Mise En Place.
Mise-en-place is French for put in place. It’s a phrase learned by culinary students meaning that ingredients are prepped, tools are gathered, and everything is organized before cooking begins.
— Time to cook.
Andrew Huberman once said “Psychology follows physiology.” Meaning that if you feel low energy or down, to get your body into motion and your mind will follow. Act in a certain way, and the psychology will get in line.
And while I have experienced this to be true… sometimes you just have to say, “Fuck you, Andrew Huberman, I wanna stay inside today.”
For all the things I do right, I find it hard to get over what I do wrong. I find it hard to appreciate my own hard work sometimes, or see that I could be something to people. I struggle with the things I love that are inanimate, and don’t know how to navigate the things I love that are real.
Sometimes I can’t not feel alone deep inside no matter what I do. I feel like I’ve been heartbroken for years and I just can’t shake it. It’s pervasive and persuasive. Always lurking inside the basement.
Underneath the smiles in photographs and little laughs. When I think about my life and all the struggles, they’re miniscule when compared to my aspirations and my joy.
But like they say. “Comparison is the thief of joy.”
It’s been a week! I don’t mean to worry you, just show you I’m human. We all ride the highs and the lows sometimes, and I just articulate the lows.
I want to master my craft. I want to take photos I’m proud of, and when I see the flaws in my pictures it just fuels me to go farther and be better. Learn more.
Being a photographer is also more than just taking pictures. It’s learning business and learning how to be a business person. Photography is not a means to an end but it is a launching point in my mind. ~
It’s been nice to see all of my friends getting married and talk about having kids. Everyone is travelling and living life. It feels like we’re all going somewhere, and no one knows where. But some people are so comfortable with it. It’s beautiful. People are beautiful. Maybe that’s why I take pictures, so you have little reminders of where you came from.
When’s the last time you defined why you’re doing what you’re doing? Take a second and think about it.
Stay warm my friends.
With love,
dc
