i wish i may {i wish i might}
50 mm 1.4 Canon 5dM2. Eye Candy Actions – Zap | Purple Haze. Dress: Miss Haidee
On Monday, Mum and I talked of desperately wanting more time. Wishing we could find extra minutes in the day to just be still. Having a to do list that actually gets done.
On Tuesday, Krysta and I shared a desire to live simply. We talked of wooden toys and handmade gifts. I said I wanted to bake and she said just do it and we sighed.
Then Wednesday, Fran posted these beautiful words that strike such a chord and this little ditty from Poppy – so sweet it made me cry.
Come Thursday, Danielle and I agreed that doing a million things half way is much less than doing one thing properly.
And Friday, I dreamed of Ava. And not in the way I’d hope to. In a way that made facing the day near impossible. But also in a way that makes me want to stop typing and go dance with my children. To cut fresh flowers and light a candle. To read books and hand-write letters. To forgo instant gratification and shoot film. To daydream. To do absolutely nothing except live simply, love muchly and never forget what matters most.
I close my eyes and wish for this.
x Sheye
and you have made so many of us stop what we are doing, look at the beauty around us, and love…. fully, and completely.
thank you for giving me this gift – it is one of the most precious things i have ever received.
love.
jules xo
To dream is a beautiful thing, for you can do all the crazily things that you would never imagine to happen in real life. Sometimes we desperately try to ‘go back’ to the lovely dreams we have, sighing at reality. Other times we wish that we’d never ever experience the nightmares again, muttering ‘Thank goodness’ when we wake from them.
All and all, dreams remind us of the little balance between the beauty of it, and the dark side we want to escape from. Doing things that can make us happy in our lives, and also our loved ones. Something crazy, yet not out of bounds. Something with lots of laughter, but not deaferning upraorious noise. Something simple yet sweet, which makes us forget our troubles for a little while.
Sheye, take the opportunity of this weekend to do the simple thngs you like with your family. You deserve the happiness! :)
Love,
Audrey
This post reminded me of a pretty song by the good lovelies called lumberjack.
It is also about simple times.
This is beautifully written…and your photos are just perfect!
Your words are a blessing for me today. Live simply, love muchly and never forgetting what matters is something I needed to be reminded of. Thank you.
I hope you are dancing this weekend.
xo,
Jess
Hi Sheye: As if you hadn’t seen my name enough in Explore…I just wanted to say how beautiful the pictures that you posted here are, and I am excited now…because I know a little bit more about how to make those beautiful photos myself. Thank you! I love them!
This is gorgeous… thank you for reminding me of this today. We get so caught up in the things that simply are not important so often. This gave me the reminder I needed. Thank you for your beautiful pictures that made me smile today… another thing I needed.
Oh, me to Sheye!..to live simply and savor each day in a slow walk..INSTEAD of the rush we all live in..no time..AT ALL! I remember the dreams..actually still have some years later..Soome comforting, some longing….thinking of you…today..your pictures of Ivy..BEAUTIFUL!….
Hi Sheye, thank you for reminding me to stop and appreciate what I have. It’s so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day things we ‘need’ to do. Thank you for the beautiful pictures.
This is how I want to live too…and it’s as simple as that.
Indeed.
That first photo reminds me of Tinkerbell.
Ivy’s Big Brown eyes never fail to captivate me.
Your words always make me stop and think, and really appreciate all that i have.
thank you for this.
Thank you for sharing your family and your words with us all.
xx
*sigh*.. couldn’t agree more..
eyes closed & wishing,
Ali x
Just what my heart desires. Every year I get a little closer to being who I want to be for my children. There is a lot life that happens in between the wanting and the making.
On Monday, Chantelle stumbled {with purpose} across your beautiful post, and pondered for a moment, or two, and got lost in the beauty of your images.
I hope your heart gets a little of what it desires this week. xx
My mind is in exactly the same place as yours right now, Sheye! Especially now that we’re expecting a new baby. All I want to do is simplify – to weed out any stresses and make more time for joy. You’re so right about how doing a million things halfway is less than doing one thing properly. Thanks for the reminder :) XOXO
Oh Sheye, you took the words right out of my mouth!!! I pray you get your wish!!!
I have four children, I love them a little extra: I do this for you, Sheye.
I live everyday trying not to regret, to love my family, for who they are. Live simply so we have more time to enjoy one another. I don’t sweat about the small stuff, get lost in the chaos or cry over spilt milk. I have become this because of you, Sheye, thank you.
About the shooting film thing: exactly what I have done. I bought myself a Holga and shoot some film here are there. I also want to stock up on some Fuji films. I want to be surprised, not checking the LED screen on the back of my camera ;)
From across the world, I am wishing you were my next door neighbor. I have had the same feeling this week. So much busy time not enough time for a recharge. Life gets hectic when we have little ones—and teenagers too :) I think I will have a dinner picnic in the backyard with my kids and let life zoom on by. Maybe ignore the ‘please volunteer’ phone calls and emails. Check out the meteor shower. Make that trip to see my dear friend, Dani. Shoot with film. I hope your week is lovely :)
I just want to go “Ahhhh” at the thought of those moments. They happen so little in our home which is always bustling and busy. I so wish there were more times I could just hang out with my girls, forget the cares of the world, indulge in dress up, painting, and playdough, playing under the covers and walking barefoot in the leaves outside. Thanks for such a sweet reminder for us to make time to do those things that make time slow down.
I don’t think, however, you’d enjoy using film all the time as much as you might think! I still have to use film since I don’t yet have a digital camera. It is incredibly frustrating at times! I love film, but I’d love even more as an OPTION not as a HAVE TO :-)
do ALL those things. but most importantly, take care of you. xo
Beautifully written, and thank you for this Sheye. Thank you for sharing all the beauty of your life, even when it includes so much bittersweetness. Ivy is just gorgeous here.
To do absolutely nothing except live simply, love muchly and never forget what matters most.
Thank you for these beautiful words, my day will be better for reading them as I am sure to look at things differently and be thankful for all I have right now.
Sheye,
I have started and stopped writing you a comment so many times since I found your blog and Web sites. Today, I saw the picture of Ivy’s face close up as she lies on the grass and it was the way her midnight eyes shined like saucers as do my sons’s almond chocolate eyes and the way the crook of her neck is so similiar to his -it’s the spot I love to kiss even though he fights it now that he’s five going on 20 and mummy kisses aren’t as cool as they used to be. It’s all this and more of how fragile and powerful our children are, how sweet and sour they can be but so intoxicatingly beautiful in how they swell our hearts and souls. And it’s because of this marvelling that I want to just commend you and your family for your courage in the face of unimaginable grief of the loss of your exquisitely beautiful Ava. And I am humbled by the global community of love and support you have found in this journey. Just for this moment, I want to share these thoughts. I hope you know our hearts with you.
Sheye you are *Magical*. You heal people’s wounds with your beautiful words, you are the key that opens all doors to LOVE.
Sheye your style of writing just makes me close my eyes and yes…dream….it’s dreamy, it’s beautiful, it’s raw, it’s authentic and you are so very talented.
Loving the images of Ivish :o)
xxx
Your photography is just so magical! LOVE it!
Thank you for this.
You make me remember to look around at the beauty everyday…
today I ‘abducted’ my boyfriend, and took him to this absolutely beautiful ’secret’ hidden hill in our park. It was about 16 degrees, snowing and windy, but it was beautiful.
We sat there for hours.
I think your posts, words and your general being are helping me to be more aware of the everyday miracles.
Thank you Sheye.
God bless you and your children and husband. Pee Ess, Ivy is absolutely stunning. You’re going to have to watch those boys soon :)