It’s no secret that I love reading blogs. So many people out there have so many interesting things to say and post about…. I visit at least a couple of blogs daily (and usually more) via my handy-dandy Google Reader. Today, I came across a blog post written by a fellow Los Angeles area photographer Jen Berry, who re-posted a great little piece written by Seth Godin. I always love finding inspiring statements- words of wisdom that help me to focus on what really is important in life since it is so easy to get distracted.
From Seth’s blog:
You Matter
- When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter.
- When you are so gracious and generous and aware that you think of other people before yourself, you matter.
- When you leave the world a better place than you found it, you matter.
- When you continue to raise the bar on what you do and how you do it, you matter.
- When you teach and forgive and teach more before you rush to judge and demean, you matter.
- When you touch the people in your life through your actions (and your words), you matter.
- When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.
- When you see the world as it is, but insist on making it more like it could be, you matter.
- When you inspire a Nobel prize winner or a slum dweller, you matter.
- When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter.
- And when the legacy you leave behind lasts for hours, days or a lifetime, you matter.
This inspired me tonight. What inspires you?
I know you and I know you matter. You have made a difference in my life, and many other lives as well. Your beauty, inside and out, comes through in your photos and inspires all who see them.