Showing posts with label God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God. Show all posts

Friday, February 28, 2014

The real Freedom!

My last year employed at Rhythm & Hues, frankly i had been fantasizing being out of office. I used to wonder about what i could do with what i have learnt here. I would photograph, shoot films, go to amazing locations, travel probably, wake up whenever i wanted, etc, etc..It was a mere fantasy. My critical side "yeah probably u will have new problems then"..Thank god to the dreamy side of me which had 85-90% side which replied "mm..Yeah probably.. But wouldn't it be so much fun to explore!"

When i did get out first thing that i felt was that i was on vacation. And after a while it hit me! At Rhythm i had a sense of belonging. I felt i belonged to the company and now i felt orphaned suddenly. I was not doing things i fantasized of because i was confused, lost. I fought that feeling with watching Grey's anatomy day and night. I wasn't a big fan of the series but i just didn't want to stop. Its crazy how u behave when insanity strikes you.

Anyways long story short, i did get back to my senses and i cleared my vision as to what i wanted to do. Today i am truly living the life that i fantasized. I am creating art for the love of it. I have never felt so free and fearless in my entire life. I am exploring art and life like no tomorrow. Every night i sleep, i have a sense of accomplishment. I have something to wake up the next morning for. A dream, a purpose worth living for. For the first time, i don't have worry or fear dangling over my head. I feel I'm living life like its meant to live!

I got a team pretty quickly, amazing vendors. Like they say, when you are living your purpose, the universe supports you and everything just falls into your lap. i have slowly started earning money. I am loving the work i am doing and i am getting so much appreciation and encouragement from people, its humbling. It was easy to get into a temptation of getting into a job. Its safe, u feel financially secured, but its not meant for everyone. You need to decide for yourself what works for you. Nobody, not your parents, not your friends, partner, nobody can decide that. If you are not happy doing something it is not meant for you, Period. If the days of complaining, problems, depression is extending for many days, something needs to change! Do not blame it on anyone then. Don't wprry about money, Money follows. It always follows. Its been 6 months i have not been on a salary and not on a single instance have i taken a single penny from my parents. When i decided money will not control me, it will follow me, the experience has been so surreal that when i need money, it just follows. I either get a project or a photoshoot, its just there. Its surreal to see that money does not have to control you. You are the boss! Just do what you want! Follow your dreams. Jump! Your faith will catch you.

Happily sharing my first promo ever "Meet Namita!"


Meet Namita! Sheetal Petkar Promo from Sheetal Petkar on Vimeo.
Every woman is beautiful! And sometimes to Feel that you need to see it through somebody else's Eyes! Please help me spread this to more women out there..I want more women to feel this way about themselves!
For more info go to www.sheetalpetkar.com . If you would like yourself or any loved ones to be photographed please mail me at sheetalpetkar.2@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you!

Special thanks to Namita, for doing everything as i say! hehe..
My brother, Akshay for capturing the behind the scenes with his cell phone camera,
my best friend, Samik RC for composing such a beautiful piece of music in midst of his busy shooting schedule
my mom, Hema Petkar for styling and handstitching such a beautiful skirt!
and last but not the least Dinesh Jagtap for being an amazing makeup artist and an entertainer

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

White Hole Creations Reel 2013

Finally updated our production reel for 2013. I am starting White Hole Creations in Mumbai & Pune and as many of you all know my friend Samik has already started it in Kolkata. Our ultimate goal is to make feature films. Along with that we will be open to making corporate films, documentaries, experimental films, photography, music. A new step in my career, its all scary and exciting at the same time. Stepping out of a secured salaried job, it feels good to live my dream finally doing what i love. I hope with this i can reach and touch more hearts with my art. I feel in this life I am meant to be an artist and every work i do from now on will be an extension of myself. I wish to be a channel where art flows through me into the world in whatever form it wishes to. Dedicating my life to art fully! Bless me :)


Thursday, July 4, 2013

My best friend's wedding! :)

My best friend got married on 2nd July, 2013. Nivedita is my friend since the time when i didn't even know what friendship meant. She made me proud. She is my super achiever of the year. 3 years back she fell in love with a guy named Nehal. She wished to marry him but only with her family's blessings. She loved her parents equally. She let go of neither her family nor Nehal. She stood firm with her vision, with her dream in the clouds of doubt and unpredictability. Her parents loved her equally and they agreed. Family and friends enjoyed the wedding and I have never seen her look so Beautiful ever! She taught me something from all this -

 Never make a big deal of your problems. They get solved if you let them solve themselves. Believe in yourself and don't compromise on your dreams. Its not an accident! You get what you want. Nobody can strip you off your experience if you see it so clearly.

I love you Nivedita and I am the proudest friend!

And yes i forgot to mention - Cherry on the top was that the next day of getting married her MD Anesthesia results were out and she topped her college. Dreams do come true! :)


Sunday, March 10, 2013

This thing called Life!

Ever since i was a kid, i had these weird questions about how we came here? why do we live? etc, etc..It felt like the big big mystery. I don't know if that is normal for a child to think that way or maybe i was weird. Anyways this is what i have come to realize now or this is what i make of what Life taught me. There is this spirit or God if u want to call it or nothingness or something like that which is very powerful. It is all there is and it has this innate passion for living. It wants to live and experience everything that Life gives - emotions, our bodies, our creations, our sorrows, our joys, everything. It loves each and every aspect of life. It loves creating. And that is where we come. We are that spirit that has a passion for Life. We have the capability to create whatever we want to and experiencing it. Like a performer. The real experience that brings joy to him/her is when they are actually performing than before or after the performance. And that is why we live. We live to experience. Life is an experience! So if there's so much passion in us for "Life" that we came into this world to experience it, why not live fearlessly and experience what ever we want to? This is our playground. Lets play! Here is my pic of the day :)

Location : Trockener Steg looking over the village of Zermatt, Switzerland