There is a place where ideals can crush you instead of inspire you. It’s like you stop looking at the North Star as a guide and you start looking at it as a benchmark of your own light instead. Comparing your business potential or art to those who have already established themselves is cruel and ... Views: 862
I don’t know a better way to march our dreams into the world other than to just march our dreams into the world. You could wait for the world to invite you to the banquet and the ball. Or you could just show up in your red dress and your headdress ready to boogie. I think the red dress is in ... Views: 757
One sparrow-boned, average mother in a cotton dress thrusts up a Pontiac Grand Am to rescue a crushed and wailing child. She doesn't think about it. She does not analyze how a woman of one hundred and ten pounds who normally can't lift more than two bags of canned groceries can hoist up a ton of ... Views: 775
I wanted to encourage you to be a little bit more “foolish” in your life. There is power in daring to be different.
Great advances have never come from the conventionally minded among us. It’s always comes from us idiots who believe in love and freedom and goodness and peace. ... Views: 985
When I first left my prestigious legal career to dare the writing life, part of me was terrified that I would fail. Of course I didn’t want to starve. But worse yet for my precious ego, I couldn’t bear looking stupid. I dreaded feeling like I’d chased a hint of a rainbow and ... Views: 1037