{"id":15313,"date":"2024-12-18T08:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T08:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=15313"},"modified":"2024-12-18T08:41:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T08:41:16","slug":"seeing-myself-through-my-own-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=15313","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Myself Through My Own Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15314\" src=\"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/463818633_1514093445978994_5774788652690067628_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/463818633_1514093445978994_5774788652690067628_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/463818633_1514093445978994_5774788652690067628_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/463818633_1514093445978994_5774788652690067628_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/463818633_1514093445978994_5774788652690067628_n-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Through my own lens, I\u2019ve learned to appreciate the parts of me I used to overlook. For years, I only saw myself through the distorted filters of self-doubt and criticism. I\u2019d focus on what I thought was wrong\u2014the parts that didn\u2019t align with society\u2019s ideals or my own unrealistic expectations. But picking up a camera and turning it on myself changed something profound.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I hesitated to take pictures of myself, afraid of what I\u2019d see staring back. But as I began to experiment, I realized that the lens doesn\u2019t just capture what\u2019s on the outside\u2014it reveals what\u2019s within. In those quiet moments behind the camera, I started noticing things I had ignored for so long: the way my eyes light up when I laugh, the strength in my posture, the softness in my smile.<\/p>\n<p>Every photo I take is a step closer to seeing myself as I truly am. I\u2019ve stopped trying to hide what I once thought were imperfections. Instead, I\u2019ve embraced them as unique pieces of my story. My stretch marks tell of a life lived; the small lines around my eyes reflect years of laughter and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Through this process, I\u2019ve come to understand that self-love isn\u2019t a destination\u2014it\u2019s a journey, and every photo is a marker along the way. With each picture, I celebrate not just who I am today, but the person I\u2019m still becoming. Through my own lens, I\u2019ve found a deeper, fuller love for myself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through my own lens, I\u2019ve learned to appreciate the parts of me I used to overlook. For years, I only saw myself through the distorted filters of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15315,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15313\/revisions\/15315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}