give-away!

What's your latest epiphanie? Leave a comment here, and enter to win a free camera bag of your choice. Or read details here to find out how you could win a brand new Canon Mark II or a $2500 gift certficate to Southwest Air.

Have fun and good luck! :)

**UPDATE**

Chosen by random integer generator: The winner of a new camera bag of their choice is Christina from My Topography!!! Congratulations! Thank you everyone for playing! I had so much fun reading through all these really thoughtful posts. :)

Comments

[Janelle]

Latest life insight: "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." -Randy Pausch. P.S. I adore the red Lola bag!

[wendy]

My epiphany is that a good sense of oneself is everything.

[Tug]

LOVE their bags, thanks for the chance!

[Kathy]

My epiphany would be I would like to tak ebetter pictures adn have a much better camera. I became a fan on facebookk and joined the mailing list.
What a FUN contest.

[Diane]

I had an epiphanie just now... I didn't realize quite how u-g-l-y my camera bag is until I went and looked at these beauties!

[gemma]

Light coming through glass block windows about 4pm

[Kathy Winter]

My ephiphanie? My DYI bag wasn't my best idea and that I should have asked for that Epiphanie bag I've had my eye on since the site launched! (the site is bookmarked on the family PC)

[Kanani]

My latest epiphanie...sick mom=sick kid! Wash your hands more often! LOL! Passed on my cold to my 5 month old and we're both absolutely MISERABLE!

[kristen]

I love their bags and have been coveting them for awhile now...would love to win.

[Sara]

My latest epiphany is that I'm not superwoman and, more importantly, no one really expects me to be. As a mom I've put to much pressure on myself to be the perfect mother, at work to be a perfect employee, at photography to get the pictures right right NOW, and everything else. I put too much pressure on myself. I will try my best to be the best "whatever" that I can be but I will not try to make myself be the PERFECT one. I need to cut myself the same slack that I give everyone else.

[Victoria]

I was at the epiphanie site today. They have some gorgeous bags.
And as far as my own? Well, today it was the sun showing itself after so many days of dreary winter.

[Sweetwoman]

My latest epiphanie is that the only person who is responsible for my well-being is me! I can surround myself with amazing people that support me, but in the end, it all comes down to me.

[Michelle]

These bags ROCK! Winning one would be awesome!!!

[Jennifer]

My epiphany came today as I was driving home from work. I realized that I view almost everything I see as a potential photo! I look at the angles and the light so much, that I forget to drive:)) It's a wonderful feeling to get lost in your own head!

[JustinV]

I had an epiphanie today. It was very powerful to look into the eyes of my sister-in-law while she thanked me, on the verge of tears, for doing something no one else has ever been able to do for her. She has always been one of those people who avoided getting her picture taken. She is so camera-phobic that she gets really angry should someone "sneak" a pic of her. A few weeks ago, she asked if I could take pictures of her because she needed one for a project. I agreed. She came over today, and I took about 180 shots of her. She believed we were going to have to delete them all and was already planning for a second shoot "on a better day." She was wrong. She found over 20 that she actually loved. She was amazed and so grateful that she was filled with emotion. When she looked at herself, she actually liked what she saw. What started as a simple photo shoot in my back yard, solidified what I had in my heart knew all along. It is my purpose to help women feel good about themselves using my talents. Every woman deserves to have at least one photo of themselves that they love. She wanted to pay me. She saw it as me doing her a favor. Turns out, she gave me the greatest gift of all. From this day forward, I will do my part...

[geneil]

Love these bags!

[Jill M]

Ooooooo - these bags are awesome! Am loving this contest!

[cdscott]

Pick me! Pick me!

Ahem...Now that I have composed myself, my recent epiphany is that I am sooo much happier when I slow things down and really try to take things as they come rather than forcing things to happen....but please, pick me! pick me!

[Fahimeh]

Epiphany: Carpe Diem isnt just 'some latin phrase' everyone says...seize the day? Damn....I REALLY should Seize the day! and live everyday like its my last! :)

Hope I win the bag! I LOVE THEM

[Michel]

wow. 200+ epiphanies... I better make this good!

I always been astonished by how people on the internet and especially on blogs are willing to help each other out and give their time and wisdom to total strangers.

Out of the goodness of their hearts, they lend words of encouragement, kind sentiments and honest critiques to people they most likely will never lay eyes on.

This past year I have "epiphanized" that sincerely paying it forward selflessly is a must in my life. With blogs like this that give women a nurturing outlet for creative freedom I find solace (and I totally commend and thank you). My epiphany today is to share more openly.

oh and that bag rocks too!

[Tammy Hunt]

My epiphany is that I am the only one stopping me from my dream of being a truly great photographer, and I would look so good with this bag:))))

[TraciS]

Latest epiphane - well it's one I rediscover all the time. God has been in control and is in control until the very. God has it all under control, so there is no need for me to worry.

Thanks for the chance to own an Epiphane! :)

[brittany]

just had my first real photography class with my new nikon (bought on ebay) and would love a bag to keep it in (as all the money i had went to buying the camera... none left over for extras). hope i win!

[Hannah]

It really hit me recently that taking care of myself is not a selfish thing. It isn't even an indulgence; it's a necessity. Taking that time for me gives me the fuel for every other aspect of my life. It makes me a better and more balanced person.

[Alicia]

My latest epiphanie is that sometimes letting go of something means something more true and real will come along.

[jenne p]

my latest "epiphanie" is that i have to keep taking pictures, even if i get called to painting for awhile, or an article takes over my life for a month (or two) to get itself written, or my dayjob takes over my brain. no ceremony is needed. just a couple photos a day, doesnt have to have a specific subject,it keep everything on track. keeps the ideas moving forward. just a little bit. every day.

[mridula]

my epiphany is that I am the most happiest when I am creating something- design, art in all forms and photography bring me the greatest joy. This is an epiphany because I am in a corporate job for the last 12 years.. :)

[Thouraya]

Dare to dream of a hot bag for my camera!

It would love to have a sleek and stylish new home!

[Heather M.]

My latest epiphany was about 2 days ago that being home with my kids is my job now. It is by far the most important thing I can be doing. It sounds so obvious but I just really realized it and believed it the other day.

[Kristie]

My ephipanie recently was about clutter & how clutter affects my mood. So currently I am madly decluttering the house a room at a time.

[Kelly]

Relaxing with wine with your stepdaughter is better than feeling tension. My epiphany. I love these bags...another epiphanie.

[Michelle]

That sometimes bad photos are really good.

[Tristan]

i love these bags! would love to own one!

[Maggie]

My latest ephipany has been how much I am enjoying my 30's and how I am totally secure in what I am not and really embracing the beauty of what I am.

[Jen]

That I should listen to my 5 year old more. She's got a lot of wisdom in her!

[qmama]

dreaming of epiphanie...

[Nancy]

That would be an awesome prize! They have beautiful bags!

[Julie Lynn Ivens]

lovely camera bag! :)

[kosenrufu mama]

i have seen those bag so many times, now i dream of them, i would like to win one!!!!

[liz]

my epiphanie - taking photos is my artistic outlet. sounds obvious but until i started i thought i had no artistic vision but now i realise i do and that when i pick up the camera i feel grounded and it feels good

[Mel]

I am actually waiting for an epiphanie at the moment. An epiphanie on how to sell this house we are living in without loosing money. I know there is a solution somewhere and I am patiently waiting for the epiphanie to show me the way. Would be lovely to have an epiphanie bag to beautify the wait.

[Kristina]

Great contest! Those bags are so adorable! I would love to have a brown one! my latest epiphanie is the one that comes time after time to me in some different ways - it is about how we take pictures. i was looking at one great photographer website and admiring her breathtaking work when i realised that i do not have to make a picture look "pretty" "clean" to make it good, that sometimes the small details that i was trying to take remove while taking picture or when editing was all that makes the picture interesting!

[Jennifer]

I had an epiphanie not to long ago not to work so hard. I get so caught up in my job. My kids are teenagers and need me now more than when they were little kids. I spent a lot of my time with them when were little and raised them up right. I figured once they got in school and older I could work more hours/ full time. Now I'm missing a lot of sporting events they play in and just being there for them. I've learned that I can't let my job run my life, family is too important.

[PJ Photography]

Life is short, live each day to it's fullest. This epiphany came to me again when we went thru a cancer scare of one of our 5 daughters, you realize just how fragile and how much a gift life is.

These bags are fabulous ... hope I win it, if I not I will have to splurge.

[Kathleen]

My latest epiphany? Not everyone is going to appreciate you, so appreciate yourself. And send a little love out to those who DO show their appreciation of what you do.

[angela auclair]

epiphanies? when my daughter chose to do her science fair project on photographs, post processing and perception...:))). my passion has filtered down in a positive way to my kids and that is a good, good thing:)).

[toviah]

my lastest "epiphanie" is that i'm doing pretty well but still have a lot to learn.

[toviah]

"lastest" lol. another epiphanie.

[April]

Oh I was just drooling over these bags the other day. I want one so bad!

[Vanessa]

my latest epiphany involved realising that perseverance can make even the most seemingly impossible of accomplishments come true. and so i persevere.