Tag Archives: trying

Because I Can

Because when we don’t, we know we are not being true to ourselves. Because when we don’t, we know there is something more we could have done. Because when we don’t, we forget how to conquer fear. Because someone else … Continue reading

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Do not publish this post

Struggling to stay on track. Discouraged by the mountain of work ahead to get to where I want to be. Feeling like I am just going in circles… And then I see it: I am afraid of being wrong, doing … Continue reading

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Why We Cry

No, this isn’t about sadness. This is about Hope and Inspiration. About emotions. Sometimes my inner soul reaches through and tells me – the public, distracted me – that it is time to focus. That there is something important going … Continue reading

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Why We Keep

So maybe you don’t keep. Maybe you shed things like water off a duck’s back. Maybe you don’t find anything slightly fascinating about junk mail. Maybe you think you don’t need old receipts and stuffed animals and clothes and paystubs and cassette … Continue reading

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Got an idea?

 So I got this idea one day. I was going to make a shower curtain. It was going to be a gift for someone, so I had a deadline. Remember how I said that deadlines helped? The theme was going … Continue reading

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Why We Try

Not long ago, I began to wonder: Why don’t I just do the things I want to do? Those magical things that would give life meaning and make me feel so proud… not the TV watching and eating homemade pizzas that I … Continue reading

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