tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post209272663998196550..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: On Following DreamsChris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-71289384102422086102023-12-15T09:40:18.583-05:002023-12-15T09:40:18.583-05:00So cool that you are reading! And I am glad they m...So cool that you are reading! And I am glad they mean something to you. But pace yourself...a lot of stuff here and...you have a paper to do! Haha. Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-56546960790084891652023-12-15T08:57:29.279-05:002023-12-15T08:57:29.279-05:00I like how in some way or form the things that you...I like how in some way or form the things that you Love to do at heart are still apart of you and even thought you might not be doing it at the absolute highest level you are still keeping them as hobbies because it’s things you enjoy doing. I have fallen down a “rabbit hole” 😉 of reading these blogs but they are very good and informative!<br /> - an 8th period student Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-80235750894166767542021-05-26T14:12:46.168-04:002021-05-26T14:12:46.168-04:00Absolutely. My wife and I kind of follow a motto: ...Absolutely. My wife and I kind of follow a motto: "Plan but don't predict." Predicting leads to disappointment every time... But there is a ton of joy in jus tknowing someting could "happen," even if it never does. Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-49636500791380366152021-05-26T13:46:36.266-04:002021-05-26T13:46:36.266-04:00Embedded here is an important point: It doesn'...Embedded here is an important point: It doesn't matter that much if you achieved those dreams (or the fame and fortune we imagine as adolescents) if you're still excited about the creativity and interests that led to those dreams in the first place.<br /><br />In my late teens, I dreamed of drawing and publishing my own independent comic books, publishing a syndicated comic strip, and maybe writing science fiction and fantasy novels. I didn't dream of researching and writing about hundreds of historical subjects for a government agency while writing nonfiction books and a smattering of poetry on the side. But now that I'm pushing 50, I'm (hopefully) smart enough to see that what I'm doing is a richer, deeper version of those shallow teenage dreams. And like you, I'm not done yet...Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.com