An Almost Life vs A Yes Life

I almost didn't take my camera to Maui.

Why?

It's heavy.

Really heavy.

I use a Canon 7D body and an 85 mm lens.

It's hefty...massive...cumbersome.

Did I mention it's heavy?

I almost didn't take these pictures.

Why?

I was nervous about taking my camera anywhere near sand.

Sand is bad for cameras.

I did the math.

Maui had a lot of beaches + Beaches are filled with sand = There is a lot of sand in Maui.

I almost said "No," when the Agronomist asked, "Do you want to get some sunset shots?"

Why?

It had been a long day;

it was windy;

and I was being vacation lazy.

But the girls said "Yes," and had some ideas they wanted to try.

I almost didn't get these pictures.

Why?

Because I forgot for a moment how much

photos help you to remember.

Even if the memory is of a certain blogger mom,
yelling at her girls to stop fooling around and to look at the @#! sun before it set : )

 

I almost didn't take my good camera to Maui.

I almost didn't take these pictures.

I almost said "No."

Almost def'n... not quite, nearly, little short of being.

Today I realized
looking back at these images

that I don't want to live an "Almost Life."

Why?

Because if I choose to live an "Almost Life?"
I would forget the moments a "Yes" life always brings me.

xoxo,