Brick by brick, I’ve built a foundation. To an outsider, it must seem that I’ve lived a thousand lives with myriad failures. If you were to measure the success of each venture monetarily, I would always tend to come up with insufficient funds.
You state you are going to build until you have built something of substance. Look around you: You already have! Continue to build, but don’t under estimate or under value who you are and what you have accomplished through hard work and exploration You have a Midas touch when it comes to people You do connect with us Think of how long US Grant wondered in the wilderness before he succeeded in building something But in the end what a success he had. He more than anyone preserved this great experiment in democracy of ours.
I was a little taken aback but not surprised by your statement that your tattoos were a basis for not getting the break in your religious pursuits. I hope that St Peter doesn’t have that prejudice against tattoos. If he does I am in deep trouble, and digging the hole deeper. I view tattoos as art but more. I view them as putting my inside on my outside. Being honest about who I am and what I believe. I know the prejudices against tattoos as I was taught then. But I have found like all prejudices that measure a person by the color of their skin, born with or adopted, are wrong and mean spirited. I have found that the tattoo artists and people with tattoos I have met to be as good as any I have met without them. We are told the body is god’s cathedral. Tattoos are just adding stain glass windows IMHO.
I love that line, "If passion paid the bills, I'd be a millionaire". Keep looking up! When I read your stories, I can easily get pictures in my mind of what you are writing. I have fallen behind reading your stories and I'm trying to catch up!
Stan you are so passionate about your writing. I personally think you are an amazing storyteller and really enjoyed reading this weeks offering. Don’t give up, ever. Love and Hugs!!
I don’t plan on giving up. I had to finish this one late this week. Crashed last night after class and took today off to just rest. Feels good to take a day off, turns out I just needed to sleep more than 5 hours haha.
I too very much live the “if passion” line
You state you are going to build until you have built something of substance. Look around you: You already have! Continue to build, but don’t under estimate or under value who you are and what you have accomplished through hard work and exploration You have a Midas touch when it comes to people You do connect with us Think of how long US Grant wondered in the wilderness before he succeeded in building something But in the end what a success he had. He more than anyone preserved this great experiment in democracy of ours.
I was a little taken aback but not surprised by your statement that your tattoos were a basis for not getting the break in your religious pursuits. I hope that St Peter doesn’t have that prejudice against tattoos. If he does I am in deep trouble, and digging the hole deeper. I view tattoos as art but more. I view them as putting my inside on my outside. Being honest about who I am and what I believe. I know the prejudices against tattoos as I was taught then. But I have found like all prejudices that measure a person by the color of their skin, born with or adopted, are wrong and mean spirited. I have found that the tattoo artists and people with tattoos I have met to be as good as any I have met without them. We are told the body is god’s cathedral. Tattoos are just adding stain glass windows IMHO.
Keep living true to yourself? Keep writing!
I love all of that! Here’s to being stained glass cathedrals!
I love that line, "If passion paid the bills, I'd be a millionaire". Keep looking up! When I read your stories, I can easily get pictures in my mind of what you are writing. I have fallen behind reading your stories and I'm trying to catch up!
Haha it’s ok, I’m thankful you’re reading any of them.
“Jack of all trades master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one.”
Right! I think it was fairly recently that I heard the second half of that quote, I like it.
Stan you are so passionate about your writing. I personally think you are an amazing storyteller and really enjoyed reading this weeks offering. Don’t give up, ever. Love and Hugs!!
I don’t plan on giving up. I had to finish this one late this week. Crashed last night after class and took today off to just rest. Feels good to take a day off, turns out I just needed to sleep more than 5 hours haha.
I’m glad you’re getting a day to wooosaw it is a good day for it…
It’s very nice out!