The wonders of being weird!!

illustration by virginia fitzgerald. © 2018

the adventures of Joey - made by a Potato Hill poetry writer

There's a whole category of people who miss out by not allowing themselves to be weird enough. 

Alain De Botton

Once again I had the pleasure of spending a morning with some very creative kids at Potato Hill Poetry's Summer Writing Program. This week we created a comic/graphic novel using thumbprint art. I have posted all the amazing pieces on my other blog, http://virginiafitzgerald.blogspot.com, and I high;y suggest that you visit as the variety and storytelling of these comics are outstanding!

However, during our creating session, the general conversation moved to the topic of weird came up and I was saddened by the group's response to the idea of being weird. They saw weird as more of a negative while I see weird as something to celebrate. We discussed being weird for a bit, and I might have gotten a few of them to see the wonders of being weird, however, their response gave me pause.

I truly do believe that our unique weirdness should be embraced and celebrated because that is what makes us our own person and is the one of a kind gift we can give the world!! However, weirdness is something that much of our everyday lives tries to squash, through advertising, marketing, and peer pressure.  

So to combat those social pressures, I want to preach the wonders of being weird!

Today find your weird and let it shine!!

love, mom

p.s.

there is one more week of Potato Hill Poetry's 

Summer Writing Programs

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start where you are ....

Start by doing what's necessary; 

then do what's possible; 

and suddenly you are doing 

the impossible.

Francis of Assisi

When facing a project or a problem that seems overwhelming, it is always good to remember to just start doing it. Start small if you need to but start. The more you put something off the larger and more daunting it becomes and the more excuses you find not to do it! So just start where you are and go from there.

love, mom

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day72: eliminate the unnecessary ...

“Things which matter most 

must never be at the mercy of 

things which matter least.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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day36: be courageous

One isn't necessarily born with courage, 

but one is born with potential. 

Without courage, we cannot practice 

any other virtue with consistency. 

We can't be kind, true, merciful, 

generous, or honest.

Maya Angelou

Courage is an interesting concept as it affects so many aspects of our lives.  I think when people first think of courage they think of a warrior or the cowardly lion, however, you need courage to do everything that you do in this lifetime.  If you are not challenging yourself then most likely you are not growing, and growing is good. 

It takes courage to be the first person to speak up in class, 

be that person.  

It takes courage to go home 

when everyone else wants to continue the party. 

It takes courage to say no 

when everyone else wants to hear yes! 

It take courage to speak your mind, 

especially if it not the accepted position. 

It takes courage to know when to ask for help.  

It takes courage to follow your dream 

and to live your truth.  

Be courageous and watch what happens.  love, mom

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today, carpe diem baby!!!

If it’s important to you and you want to do it “eventually,”

 just do it and correct course along the way.

~ Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

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i'll meet you there ...

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing 

and rightdoing there is a field.

I'll meet you there.” Rum

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today, let us have courage as we face the coming week ...

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. 

Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. 

We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Maya Angelou

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today, be happy ...

 experimenting with hand-lettering and
who doesn't love working on corrugated cardboard?!?!

“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, 

who could not be happy?”

Oscar Wilde

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Carpe Diem!!! in honor of the wise Wayne Dyer, who has moved on ...

© virginiafitz-art 2015

Go for it now. 

The future is promised to no one.

Wayne Dyer

Self-Help Author And Speaker Wayne Dyer Dies At 75

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today, remember your inner strength . . . .

© virginia fitzgerald 2015

“What lies behind us and what lies before us

are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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today, remember the importance of the beginner's mind . . .

'always beginning . . . ' © v.fitzgerald2015

and if what Jessica Hische says is true:

“The work you do while you procrastinate is probably

 the work you should be doing for the rest of your life.” Jessica Hische

then check out my art blog to see what i'm destine to do for the rest of my life :)

peace

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may these dresses celebrate best friends!!!

(phew, got this online just under the wire . . .)

'life is an awful ugly place to not have a best friend.' Sarah Dessen

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