tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791041438381741977.post1207705063635038249..comments2022-03-24T17:28:28.098-04:00Comments on Dorian's Reflection: My Momentary Lapse of ReasonDorian's Reflectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595920907710212079noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791041438381741977.post-36042458228430786692009-04-11T21:09:00.000-04:002009-04-11T21:09:00.000-04:00Hey,You're not supposed to be in despair about you...Hey,<BR/><BR/>You're not supposed to be in despair about your life--that's MY domain!!!<BR/><BR/>"I see my friends and acquaintances moving in a forward motion in their own lives and wondering why I am stagnating, spinning my wheels in a whirlwind of confusion."<BR/><BR/>OMG! Let me just say that there's a world of difference in the way you perceive yourself and the way others perceive you. You see yourself as "stagnating"--I'm always in awe of your talent and the fact that you always somehow manage to find an outlet through which you can write the stuff that YOU WANT TO WRITE! Others have also said how impressed they were by you! You started up your own freakin' magazine for God's sake! Who the hell does that?! Others simply talk about what they want to do--you find a way to make it happen!<BR/><BR/>"...at times, I feel like I am a person out of place, out of time. Like I am wandering through life, trying to find a path. It’s a little sickening that I am over 30 and still trying to find my way."<BR/><BR/>I do think that as the world--particularly the world of Arts and Culture--loses depth, it does become more difficult for more talented individuals to get much-deserved opportunities. But there's nothing wrong with being over 30 and still trying to find your way; that's the story of most artistic geniuses! You don't want to settle! There's NOTHING wrong with that. You want to earn a living writing the stuff you love and you're trying to find that opportunity. THAT'S AWESOME!<BR/><BR/>I don't think you're seen as a one-trick pony. You might be seen as being eccentric or too "edgy" for these stuff shirt corporate types. Coolness oozes out of people like us, no matter how much we try to hide it with a suit, and it scares people. They want young college Republican types--"Yes" people. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there, Kiddo. The world will discover your kick-ass amazingness soon!E.S. Coakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715544381643067922noreply@blogger.com