daring to be bold

so, before i go on my walk, with or without company, i suppose i could go back to the 30 days challenge that i did last June {read a bit more about it here...}, cos things/life/change don't seem to stop just because i've stopped doing the challenge....

this was prompt no. 7, and the thing i wrote (with odd adaptation as necessary...)

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rational thinking gets us from A to B,

fantasy gets us everywhere...

Albert Einstein

The idea of “being realistic” holds all of us back. From starting a business or quitting a job to dating someone who may not be our type or moving to a new place – getting “real” often means putting your dreams on hold.

Today, let’s take a step away from rational thought and dare to be bold. What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish but have been afraid to pursue? Write it down. Also write down the obstacles in your way of reaching your goal. Finally, write down a tangible plan to overcome each obstacle.

The only thing left is to, you know, actually go make it happen. What are you waiting for?

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becoming a writer

what stops me?

fear of relentless criticism, the conviction that what i write 

is boring and unessential, or that i'm not 

hip & happening enough, or just not as good as J.K. Rowling....
plan of action
send the stuff i've written already to a bl**ding publishers...

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becoming an artist

(which discipline? no idea...)

what stops me?

fear of criticism, conviction that i'm not original or good enough, 

that i don't stand out enough and play too safe, 

what i make isn't good enough to live on...

no idea which one to go for...
plan of action
erm...
eh...
just keep going and not reach for the skies?
sort of...

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live by the sea again

what stops me?

schools of the kids, money, being realistic...
plan of action
look for ways i can work from home in the future
keep looking for work-options by the sea
remember that the kids will leave school/home at some point...

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falling hopelessly and madly in love again

(one of those passionate and intensely sad affairs you see in films...)

what stops me?

total paralysis if ever it comes on my path...

oh, and i'm in a relationship already...

but mainly the paralysis...
plan of action
well...
i'll just have to trust life to work out for that one...

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