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Friday, October 3, 2014

We grow, We change, We reflect-Roberto Araujo Photography

I have had quite a year in 2014.  I shot my own calendar, my brother died, I traveled more than I have ever before (almost lived life one airport at a time) and I vacated and rented my home in North Carolina and moved to New York City.  I finally have a chance to breath a little and am making a home in NYC-albeit hard I'm determined.

I reflected a lot on my life in 2014....especially when I moved from NC to NYC.   I had to stop and go through my entire life of "things" and decide what was important enough to keep and what had to go and would remain only a memory in my mind.  As I was going through all my things I saw just how many versions of myself I had been from childhood, through college, and into adulthood.  I had to stop and wonder what the childhood version of myself would say to me now.  What would the college rower I once was say to me now.  What would the conservative christian student say to me now.

As we grow and age, for me anyway, my values definitely change.  I once prayed for God to make me straight...now I laugh at that point in my life where I actually believed a God was possible.  We grow, we let go, we gain new ideas, and we change.  I just wonder what all the versions of us in the past would say to the present us now.  Would we believe the person we have become....would we judge ourself with a harsh eye?

Roberto Araujo of Roberto Araujo Photography  had a great idea to do a photo shoot that depicts this.  We shot the images in Roberto's studio on Wednesday of this week.  Here is a little peek of our work together :-)  Keep up with Roberto on his twitter here!



5 comments:

  1. I saw that picture of 5 Seth Fornea's and they are all a "10" in my opinion !

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  2. Condolences on the passing of your brother.

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  3. Great pics...and an ingenious idea; can't wait to see them all. I know that we have gone through many different personality and belief stages during our lifetimes, but I can only hope that the future me remains optimistic, realistic, open minded, and a free thinker.
    You are an inspiration to many, and nothing worth having is easy, so never give up. You have come so far and I know many, including myself, only wish the best for you and yours. :)
    I am very sorry to hear about your brother :( ...if nothing else, death teaches us to move forward and create the life we want.
    xoxo
    Susan

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  4. I find myself reading a lot lately with tons of time on my hands now.
    I'm glad I came across this, this is very interesting. All the best to you.

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  5. The first shot was brilliant... To be able to step back in time and let the past talk with the present would be very interesting...

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