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“Don't jeopardize the future in an attempt to make the past RIGHT in the expense of today. Today is a new beginning! It deserves its own shot...”
- Assegid Habtewold -
“If you never unleash your true colors, you will always be insecure on the path to your dreams.”
- Nguyen Xuan Bach -
"Sometimes God calms the storm. At other times, he calms the sailor. And sometimes he makes us swim." -- Author Unknown
*** for S... saw this book and remembered you... so i got it... i should read it soon... :)
By: Qosmic Qadence
Have you ever had a DREAM? Ever HOPED to accomplish something Bigger Than Yourself? Ever DESIRED to Share a precious gift with the world that you Knew would benefit all of humanity once they got wind of it? Wasn't that Dream, Hope &/or Desire of yours embraced by every solitary person that you encountered and shared it with? Didn't they think you were the Greatest thing since sliced bread for devising such an idea and presenting it to them? Ha! OF COURSE NOT SILLY! "Welcome To The Real World!"
As a writer I've found it easier not to actually EXPECT support from anyone. It's a mental and emotional trap to do so. Those people who have businesses that I've supported &/or presently support, or that I've extended certain courtesies, done things for and the like. Well, they weren't gifted the blessing of my time or favor, in hopes of some eventual instance of payback displayed in a book sale or two. Nor was I hoping they'd end up "Shouting Me Out" promotionally via their social media pages.
Would it help my efforts if they did? Without question it would! But, God Bless those people anyway. My strides in life as an Author/Poet/Writer are being supported by some amazing "PEOPLE" whose acquaintance I would never have had an opportunity to make, without first pursuing MY dream. Therefore, even giving attention to those who aren't supporting me is sort of a slap in the face to those who are! At least, that's how I see it.
I had a mentor tell me years ago, "Your success in life will be perceived as some peoples failure! This is the reason they'll find it difficult to throw their support behind your efforts". So you see, complaining about their lack of support sort of feeds their hope that you won't succeed - not to mention it validates their insecurities in life.
Think about it this way, if your success depended on their support alone, well, you'd pretty much be a failure presently. And we know this isn't the case, right? Focus on what matters, keep grinding, push yourself to the maximum and seek to persevere at all costs, regardless who supports you.
Your blessings are YOUR blessings, designed for acquisition when the time comes. Value, Honor & Respect Them All! Sometimes, they're disguised as a lack of support to spur focus & hard work.
Those Dreams, Hopes & Desires are YOURS to bring to Life! Don't You Dare Stop To Monitor Support, When There's Plenty Of Work To Be Done Before Making That A Reality!
Be Incredible!
Hosted by Goodreads Indonesia at Pasar Festival, Kuningan. Great event, me, Nulisbuku.com and other writers + book lovers are having a great time!
In 1986, Martine a perdu son chien (www.goodreads.com/book/show/1539746.Martine_a_perdu_son_c...).
Some years later she's all grown up and found it back.
FInishing the book on the Metra train, Chicago-bound for a day of fun with Emmy.
I read this book in way too many places.
Festival Pembaca Indonesia 2011, 4 Desember 2011, plaza area GOR Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Jakarta
Indonesian Readers Festival 2011, December 4, 2011,plaza area GOR Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Jakarta
...as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
- Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets -
...to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”
- Paul Valéry -
www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/141425.Paul_Val_ry
- A waypoint coursework continuing the Life Trees theme from April 2012
NgaBOOKburit GRI: Nonton Bareng Coraline
Perpustakaan Kementrian Pendidikan & Kebudayaan Jakarta
18 Juni 2016
NgaBOOKburit GRI: Nonton Bareng Coraline
Perpustakaan Kementrian Pendidikan & Kebudayaan Jakarta
18 Juni 2016
11:59 am.
I finally finished the book, on a bench in the Great Hall of the Met before checking my bag. Good motivation: not carrying 500 pages around a museum all day.
I can't explain, though, how awesome it was to have the things I learned from this book running through my head while I was at the museum. I felt like I could learn everything in the whole building. Also, there were more than a few things I had just read about that ended up being right in front of me.
This book was originally a piece of good old (see: bad, dusty) religious bodice ripping. I think. That's what what I got from the Goodreads page.
Now it's a character box.