Comments on Peonies and Polaroids: Projects and Dreams

I just re- read this to check if it was as good as...

2010-01-13T13:20:14.944Z

I just re- read this to check if it was as good as i remembered it was. It is. Better in fact, and expresses vprecisely how i'm feeling at the moment. Apart from with no projects (which sucks). Just lots of hopoing and dreaming. This is a beautiful post.

Paraphrasing Anon: Good news. It's the same th...

2009-11-19T18:29:01.728Z

Paraphrasing Anon: Good news. It's the same thing when you're 50. Sigh.

I found you via Cate Subrosa and LPC and Meg, and I've been reading you for a while. Loving your work, and your wisdom.

This doesn't go away. But I've found this:...

2009-11-15T21:07:44.752Z

This doesn't go away. But I've found this: It doesn't matter which you do first, so long as you do it with an open heart. Choose one, and do it, and then another, and the rest will fall into place.

Love this post! I am in such a similar place at 26...

2009-11-15T01:58:34.291Z

Love this post! I am in such a similar place at 26. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, so we know we're not alone.

Thank you for this :) xoxo another 24 year old dr...

2009-11-14T17:58:15.716Z

Thank you for this :)
xoxo another 24 year old dreamer

Well someday someone will thank goodness for you a...

2009-11-14T00:50:15.682Z

Well someday someone will thank goodness for you all too. Oh, wait, I already do. And I am sure I am not alone in that. Smooches, as I say to my kids. Weekend time...

Mmm... thank goodness for LPC. Because I'm alm...

2009-11-14T00:42:44.585Z

Mmm... thank goodness for LPC. Because I'm almost 30 and it's the same. I'm just a bit sturdier than I was at 24 (thank god!)

post perfection <3

2009-11-13T21:20:29.811Z

post perfection <3

amen. and I hate to tell you, but it doesn't s...

2009-11-13T11:13:17.674Z

amen. and I hate to tell you, but it doesn't seem to end at 24 either... it's all dreams and unknowns, unexpecteds & even unimaginable randoms... but that's the magic isn't it?

The not knowing is at once terrifying and exciting, limiting and limitless... I think your blog is gorgeous, and I'm assuming your dreams are similar too... I've been working on a project present tense which has finally come into fruition (eeek, a little magazine called Spoonful, watch this blogger's space :) and I have to say that feeling is pretty awesome... but now that I've done it, a whole new WORLD of uncertainties seem to have presented themselves... I'm 26, so I guess we just keep on looking straight ahead...

Happy Friday ;)

thea.
xx

(www.forthevisionaries.tumblr.com)

I enjoyed reading this post because your honesty h...

2009-11-12T18:39:56.426Z

I enjoyed reading this post because your honesty hit home with me. I am twice your age and I still think in terms of projects and dreams...so it never ends, at least I hope not. As I age though I see things in a different perspective that comes from experience. I can't say I don't still feel anxious but I've learned to enjoy the journey a little more and pace my projects when I'm under control. As I watch my children and their children I remember how hectic the dreaming process is...maybe one day I'll feel mature. Great picture also.

always dream! even when all your 102 dreams have c...

2009-11-12T16:15:56.113Z

always dream! even when all your 102 dreams have come true (or at least you have tried them all on...) find some more dreams to wish & hope for & plan! life is only over when you stop looking forward and start looking backward :)
xo meg
ps, i know how you feel, i posted about pretty much the exact same thing yesterday... it's nice to know that people in their 24th year seem to be having a joint-existentialist crisis

you write beautifully. but oh, this condition of...

2009-11-12T11:42:37.142Z

you write beautifully.

but oh, this condition of dreaming and wanting to create and planning and making and hoping does not magically stop or ever fully resolve itself. i am now 35. (thank you for your birthday wishes by the way and yes, i rather favour a birthday week) and i am still full of hopes and dreams and wants and projects and hopes and even more dreams.

i wish i had been as evolved as you are when i was 24 though.

What did we do before LPC came along? You and she ...

2009-11-12T07:34:06.742Z

What did we do before LPC came along? You and she both helped me greatly with this this morning. Thank you.

That's what i was thinking. sigh 24 eh...

2009-11-12T04:24:50.475Z

That's what i was thinking. *sigh* 24 eh...

oh i'm like you...24 and filled with dreams of...

2009-11-12T02:32:24.749Z

oh i'm like you...24 and filled with dreams of future possible pursuits but in my dreams i see not only the pros but also the cons, so i can't quite figure out what would be right to pursue. so i continue down the same boring day job path till i do figure out what my next step should be. my boyfriend always tells me i'm thinking about the future too much, but i can't help it, it's like a fun mental exercise to hope and wonder how my life will change.

Bad news. It's the same thing when you're...

2009-11-12T02:09:23.359Z

Bad news. It's the same thing when you're 50. Sigh.

Yes, 24 is about projects and dreams. But so is 25...

2009-11-11T23:02:13.552Z

Yes, 24 is about projects and dreams. But so is 25, and 30 (my age now) and I hope 40, 50, 60, you get the idea! :)
Sometimes getting there is the best part, so don't try to make things happen too fast!
I sound like grandma! :)

thank you for this! Sometimes I feel alone in my &...

2009-11-11T16:43:12.909Z

thank you for this! Sometimes I feel alone in my "dreams and projects" because everyone else always seems so focused.

I think all of life is projects and dreams. And tr...

2009-11-11T15:07:39.790Z

I think all of life is projects and dreams. And trying to turn the dreams into projects.

As Annie Dillard said, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."

I wish I could tell you that the 102 disparate dre...

2009-11-11T08:24:54.509Z

I wish I could tell you that the 102 disparate dreams become less in number and more cohesive with time. I have not found that to be the way my life has gone. In fact, the possibilities seem expanding, and as you zero in on something, then new opportunities come up... and it;s all rather wonderful, actually. If you remember to let go a little. Easier said than done, but isn't that what life is all about, after all? Knowing when to hold on and when to let go, and redefining yourself as you go along...? Maybe. I'm still trying to figure it out. I'm 36.

xoxo,
-maria

so lovely...

2009-11-11T05:43:12.369Z

so lovely...

Wonderful shot of a heart in the apple! Don't ...

2009-11-11T03:54:08.917Z

Wonderful shot of a heart in the apple! Don't forget to take pleasure in the dreaming, and the engaging in the projects.

Perfectly articulated; thank you.

2009-11-11T01:46:31.936Z

Perfectly articulated; thank you.

Hammer (P) meet nail (my feelings exactly). I d...

2009-11-11T00:15:37.417Z

Hammer (P) meet nail (my feelings exactly).

I don't think any of this ever goes away. Actually, I think should it go away, I hope to find myself dead, as the projects and dreams shared with that someone are the best parts of everyday. Especially when they become "ours."

As for the happenings, I say throw as much as you fit in your arms at the wall. Whatever sticks, and make you happy, run with it.

Gaun yersel

2009-11-10T21:37:01.817Z

Gaun yersel