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Wednesday, 6 March 2013
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“I'm using my art to comment on what I see. You don't have to agree with it.” ~John Mellencamp
“Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without comment is a wonderful social grace” ~Judith S. Marin
“I don't ever try to make a serious social comment.” ~Paul McCartney
“I'd make a comment at a meeting and nobody would even acknowledge me. Then some man would say the same thing and they'd all nod.” ~Charlotte Bunch
“Probably what my comment meant was that I don't care about the circumstances if I can tell the truth.” ~Sally Kirkland
“We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness.” ~Katherine Harris
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Great post, Laura. From remedial reading to a doctor. You can't get much more inspiring than that. In high school I thought about being a marine biologist but my guidance counsellor discouraged me, saying I wasn't very good with science. To be fair, I wasn't. So when I was thirty and considering going back to school for nursing, I didn't think I could do it. I mean, I sucked at sciences, right? So I took an anatomy course, just to see, and got an A. It gave me the courage to continue and I graduated last fall and am now a registered nurse with the air force. You can be whatever you want as long as you never give up. My story with writing is similar to yours as well. And now we're pubbed by the same press!
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool, Sara! Thanks for sharing your story. Congrats!
DeleteGood for you, Laura!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteYay! I think we can do almost anything we set our minds too. Often we let the naysayers or ourselves have too much influence over our life!
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
DeleteBoo to naysayers, LOL!
WOW Laura!! Good on you for making your mind up, throwing your gauntlet down to the challenge and pursuing your goals, with vigor. It is often a bad idea to underestimate the underdog. There's often as much bite as there is bark :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad you stuck with your dreams :-)
Thank you so much!
DeleteMy high school guidance counselor told me not to bother with university. I'd never make it. I have a MSc to prove him wrong. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm glad, Laura, you believed in yourself and didn't listen to the wrong advice. It makes me cringe thinking about how many people have listened to the bad advice of a teacher or guidance counselor.
I'm glad you didn't listen to your guidance counselor too! :)
DeleteIt's such a bad idea to listen to others who try to hold us back.
Nothing beats down a "You can't do" like accomplishing the impossible!
ReplyDeleteNegative people with no vision will always be around. Ignore them and just keep moving forward.
Well said!
DeleteLove this post, Laura! Persistence and endurance are learned behaviors; granted, I do believe that some of both come from deep within us, but we need to hone them. I believe that believing in ourselves is a must key to success, no matter what we want to accomplish.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! Persistence and endurance aren't mastered overnight--it's a process.
DeleteYou're an inspiring lady, Laura! Thanks for this post!
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks so much!
DeleteI'm sure glad my mother told me I could do anything I wanted. And I'm glad I believed her more than anybody else. Because what she said is true for all of us.
ReplyDeleteSo true about believing in yourself. My mother was supportive, my father loved to predict my demise in whatever I wanted to do. It made me stubborn, a survival instinct.
ReplyDeleteAhh!!! Laura, I LOVE this post! Here's to you, and here's to determination and overcoming obstacles. ((hugs)) <3 <3
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