tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post7937921345016980028..comments2023-12-03T06:40:50.836-08:00Comments on Capricious Bubbles: GestatingShinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-53631602553968117812008-12-10T21:31:53.952-08:002008-12-10T21:31:53.952-08:00You should get nine months and more. I've kno...You should get nine months and more. I've known people who've taken a year or more. <br><br>You can still become an Obama or Rhee. Both are worthwhile endeavors. Maybe you could try getting a teaching certificate, or teaching at a private school where you don't need a certificate, to get a sense of whether you like it.<br><br>You can go back to school in education policy, or ATDSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-68594876093709902272008-12-10T21:53:29.211-08:002008-12-10T21:53:29.211-08:00Hi,Here's one book I recommend-- The Creative ...Hi,<br>Here's one book I recommend-- The Creative Habit, by Twyla Tharp. <br>http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Habit-Learn-Use-Life/dp/0743235266<br><br>It's filled with practical tips to keep yourself disciplined and to hold onto your courage as an artist. Twyla's also very New York and literary, which just makes it fun to read.<br><br>You have a beautiful writing voice and so much raw Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-5371542706608538362008-12-11T07:24:33.812-08:002008-12-11T07:24:33.812-08:00You guys are great. Thank you for your encouragem...You guys are great. Thank you for your encouragement and advice. I will definitely get the Twyla Tharp book. Best luck to ATDS and Anonymous as you pursue your goals. Please keep me posted as you go along.Shinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-80697605570903703492008-12-11T09:56:20.800-08:002008-12-11T09:56:20.800-08:00I think it's great that you aren't giving ...I think it's great that you aren't giving in to your old motivations and trying to find ones that are more fulfilling. I've struggled with the "meaning" and "purpose" of my job too (and I work in healthcare!) but found that no matter where I work, it is mostly my perspective that determines my fulfillment... my attitute shall I say? (Of course, i'm not sayingmaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707782759515075876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-41182855174984069242008-12-11T10:52:44.455-08:002008-12-11T10:52:44.455-08:00You thoughts on law remind me of my own. I went t...You thoughts on law remind me of my own. I went to law school b/c I couldn't think of anything better to do. And b/c it seemed "safe." And when I got accepted at an Ivy League school, I took it as a sign that I was *meant* to do this. <br><br>I worked at a biglaw firm in NYC for 2 yrs and saw most of my fellow first years sliced away with little fanfare. DH was offered a job inCarson's Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-31611694262117426562008-12-11T14:01:16.037-08:002008-12-11T14:01:16.037-08:00There's a book, by Marsha Sinetar and first pu...There's a book, by Marsha Sinetar and first published in 1989, called Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow. It seems to me it's a good principle, not in a metaphysical sense, but in the sense that you're more likely to be good at--or have the fire necessary to become good at--what you love than what you merely tolerate. So doing what you love, theoretically, hones your best Glen Jordan Spanglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05138297016223003127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-84233079110510552852008-12-11T14:12:08.513-08:002008-12-11T14:12:08.513-08:00p.s. if the (self imposed?) time pressure becomes ...p.s. if the (self imposed?) time pressure becomes suffocating, I hope you'll remember that giving up and jumping onto the "quiet desperation" bandwagon isn't your only option. Perhaps part time work would (at that later, hypothetical date) provide the breathing room you need to keep writing, and if the aforementioned principle holds true, the writing will naturally grow until Glen Jordan Spanglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05138297016223003127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-29796898019623472872008-12-11T15:12:48.277-08:002008-12-11T15:12:48.277-08:00Hi, joshua/Sharon, yea, please visit often. And t...Hi, joshua/Sharon, yea, please visit often. And thanks for taking the time to comment! I love reading them.<br><br>Hi, Mary, I totally agree that attitude makes a huge difference, although I think I can talk myself into accepting something less than ideal because of some unrecognized reason (like fear). I think I must be going through a semi-mid life crisis.<br><br>Carson's Mom -- I Shinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.com