Month: May 2015
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From “‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner’s Reassuring Life Advice For Struggling Artists”: It took seven years from the time I wrote Mad Men until it finally got on the screen. I lived every day with that script as if it were going to happen tomorrow. That’s the faith you have to have. Seven years. Somehow that…
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From “Marching On” by Shreve Stockton: I had an epiphany in the shower a couple weeks after surgery; I was sobbing – like hysterically crying – about all the things I wasn’t getting done and POOF! Epiphany. I suddenly realized just how much of my self worth was wrapped up in what I accomplished (and, of…
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It’s kind of funny: When I started this blog, I was determined to post every day. (Some days I even posted more than once!) As the years went on, I ran out of energy for that, and now I’m happy to blog only when I have something to say. But I’ve gotten so used to that being…
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My friend Rose is a creator and a collector. A feeler and a thinker. I love reading her blog, all the poetic, romantic, and optimistic musings, whether hers or someone else’s. Today she shared this: “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As…