"It's my birthday, I am loved"

Yesterday, on my birthday, a photographer was taking pictures for a project called Dear World at my library. The rules are pretty simple:

1. Reflect on a personal story of who you are or who you want to be.
2. Write a message that symbolizes your story.
3. Share your portrait with friends, family, and colleagues.

There are many lessons I've learned, especially since moving to Texas:

• Creativity requires courage
• Keep practicing
• Take action in spite of fear 
• Create space to be
• Just be

However, I decided to capture the spirit of the day I was having, and it's a story most people can relate to:

Photo by Jonah Evans of  www.dearworld.me

Jonah (the photographer) was so nice, and texted me this photo before it was actually "published." He also told me that they shared it at their show last night and that it got a great response.