Nov 28, 2004 17:16
fuck my camera for breaking
fuck my architecture teacher for writing all over my house plans
fuck my inability to draw anything
fuck portfolios
fuck being tired all the time
fuck going to school on mondays
everything is all wrong, it's just wrong.
on the more positive note, i can't wait till christmas.
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When you're down and out, know that someone loves you.
When your world is turned up-side-down, know that someone is praying for you.
When you feel broken inside, know that learning is about failing and God has to break us to build us stronger than we've ever been before in our life.
1. Failure. You've failed many times,
although you may not remember.
You fell down the first time you walked. You
almost drowned the first time you tried to swim.
Did you hit the ball the first time you swung
a bat? Heavy hitters, the one who hit the most
home runs, also strike out the most.
Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times, but he also
hit 714 home runs. R.H. Macy failed seven times
before his store in New York caught on.
Don't worry about failure. Worry about the
chances you miss when you don't even try..
2. Ignite the Spark. "We are all born with
a box of matches inside. We can't light
them by ourselves.
The oxygen (to feed the flame) has to come
from a lover's breath, the candle
(to provide the spark) can be anything:
a melody, a word, a caress, a sound.
Everyone has to discover what will pull
his trigger to enable him to live, because
it is that explosive flare of the
match that feeds our souls."
3. Rejection Statistics
John Grisham - 28 publishers rejected
"A Time to Kill"
Golding - 21 publishers rejected
"Lord of the Flies"
Pearl Buck - 14 publishers rejected
"The Good Earth"
George B. Shaw - first 5 novels rejected
Saroyan - first 100 articles rejected
Mary Higgins Clark - first short story
rejected 40 times
Louis L'Amour - 350 rejections
Never give up. Learn from each rejection.
Fix the problems and move on. Hound your
dreams relentlessly and you'll get there.
romans 8:28 ~love
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