Comments on: Midnight

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:43:10 +0000

[drools]
Patrick Dempsey
[drools]
Mmmmmmm…..
(Note to self: do not let the boyfriend see this post!)

By: Feisty

Feisty — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:43:27 +0000

This post is magical. Thank you for writing it. You’ve given me much to ponder….

By: maria

maria — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:37:39 +0000

Christine, I can’t even put into words how meaningful your post is to me. As both someone who coaches others to pursue their true dreams, and someone who is entering a new area of my own, reading about the importance of creating a vision and taking small consistent steps every day is such wonderful reinforcement of what I truly believe deep down. As Kris said, so many people believe there is some magic formula to short-cut all the time, work, patience, and faith that it takes to nurture and give life to a new dream. And, there is so much out there that fuels this ‘quick path to success’ idea, that sometimes one can feel inadequate if they haven’t jumped in, mastered a whole new area, and become a millionaire within six months … you know?
It’s humbling to be a beginner and to make the climb up the learning curve (again!), making lots of mistakes along the way, but it’s also very exciting to know that one is not just standing still, or staying in a comfort zone that we’ve outgrown just for the sake of not risking failure or not risking what we’ve already achieved, or not risking looking ‘foolish,’ but it’s really the only way, I think, to really live and not have a lot of regrets at the end of your life.
So, here’s to good old-fashioned hard work (and a vision). Your post sums up the value of that very nicely.
Congratulations on your show, too! May this be just one of many victories ahead on your new path.

By: LB

LB — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:41:24 +0000

I just found your site tonight, for the first time. I think your collages are great. Good luck with your work.

By: Kerstin

Kerstin — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:49:27 +0000

Hi Christine,
Glad to see that you’re feeling a little better And thank you for reinforcing a truth that I’ve been avoiding most of my life: vision+work+work=success. I guess not having a vision in the first place hasn’t helped but it is only now (at the ripe age of 42) that Im beginning to realise that this is because I don’t like the hard work involved in making a vision come true. But, slowly, I am getting there and reading posts like yours help tremedously. Thanks
Take care, Kerstin

By: kris

kris — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 07:40:52 +0000

This is so true!!!! And so good to see in print. So many people think there’s a magic formula for success, when all it is involves hard work and persistance. I always liked this Oprah quote (and I’m paraphrasing here): “Luck is when hard work meets opportunity.” Thanks for sharing with us. And hope you’re feeling better completely soon.

By: kris

kris — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 07:36:34 +0000