The View From Here

The View From Here

by | Feb 19, 2016 | General, In This Moment

Reading: A Malmö Midwinter: An Inspector Anita Sundström Novella by Torquil MacLeod – it should be a quick read. Should being the operative word. But, I have been falling asleep almost immediately upon getting into bed. This might frustrate me, however, since Insomnia has been on an apparent vacation, I will take the sleep while I can get it!

Knitting (and spinning): I cast on Hop Brook by Bonnie Sennott with some handspun Dorset Down. I am about half way through and I carded the remainder of the fiber to spin this weekend. I am also in the home stretch for Kirsten Kapur’s Mystery Socks – just the toes to go and I will be done!

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Risk Factor

Risk Factor

by | Feb 18, 2016 | General

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I read the best blog post today and it really made me stop and think.

  • What makes a person a risk taker?
  • Why are they different?
  • How do you become one?

I would not ever classify myself as a risk taker. I have no desire to engage in dangerous activities. I guarantee you will never find me jumping out of airplanes, swimming across the deepest oceans, or climbing Mt. Everest.

But, I really like challenges, change, and being different.

I am not afraid to fail either.

And that, to me, seems to set the risk taker apart from everyone else – they are different, perhaps, because they are not afraid to fail.

This post struck such a chord with me because this week I began a new job – one that I am extremely excited about. A job that is completely different from anything I have ever done before, but one filled with things I love to do the most. I am sure I will share much more about where this job goes and how it grows, but for now I am adrift in the Sea of Unknown and I could not be more excited.

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