About Steff
This is my interstellar craft of truth and wit. Buckle up. If you want celebrity gossip, this is not the blog for you. If you want comfortable postings that’ll fill you with happy fuzzy thoughts about the world at large, or self-help guru shit, this is not the blog for you.
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Tag Archives: dreams
They don’t tell you that knowing who you are isn’t enough. They don’t teach you that having a sense of identity doesn’t equal understanding how that identity fits into society. They don’t say that loving what you’re gifted in doesn’t mean you’ll ever be able to make a living at it, or even that you’ll [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, blogging, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, keeping it real, Life 101, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, Specifically Steff, writing Also tagged aspirations, becoming myself, detours, edumacation, getting back on path, going off the map, growing, learning, life lessons, the writing life, writing 2 Comments
May
16
2010
Crisis of Confidence & Craft
My day daunts me. I must find nuggets of awesomeness that define me as a person and writer, deep within these stacks of posts. I’ve no idea where to begin. Other than the beginning, that is. In the next 27 hours, I have to somehow distill all that I have to say, the whole of my [...]
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Apr
08
2010
Believe, Baby
I’m blogging so much because I don’t want to write my book. You realize this, don’t you? That’s okay, it’s just temporary. I’m adjusting. Going straight to work on the book is too ballsy psychologically — it’s accepting I’ve really been laid off, and it’s acknowledging that I have choices I need to make about my [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, writing Also tagged attitude, avoidance, believing the hype, excuses, moving on, recharging, refocusing, unemployment 1 Comment
Nightvisions: Of Dreams and Wakings