“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 isContinue reading “Spring is Near”
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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 charactersContinue reading “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 lessonContinue reading “Friends”
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.Continue reading “Moving Forward”
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. SayingContinue reading “Right Place 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 aContinue reading “Big Kid”
Healthy Striving
“Healthy striving is self-focused: ‘How can I improve?’ Perfectionism is other-focused: ‘What will they think?” -Brené Brown Healthy striving! I absolutely love that! I’m juggling a lot but even with a full plate, I still want to do well and show effort. I do want to improve at the same time, when I worry aboutContinue reading “Healthy Striving”
Good Morning Sleepyhead
“True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy functionaries, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics.” – Yevgeny Zamyatin Time to come out of hiding. There’s a story to be written. There are hearts that need a clang of discomfort and souls that need the warmth ofContinue reading “Good Morning Sleepyhead”
Merry Go Round
“How do you know it’s time to take your girlfriend to a merry-go-round?” “When you want to spin the rest of your life with her.” When I was a kid, I used to love the merry-go-round. I liked trying to walk afterward and feeling the world around me. These days, I get excited when IContinue reading “Merry Go Round”
Word After Word
“A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood I’m just over here putting words after words. I’m not in it for the power over others but for the power over my own thoughts and actions. There’s a lot going on every day. It’s so easy to lose yourself in itContinue reading “Word After Word”
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