“Sweet child of Mine”

The story of a young child that was mistreated by his father. His father drank three times a day. This young child had two other siblings, one brother and sister. At the young age of one years old. He remembers hearing his father arguing with his mother and hitting her. This became a story about a little boy named Timothy. As you see Timothy was a smart boy. He knew that his father drank heavily. Timothy was only one years old when his father first hit him. He knew that his father never meant to hit him. He was just a angry. But truth be told Timothy eventually gave up. 10 years later…
11 years of age..
Timothy stands at his fathers grave. See,Timothy’s dad died shortly after he was diagnosed with cancer three weeks later. He stands there remembering..Everything.
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January 11, 2014

Heading for the sun!

Well hello, it’s January 7th, 2014
Happy Belated New Year! 

Its been quite an interesting winter. One night the temperature was below 30 degrees, the next morning it was 50 degrees. And the sun was shining brightly. It reminded me that I should be happier more. Sometimes my mood goes by the weather. When its raining my mood is quite calm, but other times its very gloomy. This picture was actually taken right in my backyard. I used a higher ISO for this photo. At first it was quite hard to take a photo and eye level. But without a tripod it was quite successful. Thanks everyone! 

Wild Flowers

Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair… 🌼

Christmas Wish

Hello,everyone hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas with or without family. Celebrating the birth of our Jesus Christ. Well Christmas Eve was quite amazing actually. A close friend of mine hasn’t celebrated Christmas with his family for four years. He is 4 out of 7 siblings. Being the middle child he had to grow up early. He was born in Rolla, Missouri. And raised in Newburgh, Missouri. He grew up believing in God. His parents were quite strict, not allowing their kids to watch television or use the Internet. It was there way of of disciplining their children. His parents were both abusive from birth till he was 17. On August 27, 2013 he was kicked out of his house. There was a disagreement between him and his mother. And ever since that day he has flashbacks. Recently I got in contact with him and wanted to see how everything was going. He had told me that he was flying to California because he was no longer allowed stay at his home back in Missouri. He moved in with his significant other and her family. It has been about a year and three months since he’s been in here in California. He shared with me some news. That his significant other had broken up with him. And that the environment that he’s in has gotten worst over time. He says that he’s living on the couch. He feels that this isn’t home, ever since he was a child he was never close to his family. On December 24, 2014 my family and I let him spend Christmas with us. We gave him a warm meal, kind heart, and hug. He said that he has never felt so loved by a caring family. We just wanted to help someone who was less fortunate. He is now 18 years old and graduates next year. The best advice that I had gave him was “it’s not your fault that you had to go through all of this, Since that your now an adult. You have to better yourself and prove that you can be independent.” I had given him a hug and said “everything is going to be all right man”. He is a great kid, just needs a bit more direction. Someone that’s been through so much in life deserves happiness. I wished their were more people out there that would help someone in need. If anyone is reading this? Please feel free to share. And if you helped anyone this Christmas please share your story. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! 🎄God Bless you all!

Through Art We Are All Equals

Soo, a few days left till Christmas. To be honest I’m actually quite curious about what gifts were given to me. I know that I could wait till Christmas Day. How about this? 12am midnight. Yes that sounds like a great
idea to me. But would my family agree with that. Ahh I don’t think so. Anyways “Through Art We Are All Equals” is what I’ve decided to name my next piece. The reason behind that is. Wait? Didn’t I tell you. It’s from a very well known band called the Slaves. Jonny Craig the vocalist is insanely good. Check them out.
Back to “Through Art We Are All Equals”

This specific title actually comes from their first album. Throughout this album, many people have said that this album was pretty shitty. And to be honest it’s actually not. It actually makes be think about life. Reality check to be exact. How much anger,pain,guilt can one person deal with? In “those who stand for nothing fall for anything” how can you really grab a hold of the meaning? Well in my opinion, picture someone with a goal. This individual may be great at what they do as in (photography,dancing,cooking, and etc.)
But it does not mean that they will quit. I have thought about quitting photography. I felt that it just was not good enough.I was not getting enough feedback. But I continued to keep fulfilling my dream,and I wanted to learn more. Gain support from others. I take criticism a lot easier. And now I know what college classes I will be taking after high school.After all it takes practice to get better at what you want to do. So anyone out there trying to fulfill a goal/dream. Don’t quit. After all the hard work you’ve done. Don’t give up. Thanks! Hope this helps someone. Happy holidays.

Sometimes change is good

December 21st, 2014
I’ve been thinking non stop about this topic. Something that I’ve been wanting to share with you guys. Change!? Is it good? With it being the holiday season and New Years coming.
Everything is going by so quickly. I have been missing out on the feeling of what being home actually feels like. Being home means your enjoying the company of your own family. Laugh, cry, care. There’s none of that there. It’s all so dark and gloomy. I mean they make each other feel comfortable. But I feel so out of place. I just don’t belong here. So what did I exactly mean by Change? My household was so much different. I mean it may have been a bit dysfunctional. But that didn’t bother me as much. Everyone still payed equal attention to me. Like Phillip Phillips said “Gone, Gone, Gone”! Even if that person may not be in the picture, does not mean to stop caring. People move on to better themselves. If that person still decided to stay then more the merrier. But I’m just not quite sure anymore. I kinda just put that on the back burner. Not as important to worry about. Now that Christmas is coming. Which is four days exactly. I’m actually pretty excited. The family will be together this year. Definitely hope this cures me from being homesick. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Years!

Life goes on

My life in a different view.
I have had so many different thoughts about life lately. Especially about mines. What if I had wished everything changed? Would I be happier? Everything that had happened these past years would’ve never occurred. I constantly ask myself these questions. Currently I’m thinking about my future. What is it that I want? Either fulfill my dream in art and photography or nursing. But I feel that nursing isn’t really what I want to do. Photography is universal. But nursing is a better paying job. It sounds like I’m confused. But I’m really trying to figure this out. Hopefully once I hit college I’ll have everything figured out. This photo was taken in Northern California on December 14, 2014.

Shadow Moses

Shadow Moses was inspired by a British band named Bring Me the Horizon. The elegant lighting and the way the sun shines. Just reminds me of how life is so precious. But the real meaning of the song is “eternal and unchanging”. Why did I choose this? Well because it was a well written song, with so much meaning. But the fact one of my favorite bands came out with its fourth album. It’s highly outstanding. Enough about the band. Shadow Moses is quite dear to my heart. It’s something that I really want too share with everyone. All the feedback that I have got. I highly appreciate it. Thanks for the motivation!