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Anemone Benedetti's avatar

Loved reading this. I relate so much. But I haven't found my thing yet! So you gave me some hope that maybe I am STILL on the path to somewhere and not just wandering around the woods aimlessly.

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Donna O'Connor's avatar

Very interesting tale of your journey to where you are today. I know there will be more chapters and look forward to seeing where you go next.

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Meg Rhinehart's avatar

Such a beautiful piece! Loved this story, so much felt, and the ending will be sticking with me for a long

time, to admire something once hated ❤️

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Ernie Brill's avatar

FASCINATING. THOREAU MARCHED TO THE TUNE OF A DIFFERENT DRUM, BUT YOU HAVE THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA. KUDOS. ONE QUESTION THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR OTHER YOUNG ARTISTS- HOW DO YOU NOW DO SO MUCH AS A YOUNG MOTHER?

RECOMMENDED READINGS: SWIMMING WITH DEAD STARS- VI KHI NAO

VICTIMS OF A MAP: A BILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS BY MAHMOUD DARWISH, SAMIR AL QASIM, AND ADONIS.

RECMMENDED FILMS: THE LADY EVE (BARBARA STANWICK AND HENRY FONDA, MAN OF MARBLE ( POLISH,DIRECTOR ANDREZEI WADJA, WORLD CLASS DIRECTOR)

GINGER AND FRED ( LATE FELLIN1) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (RIP TORN, CATHEREINE MCCORMACH) CEDDDO (OUSMANE SEMBBNE SENEGA. BURN (MARLON BRANDO

A QUESTION OF SILENCE( DUTCH), LARCENY INC (EDWARD G ROBINSON) WE ALL LOVED EACH OTHER SO MUCH (ITALIAN)U, UGETSU AND IKIRU (Japan Mizoguchi and Kurosawa

my two favorites- Some like it Hot, and The Great Debaters. enjoy

best sleepers- Nothing But A Man, Stand and Deliver

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Deborah Cohen's avatar

Sigrid, I really enjoyed reading this post. I myself stuck with the “tried and true” traditional degree path, but I can still really relate to your DIY approach, and in fact reading about it satisfies the self-directive rebel in me. Closest I got to what you’ve done is to take a number of college electives like “celestial navigation,” just for the fun of it. Creativity can best be expressed when you are being you- following your intuition and letting your creative impulses lead you on your journey, implicitly trusting them. Your writing is beautiful. Your humor exquisite.

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