Oprah Winfrey is a major advocate for gratitude and often speaks of its wonders on her Super Soul Sundays. But practicing gratitude, especially if you are not Oprah Winfrey, is not easy at all. It’s easy for some to say one is being extremely ungrateful if they can’t think of a whole host of things they are thankful for in their lives, but as we know, life isn’t easy at all, and we all go through circumstances that often leave us bitter and hardened. In this conversation, I sat down with one of the most talented artists I know, Lena Jackson. Jackson shared her story on how she gravitates towards art and how she practices gratitude by using her talents as a photographer and model.
More About Lena Jackson:
Beginning as a model in 2013, the last eight years for Lena have been an exploration of what modeling truly means to her. Whether working on commercial sets or challenging herself with more emotional self-portrait work, she tries to approach each shoot as a means to tell a story. Adding photography into the mix a couple of years ago has helped her to gain more perspective, and dig deeper into storytelling through imagery.