I realllly love this article, Jen. The movement from rejection — from the things you thought you wanted to do — to running (even when you were judged by others) to painting, even when you didn’t have particular talent — there’s something so beautiful about that intrinsic motivation & desire. I imagine a woman (you) with a self-satisfied smile doing things that others might not even understand fully but you’re super happy doing them & beaming because you’re *doing the things you wanna do*. Something tells me you’re still carrying this today, as you traverse continents & oceans to new places on your terms. I admire it.
Hey Cory! Thanks so much for reading and for this comment. I think if there's anything I'm good at in life, it's doing the things I want to do, and I'm always a glass half full kind of person. I think that combination makes defeat, obstacles, judgment easy to move beyond. And I'm still terrible at painting, but I love it. ;) Thank you again!
Hi Jen, I love this! I've been wanting to take dance lessons for years. Danny and I started a few years ago but we could never find the time to keep it going consistently. We plan to pick it back up again once we're empty nesters later this year. Thanks for the inspo. Hope you're well!
Hi, V!! Miss you. I love that you and Danny are going to do this. There are so many free salsa classes in Guatemala that I’m hoping to take advantage of them.
Brava. Yes, we don’t need to wait too long to do the things we really wanna do. We just need to do them without all the preparation and waiting for the right moment and all that jazz.
So true. Your comment made me think of the expression–just do the damn thing. Thanks for reading and for your comment. I appreciate it. And all that jazz.
I don’t know where that came from but I thought you have a lightheartedness about you and And. I think we need to enjoy life a whole lot more than we are right now so this is wonderful what you’re doing
I realllly love this article, Jen. The movement from rejection — from the things you thought you wanted to do — to running (even when you were judged by others) to painting, even when you didn’t have particular talent — there’s something so beautiful about that intrinsic motivation & desire. I imagine a woman (you) with a self-satisfied smile doing things that others might not even understand fully but you’re super happy doing them & beaming because you’re *doing the things you wanna do*. Something tells me you’re still carrying this today, as you traverse continents & oceans to new places on your terms. I admire it.
Hey Cory! Thanks so much for reading and for this comment. I think if there's anything I'm good at in life, it's doing the things I want to do, and I'm always a glass half full kind of person. I think that combination makes defeat, obstacles, judgment easy to move beyond. And I'm still terrible at painting, but I love it. ;) Thank you again!
Hi Jen, I love this! I've been wanting to take dance lessons for years. Danny and I started a few years ago but we could never find the time to keep it going consistently. We plan to pick it back up again once we're empty nesters later this year. Thanks for the inspo. Hope you're well!
Hi, V!! Miss you. I love that you and Danny are going to do this. There are so many free salsa classes in Guatemala that I’m hoping to take advantage of them.
I love this post, Jen!!!
Thanks, Beth!
Going to Paris is what made me start painting. I had never done anything like it.
It has that effect, doesn’t it?!
Love this. Thank you.
Thanks for reading, Launa!
Brava. Yes, we don’t need to wait too long to do the things we really wanna do. We just need to do them without all the preparation and waiting for the right moment and all that jazz.
So true. Your comment made me think of the expression–just do the damn thing. Thanks for reading and for your comment. I appreciate it. And all that jazz.
I don’t know where that came from but I thought you have a lightheartedness about you and And. I think we need to enjoy life a whole lot more than we are right now so this is wonderful what you’re doing
Thanks, Catherine! I so agree people don’t stop to appreciate everything that is wonderful about life.