[new video] starting a new chapter in life | from the mountains to the ocean

Jan 23

Starting a New Chapter in Life

Living by the Mountains to the Ocean

Season 1, Story 1

As we move into the depths of the winter months, as animals and plants hibernate, it’s in our nature to have an inward pull to unplug and simply be with ourselves too. This time of the year presents an opportunity to slow down our senses, our minds, body and Spirit so that we can become more present with what’s in front of us. As we slow down, we naturally are given space to reflect more deeply on our lives, where we are at and where we are going. We are given the opportunity to simplify our lives and go back to the root of what truly matters.

Recording simple life moments has been something I've been capturing since I got my first camera at 14 years old. I thought that as I embrace a new season of my own life that I begin to start sharing stories through the lense of my own eyes. It's been 5 months since Zach and I bought our first home together and moved from the northeast by the Adirondacks of North America to the south. I documented our journey starting a new chapter as a way to capture our lived human experiences and the lessons learned from them.

In this video, I share my love for Upstate New York, a place that I called home for almost half my life. It was where I felt like I grew up, grew up. It was where I lost myself and in many ways, it was where I found myself too. It was where I graduated college. It was where I worked several jobs before working for myself. Where I started to go on a quest paving my own path. Where I began my spiritual journey. Where I hiked many mountains and laid in a hammock nestled between tall trees. Where I started to deeply love the life that I’m living. Where I met teachers who changed it. Where I found the courage to fall in love with my soulmate. Upstate New York will always be a sacred place.

Although leaving our loved ones was one of the hardest things we had to do, we know that home is a place you find in your heart and like every chapter of a story, it eventually must come to end and it was time for us to start a new beginning.

Perhaps you’re feeling the call to start a new chapter in your life too or perhaps you’re in the thick of it right now. No matter where you’re at in your own season of life, I hope this video and a glimpse into these simple daily moments of transition gives you an opportunity to embrace and accept the change of seasons within you too.