lamesabassman and Baba Doodlius: Too cute! You’re not the first people to recommend I do that. I should sooo have them framed. :)

1) It makes you happy, so it is good.

2) I know where you can get those plates framed.  They’d be works of art.

lamesabassman….. they may be a collector’s thang in the near future…

A: GREAT comment, as usual.

Cynthia: Purging can be really cathartic! And, I’d guess fear can be a good thing, right? If you aren’t ever afraid of your choices, it probably means you’re not taking risks, no?

Sultana: You said, “I think in the end, what we all want is happiness. Everyone finds out, sooner or later, that money doesn’t buy it.” BEAUTIFULLY STATED :)

Amina: Immature? What could be more MATURE that investing the time and energy to find out what you love and following it? :) At the same time, I want to be sure I’m not encouraging blind optimism. Yes. Follow your dreams. Yes. Be happy. But, I’ll add this: Unless you have a wealthy family, sugardaddy or other benefactor, be sure to collect transferable, marketable skills along the way. New York certainly has it’s share of 30, 40 and 50-something waitstaff / actors who don’t know how to type well or use Excel. As a general rule, I think it’s good to be strong in more than one thing. In my case, I used to come down hard on myself for not going straight into writing — though, I’ve come to appreciate the skills I built up in the meantime. Hell, I guess even my writing skills would be weaker had I not experienced a great deal of “life stuff” first. In my mind, my favorite pieces — whether penned by me or someone else — do  more than string sentences together; they convey a sense of purpose, emotion, experience or whatever. Same with painting, acting and other arts.

Pink_Thursday Says:

October 14th, 2009 at 10:29 pm edit

It’s amazing how similar our stories are, even down to the international affairs (I have 2 degrees in International Affairs)!
Looking back I think the problem is that no one ever stops to point out that “Success” is completely subjective.  After grad school I got the 6-figure salary and the fabulous house and found myself miserable. I was not even able to pat myself in the back. I would cringe whenever someone asked me what I did or where I lived because I would inevitably feel like a fraud.  In the end I realized that my definition of success included 1st and foremost doing something I loved. So, I said screw it all and started my own company (Lead To Empower, Inc).  I applaud your courage and urge you to rock on and keep on keeping on.
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lamesabassman…… Says:

October 15th, 2009 at 4:13 am edit

how did you get pixs of my digs…. smile…. ‘Tis very chic….  the piece of artwork is very Mayan in thought…. were you sitting in the library on rainy days checkin the art of olde days
ever make some more…. or thought about it
lamesabassman…. and where’s the puppy space…..  gotta see where da puppy hangs it’s bone…. no pun intended…..

lamesabassman…… Says:

October 15th, 2009 at 4:15 am edit

cool lic plate  ….. Chi-town…..
lamesabassman….. Si…

lamesabassman….. Si…

lamesabassman…. and where’s the puppy space…..  gotta see where da puppy hangs it’s bone…. no pun intended…..