As a follow up to my 'bemoaning' the Day Job:
The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence and educational advantages; the question is what he will do with the things he has. The moment a young man ceases to dream or to bemoan his lack of opportunities and resolutely looks his conditions in the face, and resolves to change them, he lays the corner-stone of a solid and honorable success. ~Hamilton Wright Mabie
And the determination to follow our dreams:
The end of wisdom is to dream high enough not to lose the dream in the seeking of it. ~William Faulkner
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~Henry David Thoreau
How are your dreams coming along?
(Picture: The Dream, Picasso - 1932)
Lovely painting choice, Janet - and the quotes are things I struggle with, which is something I wouldn't have expected of me. When dreams collide with the realities of life, the recovery can make it hard to make lemonade out of lemons. I think I'm still just beginning to 'resolutely looks conditions in the face'. It's so easy for me to cheer on another person, but seemingly impossible for me to take my own advice!
ReplyDelete'A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself.' - Jessamyn West
Hey, Julia - I hear what you're saying about giving advice, lending support, and championing a fellow writer - then not taking time to look in the mirror and believing in your own dreams. I do it all the time - and then crash with a sudden reality (read rejection) when it interferes with the fantasy. I hope I'm learning to be a better self-advocate - and learning that dreams are made real with hard work and persistance.
ReplyDeleteLove your quote - thanks for sharing :)