When I woke up those mornings in college, I felt a mixture of excitement, nervousness, and anticipation. I felt excitement for the event that was to come, nervousness for my desire to succeed and do well, and anticipation of the response. I wanted nothing more than the feeling of accomplishment and affirmation. These were the mornings of my architectural reviews.
Right now, I am seeing quite a few of my friends experience this as they enter into the last stretch of their thesis semester. It’s mid-terms and at this point, they are expected to stand before their work, defending their creativity, as well as every ounce of energy that they’ve put into their designs since the start of the semester.
I went through this twice every semester for 6 years. And I experience this same feeling every wedding. Tomorrow I am off to New Iberia to shoot George and Beth’s wedding. And I am feeling every bit of that same excitement, nervousness, and anticipation. The feeling never seems to go away when you enter into a world of something you’re passionate about succeeding in. I know the wedding will be perfect and I’ve been looking forward to it since I met Beth for the first time. She’s crazy about George and him about her.
So, today I am preparing mentally, planning and getting organized, playing music as loud as I can, and gathering all of my energy and storing it for tomorrow. Because I want every ounce of my excitement, nervousness, and anticipation to transform 110% into creative juices for the day.
Going over my wedding checklist is a must…
….in addition to packing all the other emotions into the bag and saving it for tomorrow. 🙂
