Dare Devil Born Again

I loved the Dare Devil series and King Pin is my favoritest character! I’m so excited to watch all the episodes. Here’s the synopsis

“In Marvel Television’s ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.” -Marvel

I like King Pin because he makes me question my own moral compass. haha but I like Dare Devil because he questions his own moral compass even though he is making the streets safer. They are both so human.

Are you a fan of any Marvel series either comic book or video?

Let’s Start Here.

“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy” ― Lucille Ball

Yess! Because I needed it today. I’m so glad I have my “What do you need to keep going?” toolkit. I mean, I’m no quitter, but isn’t life just so much better when you take time to appreciate each step? I love that I’m prompted to stop and smell the roses when things get hard. I want to wake up in tough moments and be present. I want to recognize challenges as a chance to renew my strength. And how I renew it, gets to be up to me! There’s so much freedom here.

Writer’s Lifestyle

“I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living.”  -Robert Henri.

Yes this is wonderful but to be completely honest, I want both. Soon hopefully. I can’t imagine writing being anything other than a lifestyle. It requires quite a bit from me. I mean it would swallow me whole if I let it. Either way, it’s an entire lifestyle for me.

What do you write for?

Spring is Near

“Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.” – Yo-Yo Ma

Passion does bring inspiration. Focusing your passion on your art will at least give you the starting point to something. At most, it will transform you into something new. Spring is coming, the celebration of new beginnings and new growth.

What are you passionate about?

What are you willing to let transform you?

Walking in Other People’s Shoes

“Hyperrealism can create an atmosphere of surrealism because nobody sees the world in such detail.” –Salman Rushdie

While I cleaned the kitchen today, I played a video of Rushdie speaking to a group of Google employees about his work. I appreciate Rushdie because he writes Magical Realism, and he likes the idea of leaving characters open to interpretation. I like to leave things up to my reader. I also like to play with different ideas of morality, but I think that’s one of the biggest reasons I’m drawn to storytelling. We all think we know, but we really don’t. I feel like writing stories is the closest I’ll ever come to walking in other people’s shoes.

Friends

“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.” -Khalil Gibran

One thing I have thought about in the past is that people may be rude and unkind, and you may be able to forgive them and find the lesson in it. That doesn’t mean you have to allow them back into your life. Take the lesson and move forward.

With that being said, I have very few people I hang out with, and I leave my house so rarely that the friend rotation means I won’t see some people for at least half a year. I say that to say, be intentional about your friendships.

Are you the type to have a lot of friends and always hang out with them? Or less friends less often?

Friday Night In

So I save Fridays for Statistics, and let me tell you, I sat down at this computer at 8 a.m., and I haven’t left yet. My eyes are burning, my head is spinning, and there is a huge possibility that I’ll be dreaming about these lessons. I have to do my work ahead so that I have time to actually digest the content and figure out where I need to ask questions. Also, I had to catch up, so think double the work. ::insert spinning brain here:: But on the plus side, I took a practice test, and I did pretty well on it. So all the studying is actually paying off. It doesn’t always feel like it in the moment.

How’s your Friday going?

Moving Forward

Stick to your dreams even when it gets hard.

I’m still catching up with my schoolwork, but I think I’ll be all caught up by Saturday evening. Phew, I hope I don’t get sick for the rest of the semester because catching back up feels so uncomfortable. I feel like I missed out on everything. I can’t seem to make sense of it all. Well, that’s how I feel. But once we get to the next chapters, I think I’ll feel better.

I think that’s how it feels a lot when you’re chasing your dreams. There are people who may have a bit more insight at one point, but it’s important to keep the faith and focus on forward momentum. At the same time, it’s also important to speak up and be honest when you’re struggling. That’s something I’m not always good at. But I’m willing to work on it!

How’s your forward momentum going?

Right Place Right Time

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. -Zig Ziglar

I lean toward positive thinking, but I also have moments when I let negative thinking win. I like to use affirmations, and since I’ve been using them for so long, it’s a lot easier to apply them to real-life experiences. Saying them at night before bed is one thing; saying them to keep calm in a situation you can’t control is powerful. It’s a way to grab hold of your own situations and steer yourself toward better options.

The other thing to remember is that cortisol is dangerous, especially high levels of it for extended periods of time. Saying affirmations to keep those cortisol levels low can literally save your life.

Do you have a favorite affirmation? Lately, mine has been, “I’m at the right place, at the right time.”

Big Kid

“Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional!” – Walt Disney

Thank you, Walt Disney, for giving us permission to be big kids. There’s so much to do as adults: responsibilities, leadership, saving, and giving, and all the other stuff. Why not find the things that delight your inner child? You know, I was a sad girl for a long time, and there were very few things that lit my fire (writing mostly). Fast forward like six years later, and now I find joy in the smallest things: kind words, small gifts, the sunset, the first coffee of the day—just to mention a few.