain, although I just feel very much a connection to your soul...in a very beautiful way. You are brave...and beautiful...and living...
How DO you do this, time after time? Your photos are so creative and beautiful.... I'm always in awe of your talent.
Thanks for reaching out. It is just beautiful! I am enjoying your journey.
What a powerful photo and powerful words. Reveling ourselves isn't easy. Reveling our truest desires and secret wishes. We wish to keep them hidden from the public's eye and only let our self see. This way we can deceive our self: good, bad or indifferent. We stay stagnant in our own world of thought and deceptions. It is in reveling our self, opening our self to others, that we then can see the truth within. Again, my dear friend, powerful photo, powerful words.... Blessings to you and yours. Love and Light, Nina P
I admire your creativity!
It's simply gorgeous with added symbolism~
Lovely Sunday*
xo
You are ever so much braver than me. Especially when it comes to photos of yourself. And this one, well I can see why you had so many comments on flickr. It's divine, really.
Oh my gosh .. I don't even have words to say how amazing and creative i find this photo. Powerful, yes.
a peek into your soul... simply beautiful
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