The Future is Just Around the Corner
At the McColl Center in Charlotte
“This is the present…the future is just around the corner.” A good message for a new year, yes?
I’m so grateful for every author of every book I read last year (even the one I am reading now that I’m reeeeaaally not liking, and yes I’ll post about it because spoiler alert…it’s the Booker winner). Grateful for those that feel compelled to share a part of their souls with the world via their writing and their art. There is *always* something to learn from them all.
I’ve had a hard time finding my groove with my own work and writing since moving. Last night my friend Ashley told me about a chapter in Adam Grant’s new book Hidden Potential about “languishing.” Yup, that’s what the last few months have been for me — creatively speaking — after about five years of awesome momentum and ticking off a bunch of professional goals. (I have to remember to look back and acknowledge those accomplishments!)
As I attempt to turn languishing into flourishing this year, I’ll play the song below from La La Land whenever needed. If you, too, like cheesy showtunes and have some sort of dream that you’re hoping to claw your way toward, put on “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” and remember that the future is just around the corner. Happy New Year. 🎈
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Leapt, without looking
And tumbled into the Seine
The water was freezing
She spent a month sneezing
But said she would do it again
Here’s to the ones who dream
Foolish as they may seem
Here’s to the hearts that ache
Here’s to the mess we make
She captured a feeling
Sky with no ceiling
The sunset inside a frame
She lived in her liquor
And died with a flicker {** ed note: I’m not planning on emulating those 2 lines}
I’ll always remember the flame
Here’s to the ones who dream
Foolish as they may seem
Here’s to the hearts that ache
Here’s to the mess we make
A bit of madness is key
To give us new colors to see
Who knows where it will lead us?
And that’s why they need us!
So bring on the rebels
The ripples from pebbles
The painters, and poets, and plays!
And here’s to the fools who dream
Crazy as they may seem.
Here’s to the hearts that break
Here’s to the mess we make…
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