I trust your summer is going well — and that you are taking time to keep dreaming, to laugh with loved ones, to make memories, and to try new things.
I hope you are taking the time, making the time, to live. And to dream.
I love the Words to Dream By I saw posted recently. This collection of quotes made me smile — and encouraged me to keep dreaming. I hope it will do the same for you.
I’m also delighted to be a guest this week on my friend Jamie Janosz’s blog.
Here is an excerpt of When Expectations Don’t Fit…
I’ve spent a good bit of my life feeling like I escaped the island of misfit toys. As a little girl, I dressed the cat in my doll clothes and climbed the neighbor’s tree so I could read, uninterrupted. I wore my hair boy-short, but was mortified when the elementary school principal once called me, “young man.”
I’ve never been a girly-girl. I’ve always loved pink, but if it comes with ruffles or lace, no thank you. I choose clothes based on comfort, not fashion. I don’t polish my fingernails, because they’ll be chipped by noon. Toenails? Yes, those get polish.
I come from a family of crafters, but my creative ability showed up in stories, not samplers. I still have half-completed cross-stitch pictures from when I was twelve. Much to my family’s disappointment, while my female relations glued and painted and sewed, I snuck off to an obscure corner with a novel or a notebook, hoping no one would notice.
A while back, I got a captain’s license from the USCG. It took almost a year to get that credential and I absolutely love my job. But more than once when I’ve told someone what I do, the response has been, “You? You’re a boat captain?” Followed by gales of laughter.
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Have a wonderful week, everyone. I am working on a new story this summer, and being deliberate about spending time with family and friends. I’d love to know what you’re working on, too. Just drop me a line in the comments or stop by and say hello on Facebook.
Keep Dreaming!
Being comfortable in your own skin and reasonable with expectations—the recipe for inner peace and happiness! So true! Great blog as always, Connie. Thanks!
Thanks, Diane! It’s been a battle, but I’m finally ok with who I am! And that is its own kind of blessing…
Good insights, Connie.
Thanks, Martha!