Coming into my own.

A year ago I never would have worn white pants or a sleeveless shirt.  Today I wore both.  Am I totally satisfied with what I see?  No. I also don't mind that I'm a work in progress because we all are.  Often times we don't show the parts of ourselves that are in flux, whether physical or internal.  Part of getting to a better place is acknowledging and accepting our faults and making commitments to improve.  For me this is how I'm coming into my own.  I know who I am, what I stand for, what makes me tick, but I've struggled with certain facets of my being.  Who doesn't, right?  Much like the other day when I said to wear the fuchsia lipstick, this is my call to wear the white pants! 

Whatever your white pants are - put them on and wear them proudly!  As a photographer I often find people criticize themselves and complain about the parts of them that are too fat, too thin, too frizzy, too wrinkled, too whatever.  I am no different.  I had this picture retaken several times because the light was bad, my pants looked odd, and my arms were flabbing about.  At the end of the day, only we see a lot of those things.  I don't look at other people's pictures and think those things, only my own.  Put it out there - I guarantee it's just you judging yourself.  

I hear people ask all the time, "Can I wear X with X?"  My inner response is, "Do you like it?  Wear it!" Then I find myself asking the same damn question of others.  "Does grey go with brown?" "Can I mix silver with gold?"  If I like it, I should wear it.  Period.  That's what gives us our unique style!  I find when I stretch my comfort zone I tend to get a lot of compliments.  Coincidence?  Perhaps not.  

I've been getting a lot of compliments on my confidence lately too, which is interesting because I struggled to wear the white pants.  Keep in mind if you see someone who exudes confidence they too have their struggles.  We all do.  Wear the white pants.