The story behind my profile picture | Listening to the stories of 30 women
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Powerful story, i was never happy with your picture, it doesn't reflect the beauty you are but ok, thanks for clarifying, i have a bit less problems with it now.
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I never realized people had 'strong feelings' about my profile picture until recently when someone told me to change it because I looked 'too strict' in it, lol. But now I know not everyone likes it. Glad I shared the story and you were able to read it and see the story behind it <3
PS: Enjoy Bangkok! So jealous :D Hope you're having fun!
t is said that on average a woman speaks 5000 words a day. the number of words used in that odicea.
Is it good to hear others and give a word of encouragement, in which city did you do this activity?
I did this in Rotterdam, The Netherlands :-)
i hate when i am left with no words. so just saying hi :)
Hi dear @bil.prag - if you have no words I'll just ask a question: how are you and what part of life is keeping you busy? :-)
can't really complain :D it is kinda work and stuff i still don't call work but it starts to feel like that. I was just commenting with my friend, i need something to do for free :D until this year i never had a backlog of photos and videos that are not edited.
my little town is kinda falling apart (it is a bit depressing) but that is a story for another time :D
What a great thing to have done. In 27 years a repeat, imagine the changes of the people, of the life progression of them, of where they went from 30 to 60 and how it all happened. Time passes by pretty quick so the wait really will not be that long. I think it will make for an interesting read in 30 years, 30 women's perspectives on 30 years of change, and one woman to document it all from start to end. You have the start, now we wait, (it won't take long I promise), for the follow-up.
Yes! I absolutely do plan to create a follow-up for this project, I don't know if it will be when I turn 40, or 50... But I will at some point. Probably when I feel life is changing a lot again, and I need to see how the other women are doing :D It's a great thing to document and it meant a lot to me to do this 2 years ago.
For me after turning 30, I think the next big life change was when I hit 50. 30 to 49 was a cake walk, then life becomes unsettled again for a little while, you have to really think about retirement, to wonder did you do the right things, did you save enough, how much longer will you be allowed or able to work. 50 was the next part of looking forward, not just living and having fun, it was the buckle down year for me.
Amazing story... You are really strong and smart woman, and I wish you to achieve all the goals and just to be happy!
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Thanks a lot for your very kind words and support @irisworld! <3
Oh gosh. This. What an incredible project to do - art and life, huh? 30 is a momentous time - just after our Saturn returns, if you believe in that stuff - but we've usually had some kind of big change in our lives which makes 30 a mad milestone and a point to reflect and consider 'whoa - what just happened?' and 'what next'. As I approach 50, 30 seems like yesterday - I was in Portugal for my 30th birthday drinking cocktails as this huge lightening storm crackled over the castle in Lisboa. I was travelling alone with my 4 year old after a failed relationship. Oh, the things this led to! How amazing that you got to do your project and gain soo much from it, despite what you were going through personally yourself. xx
Yes - art and life. When I once wrote my three 'roots' in life, the things I need above all else, these were the words I wrote down: emotions, life's stories, art. Well, this project basically has ALL of that and more in it :D
Yes, I recognize a lot in your story: many women had had big changes quite recently, often in the last two years, haha - and they were all reflecting on it. Your 30th birthday sounds so romantic - to travel alone is sooo empowering! One of the women started traveling within a month she spoke to me - it really made her gain some perspectives and it was a last push for her to stop doing what she was doing and just go for it. Pretty amazing.
I still love that I was able to do it <3
You. Are. So. Beautiful. Inside and out. Thank you for being you!!! You're an inspiration and make the world a better place.
<3 Huge virtual hugs! Same can be said about you. Do you realize it's a whole year ago that we hugged on Krakow Airport where you had waited for me? Still enjoy the memory of our laughs and giggles in the back of a van bringing us to the city center :D
YES! How does the time fly so fast? I'm glad I waited for you, and that we were able to share time face to face and heart to heart like that. What a gift.
I really don't know how! It's incredible. And yes, it was a true gift, I'm both torn and happy to see all the SteemFest posts being posted the next few days (weeks) knowing how much they will enjoy their time meeting and connecting as well :-)
I hear you, sista. Wish I could magic myself there for a few days, but I'm also okay to sit this one out. Right now I need down time. I'll just be happy for those who are there and hope they have the time of their lives! :)
Yes - I hope the same! Down time is important - Take good care of yourself <3
Damn, lass! That's an incredible story behind a picture. What a powerful experience to cherish and keep.
Thanks for appreciating the story @meesterboom! It's a real treasure to me as are all the things I learned in so many ways through taking 'that' shot :-)
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Life has so many colors and variations that at some stage you think you have seen it all but then something new comes up and left you amazed, I think, your experience is one of those moments. I am sure (as you also mentioned it as a treasure), you must have learnt a lot from this experience.
Have a nice day.
Yes, indeed, I learned a lot from it - and I still am learning :-) Life will never be boring and even on the day we die we'll have learned something new, I'm sure of it :-)