GoldenEnergie

24/07/2024

You ever think about how many words you read every day and how much information you’re taking in. These are some signs I stumbled across over the last few months that made inspired me, grounded me, made me laugh, and reminded me of things. Swipe to the end for a surprise.

23/05/2024

Me and Pidgey with a message

21/05/2024

Day dreaming a lot lately💭

10/05/2024

Sun exposure is thought to increase the brain’s release of a hormone called serotonin, which is associated with boosting mood and helping a person feel calm and focused. Get more sun!😊

09/05/2024

Spring was springing this week☀️

18/04/2024

What did you learn, love?

02/04/2024

18/03/2024

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16/03/2024

Never posted this gem from a few months ago. Love my mamaaaa🫶

13/03/2024

Nashville, TN. March 3, 2024. I don’t know if it’s being back from a long vacation, “springing forward”, being extra introspective or what it is, but I’m lagging lately. I think sometimes my little heart just gets overwhelmed with emotions and the world feels a bit heavier for a moment. I find that I’ve been creating more, but struggling to actually share it - which is an aspect of creating that I’ve always deeply enjoyed. I just feel a little bit stuck where I used to feel like these things would just flow out of me. I miss feeling that freedom and the weight that lifts when I do just put stuff out in the world. These apps may not be the greatest platform because of how they can steer our minds, but they are very accessible and I appreciate that a lot. I journal for myself too, but I love to share things in case even one human can relate or I can get people thinking. This caption and image is me just trying to flow and create and put things out. I’m trying to teach myself that it doesn’t always have to be perfect or make sense, and it doesn’t have to be long or short or anything in particular. It’s more about actually closing the loop and getting the things done that I want to do. Sometimes the best way to get out of my head is to just start doing something, start messy and see where I end up. But at least I started.

18/02/2024

Just for a second.

21/01/2024

Easy does it.💛🌬️✨

03/01/2024

Yesterday evening at 11:49, long past the time I was “supposed to” be in bed (trying to get more rest in 2024) I took Luna (the irony), the dog I was sitting over the holidays, outside on my roof so she could go p*e. When I got up there, I noticed very quickly that I could see the stars - which is not common for me in Brooklyn. Then I looked to the moon and it was large and looked super bright despite it only being about 65% full. It almost hurt my eyes.

I knew this was different than usual, so I went on the internet and all I could find was that there had been a solar flare recently. I figured it may have created a brighter light reflecting off the moon and the stars, and I was reaping all the benefits! I ran downstairs and grabbed my camera and tripod, something I rarely had the motivation to do in recent years, and stood in the freezing cold trying to get a clear picture of Mama Moon. Much like the last time I went sober, I have a revitalized feeling of wanting to capture the beauty of the world again. Over the past ten years, I slowly drifted into this “what’s the use mentality” because I always feel the pictures I love go to die in some digital folder or fall flat because of some stupid algorithm.

I am freeing myself of this thinking in 2024. Photography was always a form of self expression and meditation for me, and when I went to school for photojournalism and started using substances, I lost sight of that. I forgot that these pictures aren’t for anyone, but me. this moon phase also taught me that maybe I needed that time away from it. Because the love and gratitude I feel for having this form of expression, my cameras, my lenses is more than I ever would’ve felt without the hiatus. Looking up the spiritual meaning also reiterated this idea that we all have phases. Sometimes we’re 100% and sometimes we’re just 10%. Sometimes we’re stuck behind a cloud (of smoke for me😂) and sometimes there’s a solar flare reflecting off of us. So I pray if you’re still here, you take a moment to reflect on the present time and know that for better or worse, it’s exactly where you’re supposed to be — even if you don’t understand why just yet.

25/12/2023

💟🤝☮️ may peace be with you

26/11/2023

Giving myself all the TLC💛

12/11/2023

Self-worth is “a feeling that you are a good person who deserves to be treated with respect”. I never knew how much I lacked self worth, and I think I’ve spent my whole life trying to find it within other people. Confidence I have. Courage I have. Actually believing I’m enough? Eh. Even though my own inner healing journey started years ago, it isn’t until literally right now that I’ve ever admitted that to myself AND felt the weight of it fully. I have never felt like I am enough, whether it’s friends, romantic relationships or family. I think this feeling is common, especially now with so much access to everyone’s lives, but it doesn’t make it have any less of an impact. Luckily, I am not broken and self worth is like a muscle that can be built over time. I’m working on it. 🦺

04/11/2023

Mornin’ 🤠

04/11/2023

Mornin’ 🤠

25/10/2023

Feeling more inspired to photograph my every day life (and share my work) again lately.😊 It’s like “getting back on a bike”, yes, but no one talks about how that still feels funny even if it’s familiar. It’s not like I stopped taking pictures, but I truly lost my purpose in doing so. I doubted and questioned myself, and stopped raising my camera to my eye even when I felt compelled to. I’m still sorting through it all, but I think I’m scared to fail. I’d turned my passion into my career, but wasn’t particularly interested in any of the jobs out there or the pressure I put on myself being a “professional”. That’s why this is exciting too. I’m getting to know my eye and style all over again, with an older and new perspective. The last time I really thought deeply about myself as a photographer or my own work and style was at least 4 years ago. After college, I lost myself in life a little bit and my passion for photography was a victim to all those distractions. It felt awful — like I had lost a part of my identity forever. Looking at it now, I love that I went through a valley like that early in my life because I realized that being a photographer is not my identity. I’m more than any one thing and most of all I’m a storyteller that uses all sorts of tools to share stories and information. Being a photographer is just one of my many dimensions. I needed that distance to reacquaint myself with this safe space where I can have fun and express myself.

20/10/2023

Look at meeeee, I’m Sandra Deeeee🎶

07/10/2023

💗🌸💞 Considering a change. Bobs are in, right?!? Thoughts?!! Shout out for the shirt. New hair, next stop new hobby!!

23/09/2023

Middle school me would be proud.🫶

19/09/2023

Double tap for good luck😉

05/09/2023

Change is a horribly uncomfy feeling. It’s like you know where you don’t want to be anymore, but have NO IDEA where the hell you’re going. The worst part? What used to make you comfortable doesn’t. I guess this is where the growth happens, but I am haaaaating the adjustment.😫

31/08/2023

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.🌕

23/08/2023

Shifting perspective changes everything.

14/08/2023

If there’s one thing humans agree on, it’s sunsets.

19/07/2023

Breathe deeply, until sweet air extinguishes the burn of fear in your lungs and every breath is a beautiful refusal to become anything less than infinite. – D. Antoinette Foy

03/07/2023

Full Moon in Capricorn today peaking at 7:39AM ♑️ Recalibrating, reorganizing, re-energizing, and some things just won’t make the cut.✂️

30/06/2023

wholesome is hot🫶