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Hugging trees is all good, but our arboreal buddies get a lot more snuggly after a visit from one of Houston's most notorious graffiti crews. Knitta Please, a team of 11 women and men who bomb urban landscapes with remnant knitting projects, are definitely not your grandma's graffiti artists. Suddenly bike racks and stop sign poles aren't just mundane urban objects- they're blank canvases.
Founded by Magda Sayeg in October 2005, the crew and its ambitions started small. Original Knitters AKrilik and PolyCotN took unfinished personal projects and knit them onto door handles, beer bottles, and other urban artifacts around Houston. As their rep grew, the crew fanned out to more and more cites. Today, they have left their marks on places as disparate as the Great Wall of China, Notre Dame Cathedral, Harlem, and Seattle Washington. With any luck you'll peep them knittin' down your block one day.
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April 7, 2008 at 9:10 am
[…] blocks. They knit scarves for telephone poles or stair rails. They began in Houston, TX, and have spread their work to "Great Wall of China, Notre Dame Cathedral, Harlem, and Seattle […]
March 7, 2008 at 7:56 am
What's the Maca's thing? Can you (or anyone else) give a link to where I can check it out? Ta!
By the way that Penguin thing was soo cute Wendy.
I was confused when I heard someone here asking for words, does Graffiti always need words? What about Fafi etc?
November 13, 2007 at 10:21 pm
i just attended a marketing conference and one of the speakers showed a spot his pr firm worked on for mcdonalds. apparently mcdonalds is trying to sell iced coffee and so one of the things they did was knit polls with their logo. ACK! i am outraged that a local pr firm sold your wonderful knitta expression to a corporation. keep on knittin for the betterment of scciety (not for profit!) thank you knitters! x.
June 16, 2007 at 12:30 am
Awesome just awesome. I'm going to knit a piece for the pole outside my house first, see what happens to it.
People saying it's useless: gee is art useless then? "Ohhh, art is so self-indulgent, get a real job!" "Ohhhh you think you're activists, go get a reaaal activist job!" Anyway, these objections just crack me up. "Ohhhh, you think you're being so pretty, well it's gonna be reaaaalll ugly let me tell ya!"
I love that the pieces are making a statement about public space not being so public unless we resort to breaking the law, the fact that modern cities are so utilitarian and impersonal and joyless and ugly. Knitta is taking the domestic and taking it out into the public domain, turning it into a stealth guerrilla action. I love that it defuses that tension between the legal and illegal, it is personalising resistance, making people smile to see something not officially sanctioned, something creative and DIY and unpretentious that's real and tactile in front of them. Resistance doesn't have to be aggressive, and these pieces are showing that those doing sometihng outside the law, the system, aren't dehumanised monsters or whatever the stupid popular stereotypes are. Which is powerful because I feel that it invites more people in in a non-confrontational way, to resist in their own ways, without thinking they have to change themselves to be suuuper hardcore aggro or whatever they imagine activists to be, or without thinking they have to change themselves to be suuuuper hardcore arty types or whatever they imagine artists to be.
I think the positive effects like I said, are subtle; I think a sense of wonder and delight and inspiration and gained by something so low-budget DIY unsanctioned are important. If we're going to change the world, well, we need to do positive actions, show alternative mindsets and visions, as well as reactions to fucked-up things (the 'activism' that most people think of). I think the world of George W Bush and all the big media and big corporations have a very very different mindset from Knitta, so bless em for showing a different way and putting it out there because we can't just make a new world by directly destroying the old one (although that's very important too), we've got to show that pleasure and satisfaction in life can really really be derived from simplicity and beauty; that's where most activists are at when we oppose the values that spur on huge destructive exploitative wasteful alienating polluting systems.
April 29, 2007 at 6:36 pm
This is good…
I come from a family of Lithuanian women quilting, knitting, darning and sewing up holes and knitting to cover up all the ugly in our homes… holmes.
I love and understand the sarcasm and reality of what you are doing. Who knows how to knit anymore, its about the same as who knows how to tag something. Its very distinct and I get it. Its funny to read so much anger that people have been writing about knitting…. come on NOW. Knit up or shut up.
April 12, 2007 at 4:37 am
There is a Mnitta commercial for Pressbyran Sweden airing on tv right now. I probably would have been a big proponent of the cause if it hadn�t been for the super westcoast-tongued narrator claiming a piece had "a toadally hardcooore feel abowdit" . I mysef am from the westcoat and probably have the exact same accent but I have to hit mute on the remote before she says it it. There is nothing f�ing hardcore about knitting. You can not convince me. Go knit a guitar strap so you can continue to write songs about that guy who liked your friend more than you in 2001. Everyone else…KNIT ON!
March 7, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Being someone that never lived in a big city, I never understood this waste of time "urban art" crap. Where do such people find the time? Why do they think this is a good thing? "To get people to think about urban space ina new way and re-explore their environment" is often the excuse. Stupid. Spend your time making something useful with that knitting–like a DIY cappillary action plant watering device. Or something. Sheesh.
February 13, 2007 at 10:06 am
you said graffiti ? but where are the words ?
je rejoins mods la dessus, what is the message ?
January 25, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Hey, I'm on the west coast and following the work of Knitta Please for several months. I teach several younger co-workers knitting and groups like this really inspire one to draw outside the lines. I say keep it up
January 19, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Quel message veut transmettre le groupe "knitta" à travers le tricot de rue?
January 19, 2007 at 12:45 pm
My favorite part of this public art/graffiti project is the enevitable decay, which so many have point out as its downfall. I would love to watch the beautiful yarn rott a little more every day, getting dirty, frayed and trampled as I lock my bike to the bike rack or pole. It if got in the way, I'd cut it off and toss it.
Public art and graffiti is not perminant, and it doesn't have to be pretty either. And knitting is rad.
January 16, 2007 at 2:50 pm
[…] This will prove that the stereotype of graffiti artists being thugs and trouble makers is not always true. Knitta Please is a team of 11 women that are going around and using their knitting skills to create street art aka graffiti. In another words they are making your boring lampposts, hand rails and bike racks look very pretty and cuddly. Not my kind of thing but neat idea. [link via inhabitat] […]
January 13, 2007 at 10:26 am
Suggested frame around most entries on Inhabit might be…. let this unfamiliar thing fire your imagination and your creativity.. Criticism is cheap. What can I do with this that would feel more to the point ? Personally I tend to like _no_ graffiti, any more than I like auto parts signs covering whole facades of classic buildings for blocks in Chilean towns – the architects would be traumatized. I say design and decorate for beauty and utility and do it well, then give the originators their due.
Posts might have more art or originality than utility or necessity, and consume materials or space. I don't think the point in advancing to sustainability is to monk ourselves down into sterile dictates. Have fun getting there — great penguins!
January 12, 2007 at 8:07 pm
"Knitter Please" sounds like a play on N—- Please. I just hate it, hate it, hate it when mainstream america co-opts ghetto sytle/language/whatever you want to call it. It's as bad as those Kirstie Alley Jenny Craig commericials…"way girlfriend". Ugh!
The idea is cute, but after day or so I imagine the installations do look nasty. Does this merry band of crafters pick up (no knitting pun intended) after themseleves?
January 12, 2007 at 12:15 am
Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm not a poo-pooer–I'm a keen knitter myself and I'm all for encountering art and colour in unexpected places–I just think sometimes these projects can be ill-considered.
In my undergrad days, I attended a meeting of a group called the "Revolutionary Knitting Circle" with high hopes of melding my love of crafts with activism, but the whole meeting consisted of idle chatter occasionally punctuated by someone saying, "So how can we use knitting to advance the revolution?" It was all pretty daft, really. But I digress.
Anyway, as I said, the Knitta projects look cute on day one–I just wonder how long before they become just another piece of soggy, smelly trash. But penguins in jumpers? That's utterly delightful!
January 11, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Sorry, I forgot to include the link to the article about penguin jumpers. Prepare for cuteness!
January 11, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Very cute – what's cuter (and more useful though not as visible) is knitting jumpers for penguins that get caught up in oil spills. Then again, the penguin people don't take loosely knit items and I guess you pretty much need to knit loosely when you're using offcuts and remnant bits of wool!
January 11, 2007 at 5:06 pm
I think it's absolutly adorable. Besides being a fresh take on urban art, it makes those unfriendly metal poles look so cozy and cheery.
January 11, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Don't listen to the negative ones…..they are always going to put their two cents in. I think this is a great way of advertising and a very unique idea. Cheers!
January 11, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Um. Right. Because if there's one thing that poor children in Africa need, it's poorly knit stripy jumpers. More equitable trade practices and fair distribution of wealth? Nah. Better access to health care? Nah. Send them some failed craft projects!
But snarky comments aside, I can see how this guerilla art/graffiti could become a bit of a nuisance. While the works look cute and cheery the day they go up, I can only imagine what they must look like after a few weeks exposed to weather and urban grime. And I don't find the prospect of locking my bike to a soggy, stinky rag-covered bike rack very appealing. There seems to be a fine line in this case between art and litter.
January 11, 2007 at 1:26 pm
how about knitting for poor kids in africa instead of telephone poles in NYC?
January 11, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I must say that I absolutely LOVE this!!! Knitters unite!


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Four-time state champion Jake Marlin and 2013 champion Keaton Hulett, a two-time finalist, shared top honors at the Creston/Orient-Macksburg wrestling banquet Sunday night at Creston High School.
Marlin and Hulett shared the 2013 Mike Abel Outstanding Wrestler Award. Marlin shared the 2012 award with senior heavyweight state champion Collin Bevins.
Marlin and Hulett were just two of several wrestlers earning awards and earning spots on all-time rankings lists in the program's history, from a team that went 16-3 in duals (13-1 regular season), placed sixth in the state dual tournament and fifth in the traditional state tournament. It was the team's fourth straight appearance in state duals.
Creston/O-M also won the Hawkeye 10 Tournament at home, which was considered an upset over conference dual champion Glenwood.
"What we did in the Hawkeye 10, in our own gym, was definitely a highlight," coach Darrell Frain said. "Kruz Adamson's semifinal win, getting that (winning) takedown in less than two seconds and the crowd going crazy. Like it is so many times for our team, things just snowballed and we won all the close matches."
Joining Marlin and Hulett as seniors honored at Sunday's banquet were 126-pounder Gage Cheers, 145-pounder Jacob Johnston, 220-pounder Cole Tanner, 285-pounder Nate Robinson and Katie Stevens.
Marlin became Iowa's all-time leader in pins (147) on the way to winning the Class 2A 138-pound crown. The future University of Iowa wrestler was unbeaten in postseason wrestling over four seasons. He and another future Hawkeye, Denver-Tripoli 145-pounder Brandon Sorensen, became Iowa's 22nd and 23rd four-time state champions.
Marlin was named the Pizza Ranch Class 2A Most Valuable Wrestler of the state tournament, and was runner-up to Sorensen as the state's Mr. Wrestler by the Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association.
This year Marlin was 56-1 with 45 pins, suffering his only loss in the Kansas City Stampede to Daniel Lewis of Blue Springs, Mo.
"When you have a four-time state champion, that's just such an incredible feat," Frain said. "And to think, I get to have my name beside him? That's exciting. People, in general, just have no idea what it took to accomplish that."
Similarly, Hulett marched to the 195-pound 2A crown with a 54-1 record, losing only in the KC Stampede finals. He had 28 pins this season.
"Keaton winning state is just a perfect example of somebody busting their rear their whole high school career," Frain said.
Hulett allowed only 15 match points all season — 13 on escapes — and won 13 matches on shutout decisions, besides the 28 wins by fall.
Junior 160-pounder Trevor Frain placed fourth at state, finishing with a 54-5 record with 29 pins. Also qualifying for state were Robinson (42-21) and freshman 120-pounder Wyatt Thompson (28-21).
Marlin becomes the program's all-time victory leader with his career mark of 204-6. Hulett ends in the fourth position with 178 wins and 31 losses. With a season left, Frain is 14th with a mark of 137-35.
Cheers stands 25th as he ended his career with 106 wins, and junior Kruz Adamson is 27th with 105 victories. There are only 31 wrestlers in the program's history with 100 or more wins, and five of those were on this year's squad.
This year's standout trio claims the top spots among season victory leaders, with Marlin holding first place at 56 wins and Frain and Hulett tied for second at 54 along with Bevins last year.
With his 45 falls as a senior, Marlin came up two short of Bevins' season record of 47 falls a year ago.
Marlin earned 405 team points this season, taking over the program's best all-time mark ahead of Bevins' total of 388.5 in 2012, Andrew Long's 388 in 2008 and his own mark of 375 as a junior.
Hulett, runner-up at 195 pounds as a junior, also qualified for state in 2011. He was a three-time sectional champ, 2013 district champ and claimed two Hawkeye 10 titles.
Joining Hulett and Marlin as co-captains were Tanner, Cheers, Robinson and Johnston.
Tanner was a 2011 district qualifier, and Hawkeye 10 champion this year. He was third at sectionals and ended with 78 career wins.
Johnston was a four-time district qualifier and two-time sectional champion. He also won a Hawkeye 10 crown this season and finished with 93 career wins.
Cheers was a three-time district qualifier and 2010 sectional champion, finishing with 106 career wins.
Robinson was a state qualifier and sectional champion with 47 career wins, wrestling JV until Bevins graduated last year.
Frain said this senior class is a great example for hard work paying off. He said Hulett, Robinson and Tanner were wrestling, for the most part, to improve themselves for their No. 1 sport — football.
"I think Jake maybe won one (AAU) state title, but really, these guys were not great youth wrestlers," Frain said. "What they proved was, if you work hard every year, eventually you'll be good and things will work out."
Frain, named District Coach of the Year, said the season took a turn at the very beginning, with the Nov. 23 death of sophomore Dalton Hribal in an auto accident. The team received word near the end of a Thanksgiving holiday weekend practice.
"I can remember that day," Frain said. "When the year started, and we lost Dalton from our program, I really believe a lot of other kids stepped up because of that. It's hard to explain. People were wrestling for a friend and teammate. They were wrestling for another cause."
Sunday's program also included tributes to the many volunteers associated with the Creston Express youth wrestling club, and the middle school program headed by Dannie Stephens. His assistants were Chris Olesen, John Shiltz and Brian Morrison.
Stephens noted that Creston took second place in the Elementary State Dual Tournament, won two dual tournaments in Glenwood and Creston, and sent 11 wrestles to the State AAU Tournament. Eighth-grader Chase Shiltz won his fifth AAU state title.
"We definitely have a good corps of kids building for the future," Stephens said.
Creston/O-M wrestling
Seniors — Gage Cheers, 126 (30-18, 106-70 career); Jake Marlin, 138 (56-1, 204-6 career; Jacob Johnston, 145 (21-7, 93-21 career); Keaton Hulett, 195 (54-1, 178-31 career); Cole Tanner, 220 (36-7, 78-50 career); Nate Robinson, 285 (42-21, 47-25 career).
Juniors — Kruz Adamson, 113 (37-15, 105-55 career); Garret Taylor, 132 (7-4, 7-4 career); Zack Peppmeier, 138 (5-9, 20-19 career); Adam Baker, 170 (39-16, 65-40 career); Jesse Rathe, 152 (11-6, 19-10 career); Gavin Leith, 152 (30-17, 56-42 career); Trevor Frain, 160 (54-5, 137-35 career).
Sophomores — Stone Hammons, 106 (14-30, 14-30 career); Alex Fargo, 120 (5-3, 10-12 career); Bryce Briley, 126 (6-2, 11-8 career); Spencer Wray, 126 (10-7, 40-23 career); Tayler Pettit, 160 (8-1, 19-10 career); Dalton Hribal, 220.
Freshmen — Wyatt Thompson, 120 (28-21, 28-21 career); Joey Huntington, 132 (30-24, 30-24 career); Seth Maitlen, 182 (37-18, 37-18 career).
Participation awards — Katie Stevens, Sr.; Tyler Helm, So.; Jake Gutschenritter, So.; Zach Hoffman, Fr.; Austin Eblen, Fr.; Jake Routh, Fr.; Cameron Leith, Fr.
Managers — Tanner Webb, So. Statisticians — Haylee LaMasters, So.; Jami Sickels, Fr.
Pins — Jake Marlin 45 (147 career), Nate Robinson 30 (35 career), Trevor Frain 29 (64 career), Keaton Hulett 28 (87 career), Kruz Adamson 24 (48 career), Cole Tanner 24 (34 career), Seth Maitlen 20 (20 career).
2013 Mike Abel Outstanding Wrestler Award — Jake Marlin and Keaton Hulett.
Academic All-Conference (seniors) — Cole Tanner.
State tournament participation — Wyatt Thompson (113); Jake Marlin (138); Trevor Frain (160); Keaton Hulett (195); Nathan Robinson (285).
State dual team tournament wrestlers — Stone Hammons, Kruz Adamson, Wyatt Thompson, Gage Cheers, Joey Huntington, Jake Marlin, Jacob Johnston, Gavin Leith, Trevor Frain, Adam Baker, Seth Maitlen, Keaton Hulett, Cole Tanner, Nathan Robinson, Bryce Briley, Jesse Rathe, Taylor Pettit, Jake Gutschenritter.
Team record
Dual meets — 16-3, sixth place state duals.
Tournaments (champions) — Central Decatur, first (5); Kansas City Stampede, 17th (0); Creston, first (6); Centerville, first (3); John Harris, Corning, first (3); Hawkeye 10, first (6); Sectional at Winterset, first (7); District at Atlantic, first (3); State, fifth (2).
Wins — 1. 204, Jake Marlin, 2010-13; 2. 181, Kalab Evans, 2005-08; 3. 180, Andrew Long, 2005-08; 4. 178, Keaton Hulett, 2010-13; 5. 175, Quin Leith, 2005-08; 6. 158, Collin Bevins, 2009-12; 7. (tie) 156, Caleb Brus, 2004-07 and Boone Hayes, 2001-04; 9. 149, Bret Kautz, 2005-08; 10. 146, Willie Harris, 2000-03. Also, 14. 137, Trevor Frain, 2011-13; 25. 106, Gage Cheers, 2010-13; 27. 105, Kruz Adamson, 2011-13.
Falls (grad. year) — 1. 147, Jake Marlin, 2013; 2. 109, Boone Hayes, 2004; 3. 107, Andrew Long, 2008; 4. 104, Collin Bevins, 2012; 5. 87, Keaton Hulett, 2013. Also, 13. 64, Trevor Frain, 2013; 18. 58, Cole Tanner, 2013.
Wins — 1. 56, Jake Marlin, 2013; 2. (tie) 54, Trevor Frain, 2013, Keaton Hulett, 2013 and Collin Bevins, 2012; 5. 53, Jake Marlin, 2012; 6. 52, Kalab Evans, 2012; 7. (tie) 51, Keaton Hulett, 2012, Collin Bevins, 2011, Andrew Long, 2008 and Kalab Evans, 2007.
Falls — 1. 47, Collin Bevins, 2012; 2. 45, Jake Marlin, 2013; 3. 40, Jake Marlin, 2012; 4. (tie) 35, Andrew Long, 2008, Chris Downing, 2004. Also, 17. 30, Nate Robinson, 2013; 18. 29, Trevor Frain, 2013; 19. 28, Keaton Hulett, 2013.
Team points — 1. 405, Jake Marlin, 2013; 2. 388.5, Collin Bevins, 2012; 3. 388, Andrew Long, 2008; 4. 375, Jake Marlin, 2012; 5. (tie) 374, Jake Marlin, 2013 and Kalab Evans, 2008; 6. 360, Keaton Hulett, 2012; 7. 348 (tie) Quin Leith, 2008 and Trent Tucker, 2008; 9. 329.5, Chris Loudon, 2003; 10. 311, Willie Harris, 2003. Also, 13. 323, Trevor Frain, 2013.


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|J Crew blazer (old but recent version here), ONE by Sunny sweater, DL 1961 jeans, Dolce Vita heels, KW sunglasses
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The sweater is so cute! And you're right, it looks great with the blazer!ReplyDelete
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love that heels! they make the outfit more elegant!ReplyDelete
super cute blazer! love the heels too!ReplyDelete
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I love the sweater! looks adorable.ReplyDelete
no love like puppy love. a bit jealous actually...my pup is a beabull and i don't think they have that in sweater form yet....ReplyDelete
I wholeheartedly support wearing your pup on your sweater ... now I'm gonna need to find one with a yellow lab.ReplyDelete
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I wish they would put my puppy on a sweater! I would totally wear it too!ReplyDelete
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Oh my gosh... I MUST get this sweater!! It would be perfect for UGA football games! (Go Dawgs!!) Nice find!ReplyDelete
I don't even think it's kitschy. It's so cute. Obviously animal shirts are totally in right now, but c'mon, it can't get any more perfect than having your own dog on there! And totally love it paired with the blazer and heels. Obsessed with the heels.ReplyDelete
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I love your shoes and your blazer.ReplyDelete
I love this!!! The bulldog on the sweater is almost as cute as the real one ;)ReplyDelete
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aw so cute! i'm loving sweaters with little critters this fall!ReplyDelete
Adorable with the blazer!ReplyDelete
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Cute & casual outfit!ReplyDelete
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Now if I could just find a sweater with a rat terrier on it...ReplyDelete
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Love the cap toe on those shoes! Very cute.ReplyDelete
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I agree with Allison - this is perfect for UGA games :) I live in Athens and this is a fashionable (and classy) way to show school pride. Love it!ReplyDelete
I agree! I love animal sweaters. Though kitschy, they really do look great glammed up a little!ReplyDelete
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LOVE the sweater! In fact, I love this entire look from head to toe.ReplyDelete
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Motorsport's governing body has weighed in on the yellow flag debate, saying there is "no case" to answer as Seb Vettel's move was legal...
Motorsport's governing body has weighed in on the yellow flag debate, saying there is "no case" to answer as Seb Vettel's move was legal.
Days after the Brazilian GP, the scene of Vettel's third World Championship triumph, reports emerged claiming that Ferrari were "evaluating" footage of the German's pass on Jean-Eric Vergne.
With yellow light boards shown in the dreary conditions, footage taken from Vettel's car camera appear to show him overtaking the Toro Rosso driver before he passes a green light board.
"We're looking at the video. We have until tomorrow to file an appeal," Ferrari spokesman Luca Colajanni told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Should Vettel's move prove to be illegal, he was incur a 20 second penalty, which would hand Fernando Alonso the World Championship by one point.
The FIA, though, insist the Red Bull racer did nothing wrong.
According to Autosport, FIA sources say that "the yellow-flag sector at Interlagos starts at the light panel just before Turn 3, at marshal sector 3, and ends about 150m before Turn 4, where a green light panel is displayed."
Added to that, if a green flag is waved before a green light board is displayed, it is the green flag that counts.
And as Vettel appears to pass a green flag on his left before overtaking Vergne, that would mean the German did no wrong.
Ferrari have written to the FIA asking for "clarification from FIA regarding Sebastian Vettel's overtaking move on Jean-Eric Vergne, during lap 4 of the Brazilian Grand Prix."
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I'm asking how do you say something like "I don't want to fail" in Japanese. Yes, in anime they say something like "makenai". But I want to say or write it like an actual Japanese sentence in the polite form not the informal form so no slang please. I know -tai is I want to (verb). Any answer on how to say it formally will be very helpful.
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You are using what could be interpreted as two different verbs:
Formally, I usually hear "I cannot afford to fail" rather than "I don't want to fail".
If you want to sound cool, you could say "I don't have any intention on losing".
The way that I would say it is:
I'd be especially inclined to say it this way to the teacher of the class in question, as it sounds explanatory and somewhat humble. This roughly translates to "I'd like not to fail" or "I'd rather not fail." The "desu" is a copula verb that makes the sentence a polite one.


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- Ayesha Sayed
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
Student, UAEU
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Fear of success?
I recently read a quote that says: 'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure'
I've been experimenting with ideas, fear,risks and allowing myself to work out my ideas and I've had amazing success so far, but there's this nagging fear of these astonishing results. It's as if I'm afraid of succeeding! Has anyone ever felt this? Why are we so afraid of things working out FOR us? And how can we remedy this?
Feb 16 2012: Hello again Ayesha,
You offer another GREAT topic:>)
The entire quote, which I LOVE, is:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
(Marianne Williamson....quoted by Nelson Mandela in his inauguration speech).
We have had centuries of indoctrination which tells us that suffering is noble...the more we suffer, the better place we will have in heaven! We've been told that to pay attention to our own happiness/contentment is selfish. We've been taught that to give to others is THE way to.........something!
What we have not been taught much about is that we are all talented, skilled, intelligent, insightful, successful human beings, and each and every one of us is on a different path...a different life journey. We've been taught, many times not to pay attention to our "self".
Stress, and not having "enough" seems to be a popular mantra with many people, and I believe sometimes, people feel more "successful", or "productive" when they are stressed, over worked, anxious, suffering, and NOT enjoying life?
What do you think/feel Ayesha?
Feb 17 2012: Interesting perspective! And we've all got to stop and ask ourselves which parts of our personality are taught to us by the failings in our societal perspective, or more-so part of our instinctive nature. Are our fears the by-product of a negative, consequence-driven society? Or are they they a hard-wired reaction without an experiential source?
I think we've got to keep from assuming either source. We've got to consider that either are possible, way the odds and shift the expected probability as new data from sociological, neurological and genetic studies are received.
Feb 17 2012: I agree Spencer...know thyself:>)Feb 20 2012: I believe fear to be a natural feeling/emotion/reaction and I enjoy pondering where the fear stems from, because it provides information for me. I believe it comes from many sources including societal programming, and instinct. I don't believe fear is "hard wired" because if it was, we may not be able to change our perception of fear...do you think?
I agree that it is not benificial to "assume" either source. If we know ourselves, we know what the source is, and as we know ourselves better and better on a deeper level, we can, as you say..."way the odds and shift the expected probability". I certainly consider studies and all information, and in the end, it is knowing myself, that causes a change in perspective and use for the fear. Yes....fear is useful when/if we understand it and know how to use it beneficially in our life journey:>)
Ayesha Sayed
Feb 17 2012: Hi Colleen!
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I have read the entire quote and the opening line fascinated me. I know what you mean, I've been brought up to believe that not having enough and suffering will get us into heaven, that being rich/successful has many more negatives than positives. I think that is why now that I am beginning to believe in myself and growing into myself, there are unanswered questions bubbling up and many many doubts. Doubts about whether I am deserving, about whether this really is going to happen and MANY more!
Feb 18 2012: Hi Ayesha,
Well, they TRIED to teach me that as well, but I never really accepted it, even as a small child:>)
Questions are GOOD Ayesha, in my perception, so you don't need to be afraid of questions. I feel that when/if I ever stop asking questions, I will have stopped really living the life adventure. I'm sure I will be asking questions as I am taking my last breath on this earth school. There is always another level of discovery, so keep asking the questions!!!
Feb 18 2012: "Earth school" - Ms. Steen, that is the perfect and most succinct despcription. Thank you!
That is a wonderful quote and a great topic. Ii have always found it sad that so many of us are raised to believe that suffering and forced humility will pave the way to Heaven. This is not true. Humility is essential to reminding us that we are to glorify God and not ourselves, but we have for centuries gone to the extreme and taught that we are worthless (and there have been many discussions in TED on the historical reasons for that!)
And yes, the negatives associated with wealth and success do not arise from those states, but rather from the mismanagement of those blessings. Riches and fame are not in themselves inherently bad; however, more often than not, those who have them use them to further their own ends, without any thought for others.
But that stems from character, and Ayesha, permit me to say that you show great character in posing this question and in your subsequent posts. You are destined to do great things, as we all are. It appears a good fortune cookie for you at this time would say something like "Always question. Never doubt."
God bless.Feb 19 2012: Hi Colleen!
It's wonderful talking to you here! I can't help wishing I could get to know you better!
I do question a LOT of things but many of those questions are negative. also, those questions are sometimes answered immediately by the 'negative' voice inside me! So how do I turn those around? And I sometimes wonder whether there are any real answers?Feb 19 2012: Thanks Verble:>)
For me, the life adventure is about learning, so in my perception, I'm in the earth school:>)
How we use the information we get throughout our lives always contributes to whether or not we feel successful:>)Feb 20 2012: Dear Ayesha,
It's wonderful talking to you as well:>) I LOVE conversations that openly and honestly explore, without confrontation...it's just SO much more fun than the alternative:>)
Regarding your statement..."I do question a LOT of things but many of those questions are negative"
How can a question be negative? I don't understand that.
I DO however, understand how questions are sometimes answered immediately by the "negative voice inside". That, to me is generally programming from parents, religions, society etc....don't you think?
My intuition, instinct, logical mind, does not usually answer questions immediately, but rather ponders the question without judgement. That is one way I learn where the information is coming from. If something internally or externally would like to automatically shut off the question or consideration of the question, I ask myself...where did that come from, and do I want external programming (old or new) to influence my choices and decisions? No, I do not. I certainly consider the information, ponder and sift through it, but I do not accept the information without consideration of what it genuinely means to me.Feb 20 2012: OOPS...I forgot to address another of your questions Ayesha:>)
You ask..."And I sometimes wonder whether there are any real answers?"
I believe there are often many answers, and whatever answer we believe in at any given time, is "real" for us as individuals. I find answers by asking the question without judgement and considering all information. With new information, my answers sometimes change.
The big thing for me, which is a little different from many people, is that I do not mind "not knowing". When we think we "know" something, we limit ourselves, and in the state of "not knowing", we are open to many possibilities, which to me seems very freeing:>) I am comfortable with "not knowing", and I LOVE it:>) Whatever we "know", or think we "know" is simply information, and I'm always open to new information:>)Feb 18 2012: I experiment/ed that...
The deepest concern (not fear) became not looking too good...
Few are the ones that welcome someone/something better or potentially better than them in doing something... specially if well intended.
Generally, the world value the fake humbles, smart-asses, selfish, self centered, tricky. People tend to think they are not a thread to the well established equilibrium. (I know you in TED are not like that... but TEDsters are just few thousand). =)
Then money, if you are good you get payed and if you are really good and get too well payed someone risks having less value than before you appeared and risks also not being payed and no one actually likes to make that extra effort to be worthy when before the effort wasn't needed...
Then at an individually level, in general people need their ego's well filled and we all know how ego's are sensitive..
Dreams and exceptions apart, sadly this is how things work in general...
All summed up if you have success you will need to work not only to have it, to maintain it but also to convince other people you are a good asset instead of a threat...if you are lucky people eventually understand.
As you may not know this by fact but you surely have seen it happen, you have that sub conscious feeling to avoid being successful... deep down you know you will get in a lot of trouble!
Now the advice part: do not care about it! Go for it! Specially if you let your ego apart and do whatever you do with the best intentions, based on the most valuable values that there are!
Feb 19 2012: Hello João,
Nice to see you again on TED, and I sincerely hope your new position is going well:>)
I believe that before we can "convince other people you are a good asset instead of a threat" we need to convince OURSELVES that we are an asset rather than a threat. Before we can feel successful with others, we need to feel successful within ourselves:>)
Good summary, and I LOVE your last comment...."Go for it... let your ego apart and do whatever you do with the best intentions, based on the most valuable values that there are!"
Feb 19 2012: Hi Colleen,
Thank you for the kind words,
In this new phase I am.... learning... a lot... lets say it like this.
I have been around TED =) every other day, I have been checking the talks, fast reading comments from everyone but in particular people I have as reference in TED (you for instances).
I have been and will be more in the position of reading and learn =)
Kind regardsFeb 19 2012: Hi Joao!
Thank you for those awesome words. I can kind of relate to what you're saying esp with the subconscious feeling that being successful might be trouble. Could you expand on the idea of the ego? Do you mean not caring about what it says/fears? And thanks for the advice!
Feb 20 2012: Thank you for the kind words.
Ego means the "I" ( usually stands in front of "We"/"Us").
So in this case we are talking about, if you come to a place where your ideas, character, energy or presence will make people around to admire your work and to have you as a valuable asset to the group, most likely there will be some one in the group who will fill his/her ego affected, because once upon a time that was his/her role.
This kind of people just need to realize that for the group (being group a team, a division, a department, a company, a society, a nation or world) their "I" can't compromise the "We".
As the new comer should always understand that his "I" exists and is valuable as long as it is relevant and good for the "We".
We can all be proud of our unique capacities but we can only be glistering when we realize how the group has benefited from them.
We have to understand the dynamics and how things change naturally. Embrace other and grow as an all, learning with who is, who goes and who comes.
A practical example: I am truly happy for you to have this topic, because I think you are investing time and gathering people interested in something I think is most important. Whereas if I was obsessed with my Ego, I would be either upset because I wasn't the one who open this topic or I would be opening a similar topic that would be MINE.
Michael M
Feb 20 2012: Joao
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Very nice thoughts. I think several could have books written on them!Feb 19 2012: Meredith Monk was on "Speaking of Faith" this morning on our local public radio station.
She addressed the issue of fear. One of the things she said, and which I will share with you
Ayesha is: "The anecdote to fear is.....curiosity".
Very simple isn't it? Change your thinking from "I'm afraid of success" to "I wonder what it will be like to be
successful".....from fear to curiosity.
What do you think Ayesha?
Feb 19 2012: GREAT idea Mary:>)
When/if we can focus on curiosity, it takes the focus off the fear. What we focus on expands:>)
Change our thinking, we can change our feelings, and it may change our life experience:>)
Did you notice the site where we're sending get well wishes to Frans?Feb 19 2012: Hi Mary!
Thanks for replying! Wow, that is quite an awesome way of looking at fear!! I'll try it out n let you know what happens! By curiosity do you mean just wondering about it?
Feb 20 2012: Hi Ayesha........"By curiosity do you mean just wondering about it?"
By curiosity I mean actually doing what it is you are fearing because you want to see
what will happen......it's a call to action.
It's like when there is a store opening and you are looking for a job...and there are 2,000 applicants and your brain tells you, "I will never be chosen".......and curiosity says: "GO FOR IT.....the worse thing that can happen is that you will not get it....but I will meet new people, and experience the thrill of the competition for the slot."
Curiosity is a powerful tool to drive us.......what is the worse thing that can happen?
"The only failure that lacks dignity.......is the failure to try". Another quote I love.
MaryFeb 18 2012: Well I think we fear our own latent potential. we fear it becuse it can corrupt us all over again. I think that once you learn to understand yourself as your own individual and your individuality then you can embrace your awareness of your capabilties.Feb 17 2012: Fears which you've been taught are some of the hardest to face. I suspect my fears come from some other place, maybe my genetics. But how I confront this weakness is with the same tactic I use to confront all of my problems - to rely as thoroughly as I can on my sense of reason. It's difficult to challenge some of my fears and I believe it holds me back often. But I am not totally submissive - I will defend myself, I take pride in what I do, I maintain a sense of equality rather than inferiority in my relationships. I do so as humbly as possible, but I try to remind myself every day not to sell myself short and to achieve what I can.
I do not think it'll ever go away. Courageous people are people who learn to live with their fear and make wise decisions despite it, not people who have abolished fear in its totality. My goal is to become courageous, and it will take still more time to become so.
Feb 18 2012: Spencer,
You say..."Fears which you've been taught are some of the hardest to face".
Is it harder to "face" these fears? Or in the long run, is it harder to live a life with these fears? I understand that change is difficult. However, think about the alternative when deciding if something is difficult or not?
Fear is not a "weakness" in my perception. It is another one of life's challenges from which we can learn about ourselves and others. I agree with you...fear will probably never "go away"...and would we want it to?
I wouldn't because fear gives us information. Once we recognize fear as a means by which we can get information, it no longer feels like a demon, or a weakness. I percieve myself to be a "courageous" person, and I do not make decisions "despite" fear. I use the information I get from fear and incorporate it into the decision making process. You might reach your goal of becoming a courageous person by changing your perception of fear and recognizing that it can be an important piece of the whole:>)Feb 17 2012: Ayesha
Ouch! Yes, I have. I have mornings I am experiencing this right now. While undergoing some extreme lifestyle changes, trying to rework myself, I am experiencing exactly what you say.
My remedies? I am trying to stay positive without being overly optimistic. I try to look at realities. I am trying very hard right now to keep my mind focussed on a mid-range goal for my life. I am trying to ask myself, is this getting me where I want to go. I do want to get there. I sometimes have to do battle with myself.
Feb 19 2012: Thank you for replying Michael! and I hope you make it through and be awesome!Feb 17 2012: Quote: "I've been taught growing up that being superior is absolutely wrong, even if I ranked 3rd in the country or achieved anything"
This expression of yours sheds light into why you fear success. Psychoanalytic therapies in which you think or meditate on how you arrived at your fear of success will help you overcome this fear.
Many of our parents, in order to instill humility in us, went about it the wrong way. For in the long-run, we ended up not having enough self-esteem.
I often use a quote on TED that goes: "Getting rid of a bad habit, is an undo-it-yourself project."
Just like you, I also had a fear of success......until I realized what the root of the problem was. Once you find the root of your problem (fear), you can address it and correct it. It is different for all of us.
Fear of success can be crippling, since the sufferer takes few risks, and makes only safe conservative choices.
It could be that the person does not feel that their success has been earned or it could be that they fear outside forces may take away their success. The person can also be paralyzed with indecision.
Sounds like you are on your way to solving your fear Ayesha!! Here are two more quotes to meditate on:
"Self-trust is the first secret of success" Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Positive self-esteem is my best chance for success." J. Lunden
Feb 19 2012: Thanks for replying Mary!
How do I go about finding the root of the problem?
Thank you for the quotes!Feb 16 2012: I've absolutely felt this, and it holds me back. I fear success. I also fear 'being superior' because my ideas may hold value over other ideas. And it does hold me back and hinder me.
I cannot remember the exact video, but CJ with Metal Motivation tackles a few things. Look through the channel and you may find some relevant videos!
Feb 17 2012: Hi Spencer!
Same here! I've been taught growing up that being superior is absolutely wrong, even if I ranked 3rd in the country or achieved anything. Have you ever faced this fear? What was the result?
Feb 18 2012: Spencer and Ayesha,
I agree that believing we may be "superior" is not very beneficial. Does that mean we cannot try to be our best? Just because we may have different ideas, thoughts, feelings, and opinions does not necessarily make us "superior" to anyone else. We all have different skills, talents and interests, so if we change our perception of what having different information means to us, we don't necessarily see ourselves as superior. I believe that I am contributing to the whole of humankind when I share information. I am neither superior or inferior in any given situation, and I have no attachment to the information I provide:>)
Part of being successful, in my opinion, is to believe in ourselves and be willing and able to share ourselves without judgment. To judge anyone, including ourselves to be superior or inferior is a judgment, is it not? Why do we want to do that to ourselves or to others? If we let go of that labeling, perhaps it is easier to see the bigger picture and realize that simply sharing our own perspectives, does not necessarily put us in a certain catagory regarding success or supperiority:>)Feb 16 2012: Thats quite an obscure fear, atleast to myself, Mainly because my fear is essentially that I WON'T become 'powerful beyond measure'.
Is it possible that your fear stems from a sub-conscious belief that your idea may have inherent flaws and making it popular/successful may bring forth a number of severe issues?
For example/ If one was to have a political model, it may be possible that implementing it would cause more harm than good in the long run or quickly become too widespread to keep control of.
Feb 16 2012: I experience a similar fear to him, and I believe part of that fear comes from worrying that I'm missing some kind of knowledge or perspective which allows me to form ideas of value. I also fear superiority over others and have a hard time accepting being right over others. I really do believe fear of success exists - I fear my own success, as I fear achieving success at the expense of others and failing to encourage a world of equals through my success.Feb 17 2012: Interesting Xavier!
I think both fears stem from the same source? My fear of growing into myself and ALLOWING myself to be successful stems also from a fear of it not being good enough? Or fear of the consequences?Feb 18 2012: Good point Xavier,
You say..."Is it possible that your fear stems from a sub-conscious belief that your idea may have inherent flaws and making it popular/successful may bring forth a number of severe issues"? Good question:>)
When we are successful, face our fears, and maybe provide information, it may feel like there is a responsibility? We may ask the question...are we ready, willing and able to "defend" our ideas?
You say..."...I believe part of that fear comes from worrying that I'm missing some kind of knowledge or perspective which allows me to form ideas of value".
If you believe your ideas, or you, are superior, you probably ARE missing knowledge or perspectives because you may be too busy defending your ideas and are not open to new ideas? Your success my dear, does not impact the success of others, unless you want it to be so. True success, in my humble opinion, is sharing that label (success) with others.
Yes, there is responsibility with success and that is part of the decision making process, which continues to move us along in the life journey. Read the quote over and over again...."...Your playing small does not serve the world".
How much energy do you spend being frightened of fear? There is nothing to fear, but fear itself. Success is "not just in some of us; it's in everyone". When we recognize that, there is no longer a "superior" or "inferior". It is our own perception that makes it so. Change your thinking, it will change your feelings, and it can change your life:>)
Ayesha Sayed
Feb 19 2012: I truly believe in the fact that when we change our thinking, our feelings do change! Fear IS a thought and when I move away from it I feel like I can accomplish a LOT more! Thank you Colleen!
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Feb 20 2012: Ayesha,
Believing that we are superior or inferior is also fueled by our thoughts, which sometimes, reflect whatever we may have been taught in the past. When we truly believe that we are all interconnected energy beings, we percieve everyone as part of the whole, rather than seperate as superior/inferior. We all have different talents, skills and information to offer, and when we embrace this idea, we see that true, honest success for one, means true, honest success for the whole of humankind:>)


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