“I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.”
Johnny Cash
The same man who said this, also said that all your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate. And, the man in black, said he would always choose love. I like to think that I've tried to do this throughout my life. Loving hard, dreaming without limits, living without the fear of falling, isn't always easy and it's not usually what you plan for. But I don't think I can remember a time when I didn't just want to follow every bit of happiness, no matter what it took me through to get there, or how much time passed until I found it. Happiness, like all perspective, is relative. Without saying, what makes me happy, might not make you feel the same way. You might think that doing yoga and reading Anne Sexton all day, is crazy. It's my favorite way to spend a Sunday.
But then there are the little things, the
small findings, intimacy, soul-to-soul, 'yes, I did that', 'yes, I did that with him', moments.
The moments so small you need to close your eyes tightly to remember them,
and when you do, your memory is selective because ultimately, only the good things really matter
and only the good things really stay.
On your mind, in your heart, with you no matter how far you run from them. Stay present, but also stay ready.
Photographed by Spencer Kohn
Johnny Cash
The same man who said this, also said that all your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate. And, the man in black, said he would always choose love. I like to think that I've tried to do this throughout my life. Loving hard, dreaming without limits, living without the fear of falling, isn't always easy and it's not usually what you plan for. But I don't think I can remember a time when I didn't just want to follow every bit of happiness, no matter what it took me through to get there, or how much time passed until I found it. Happiness, like all perspective, is relative. Without saying, what makes me happy, might not make you feel the same way. You might think that doing yoga and reading Anne Sexton all day, is crazy. It's my favorite way to spend a Sunday.
But then there are the little things, the
small findings, intimacy, soul-to-soul, 'yes, I did that', 'yes, I did that with him', moments.
The moments so small you need to close your eyes tightly to remember them,
and when you do, your memory is selective because ultimately, only the good things really matter
and only the good things really stay.
On your mind, in your heart, with you no matter how far you run from them. Stay present, but also stay ready.
Photographed by Spencer Kohn
Makeup by Eric Vosburg
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