And then I went into total tilt—Julie Powel, played by Amy Adams, with a dead end job and a frustrating new 900 square foot apartment in Queens New York, turned to one on her favorite activities—cooking, and her chosen avocation writing, and to her hero, Julia Childs. She had a goal: to make every one of Julia Child’s 524 recipes from her book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, in 365 days.
She worked in her cubicle at the office every day, cooked every day, and blogged every day. As you can imagine, she had melt-downs, made exquisite food, husband felt left out, she became obsessed. The result? A family crisis. All in all the making of a good story, and a good read. Her blog was so clever, she wrote well, she put her life and heart into it, and achieved her goal of 524 recipes in 365 days.
I went into total tilt. What in the hell am I doing blogging? I’m talking about my experiences, yes, but who cares…
Then I thought of the quote by John Fuhrman. In his book, Reject Me, I Love It. Fuhrman writes, “If you compare yourself with others, the best you can hope for is second place in their dream.” Value judging will injure your self-esteem, and your ability to give and receive. Without those, you can’t really succeed. Okay I stand corrected.
Instead follow Kermit the Frog’s advice: “Sing Sing a Song.” (written by Joe Raposo)
Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things not bad
Sing of happy not sad….
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.
