Becky Earl - be art » it’s personal http://beckyearlart.com/blog my journey with FILM Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:42:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 I want them to remember me too… http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/12/07/i-want-them-to-remember-me-too/ http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/12/07/i-want-them-to-remember-me-too/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:16:17 +0000 Becky http://beckyearlart.com/blog/?p=1962 I think its pretty safe to say that I will treasure this image 20 years from now, more then I can even comprehend right now. I won’t be worried about how I looked. I won’t be embarrassed that I still had the same makeup on as I did the day before. Or that my hair wasn’t curled or even combed but that it was just tucked behind my ear to keep it out of my face.

It will simply remind me of a time when my babies would still snuggle on my lap and they would tell me about their day.

I’m pretty sure she will treasure it just as much.

Live better. Love more. Photograph truth.

♥ be

]]> http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/12/07/i-want-them-to-remember-me-too/feed/ 12 love one another http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/11/30/love-one-another/ http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/11/30/love-one-another/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:48:18 +0000 Becky http://beckyearlart.com/blog/?p=1866 I was actually looking up weather.com to wallow in self pity. I wanted to see with my eyes that it was going to pour rain on me as I had to walk my girls to school today (three times). Justin had to take the car to work this morning, and as I looked out the window to major storm clouds, I was instantly annoyed.

And then as it goes, I went to the website and was knocked right on my ass. Humbled and shut right up.

There was a video that showed a police officer on the freezing New York streets buying a homeless man (a veteran no less) (how veterans are not living in castles and hand fed grapes everyday is really shocking to me, but that’s another post) shoes. He was barefoot and probably more cold then we can even imagine.

One human being took a few seconds out of his life to notice another. Another in need. And instead of worrying about where he needed to be or that there just isn’t enough money in the ‘ol savings account to spare a little, he served.

It made me feel pretty stupid, actually. That I was honestly annoyed that I had to go outside in the cold (with my beanie, and long pants, and wool socks and winter boots and a scarf and a nice and cozy winter jacket) for about ten minutes. That as soon as I got home, I would be warm and would be able to make myself some hot chocolate or soup if I needed.

I have so much more then this man who served our country so bravely and unselfishly. Yet it’s is always so easy to forget how good we have it. How much we actually do have.

It reminded me that I need to do more. I need to really ‘see’ those around me. Especially those who might be in need or are suffering. Monetarily, emotionally, physically, mentally.

Do more. We can ALWAYS do more.

Live better. Love more. Photograph truth.

♥ be

]]> http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/11/30/love-one-another/feed/ 4 I swear I was just tired… http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/11/28/i-swear-i-was-just-tired/ http://beckyearlart.com/blog/2012/11/28/i-swear-i-was-just-tired/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:32:47 +0000 Becky http://beckyearlart.com/blog/?p=1855 My two girls are born one year and four days apart. Needless to say they share a birthday party each year. Sadie has been dying for a Taylor Swift birthday party. Jessie has gone along with it, but I could tell her heart wasn’t in it.

Today Jessie said to me, “Mom, I don’t really want a Taylor Swift birthday party. But Sadie really wants it and she’s my older sister and I love her. So I’m okay with a Taylor Swift party.”

I am going to blame the tears that creeped from my eyes on being exhausted from being up the night before till 3am.

But I think really, I cried because all I really want in this life is for my kids to be good people. To be compassionate and caring. To be loving and giving. To be empathetic and open to everyone. To think of others before themselves. And I think in that moment, I realized that Jess ‘got it’. She has listened to the many times her dad and I have told her to love others. And that love requires a lot of compromise and complete unselfishness.

They have their quarrels and their arguments. But these sister have something special. And I love having their example of what love truly looks like, in my home.

*I have started to develop my own black and white film at my house and these are each hand developed by me. I have a lot to learn, but I am addicted!*

Live better. Love more. Photograph truth.

♥ be

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(iphone pic)

Live better. Love more. Photograph truth.

♥ be

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Live better. Love more. Photograph truth.

♥ be

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Love is wonderful. Love is beautiful. Love is hard. Love is struggle. Love is to give. Love is to take. Love is to push and love is to pull. Love is real and imperfect yet perfect all at the same time.

Sisters.

Live better. Love more.

♥ be

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Live better. Love more.

♥be

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Live better. Love more.

♥be

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It’s a crap shoot basically.

And yes. He sleeps with his eyes cracked open.

Live better. Love more.

♥be

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Live better. Love more.

♥be

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