I just got back from my exploration along the desert coast and safe to say that it was an amazing trip!

I went along the outskirts of Nevada, to throwing wishing coins into the Hoover Dam and to taking a moment of pure bliss looking at the Grand Canyon. It truly was a trip that I will never forget!

While traveling on the road, I started to take self portraits for a new series I had in mind and was super excited. So excited that I wanted to do something drastic.

I was going to jump off of a massive steep hill that literally looked like a mountain!

I thought it was going to be such an amazing shot until William looked over at me and said:

“Are you crazy! There’s rocks at the bottoms! You’re going to hurt yourself, there is no way you’re doing that!”

We literally stood there on top of that hill going back and forth about me jumping to get the image that I wanted. I didn’t jump off and we continued on the road. Later on during the trip, Will felt bad about stopping me from getting the shot (which I didn’t fault him for because he didn’t want me get hurt) and said to me:

I never thought you could be so daring.”

As an artist I know that there are times where we can go over the edge.

You see certain creatives push the boundaries on how far they go for their work. But it’s not because they are crazy; it’s because they will go above and beyond to make something amazing. One of the secrets that I’ve learned is one of the most fearsome secret of all.

In order to create something truly different, you have to be daring!

Now I’m not saying daring like jumping off of dangerous mountains like I was going to do, which thank goodness Will was there to knock some sense into me. I’m talking about doing something completely out of your norm. Something that you never thought you would possibly do: It could be changing from photography to painting, using your right hand instead of your left, opening up your own online shop, or going on a road trip to the desert.

Something deep in your heart you know you can do…but you just can’t seem to get there. Why? Because it’s change.

All of the “can’ts” and “don’ts” and “no ways” that get in our way. These things scare us because we don’t know what the end result will be. In the words of Jack Black from the movie School Of Rock: “If you wanna rock, you gotta break the rules.”

Now it’s your time to shine!

How can you change something today? What is something that you always wanted to do but were too scared of afraid to just take the first step? Let me know in the comments below!

And then…take that first step! Because you deserve to live.

With Love,

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