NIKON D800 + SIGMA 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

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Self Conscious of the moving pieces, a place of strange surroundings, knowing as I grow and change, my flaws will too. There's an odd perfection in understanding our flaws only hold as much power as we give them. When we obsess over the things we cannot change, the best things we have, become just a mediocre piece to add to our crumbling self image....I have this one tooth that broke a few years back, I hate smiling or laughing because of it, it makes me sad, it makes me self aware, it embarrasses me, but the worst thing it does? It steals my joy.Whenever my husband makes me laugh or smile (which is often) I find myself turning away or hiding my face so my broken tooth doesn't stand out, but that means my smile and my laughter won't either.March is my birth month and I thought it a fitting time to share an image that represents a sort of rebirth for me, as I've decided a lopsided smile is no reason to loose my belly laughs.