“We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks—we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing?”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie
Things are a bit heavy these days and rightfully so. A lot, a lot of thoughts have been tornado-ing through my head since the protests have started and I am still processing all of it, so that I can do better and teach my children to be better. I also think that in the midst of learning and doing better, we have to continue to live our lives, find joy and love, and be extra grateful for what we have..that’s how we give ourselves energy and capacity to change.
I’ve always wanted to document a day of my life and my good friend, Sonia and I decided to this together, her on the East Coast in Virginia and me on the West Coast in California. We photographed our day on May 21, 2020. I shot with Kodak TMAX3200 and Sonia documented her day on XP2 (check out her post here!). My family and I still have been very cautious with the coronavirus. Some stay-at-home days feel a bit like deja vu but gosh, this is what I truly want to remember.
This quote from a book titled “Tuesdays with Morrie” sums it up well on how I feel about life….and my response would be: “Yes, this is most of what my life is..and it’s all I want.”
