Showing posts with label fears. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fears. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

I Laugh in the Face of Failure

GROOVY HEART
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I LAUGH in the face of failure? 


Who says that? 


Actually: ME. Failure does NOT exist in my world.


So, I bet you think I'm cool, huh?


Yeah, um, not so much.


You see, the problem I really have is that I fear SUCCESS.



HUH??



Yup. You heard me.


I can fail over and over again.  No problem, well, maybe I'll get a little frustrated or something, but so what?  It means I  try again.


BUT SUCCESS??

What does that even mean?

How is it measured?

Maybe that's the problem.  There's no clear-cut way to decide if you're successful or not. 

OR MAYBE....

The lack of definition is the answer!!

Oh, yeah, I got it now.

I'll never be successful.

SO!

I'll never stop trying to get better.

And I no longer need to be afraid of success.





Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Yeah, I'm addicted to Victorious. Can you blame me?

YES, I'm addicted to Victorious.   I could give a thousand excuses, but I won't.  It all comes down to my writing.  The more I watch this show, the easier it is for me to create the strong teen girl character I want to portray.  Plus, the show's theme song really takes the edge of my fear of success.  And let me tell you, that fear is growing by the second, especially with what I see happening in YA today.  Realistic fiction is making a comeback.  Strong female characters are in demand.  Uh, oh world look OUT:

"Cause you know that if your live in
Your imagination
Tomorrow you'll
Be everybody's fascination
In my victory
Just remember me
When I make it shine"