What's Your Story?

Every photo that is taken, every image captured is part of a story.  It is a snapshot in time that allows us to relive that moment.  So why is it that we tend to not take pictures as often as we should?  

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but today we tend to be so worried about how we look in pictures that we forget the true meaning, the true purpose of a photograph: to document a moment in time.  Today, we are so worried about vanity.  What we don't realize is that it means so much more.  What we see as a "bad hair day," others will see as "a friend I loved" or "my mother and I."  These are the true meaning behind pictures. 

I'll be honest.  I don't like getting my picture taken.  Mainly because I see all of my flaws.  I see how overweight I am or how my face seems fuller or how by blemishes seem to stand out.  But, for someone like my children, my wife or my friends, I hope they would see something more.  Someon who cared and someone who soothed in times of need.  Someone who brought a moment of joy into their lives.

over the next few weeks, I will be doing something I dread: the self portrait.  I urge you to do the same.  Now I am not talking about a "selfie" with a cell phone either?  I am talking an honest and true picture of you.  It could be a formal or silly shot, but it needs to represent you.  Now this task is not for your own gratification, but for the ones who are important in your lives.  Do it for the ones who mean the world to you.

Take the moment and consider what your picture means.  Let it describe who you are.  Let it show what your legacy is.  Let everyone know your answer to the question, "What's your story?"