Photographs force us to see people before their future weighed them down

It's strange what a photograph can do.

They can send you back to a place, person or feeling so quickly that you don't even have time to decide if you want to remember it. They can remind you of something you used to be, or a side of you that you rarely see.

I was looking at a picture just now, which filled me such security and contentment. Just knowing I was once in that place with those people - some of my favourite people in the world - made me feel so lucky, even if it will never happen again, even if in some ways I don't want it to happen again. It's nice to look back on the past without regret. There are times in my life that I wouldn't go back to if I had the choice, and others I would relive again in a heartbeat, but I won't let myself indulge in regrets.

So many people I know are unhappy at the moment. It breaks my heart to see my friends suffer, whether in a big or small way, and know there is very little I can do to change it. And then I know others who are struggling with that same problem. So my plan from now on is to do as much as I can, and be content with it. I won't regret mistakes I make, and I won't let myself be unhappy when there is more I could have done to avoid it. And I'll take more pictures.