Make the change from all or nothing to all or something, or better yet, something or something and Be Finally Free

... i need to bring some balance into my life.

my room’s a mess, my temp job’s annoying, am too focused on “having fun” at the expense of more focus on making clear focused decisions with a direction.

i don’t know if i mentioned this, but this goal came about after a long conversation with a friend of mine on the west coast…

and true to form, after my recent internship-disappointment, he had this to say, which I found inspiring to receive in my emailbox early this morning:

Dont give up – I’m sure there will be other opportunities

let me share a quote my spanish teacher left us with – something that
has left me deeply influenced

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will
not;
nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not;
the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination
alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always
will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge

because i feel i need to keep seeing it in front of my eyes… a reminder to always to do something, rather than imagine doing it all and instead disappointing myself by doing nothing

unfree

yesterday (actually v. early this morning, since i was unable to sleep past 2 a.m. today…)
i applied for a job.

something, something, something, something, something…
this is my mantra
remember.

is happening

like turning a cruiseship around…

this change comes slowly

actually came from a long, long, L-O-N-G conversation that I had with my friend A*, after we talked about the book

What should I do with my life