Life is not a journey (like the great Alan Watts pointed out) because if it was there would be a great great destination to arrive at but since I am not religious I believe there is only death, a nothingness. Most of us are constantly working towards a goal in the future, a reward we think is gonna come instead of just living for the beauty of it. Don't get me wrong, dreaming is our fuel. But we don't dance to reach a point, we dance because we love the music. Life should be a playful thing. I think it's something we loose track of now and then, I know I do. I have chosen a life for myself that suits my personality and needs. I am still waiting for that great love to come, if it's out there. That person where there is not only a deep connection but also an investment of emotions and time but until then I am dancing to the sound of my own heart. In my work I get to combine my passion to create with my need to connect with other humans. I have grown to love the restlessness and the need to explore that is in my core. I get scared and anxious when I do new things but the highs that comes from pushing through it is amazing. That is why I travel, to challenge myself and to be uncertain about what will come my way is thrilling.
About a year ago I did my last post for 2016, I just went back and read it. Not much has change really. I visited new places (posts made earlier this year) and I have continued to grow as a person and as a photographer. But when it comes to what I wish for in this upcoming year I am not sure. Last year I wanted to meet someone and fall in love, I just forgot to wish for it to be mutual. So this year I guess I hope to find more peace of mind and to accept and let go of things in my past. Probably the most important fact I learned this year is that I am HSP. It means that I am highly sensitive person and I have hypersensitivity to external stimuli, a greater depth of cognitive processing and high emotional reactivity. It is found in 15 to 20% of the population so I am surly not alone in this. It is both a blessing and a curse to be sensitive because it means you feel and experience more, both good and bad emotions. I will try to understand and learn more about this in 2018.
Lastly I want to say that I am grateful for being given another spring, summer, fall and winter. I will do my best to hear the music in 2018 and just dance my ass off. "You either die or you live" to quote one my favorite movies that I saw in 2017, En man som heter Ove.
Here are just a few pics that I took during the year...if you want to see more then I suggest you take a trip to my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/isabellnwedin/
I wish you all the best and a happy new year! ♥♥♥
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| MALMÖ |
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| CAPE TOWN |
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| BACKPACKING THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA |
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| VEMDALEN IN THE NORTH OF SWEDEN |
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| WENT TO ROME TWICE THIS YEAR |
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| SNOW IN APRIL IN SWEDEN |
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| WEEKEND IN VIENNA |
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| LAST SELF PORTRAIT OF THE YEAR |
