Best day EVER!

I finally took my own advice and bust myself out of my cell and left fear behind. After my sister hounding my ass, and my friend giving me a deadline, I finally set up an account with a stock agency and sent in my pics.

13 went in, 1 declined so far, and 3 accepted! The rest are still undecided. I’m SOOOOOOOOOO happy I screamed WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO in my car on the way home. Yes. Out loud. In traffic. After years of sitting on the fence, my sister kicked me off it and it’s done. Why did I wait so long? It wasn’t difficult. It wasn’t terrifying. It was just a bit time consuming and oh, so worth it!

Whether they are successful or mediocre doesn’t matter. What matters is that they exist outside of myself and my hard-drive and they’re out there. If you’re sitting on the fence about your dream, just take a chance. Yes, it’s easier said than done but honey, if my pansy-ass can do it, then so can you. We can be shit-scared terrified together and we’ll celebrate on the other side when it becomes a reality.

I’m officially a photographer. Not a famous one, but my photos are finally out there, existing in public and that makes me a photographer. That makes me part of who I’ve always wanted to be and it feels so damn fantastic right now, I can’t stop smiling!

The first step really is the longest stride, but always remember, the time will pass anyway.

Author: MacScottie

I'm a South African-born American who dabbles in writing, photography and cookery. I lived in England for 6 years before moving to America. My first trip to Scotland was in 2003 and it was love at first sight. 4 trips later & I'm now on a quest to find a way back to my soul-home in Scotland. I've picked up favourite foods in each place I've lived so I'm a product of all the places I've been. A sprinkling of this, a dash of that and in an emergency, a generous splash of Scotch!

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