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- Marcus, on my top 10 are the daily devotionals. I love getting those from you in the morning, always a thought provoking insight that challenges me to go deeper in my faith. Thanks for sharing...
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Editing, writing, faith, and work. And poetry because I like poetry.
Tina Howard, aka spaghettipie, interviewed me recently for her blog Stewardship Living, in which I hand out advice with shameless self-importance. Like this:
Follow your passions, but do so in a way that is honest and responsible. I love to write, but I wasnââ¬â¢t ... Continue reading »
Follow your passions, but do so in a way that is honest and responsible. I love to write, but I wasnââ¬â¢t ... Continue reading »
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L.L., wise? What are you talking about?
spaghettipie, thanks for asking me!
ESI, thanks for pointing that out. I think our capitalist society encourages us to gauge success in terms of dollars. If I can earn a living at my passion, then I have achieved success. The better living I can earn, the more success I've achieved.
But really, that kind of thinking doesn't acknowledge the realities of a free market system. No matter how good I am as a poet, I'm never going to make much money by publishing books of poetry. Nobody wants poets. Everybody wants good copy. Does that mean all poets should go to work for advertising agencies? Heavens no! I still follow my passion for poetry, but I'm not stupid about it. I rely on other talents to bring home the bacon. Otherwise we'd have nothing to eat. (Not the least because I'm not really that good at poetry!)