Being a soon-to-be self-published novelist requires learning a) to wear many hats, b) to be absolutely humble, and c) to continually lavish oneself with self-care.
Happiness came this morning to my doggie and me in the form of a walk to the park. The sky bode the kind of sunny day that entices zillions to relocate to Los Angeles. We were greeted with the scent of fresh-cut grass, the caresses of cool breezes on our faces — and the honking of visiting geese!
Thank you’s to this and this and this and this vlogger for teaching me iMovie techniques that added art and several seconds to this micro-video.
How do you derail interior monologues of self-doubt?…
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
HONK-HONK-HONK!!!!! IF YOU LOVE THESE GEESE!
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Lolol honk honk 🙂 tx for the reblog, Jonathan ❤
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Your dog is so well-behaved! Just sitting and watching. 🙂 I love the sounds the geese make. So funny. Happy wandering. 🙂
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She says she is too & deserves a treat for it lolol
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I think the word de-rail is already showing it. Self-doubt certainly has everyone over and over again. Just don’t let it get stuck on a track. Just do something that makes you happy. It doesn’t matter if it’s effective at the moment. Have a beautiful weekend! Michael 🙂
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Michael, what a wonderful metaphor 🙂
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Thank you! Very kind of you! 🙂
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Regarding self-published books, I like to remember that the first great poetry in America was published by Walt Whitman at his own expense. It didn’t sell, but Emerson’s enthusiastic praise got Walt’s career going.
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That’s a great story, Brian 🙂
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That is such a beautiful video with so many geese around and especially your dog behaved so well with them as if waiting for his turn to run around the park.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Deeksha – here in Los Angeles, we are lucky to have much else besides pigeons.
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I must say you are definitely blessed!
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❤
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