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How a bad date turned into an important lesson on Van Gogh and creativity
About a year ago, I visited the Houston Museum of fine arts with a girl I'd never met before. It was our first date, and, much more importantly, my first time seeing a Van Gogh painting. She was a nice girl, but it's Van Gogh. Gotta keep my priorities straight. I love art, especially post-impressionism, so this was a dream come true for me. And the night did not disappointment. When I left the exhibit, I was only sure of one thing: The art I saw was special, like really special. Not long after leaving, I went with the girl, and her sisters to this Greek place in Montrose called Niko Nikos. Yeah, I said her sisters. It was a chaperoned date. After they finished eating, the girl and her family left me at the restaurant waiting for my Uber—thinking hard if I liked her enough to go on a second date. I've learned since if you have to ask that question, the answer is a NO. So, unfortunately, the art of the Dutch master temporarily took a 5 in the thinking space of my mind (playing the dating will do that shit to you). Later that week, the girl and I went on one other date (unchaperoned). Since then, I've gone on many more dates with the other person I was with: Vincent Van Gogh.
By Landon Girod6 years ago in Motivation
Are we so afraid of failure we end up failing ourselves?
As the saying goes: 'no-one’s perfect.' Then why do we work so hard at trying to get things right - all the time? Nobody wants to intentionally fail, and not showing up for a presentation or a test can be down to fear. It’s what we tell ourselves that determines our next steps and sometimes, the next few years of our lives.
By Angela6 years ago in Motivation
Changing or Choosing?
Recently, I went back to my old house in South Carolina and spent some time with my father. I was surprised to see that the room that I spent many teenage years in was just how I left it. Nothing had moved. Nothing had changed. Everything had remained the same.
By The Breatharian Blogger6 years ago in Motivation
The Climb
I wa born 7 Nov 1964 in Mt Auburn hospital, Cambridge Massachusetts as a Cugini. My father passed away in 1970and my mom had to sell everything, from our house on Bigalow st to my fathers restaurant in Brighton Massachusetts. I remember living a short time in Newton before we left for Germany with my mothers new boyfriend who happened to work for MIT. I remember going to German schools and would go to the front gate of the class to teach the German kids some English words. One time while walking home from school I guess Pam my sister wasn’t paying attention and I had crossed the street before her when all of a sudden I hear “Tonia, wait for me” and just when she got me out a car had hit here. She was more in shock than anything else. She kept pleading for me not to tell our mother.Which I never did.
By Tonia D Morrissette6 years ago in Motivation
Make The Dreamwork
Something that we as young professionals overlook in our day to day lives is our teamwork. How often do we sit back and analyze the team of people we work with and envision them as teams seeking to achieve an ultimate goal. In fact, that may be the last thing on our minds when we're young and pursuing our professions. That, or it may come as second nature. We all know the saying, teamwork makes the dream-work. But how many of us are actually making the dream work? Does it align with our dream? Are we even dreaming? Is teamwork really effective?
By Adonis Richards6 years ago in Motivation
This is Not a Showdown
One of my favorite poets, slam poets, spoken word artists, is Buddy Wakefield, his words have been a comfort to me inasmuch as a guide, he has inspired me to challenge myself beyond my comfort levels and to express myself in ways that I have either never considered before or that seemed impossible, to me.
By Communitea Books6 years ago in Motivation
The Fear of Failure
As humans, we are going to fail, we are going to fall flat on our faces many times, and it's going to be messy. We are perfect in the knowledge that we aren't perfect, we are going to make mistakes, and that is okay, that is just part of the journey called life.
By Osana Lindsay6 years ago in Motivation
Patience Will Set You Apart
We are all imbued with the important personal trait of having patience. I believe that each of us is imbued with a certain amount of it though and there’s a certain limit or tolerance level that we have within us innately. It can be difficult to augment or increase the amount of patience you have without serious mental training and willpower. Everybody has some amount of patience, but that level will stay the same unless you can train yourself to learn to have more of it and to put yourself into situations where it is tested.
By Ben W6 years ago in Motivation
The Myth of Success
Matt D'Avella, a film maker who produces the podcast "Ground Up," featured Amber Rae, an author, to discuss the myths centered around success. What motivates someone to create? What are the parameters that judge whether someone is successful or not? How do you personally gauge your level of success? As creatives, we sacrifice our souls for the approval of the masses. Society chooses whether to accept or reject your contribution.
By RJ6 years ago in Motivation
