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June 29, 2023

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YOU are a POWERFUL MANIFESTOR. ⚡️ Don’t wai YOU are a POWERFUL MANIFESTOR. ⚡️

Don’t wait for things to just happen TO you, or for others to do them FOR you, don’t tell yourself “I can’t do it, that path is too hard, I’m not worthy of their love, their respect, that’s for them but not for me… I have no control of what’s happening in my life.”

You have everything it takes to create the life you want, with the people you want and to create it NOW. Advance confidently in the direction of the life you want to create and take those first steps. ❤️

🎤 Jim Carrey

#inspiration #motivation #manifestation #manifestyourdreams #jimcarrey
Let me tell you a story… (stick with me) Like m Let me tell you a story… (stick with me)

Like most teenagers I prided myself on my sneakiness. But yesterday I listened to stories about: 

*The time I ruined girls camp with a prank gone so badly that I got myself grounded to a tent for two days. 

*The time it took me 2 YEARS to work off the service hours assigned to me by the court. 

*The mass amount of miles I would convince friends to walk with me in the middle of the night when I didn’t want to be at home. 

*How MY shananagans made THEIR parents have stricter rules for them, 

*and the number of houses I popped in and out of from time to time trying to find my place, trying to make myself a home. 

Sadly that’s a cliff-notes version of my stupid decisions. But here’s my point. #1 I wasn’t all that sneaky, and #2 Not one of the familiar faces I saw this weekend was fooled by me as a kid. They knew what I was out doing, the bad decisions I made and the stresses I had at home… they found me places to stay when I ran away, they let me into their homes at odd hours, helped me earn money to feel freedom, showed me love and friendship when I was lonely or overwhelmed by responsibilities…

They included me like they included everyone who wasn’t on the same path I was on…. And because of that I kept showing up. I kept accepting their love, learning about myself, & developing confidence in who I was. They didn’t lecture me or judge me, tell me all the things I did wrong, they just showed up for me so I’d show up for myself. 

My motto now has 100% come from the 6 years I lived in this neighborhood… if the only reason someone shows up to school, to my house, to an event, to church etc is because they feel love from me, Ive won. It’s my job to give love and be a safe place to land. Not to lecture or elicit feelings of shame. 

It’s a testament to the older adults NOT in this photo that this picture happened yesterday. That after 20+ years I can still get a hug, a smile… and feel like I have a home. 

Go, Impact a life. Be kind. You never know who’s life you’re changing by showing up. ❤️
This. ❤️ This. ❤️
This just hit me hard today. “It’s a gift to e This just hit me hard today. “It’s a gift to exist, and with existing comes suffering.”

To find gratitude in the things we most wish had never happened in the way they happened is profound. Life is hard, life changes, relationships change. 

When we seek out the lessons we were meant to gain in the ending of the things we thought we wanted, we can look back and see His hand guiding us to the people and things we actually needed more. ❤️

Does this resonate with you ? #andersoncooper #stephencolbert #gratitude #grief #lettinggo #movingon #loss #inspiration #love #loveyourself
Yesterday this world lost another person I loved . Yesterday this world lost another person I loved . Someone who meant so much to so many, including myself, and who’s mother meant the world to me and changed my entire life … So many friends and loved ones have been lost around me over the past 60 days and I’ve been thinking a lot about this lesson of fragility I’m apparently meant to pay attention to. 

So often when my kids were little I’d think, I can’t wait for them to grow up, I’m so tired of hearing “mommy” all day long… now I wish I could hear mommy come from their lips, I wish I had a reason to hold them in my arms and snuggle them for hours on end, watching them sleep and dreaming of a future for them. 

We so often take life for granted, time for granted. Thinking I can fix that problem, change the job, chase that dream, remove that person from my life, or be with that person later in life. 

The truth is, we never know when our time will end. We never know if we truly have more time to act on the things we actually want, to make the changes, to experience all that joy I believe God wants for us, now. We aren’t guaranteed infinite time to “fix” or make perfect all the situations around us. We’re only guaranteed today to choose to live the way we want to live.

“We are all blessed with youth, but it’s a gift to grow old.”
 
Choose the life you want and start living it now. Don’t continue to be unhappy in situations another day. Don’t wait for time to pass you by so you can wish you had done the things you dreamt of doing, with the people you dream of doing them with. Do the hard things now and enjoy every last moment you’ve got. Be bold, because we’re all going home again. 

Sending love to all my friends who have lost so deeply recently. You’re obviously in my thoughts, and also in my prayers. ❤️

(I’m lucky to have amazing children who encourage me to do the hard things, the things  in my heart, the things we might all be uncomfortable with so I can be the happiest best version of myself for myself and for them)
Wait for it… If I’m being honest, after 10 y Wait for it… 

If I’m being honest, after 10 years of hosting events for creatives around the world I really thought long and hard about the state of our industry now, and if I really even wanted to do events anymore, if there was still a benefit to you all for me to do them. Would anyone want to leave their house and come, are there still educators who care and don’t want to just show up for “fame” and sales, are there people who want to connect the old way? Did my people still exist? People who want to experience something new in an epic location, with other phenomenal humans, feel more confident about themselves and the trajectory of their business AND also get down on the dance floor? 

And, after some intense soul searching my heart screamed at me to keep on going. I’ve spent a DECADE building a community of humans I adore, how could I ever give that up? My dream is still the same for each of you, to build sustainable businesses that make you money and bring you joy… to combat the stupid hierarchy we see in our industry and shut down this whole “you have to pay to play mentality.”

Sooooo Santa Barbara 2024 is happening, is packed with THE absolute best, kindest, most giving educators who want to show up for you, teach you, love you, breath life back into your businesses, and sit and have a drink on the beach with you.

Use code jamie200 to take $200 off now. It is limited so don’t wait. I will not oversell this one. I want to be able to connect with you all. ❤️❤️

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