Your Heart Will Never Give Up On You

I recently made an Instagram post writing the following words. I have never repurposed my content before on my blog but I felt this post to be very important for my non Instagram audience so I wanted to share it here. I won't make a habit of doing this because I realise it will be too repetitive for my Instagram followers who also follow my blog. And time is precious. So I wanted to make that clear at the beginning 🙂

I took this photo the Summer of 2013. The year I moved to Chicago and started a new chapter of my life. During that 10 year period I spent my time living part-time in the US and London where I studied Art & Design at The University of Arts London at CSM and Kingston School of Art. CSM being ranked one of the best art schools in the world, and Kingston ranked number 1 in the UK during my years of study. But nothing inspired me when I was living the big city life. The place I feel most inspired is here where I live today. Beautiful Bohuslän. Back to my roots and creativity.

I am honoured to have been selected to study art at such prestigious Universities, but nothing fulfilled my heart like moving to Sweden this year to capture my long-term inspiration. Smögen from my perspective. When I took this photo nearly 12 years ago, I knew in my heart that I wanted to live here and start a photo blog. But I was too afraid to chase my dream, and too disconnected that I didn’t even recognise my heart was calling me home. After so many years, my heart never gave up on me. And now I’m here. Now I’m home. It doesn’t matter that it took many many years to wake up. I’m here now and what matters most is how I spend my time now.

I hope my story truly inspires you to create a beautiful life for yourself, no matter the past hardships or whatever you are facing in your present day. No matter how many years you have spent in grief, darkness, or with emotional wounds that felt impossible to heal, there’s always a path to joy and light ahead.

You have the strength to rise and embrace the wonderful possibilities that await you!