On my kitchen counter is a four-slice toaster. It makes toast. I keep moving the toaster. It has been plugged in, in seven different outlets in the kitchen. I am trying to find the perfect place for my toaster to sit. As I was making my breakfast this morning, a fried egg with slices of tomato, …
Writing
Someone didn’t like what I wrote and I didn’t die
To live a creative life we must first lose the fear of being wrong. Joseph Chilron Pearce This week I received my most helpful comment on my writing, "This is the stupidest thing I have ever read." There it was. And I didn't die. I survived. The fear of someone not liking my writing is now …
Not everyone will like what you create – create anyway
I don't know what time zone you live in. I don't know what you like to do. Maybe you are a writer. Maybe you are a painter. Perhaps your teacher told you your writing was stupid. Maybe a classmate or your teacher laughed at your painting of a cow. What they said to you doesn't matter. It really …