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Tonight I found some of my high school work from my journalism class. They were small articles I wrote that were published in the Bulldog Barker section of the Plainview Daily Herald. Either from the year 1999 or 2000.
I still remember thinking how I always got stuck with all the boring assignments. I was so shy in high school too. I think I still am. Shy, or socially awkward. Either way, I am still my same weird, little loner self.
Interviewing people in the community was the most challenging part of journalism class for me. I’m pretty grateful for the birth of the digital age, and social media. I’m free to write about anything that interests me.
Thankfully, my blog isn’t restricted by anything or anyone. A myriad of topics are out there, waiting for me to discover them and breathe life into them.🤓
And praise God, for the revolutionary, information technology age, the internet📶, Steve Jobs (🍎Apple🍏), and online colleges🎓.
The skills I developed for researching and finding credible sources comes directly from that education. So thank you God, I’m happy to be a part of this era.
It makes me a little sad though. My little article clippings. They’re reminders that I haven’t achieved my goals yet. And I feel a little disappointed in myself. And now that I’m starting to get my feet wet again, I feel a sudden fear. Fear of the unknown, and lack of clear direction.
The thing that helps me stay positive right now is you guys and gals, the readers who keep reading my blogs. As well as other bloggers whom I’ve become acquainted with along the way on my blogging journey .
Selena Gomez’s song, 🎵 I Love You Like A Love Song 🎵 adequately describes how I’m feeling.
“Every beautiful thought’s been already sung… ”
-Selena Gomez
I Love You Like A Love Song
Except for me, it’s: “every beautiful thoughts been already written.” What can I write about that hasn’t already been written before? So, I guess there’s no need to try to reinvent the wheel as they say. Just so long as I write.
I’m a little discouraged with my life detours. But I’m not giving up yet! I created a little inspirational flipgram video of a few of my favorite quotes. Maybe it will encourage someone today. Let me know if you like it. Send me your favorite quotes and I’ll share them on my Candid Chicana platform.
https://flipother.com/f/1H5YuuvC9mO
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candidchicana@gmail.com
dstatam63@bethelu.edu
Credits
Deanna G. Montalvo photos
I popped on to my LinkedIn account this morning and came across a great article called:
The Power of One Focused Hour a Day by, Rao Srinivas.
When you are a creative, you can become overwhelmed at times with multiple projects going on (At least I do.) And also being thirsty for knowledge in the digital age can be as addicting as hardcore drugs. Metaphorically speaking. Let me explain what I mean.
If you love reading and learning, you may easily get distracted with the chitter chatter of content available online, with so many social media platforms. For example, I myself am a lover of sayings, quotes, poems, articles, blogs, free e-books, free homeschool worksheets that many resourceful and savvy mamas create, and so much more. So that can easily snatch up most of my day. Perhaps for you it’s YouTube, CandyCrush, or Pinterest.
I told my dear friend, (fellow blogger) Ralph Nyadzi, from Cegast Academy about my conundrum. It’s all the wonderful content that others are C R E A T I N G that inspires me. It’s like I don’t want to miss something great. He reminded me that it’s my quest for knowledge that makes me devour the words on people’s creations.
The problem with that, is that I’m hindering my own creations. So I was very happy to stumble across this article on LinkedIn. And as always, I have to quote a piece of his work. Because that’s what I do! That’s the type of writer I am. I love other writers words WAAAAAYYY more than my own. 😂
One FOCUSED hour a day is the equivalent of having two full weeks to work on whatever it is you want. In one FOCUSED hour a day you could write a book, build a company, learn an instrument, and so much more. What would add more value to your life? One FOCUSED hour a day of M E A N I N G F U L work, or countless hours pissed away on Facebook and Twitter comparing your insides to everyone’s outsides?
The good news for me is that I spend at least an hour a day on one of my projects already. The bad news is, I still piss away countless hours on social media obsessed with other people’s work. Liking pages, quotes and memes. I go cook dinner, come back and log back in to do the same crap. Welp! Yes, getting inspired, but yet neglicting my own work.
Whether it’s fear, procrastanation, or pure addiction, or the sum of those collectively, I’m not really sure. But the article had some great tips, that I will be utilizing to help me square things away. So, if you want to read the article I will include the link at the bottom. Now, I have to logg off my blog and go do some of my other work. (I mean after I check Facebook just real quick!)😋 Hey give me a break, it’s day one and you know what they say, “Old habbits die hard!”
To read his article, click the link below. And also, because my friend Ralph is amazing with words, I’ve shared a link to his blog as well where you can read 12 Success Quotes For Achievers.
https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/14866-the-power-of-one-focused-hour-a-day
I got wind of this challenge a little late. But it still sounds like something right up my alley. If you like art, drawing, creating, then you might enjoy this.
To all my creators, check it out and hop on the bandwagon for this one. I’ll be uploading my pics daily onto this blog and on my Instagram.
Since I started on day 10. I drew a pair of dice with the ten dots as the focal point of my first illustration for the #inkchallenge2017
Happy Creating mi gente!
Send me your drawings and I’ll post them on my Candid Chicana blog platform.
My e-mails:
candidchicana@gmail.com
dstatam63@bethelu.edu
I learned and retrieved the information about this challenge from reading another bloggers material.
Check out her ink drawings at the following blog: Aiden&Katie Adventures Something Brewing Press
Candid Chicanas Illustrations 2017
What we Are is God’s gift to us.
What we Become is our Gift to God.
-Dr. Robert Anthony
I remember my pastor preached in one of his sermons, that you are most like, the five people you hang out with. So think about the five most frequent people you spend your time with.
Are they positive, encouraging, and uplifiting people? Or are they negative, discouraging, and belittling people?
Everyday we all have the same 24 hours yes, but none of us know what each others battles are. Remember that there may be people in your circle that look up to you and admire you. So don’t ridicule their progress (however minimal it may be in your eyes).
That woman at Wal-mart that your friends just mocked, might be fighting cancer as we know it. You know…..how these analogies go. Don’t do that! Don’t shame people. Don’t mock them or make fun of their misfortune. Don’t social media shame them. It’s not right.
I have a personal little mantra I created for myself to help me remember to always be sweet. I have bad days just like everyone else. My mantra is:
Help people, Never Hurt People
-Deanna Montalvo
That came about because of our church mission: To be a hospital for a hurting humanity.
Be wise and associate with people who are leaders. Leaders know how, and when to give constructive criticism. But steer clear of peers and coworkers that only want to play sadistic pyschological games with you.
An example of that would be if your boss asked you to do something a specific way, and later reprimanded you for doing it (the way they told you to do it.)
Stay away from those that are vengeful or vindictive. People who spread false information about you or try to influence others opinion about you.
I’m very much a loner because of my distrust for people. I’ve been betrayed by so many people in my life, that I struggle to let people in. All I can do, is my very best. So that I can positively influence the people I love and care about.
Remember, if your supervisors at work are not positive mentors, maybe they have never had one. Set the example. Because we all can learn from one another. It doesn’t matter where you are in the organization as far as position goes. Just adopt this as a lifestyle habbit. Be inspirational and influential.
What works for you may not work for someone else. So what makes you think your way is much better?
-Dr. Robert Anthony
Works Cited: Dr. Robert Anthony, Think Big A Think Collection, Berkley Aug. 1999
Image: http://www.freeimages.com, Ruphuloza Signore Militia.
It’s always too soon to quit.
– Dr. Robert Anthony
I’ve mentioned before in some of my previous blogs that I’ve failed a lot in my life. But failing doesn’t always equal quitting.
Everyone knows that it takes failing over and over sometimes, if you really want to perservere.
When I was in the military there was a time when I couldn’t do my “run” (qualifications) in my alloted time. So, they ordered me to attend (Mando PT) mandatory physical training. It sucks because you have to be up at like 4:30 a.m. to excercise every day. I DO NOT MISS THAT!
Anyway. I trained, and trained, and trained religiously, until the day of the re-take PT Quals.
So all of us mando pt, men and women showed up at the gym the day of the re-take PT quals. And I remember the trainors telling us,
“No matter what, don’t stop running until you do all of your laps.”
There was probably about a dozen of us there. So, they started the time on the stop watch, and we all began running our laps.
Immediatly, the few fast runners, were laps ahead of the rest of us slow runners. Some of the ones who did finish their laps in time, ended up vomitting afterwards.
The trainors continued urging the rest of us to finish our laps. But as people started missing their target time, they were just giving up.
Despite that, the trainors kept on shouting from the sidelines,
“Don’t stop! Keep running!,”as a last effort to convince us to finish our laps.
I saw each and every one of the slow runners just throw there hands up in defeat, and walk off the track. I don’t blame them really, they had already failed.
So, now…..it’s just me, Deanna running (chest burning, dying every step of the way). And I was feeling like a dumb @$$. Because everyone that has failed up to this point, has left the track. And my slow @$$ is still running.
I’m hearing the trainors shouting,
“Don’t quit! Just keep going! Finish!”
All the while I’m thinking:
“I’m the only idiot still running, knowing I’ve failed. I’ve missed my mark. I’ve gone way over on my time. And I look stupid!”
But nonetheless, I just could’nt quit. I had already failed the quals. But all that was left, was for me to finish what I had started.
So I ran. It felt unmercifully endless. And I imagine the sight of me was painfully pitiful.
But alas, my tortorous plight had come to its conclusion. Even though I felt like I had to vomit afterwards, I didn’t.
The trainors commended me for not quitting, and for finishing my laps. While I failed to meet the quals, I could at least be proud that I didn’t give up.
This was a similiar experience to our “battlestations training” in bootcamp, where it does not benefit you to give up, and to just quit. I can not stress enough, no matter what you look like and feel like while your doing it, just keep going!
So what if you look like a hot mess! As long as you get it done. Maybe the test isnt, can you finish this race in (insert minutes / amt of time)? Perhaps the real question is, Do you have what it takes to keep running, to FINISH your race?
We can’t win every race we embark on. But we can choose whether or not we cross the FINISH line.
What you get by reaching your destination is not as important as what you become by reaching your destination.
-Dr. Robert Anthony
Quote Taken From,
Anthony, Robert Dr., Think Big A Think Collection,Berkley Aug 1999.
Canciones Chingonas Para Ella: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlztL-JSZWsmOf-U9cTCwhcPkOKu-p9Go
You are the only one who won’t leave you
-Dr. Robert Anthony
I’m building a playlist FOR HER! Songs for every Mexicana or Chicana that has ever felt heartbreak, pain, and suffering.
I’ll try to actually set up a YouTube channel and really create this ongoing playlist. Please, please, please email me, comment, or notify me of songs that absolutely need to go on this playlist.
Whether it’s a corazon quebrado, o algo mas, be prepared for the lagrimas. I’m the biggest llorona ever. I’ve always said that I have been either cursed, or blessed with hypersensitivity.
Get your ice cream or tequila and bring the tissues, chicas!🍧🍨🍻🍷Whatever floats your boat!
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