April 29, 2004
Thursday, April 29, 2004
General Writing
April 28, 2004
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked pensively.
“You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpiller.”
- Trina Paulus, Writer.
Don’t forget to say “thanks”
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
April 26, 2004
Monday, April 26, 2004
This quote, I think, offers very freeing words; that there is no key to life. There is no “right way,” special road, or particular order.
When people ask me, “How do I become creative/start a business/get happy/do art/etc.” what they’re really saying is, “My world is locked, please give me your key.”
What they don’t realise is, there truly isn’t a key because, as the quote suggests, nothing is locked. There is no pursuit hidden from us, it only seems like that …
April 25, 2004
Sunday, April 25, 2004
April 19, 2004
Monday, April 19, 2004
In the several years I’ve been working as an artist, I’ve asked for outside help with projects only a handful of times, if that.
Despite having access to a lot of fabulously talented and helpful people, I’ve never really called on any of them. Oh there have been so many times I’ve secretly asked for help but the words never came out of my mouth. It’s not that I was afraid of rejection or people giving negative feedback or help, but …
The Chronicles of Girl at Play began in April 2001 as a way for me to chronicle my leaving a successful corporate position to become a self-employed writer.
