Amy Wenzel Workshop Seat Give Away!!!!

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First of all let me say how VERY excited I am to hear that the fabulous Amy Wenzel And Iheartfaces are giving away a free seat to her Workshop. I have been dreaming about these workshops and saving for a while now. This is my entry. I am terribly nervous. Wish me Luck!

The contest asks that we write about how we inspire people. Of course for me September comes to mind. September 1st 2009 I experienced one of the most important things I have done.

My very good friend Mallory has Alopecia Universalis. She does not grow hair anywhere on her body. Mallory has had this for many years. She does not hide behind a wig or prosthetic. She is bald and beautiful. I have always admired her for her strength to be able to do so. Last year I came to her with an idea. ”I want to shave my head in September”. Yup that’s what I told her. I wanted to walk in her shoes for an entire month. I wanted to bring Awareness for Alopecia. It affects more people than most know. People normally just assume they have Cancer. Alopecia is not life threatening. But it can be life-style threatening. So more Awareness is a must!

So we started to plan it. After a handful of others who were interested in Shaving theirs too. We then decided we need a venue. So we held it at the courthouse square in the center of our small town. We had no idea what was about to happen….

September 1st 2009 came. So did over 200 people. We raised around $1200 in 2 hours. The most amazing part…Over 50 men and women shaved their heads. It is by far the most important thing I have ever done in my whole 25 years of life. I realized that day...all it takes is one person. One seed can spawn many flowers. I believe Many Many flowers bloomed that day. I can only try to understand how awesome that day was for Mallory too. So many Friends and Family stepped up not to mention strangers as well!!

As I walked in her shoes…I felt so honored to know such a beautiful woman. She is such an awesome individual who takes on the world everyday.

At the end of it all my hair grew back of course. I was actually sad when it came in. I felt my important journey had ended. But now I realize...every time I share the story of my journey, I am still educating. I love sharing my experience with people. I love seeing their reaction…Inside myself I am secretly hoping it inspires them to do something out of the box and important too.

Winning the seat at the workshop would mean many different things to me. I am going into my 2nd year of photography. I still get nauseated before every session. I worry about lighting and techniques. I get nervous about my little knowledge of the Photography world. Photography is almost like another child to me. I nurture and love it and watch it grow. This seat would definitely help this flower grow! I think this workshop will help me with confidence most of all. I first heard of Amy at a mini Seminar from Jasmine Star. Click here to see the back of my bald head on Jasmines Blog. Find jasmine and look below that. I was so excited to see the back of my head on her blog HAHA! I am a dork i know. I feel just so very excited and lucky to have a small chance to win this.

Below are images from that day. Click on the images to see them larger. Thanks to Mariposa Photography for these Photos.
Me and MalloryAn Amazing Moment