Welcome & Hello

My name is Sara. I’m 32. I’m happily married. I have three sons, they’re 4, 6, and brand new. I live in the suburbs. We have a minivan. Two cats. Two fish. I stay at home with my kids most of the time. I’m a photographer.

Are you still there? Bored? Rolling your eyes? *Nudge, nudge* still awake?

Three years ago I was struck down by crippling panic attacks and anxiety. The view from where I stood was bleak. Hopeless. I was a Type A perfectionist disappointed in my flaws and innate ‘humanness’. I wanted a quick fix. I wanted to be anything other than anxious.

I approached my journey with a beginner’s mind. Despite being a former therapist I learned quickly that when you’re ‘in’ it, all the theory on the world can’t haul you back out.

I learned to be patient with myself. By slowing down, my own reflections and thoughts emerged from a dark cloud of despair. My Points of View was born out of a lack of real estate in my head. The thoughts had to go somewhere.

Instead of striving and achieving I stepped back. I picked up my camera again. I took part in my life, I captured moments, I savoured.

I let go of my need to be anything other than what I am right now.

My name is Sara. I’m 32. I’m happily married. I have three sons, they’re 4, 6, and brand new. I live in the suburbs. We have a minivan. Two cats. Two fish. I stay at home with my kids most of the time. I’m a photographer.

I am a mother and I write about my children. The funny moments, the poignant moments, the tough moments.
I am a wife and I write about my husband. He is my best friend. I am deeply in love.
I am a photographer. I love to capture emotion. To elicit emotion. I love to photograph people.
I am a writer. It is cheaper than therapy. The view from here is now brighter. Hopeful.
I am not controversial. I don’t have a soap box. I do not travel the world. I don’t know anyone famous.
But I am in love with the view from where I stand.

Where to Find Me
Twitter – SaraMPhoto
Flickr – eisangel3