tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post1626158423759931368..comments2024-03-22T15:37:29.563-04:00Comments on jersey girl looks up: Aies Moon | resistance, urgencyCatherine Ivinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-56226139801741459922017-01-06T13:06:51.029-05:002017-01-06T13:06:51.029-05:00Lynn, I am often a slow learner too... Cat has wat...Lynn, I am often a slow learner too... Cat has watched me do this for years. :)<br /><br />I'm on the same page as you about being true to what you do. My words for the year are 'choose joy'... very similar. :)<br /><br />I think we will get where we are trying to go. <br /><br />One of my favorite Maya Angelou quotes is something about, "do the best you can until you know better, then when you know better, do better." :)<br /><br />ohhh i should post that on my instagram. ♥<br /><br />Love to you ladies! Keep the faith! :)DancingMooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158390199317580345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-84104021174131927242017-01-06T08:44:46.955-05:002017-01-06T08:44:46.955-05:00Janell, you make some interesting points! By not c...Janell, you make some interesting points! By not catering to what other people think your work should be, you can get back to the meat of what you know your work to be. Simplifying is just another way to get back to what really works for you instead of chasing others' ideas, much in the same way that copying someone's ideas or designs really never quite succeeds.<br /><br />I easily can shift this into my own work and it is a good way to look at it. I'm never as happy (in fact, it's uber-stressful!) when I have commissions on the table that are a stretch from what I really do. Just be true to what you do should be my mantra for the coming year!<br /><br />Cat, I saw myself in the picture you drew of your friend and her love/hate job situation. Someday I'll tell you about my years as a flight attendant and the ridiculous amount of money I made the first year (less than $1000 a month) just to have a job that was my dream job. And I drove 200 miles each way, every week, from Lincoln to Kansas City so I could commute to Denver. What was I thinking?<br /><br />A slow learner :: lynnlynn boweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786375395402917408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-50456489341051857122017-01-05T17:11:40.653-05:002017-01-05T17:11:40.653-05:00I am so glad you are in such a good space and feel...I am so glad you are in such a good space and feeling so empowered! YAY! I loved reading this and am so glad you are feeling better. My symptoms have lessened also. Wishing you love and blessings in 2017, too Janell! xoCatherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-30344509775478295342017-01-05T13:37:27.980-05:002017-01-05T13:37:27.980-05:00This might not surprise you about me, but it sort ...This might not surprise you about me, but it sort of came to me out of the blue last week when I was visiting with my neighbor/friend who has a hobby business making soap and candles... she asked me if I missed making soap, and I said yes, in some ways I do. I miss the connections I had with my customers, I miss the steadyness of the work, and the income (even though it could feel like I'm working for peanuts sometimes) I miss my own soaps too. I also during that time had been thinking about my financial goals for the new year, and it sort of smacked me in the face that if I just went back to doing what I've been doing, make it work better for me, simplify, I've already built DancingMooney, I don't need to keep changing her. I can see it all differently now. No more wedding favors, simplify the scent list, only one bar size, get a portable dishwasher... "Try loving the work a little less. Try loving the money a little more."<br /><br />I can really relate to your friend's work situation.<br /><br />I don't know why for so long, I worked SO hard, but felt like I wasn't ever going to make any real money. I don't know why I couldn't get that sticky money thing to work for me before, but I get it now. <br /><br />When I quit soap earlier this year, I thought I was done for good... but other things got in the way and I ended up in hiatus for most of 2016... now that I'm feeling well again (thank goodness!!) I'm starting to get back to the old me again, and am able to see things from a fresh perspective...<br /><br />Sorry this is getting wordy. I just feel such relief right now! And literally, a fresh brand new beginning. It's empowering. ♥<br /><br />Wishing you much love and many blessings this year Cat.<br />xoxo. DancingMooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158390199317580345noreply@blogger.com