At my age, I’ve done most of my big risking. (Although writing monthly blogs is a hug risk for me!) I get it that I still take risks every day but probably the biggest risks I’ll ever take, have been taken. I was driving just the other day and listening to a new Celtic Women [...]
So Many Changes – Update
It is amazing to realize that it has only been one month since I last wrote about the many changes I was determined to make in my life – changes that would effect my life from center to circumference. The basic update is that I did sign the lease on my new art studio. My [...]
Failing or Succeeding
The end of a regular paycheck is nearing. At the end of this month I will no longer have an employer but will be working for myself making pottery and building websites.
Today I Take These Risks
I have taken many risks. I have both celebrated and suffered the consequences of my actions. At this point in my life, the stakes seem so much higher, and the risks frighten me. To be true to my essence, I am convinced that these are risks I must take. Why today? I put everything else [...]
Rebooting a Love Affair
How very fitting that I should be submitting my February risk on Valentine’s Day, for the risk I am taking now is in returning to a relationship that ended in 2008. And not just any ending, I might add, but a spectacular flame-out, the details of which I am too embarrassed to describe here except [...]
Risk Sucks
Yes, I said it. Today is just one of those days. I risked a lot leaving my well-paying job that made me miserable and becoming a well-paid consultant making the same money and working half the time. It was fun while it lasted. About 18 months to be exact. Years ago, I took a risk [...]
One Thing
People ask me all the time what it takes to be a working musician. Most of the time what they really mean is what does it take to be a “star.” I generally have to explain the difference to them and hope they understand that, while, yes, I still have stars I am chasing, the [...]
RISK – What is it, and why take one?
The Definition Over at www.dictionary.com here what they say: noun – exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: “It’s not worth the risk.” verb – to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard: “… to risk one’s life.” I’d say that sums it up, generally. And yet, [...]
