In moments of doubt


Last week on Facebook I wrote “In moments of doubt, you cannot give up on your dreams”. In a moment of fear for me, where I wasn’t sure if I could put any more energy into what I was doing, I wrote it. I honestly thought of throwing everything up in the air and saying “I’m done”. But the truth of the matter was, I was scared!

I was scared that I was going to achieve much more than I expected. That I was going to surpass dreams and passions and I might be left standing on the side of a dusty road with with all my accomplishments behind me asking “now what?” I was doubting my next step, my direction, pretty much everything cause I was honestly afraid of achieving them.

Isn’t it funny how the brain and our emotions work? That we create dreams and goals for us to work towards but the moment we realize we actually have the drive and the strength to go after them we freeze. As if our brain says that we shouldn’t actually accomplish anything on our list. That we should just let life pass us by with a bunch of ‘what if’s’ instead of ‘I did!’.

I don’t want my life to be a bunch of what ifs and wishes. I want to say I dreamed, I planned, and I did! I went after everything on my list and yes I fell on my face, I failed, I made mistakes but I did. I came out on top and had a blast doing it!

So, in moments of doubt, no matter how scary it is, do not give up on your dreams!

Boudoir Photography in Crave The Hague, Crave The Hague Launch, Boudoir in The Netherlands Boudoir Photography in Crave The Hague, Crave The Hague Launch, Boudoir in The Netherlands A goal: seeing my images in print! So excited to see my images in print in the CRAVE – The Hague book! Thank you to the fabulous ladies for letting me sharing your images and for Scarlett for the awesome make-up skills!

4 comments
  • Tanja A.November 12, 2011 - 2:27 AM

    Doing things that scare you the most, often bring you further than walking the easy path and doing safe and familiar things.
    I can relate to this post! well said. xReplyCancel

    • Tanja A.November 12, 2011 - 3:04 AM

      Just read this statement, which says it all: If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten.ReplyCancel

  • CarinaNovember 25, 2011 - 11:48 AM

    So true! Congrats on the publishing! Hard work and pursuing your dreams is obviously paying off 🙂 How could it not with great pictures like that! Too bad we can’t buy that book here in Belgium 🙁ReplyCancel

    • LesleyNovember 26, 2011 - 3:33 PM

      I can always send it to you if you’d like one!ReplyCancel