The day we were told we might lose our jobs at the cushy law firm in London, a sense of panic spread like an epidemic through the corporate department which I've worked at for only 3 months now having recently moved firms. As corporate lawyers used to billing thousands of hours a year, we all thought our jobs were safe. I mean, we charge clients extortionate amounts on an hourly basis to deliver the goods and the work load just seemed to continue to increase indefinitely. We all felt strangely important... and safe. And now, because of this new word we had never experienced before: "recession," we all felt scared...
The trouble for me was, I was so far "in it", I couldn't see outside of "it". I was too used to working crazy hours to think about what I might do if I wasn't doing what I was doing. I had actually forgotten what I enjoy: my hobbies, my loves and my passions. And I had forgotten what brought me to England from the U.S. just over two years ago- an intense desire to have new experiences, travel to exotic places, meet new and different people, take beautiful photographs, and breathe life in an unusual way. To see it from a Different Angle.
For years I have wanted to pursue my passions of photography and writing. And for years, those passions felt to the wayside while I was stuck in a square office with terrible fluorescent lighting squinting at a computer screen for at least 12 hours a day.
The whole process of realising that I might lose my job has forced me to think about what is really important to me and has allowed me to consider what I truly enjoy in life, which I am really excited about. I am energised about feeling inspired again. This page is an experiment and who knows what it may turn into, only time will tell. I hope to learn and to discuss a variety of topics and to share experiences from my life and travels as well as photographs. At the very least it will document my journey away from the law and through the lens and heart to a new view of the world.
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