365 Project http://www.ilonajoy.com/365 • Ilona Joy Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:53:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.ilonajoy.com/365 http://www.ilonajoy.com/wp-content/mbp-favicon/favicon.ico 365 Project 365/365 Farewell 365 Day Project! http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2013/02/365365-farewell-365-day-project/ http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2013/02/365365-farewell-365-day-project/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:53:57 +0000 ilona joy http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/?p=878 I’m so thankful. 

Thankful that this project gave me permission to be creative and take risks. Permission to dive deeper, look closer, and discover that this beautiful world of photography is bigger and bolder, more lovely, than I’d ever known or expected.

So dear 365 Day Project, this is not a ‘Goodbye’, but a ‘See you later’. I’m certain we’ll meet again.

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How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
~ W. E. Henley

This poem came to mind as I was enjoying my afternoon tea. Someone always famously extols it at graduation ceremonies. Being the captain of our soul, like going off to sea, has always been something of a romantic theme in literature. And, as we send off graduates from the safe harbors of higher education to the high sea of whatever vocational course they have charted for their lives, Henley’s poem, as we wave from the dock, seems the most appropriate thing to say.
Until their ship hits a reef.
Then what do we say?
Every man for himself? Cling for dear life to whatever’s left floating? Hope for dear life that some other captain will come to your rescue? Dog-paddle for shore?

One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Habakkuk 3:17-19. A captain whose ship is dashed against the rocks may find it hard to rejoice, but I know this: the God who now holds me in His hands is greater than the god I once held in mine.

May this last weekend of January be filled with trust. Trust that spring will follow winter. Trust that although God is not safe, He is good. Always. Go ahead and take time off from independence for the weekend. May the break be so freeing that you decide to make it permanent. Rejoice. Begin to live from the depths of who you most fully are, and may the joy coming out of you be contagious.
]]> http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2013/01/364365-trust/feed/ 0 363/365 Dreamer http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2013/01/363365-dreamer/ http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2013/01/363365-dreamer/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:18:45 +0000 ilona joy http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/?p=872 Let’s just say I’ve had good days and bad days throughout this 365 day project…Last few weeks were bad for lack of content on this site. But I do intend to finish it!

I have grown so much as a photographer through this project, and the change is exciting! My DSLR seized to be the primary tool for my work. I have began shooting a lot more film & polaroid and the iPhone 4s has officially become my go-to carry-around camera. It’s always on me and perfect for everyday snapshots. (Follow me on Instagram if you like: @ilonajoy).

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! May you hold hope and welcome questions, extend grace and enter messes. Dreamers – may you move towards sharing your visions with the world!

I know I will ;) Stay tuned.

 

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Enjoy your weekend, friend!

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]]> http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/12/361365-she-listens-like-spring-and-she-talks-like-june/feed/ 0 360/365 and I think to myself; what a wonderful world ♪♫ http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/12/360365-and-i-think-to-myself-what-a-wonderful-world-%e2%99%aa%e2%99%ab/ http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/12/360365-and-i-think-to-myself-what-a-wonderful-world-%e2%99%aa%e2%99%ab/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:32:47 +0000 ilona joy http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/?p=864 http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/12/360365-and-i-think-to-myself-what-a-wonderful-world-%e2%99%aa%e2%99%ab/feed/ 0 359/365 Gift http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/359365-gift/ http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/359365-gift/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:52:49 +0000 ilona joy http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/?p=862 I remember my mom once told me whatever you hold on to will hold on to you. Today I’m holding on to gratitude – not just for the gifts but to the Giver of them.

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]]> http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/358365-thankful/feed/ 0 357/365 Takes after me :) http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/357365-takes-after-me/ http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/357365-takes-after-me/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:52:57 +0000 ilona joy http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/?p=856 http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/357365-takes-after-me/feed/ 0 356/365 I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/356365-i-think-at-a-childs-birth-if-a-mother-could-ask-a-fairy-godmother-to-endow-it-with-the-most-useful-gift-that-gift-should-be-curiosity/ http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/2012/11/356365-i-think-at-a-childs-birth-if-a-mother-could-ask-a-fairy-godmother-to-endow-it-with-the-most-useful-gift-that-gift-should-be-curiosity/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:20:28 +0000 ilona joy http://www.ilonajoy.com/365/?p=853 Eleanor Roosevelt

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