Blog Nirvana: Blind Monkeys in Straight Jackets, Passion, and Dreams

This week was a week of reflection and growth for me. I found a few new blog that I adore, and received a much appreciated second round of sunshine in the form of Indian Summer in Ohio. This week’s Blog Nirvana is definitely an eclectic mix, but it was a smish-smash kinda week.

My favorite quotes this week:

“If your leap is an act of love, even if you fall on your face, you will have felt as though you have flown.” Hayden Tompkins
http://persistentillusion.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/the-courage-to-leap/

“Too much drink lowers our inhibitions, but too much broadband can heighten our bravado.” Tim Brownson http://www.adaringadventure.com/blog/wordpress/uncategorized/the-keypad-is-mightier-than-the-sword/

Seriously, who hallucinates about dictionaries and small men fighting over vocabulary? Apparently, I do.” Zoe Westhof http://www.zoewesthof.com/http:/www.zoewesthof.com/blog/geeky-to-the-core

Don’t be afraid to ask for what your time and expertise are worth. Your plumber or doctor don’t give discounts because of economic conditions, and neither should you.” Jodee Redmond http://freelancewritinggigs.com/jobtips/?p=19

“If the world is filled by those who can, and those who can’t as well, then those who can should KNOW they can, then HELP OTHERS to excel.
If NONE of us are stronger, then how can we give assistance, to those of us who life’s seen fit to offer some resistance?” Sean Platt/Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/writing/bright-ideas/

“I am about as handy with tools as a blind monkey in a straight jacket.” Blogger Dad  http://www.bloggerdad.com/handyman-i-am-not/

“I am drinking an Italian Soda (raspberry and lemon flavor). I face away from the center, feeling more exposed than ever. I often peer over my shoulder to see if anyone is watching me write these words. It’s weird, it’s weird, it’s hot in here. No, not like the song, but like there is the passion and determination of a thousand writers and other artists boiling from the center outwards.” Matthew Dryden  http://www.matthewdryden.ca/2008/11/04/us-election-day-means-no-readers/

“Within the last year, I’ve dreamt outrageous dreams of leaving my job and living a new, more rewarding life. I’ve also dreamt of earning a living by creating things of value, and then inserting them into my own agenda.
The first part of my dream has already come true.  I have absolutely no doubt that the rest of the dream will also come to be a reality. In fact, it’s already starting to happen.

I urge you – dare to dream – about what’s possible.  Buy into the story you create for yourself, then fulfill it with happiness and success.” Dave Fowler, guest posting at Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/bloggers-i-heart/jolly-good-then/