That’s what diaries are for – to remind us of our ridiculous, silly, absolutely hilarious aspects of our personalities and of the things we thought we knew.

I too – like you Quil4 – would write and attempt to write to an audience. Oddly enough to this day, I think I still do in all my journaling to some degree. It helps me focus on where my attention is at in the present moment – if I had to share this moment with someone else, what would I tell them?

The line “The world right now is in a stage of technological revolution” totally cracks me up every time I read it! Sooo good. When I was younger I felt that I needed to be able to make grandiose sweeping statements that somehow held some truth or revelation about our time! hahahahahaha! – I totally felt your point of view.

But now – as a cynical adult – I wish I had some of that confidence back – to feel with certainty. But maybe that’s one of the lovely things about looking back through these diaries and journals -not only to remember the things we once knew and believed in – but to remember to believe in them again.

Passion + Pay – the sliding scale of happiness. It’s such a brutal balance – you do exactly what you love with little outside interference but get paid zip – or you get paid to produce to a specific set of circumstances or criteria. This is of course an exaggeration – but it feels like many artists live on one side of the spectrum.

What I really liked about your story is the persistence; you understood that something had to come of your time and you were going to put your best foot forward. You worked through the “uninspiring moments” (which sometimes can be a lot of life no?) – that’s what makes you a professional – not the money – it’s the professionalism and the dedication to the craft inspite of the fact that you are now also being paid.

I hope that you’ve also still be able to grab a photos of your own interests – maybe we can get a sneak peek at some of your new works? Are you thinking of any new collections? The animals of South Africa collection we have online has gotten some great hits!