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Running and Kumquats
Her voice cracked on the other end of the phone. I knew she was holding back tears and trying to keep the tepid surface of her emotions from rippling. I knew what she was trying to say, but let the silence punctuate her fragmented articulation. My best friend had–finally, after years of wishing–come to grips with the reality of her passion. She went to college, earned a Master's Degree, then found a respectable job at a non-profit organization. Just like a good little girl should.
This past week she finally allowed herself to come to grips with the idea of her unhappiness. Just like a Monet painting, her life appeared to be beautiful and perfect from afar, but when you stand close enough, you see it's just one big mess. She admitted to knowing what she really wanted to do with her life–an unyielding passion that's been brewing for years–but just doesn't know how or where to begin. I remained silent. When listening to a friend's dream, fragmented articulation is just fine.
I wanted to shake her. The kind of shake you might do to a person twitching from a nightmare. Wake Up! I wanted to tell her to run, and not stop until her lungs felt like they were about to explode and snot danced in her nostrils. Run toward your dream and don't stop until you can feel it on your on your fingertips. Quitting or, worse, not trying is the easy route and a path marked with convenient stores, all-night diners, and tow-trucks. Dust your ego off, and start failing. Yes, failing. Because you can only fail so long at something before you actually start succeeding.
When I first started my business, I dreamed of the day when I'd be able to do what I love; do what I thought only the best were allowed to do. To wake up, work, eat, and breathe at my discretion, away from timecards and watercoolers. Still to this day I'm running hard toward my dream. My lungs are on the verge of exploding and the snot…well, the snot was wiped on my sweatshirt sleeve. I hate the whole dancing in my nostril thing.
Yesterday, JD and Polo returned from a short walk and I looked up from my computer to see JD reveal what hid in the palm of his hand. Two kumquats were placed on my desk. JD picks them off a neighbor's tree and brings them as a surprise midday treat, away from timecards and watercoolers. I picked up the kumquats and they felt like my dream.
Friend, I know you're reading this. Please run and don't stop chasing your dream. Life's too short to stand by the watercooler.
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November 21st, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I'm not a photographer, but this post feels like you're talking straight to me. Thank you for reminding me (and your friend) to follow our hopeful tomorrows! =-)
November 21st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Thank you. I'm doing that now. It is a scary proposition to run after it and risk failure… but not running after it is the biggest failure of all. I appreciate your encouragement.
November 21st, 2008 at 3:55 pm
This resonates with me SO well right now: See, I just quit my day job last Friday. Yep, QUIT! No warning or two-weeks notice. Just up and quit. The very next day I felt 80% lighter; maybe because for the last eight years I spent 80% of my day/life working with miserable and terrible people. The same people that spent their days trying to throw me under the bus for whatever reason. When explaining my side to a manager [after being reported by those miserable people], I was told to "let it go" or "take the high road." Um, WHAT??? Yes, it was a scary thing to quit now that I don't have a steady income; my husband freaked out! But, I was more than READY. My business is unlimited and so are my paychecks now; they're not measured by the number of hours I work by the watercoolers. Here's to FREEDOM!!!
November 21st, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Hi Jasmine, of course I am unaware of who you are talking to specifically, but that is the point, isn't it?!?!?! There are so many of us who only "DREAM" of "ONE DAY….MAYBE" I wanted to take a moment to encourage your friend, (& anyone else in this situation) to tell her to "GO FOR IT…DON'T LET ANYTHING DIM YOUR DREAM….DON'T LET ANYTHING STAND IN YOUR WAY…..KEEP HOPING, KEEP TRYING, KEEP REACHING MY FRIEND….THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!!!" Your dream will come true, even though the way you thought you might get to it might change along the way, even if you take the wrong road, it will still lead you to your ultimate dream. Trust your heart!!! I applaud you, Jasmine, for following your dream, & I applaud JD for standing by your side with such encouragement….& Kumquats!!! Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of laughs, 😉 Shannon
November 21st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
This is my favorite post of yours…ever. I am in that place. (The "pretty from afar" promotion at work, new house, happy family…but look closer and you see me hating my job, wanting to be creative and free but still be able to support my family.) Without even meaning to you are speaking directly to my soul. I have no choice right now, which breaks my heart some days. I have to run in place to support my family, but someday, somehow I will break free of that and really RUN.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
yo yo yo…this is tight. i'm working two jobs right now and trying to make my photography biz take off to. thanx for the encouragement
November 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Thank you for this post. It is such a great reminder. My husband and I went to your Free To Succeed Seminar when you and David Jay were in San Francisco. We had just started to go for our dream. Now we have a blog and are getting all these opportunities and its amazing. But its not easy and I can often doubt myself. I always try to remember what you said about determination and this post is just another reminder to keep going, keep moving forward. Thanks!
November 21st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Are you stalking me? =) Like the others, this is my current state as well. Thanks for writing.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Having received a Master in Nursing and done nursing for 10 years (with a daily stress headache), I SO GET THIS! Now, as a photographer, I'm doing what I love. What I'm so passionate about. What I was meant to do. Life is definitely too short. Thanks for sharing. Deb
November 21st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Wow. Thank you. Thank you so much for this reminder. This encouragement. Makes me want to run, right now, run hard! And to your friend I say: Hang in there, don't stop and you will reach that place you want to be.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
so i absolutely love this post. i didn't quit my job or i don't stand by a watercooler ever day wishing i was somewhere else.. but when i got back from my honeymoon in early august i was laid off. which at first i thought was a terrible thing.. but i know realize its the best thing ever. i get a chance to start over and instead of going to my 9-5 job everyday being miserable i get a chance to be me..and to know that nows my chance to do what i love…and now i'm trying to start my own business…. your post was awesome and i'm sure your friend will really appreciate it.. and i have no idea what a kumquat is….fruit or veggie?
November 21st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
YO, HOLD UP! You cannot imagine how this related to me right now. I have been so miserable in my job for sooo long, and am so hoping to become a photographer of some sort one day! This post definitly gave me some encouragment….now I just need some direction (and probably a good swift kick in the butt). Thanks so much Jasmine….this was just beautiful.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I can't WAIT for my day to come where I don't have to call to punch in and out from work, only get a 30minute lunch break, and come home only to go to bed 5 hours later. It's horrible. I'm slowly working my way up the ladder to success though 🙂 With lots of faith and patience.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:31 pm
When I look at your posts, I am not sure if I like the photos or the stories more!
November 21st, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Okay Jas, this is perfect for this week! I got my annual review this past Monday and basically gave my 8 month notice. I can't leave until a certain commitment is fulfilled here on June 30th. I thought JG was going to choke on her lunch yesterday when I told her. Gulp! You know what that means? I have spent the last 20 years working full time for other people and have also earned a BS and M.Ed. in that time Now it is my turn to make a mark in this crazy world!!! Thanks again for this post. Luv ya!
November 21st, 2008 at 4:42 pm
amen and amen and amen. and thank you for telling us that its ok to wipe our snot on our sleeves.
November 21st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Jaz, I wholeheartedly agree with you!!! Dear friend, RUN!! Run like you've never run before!! There will be a solid group of people to help you dust off your knees when you fall, give you water when your parched and even doing some running right along side you!! Start running and don't look back! Love you both! 😉
November 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
well said: "Dust your ego off, and start failing. Yes, failing. Because you can only fail so long at something before you actually start succeeding". thanks!
November 21st, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Just when I thougt you couldn't possibly be filled with anymore AWESOMENESS, you post this. You rock Jasmine!
November 21st, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Jasmine you are fantastic! Not only a wonderful photographer but you should write books and be a motivational speaker. Look out Tony Robbins! Thanks for the push to keep going!
November 21st, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Jasmine, this entry gave me goosebumps!! Such beautiful and inspirational words… I definitely want to save this to read over whenever times get tough! Thank you!
November 21st, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Thanks you for saying it so eloquently! It amazes me that people settle for anything less!
Life is TOO short to settle into something that doesn't inspire you.
November 21st, 2008 at 5:25 pm
This was beautiful, thank you for the Friday reminder of chasing your dreams! Oh and if you ever want some kumquats let me know my parents have a tree 🙂 there my fav!!!!!
November 21st, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Jasmine, that was deep! Thank you. We need to be reminded not to settle! I don't want to settle. Thank you.
November 21st, 2008 at 5:30 pm
i always like what you write but this one touches me pretty close…i am just starting to run..
and although i am still carrying the water cooler with me while i run, it doesn't feel to heavy. i am carrying it just until it runs out of water and i have reached my dream!!!!
November 21st, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Thank you!
November 21st, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Taking a deep breath and wiping my tear…. WOW! I am not sitting far from a water ooler but when when I read this I felt like I can make anything happen and leave that stupid watercooler. Someday! Thanks you for making me feel closer to my dream of dumping this job and the stupid watercooler. To only be a cooler photographer.
November 21st, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Jasmine you are as bless by God as your other half is(Your sister), you have no idea how much this post had helped me to decided wheter to continue with my business major or follow my dream to be a professional photographer.. i will chase my dream too!! God Bless you
November 21st, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Dear Jasmine, get out of my head! I've been telling this to myself for like a year. Finally doing it. Wish me luck! Dear Jasmine's friend, go after your dream girl! You'll find the strength! Just always believe in yourself.
November 21st, 2008 at 6:00 pm
What a sweet message for everyone and cute kumquats! Thanks for sharing =)
November 21st, 2008 at 6:02 pm
SO. TRUE. I wish I would've read something like this 6 months ago and started running then. Very well said, Jasmine, your friend is lucky to have you!
November 21st, 2008 at 6:07 pm
At first, I thought I was reading another one of your stories about how two people met. Then I thought I was reading a story about a problem with a bride. When I finally realized (yes, it takes me a while) what you were really saying, I thought to myself, "How does she know what's happening inside me?" I look up to you and admire you and your work. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I feel a little too fat to run right now. Can I just walk real fast?
November 21st, 2008 at 6:09 pm
First off, I LOVE kumquats and haven't had them since I moved from California! The picture makes my mouth water! 🙂 Second, you have been such an inspiration to me to start my own photography business! After praying, talking to my husband and hearing you and DJ speak at the FTS KC stop, I put in my notice at my job! I have no regrets! I know it can be a little scary to step out into the unknown, but I really hope your friend does so! Following your dreams is something a person won't regret!
November 21st, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Here's to no watercoolers!!! 😉
November 21st, 2008 at 6:11 pm
BTW, what lens did you use for this pic?
November 21st, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Thank you. As always, you inspire me to no end! Thanks for sharing your "determination!" with the rest of us. I can't tell you how encouraging these posts of yours are – when you talk about going after your dream! My little photography business is just starting, and it helps so much to hear encouragement like this. I happen to LOVE (yup – all caps) my day job as a medical interpreter, but I know it's not what I want to do forever. Thanks for encouraging so many to follow their dreams. 😉
November 21st, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Thanks Jasmine… this is definitely something I needed today :). This is my favorite line: "you can only fail so long at something before you actually start succeeding"
November 21st, 2008 at 6:34 pm
You encourage me – thank you!
November 21st, 2008 at 6:35 pm
it must be an awesome feeling to be able to inspire. i aspire to be an inspirer-er like you. 🙂 thank you!
November 21st, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Jasmine, this is truly inspirational!
November 21st, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Ms. Jasmine I happened across your blog 3 days ago and since then I've been totally hooked – stealthily made my way from the water cooler and substituted the refreshingly toxic office gossip for your indelible insight . I was drinking up the wisdom of your archives when my computer froze on page 5 forcing me to reboot and land right back on page 1… only to be graced by this post! I cannot summon the words to expound on the impact of it's words, any better than the preceding comments. So I'll simply paraphrase: thank you for this blog – you teach those of us trying to navigate through the murky waters of self imposed impediments to drop the chains of doubt, shrug off the baggage from the naysayers and race with fearless exuberance towards our fantastical dreams (albeit bringing a snot rag in the process). So much ado about everything and thank you for sharing your wondrous talent 🙂
November 21st, 2008 at 6:44 pm
You have no idea how you have encourged me. your words are so insipiring..i feel like i was meant to read this. I always check your blog and just yesterday i signed a lease to what will me my new studio…it's been a huge dream of mine and now it's really happening. It's crazy how one's words from a few states away and not knowing them personally can still encourge you. Thanks!!!!! Keep up the amazing work
November 21st, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Jasmine you have the amazing ability to "speak" to so many people through your writing and art. Eah person can uniquely say "wow, how did she know that's what "I" needed"……thank you for your gift and your constant inspiration….oh! and PLEASE update us and let us know what your friend's dream is!
November 21st, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I'm so glad there are people out there like you who understand that sometimes it's best to not do what everyone thinks is best for you. I'm in the same place she is, minus the job after college!
November 21st, 2008 at 6:51 pm
What a wonderful post! I, like many many others, needed this today!!!
I have just recently admitted to myself and others that I really want to pursue a crazy dream of actually being a photographer. I spent many years "by the watercooler" until I became a mom. Now, I can't even fathom going back to my old career. I learned a lot, but I definitely wasn't living life to its fullest. I discovered photography last year and, overnight, became completely obsessed. I love it and I can't get enough.
Thanks for your post and thanks for your amazing photography. You really, honestly, do inspire me.
November 21st, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Jasmine, you have a way of writing that touches people's hearts! When people ask me what I'll be doing with my education/theology degree, I tell them "nothing.." I'm pursuing photography and doing what I love!
November 21st, 2008 at 8:04 pm
wow. God may have had YOUR friend going through THAT just to inspire you to write THIS so that people everywhere could be encouraged. Who knows. But that thought gave me chills.
November 21st, 2008 at 8:13 pm
jasmine…check out http://www.snotspotgear.com for a handy dandy little accessory to prevent your sweatshirt sleeves from getting nasty :). happy running!
November 21st, 2008 at 8:19 pm
The water cooler works for me. After being full time for 6 years, & shooting 80+ weddings a year I experienced burn out and got depressed. & a little resentful at photography. Not to mention I was always missing out on family functions and friends parties on the weekends .Working from home was isolating. Now I do something else I love while being more selective on who I shoot. & my photography is again my passion. I learned that balance is essential.
November 21st, 2008 at 8:27 pm
You are such an inspiration and you must be a wonderful friend to have.
November 21st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
well said. that's inspiration enough for us all.
November 21st, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I read your blog religiously. It's the ONLY blog on my reader that I click over to the 'actual blog' from before reading a single word. I need to see your words and photos as you've posted them. I don't want to spoil the experience by reading it on my reader. I love that you talk about your struggles and doubts when starting your business. I'm on the verge of taking the step toward my modest little dream. A dream I've always pish poshed aside and let 'real life' belittle. Well no more! I'm going to run until my lungs feel like they're going to burst- life is too short!
November 21st, 2008 at 9:06 pm
girlllllll! you ROCK! couldn't have been said any better. 😀
November 21st, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Thank you so much for this post. I am running, with all my might– toward my dreams, toward the God who gave them. Thankfully, they are in the same direction.
November 21st, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Your words are so encouraging. Tell your friend she is not alone, I am in the same boat! I've only been by the water cooler for a little while but I always knew it would be temporary until I found something I wanted to do: photography. Hopefully we can all break the leash and go do what we really dream about doing. Thank you J* for being an inspiration!
November 21st, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Jasmine, thanks so much for that post. Your honesty and articulation is so refreshing and pure and it always hits home with me. I think that following my dream has been a stuggle, not only because of the fear of taking the risk to try something completely new and foreign…but also because it took awhile to realize that I deserved to be happy doing what I love. I was vulnerable in absorbing people's negativities and reasons why my dream was not realistic or achievable. I am proud of myself for gaining the confidence to see through their jealousy and own insecurities and continue my sprint in the direction of my dream. Hearing posts like this and other words of wisdom that you have shared encourage me and reassure me that I am in fact on the right path and shouldn't look back ! Thanks again 🙂
November 21st, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Beautiful words. So many of us can relate to your friend. Thanks for the inspiration.
November 21st, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I'm crying. And I don't know what to say.
November 21st, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I am a strong believer of thesaying: If you really want something, you can always make it. I totally agree with you an everything you said. It might be hard for your friend to take that leap of faith but once she / he does it, she / he won't look back one second.
November 21st, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Jasmine, this is my first time posting on any of your blogs. But you've been a complete inspiration to me for the past few months. I have a series of blogs I read. But yours I save until the last. Because I always save the best for last. Thank you for this post and making me cry at my desk. I'm running…..
November 21st, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Hi Jasmine. I comment rarely, but I'm wanted to leave a message of thanks. I'm crying and I can't stop. Thank you for being the sign I was hoping for.
November 21st, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Hi Jasmine. Thanks for the encouragement. It is hard starting on your journey where it seems like no end in sight. I am on such a journey, just like you were when you left law school, trying to pursue my passion, and trying to move forward. Thank you for your inspiration.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 am
With tears in my eyes, thank-you.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 am
<3 you're amazing Jas!:D
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:00 am
Thank you so much for inspiration post! !!
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:36 am
Great post. Great example of friendship.. Just one question. What's with the oranges? I mean great shot but … ?
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:07 am
I am so inspired after reading this blog and such perfect timing. As I walk away from the timecard and watercooler this week…I feel like it's gonna be okay because I am chasing my dream.
Thanks J Star!
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:25 am
this was great, for those of us currently running toward the dream, it makes me want to run harder…i guess that might make it a sprint
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:49 am
Im not that friend, but thanks..I needed to hear that tonight. I'll keep running, the thought of failing without even having really tried scares me way to much.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:15 am
"Dust your ego off, and start failing. Yes, failing. Because you can only fail so long at something before you actually start succeeding. " … wow … powerfully said, J*!
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:34 am
You are SO inspiring. I am on that mission now to endeavor not to be afraid to fail in order to follow my dream. You are such a powerful writer and I can't wait for the day I can have the honor of meeting you in person.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:50 am
J* what a great friend you are!! I hope your friend takes the post filled with love and wishes from everyone as a great big sign to RUN!!
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:33 am
Thank you for this, Jasmine.
Thank you.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:50 am
Thanks Jasmine…I really needed to read a post like this today…I have been feeling the same way your best friend has…:( It has been a week full of tears for me too….lots of frustration and sometimes anger…sigh. I need a swift kick in the butt to start chasing my dreams…what am I waiting for? Life is too short….thanks for the words of wisdom…best of luck to your friend!
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:27 am
Well this posts leaves me with but one question, what is your friends dream? I'm sure she'll achieve it with you cheering her on every step of the way 🙂
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:09 am
This is so wonderfully written! and so true, I am about to turn 30 next week and only found my dream 6 months ago, and it was because someone believe in me before I even believe in myself. You did a good deed by writing this piece. God Bless you, and I am running like Forest Gump.
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am
Jasmine, like many others, I'm a long-time reader but first-time poster. Just wanted to say YOU ROCK! Your spirit really comes through in your writing and your photos. This is a truly inspirational post for so many of us. Thanks for bring you! And for sharing a bit of that awesomeness with the rest of us! 🙂
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Wonderful! I sooo needed that! My husband always reminds me that if having your own business was easy, everyone would be doing it!!
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
And I'd like to add just one thing to your perfect post:
I'm 44 years old, never thought in a million years that I would be a photographer. But in the past year, I've had the most amazing things happen to me. God has opened doors that I never could have imagined. I pinch myself everyday.
Be open to possibilities, work hard, take risks- put your self out there!! If I die tomorrow, I can say I did it.
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
LOVE this post.
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
loved it. so great.
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
awwww….your writing is so wonderful. the subject was very touching but your writing is what always keeps me reading! you are very talented! great stuff! 😉
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:21 pm
So true. Great advice.
There is no payoff without the pain. Why? Because the process is the point.
Good stuff Jasmine
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:34 pm
What pearls of wisdom! I find myself in the same place as your friend, scared, confused and excited all at the same time. I'm realizing that our dreams never seem quite as special if there hasn't been some sweat and tears involved. Love your writing.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Amen, Sister! I felt the passion rising in me just from reading what you wrote. Plus, water coolers harbor a lot of bacteria.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Very inspiring! And seriously, who wants to stand near the watercooler anyway?!
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Great post.. very inspiring! Thank you 🙂
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:48 pm
My biggest problem is that I see this dream of mine. I reach out , but I can't touch it. There is this plexiglas that stops me from touching this dream of mine. It will bend and not break. I tried to figure out how can I break this plexiglas, so I can reach out and touch this dream of mine. So far, I have not been able to touch this dream of mine. I have tried many different ways. Still, I can not touch this dream of mine. Is there a way? Is there someone who can help me? How can I break this plexiglas, so I can touch this dream of mine?
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:13 am
Were you a writer at some point in your life? Reading your blog sometimes sets me back on my own because I want to be able to express myself in the same ways you do and I just can't. It's not me I guess but the pressure I put on myself to do so is a little ridiculous. ~M 🙂
November 23rd, 2008 at 3:41 am
Thank you. I'm chasing after my dream….but lately I have been feeling like I cant keep going, so this post was that push that I needed. seriously. I have been following your blog for a while now and this one just hit me deep. you are awesome.
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:24 am
Jasmine – Words like this help me go forward. Makes it a little more challenging when a child depends on me. But at this same time my little girl is the reason to press harder.
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:36 am
Very eloquently put. I agree whole heartedly. Are your sure you are not a motivational speaker in disguise?
Everyone needs a reminder to keep going forward and not to stop dreaming. Thank you.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
So far, 93 people have commented to say thanks Jasmine. I'm sure there are at least 93 others who didn't comment. Let me be number 94, and also say – you are being used by God to inspire and encourage people. For a photography blog, this sure is a great ministry, huh? This post just lacked one thing. Philippians 4:13-14. Paul said exactly what your saying. "Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:25 pm
jasmine, you're just so friggin' amazing! thank you for your inspiration & writings, and especially thank you for touching so many in such a positive way! keep on keepin' it real!
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm
That was A-MAY-ZING! Thank you!
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Jasmine, it just amazes me how you always make me cry. Im glad Ive found your blog. Im a mum of four and my dream is to start my own business, as a photographer, I live in a small town in Australia and Im not sure how much money there is to be made. But thats not what counts.
Im not as confident and outgoing my fear gets me all the time.
Anyways your writing talks to me and Id like to say thanks.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:01 am
2 words – You ROCK!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:25 am
jas, you are always so inspiring. i say that with sincerity.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:19 am
I had to agree so whole heartedly with you Jasmine … I too left the water cooler life to the dismay of my "do the safe thing" self and give the same advice as often as I can because life is too short and living your dream … even on bad days … it's the BEST.
I raise my fist in the air and tell your friend … seize the day … go for it friend! Live! It doesn't matter what people think you should do … LIVE … feed your soul … you'll wake up on a daily basis and be soo happy and glad that you did.
November 24th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
YES! So awesome.
November 24th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Jasmine, LOVE your post!
Six years ago I bolted as fast as I could from that dreadful watercooler. Everyone thought I was out of my mind! I was the "good" girl who had a safe responsible job for 13 years. In their eyes, I had it made. But I was miserable. So I ran.
I started my own photography business not knowing where it would take me. I have been happily chasing my dream ever since. The road has been occasionally bumpy along the way. But I wouldn't have it any other way! I LOVE what I do! How many people can say that? To your friend I want to say–do it now! Do it afraid! But DO it!
November 24th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Thank you!!! It's time to buy some new running shoes, mine have gotten a bit too heavy.
November 24th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
It's posts like this that puts gas my engine! You don't have to be this nice or encouraging but you are and it's people like us that are typing from their cubicles that appreciate it the most. Thanks so much! With that boost, I'll definitely run a little faster today!
November 24th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I want to do this. BUT don't know what the first step would be. 25 with bills and all and wanting to be a full time photographer is scary. PLUS I hate sitting at a cube all day, browsing through blogs of talented people who are doing just what I want to do =(
November 25th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I almost cryed. You are so so so right! I wish I had that strenth inside like you do. But I think all this I wish I could, I wish I had..ect are just excuses. Anw. Im reading your blog all the time and was shy to comment on any your posts…but now I just did it. Want to say thank you! And wishing you also never stop to run for your dreams. And I adore your photography, your doing something fantastic and give it to all of us, not only happy clients you photographed. P.s. Sorry for my English, Im Ukrainian, but soon Ill move to USA, Maryland to my wonderful husband:)) just wanted to share. Much love. xx
November 26th, 2008 at 7:23 am
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It seems to me if this many people want to turn in their guns, we should find a way to take care of it. Getting guns off the streets/out of homes is a win all around.
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Of course I do succulents! They're a wonderful addition to any container or garden!
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Alistair Dougall taught for four years at Southampton University before joining the Godolphin School in Salisbury, where he is Head of Sixth Form and teaches History, specialising in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English and European History.
Introduction Chronology Glossary 'Vain, stupid, profane games.' Medieval attitudes to the playing of sports on the Sabbath and other holy days The Impact of the Break with Rome The Reign of Elizabeth I and the battle over the Lord's Day James I's 'dancing book' and the politicisation of 'Saint Sabbath' Book of Sports - and the reign of Charles I: From a 'pious Statue' to 'bloody civil war' Enforcement and Reaction: choosing between the 'Commandments of God and Man' Conclusion Appendix: The text of the 1633 - Book of Sports Notes and references Bibliography Index
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The book offers a thorough and cogent story of the development of English sabbatarianism, and students seeking to understand the complex political, religious and cultural history of these years will appreciate the admirable blend of subtlety and clarity that Dougall achieves.
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Why America preferred to forget about the Pacific war – until nowBreaking News
When Tom Hanks was making Saving Private Ryan, the writer Nora Ephron sent him a book that weighs in at almost 2,000 pages: the Library of America's Reporting World War II. It was a thoughtful gift, appropriate to his then role as an infantry captain on D-Day. But when Hanks began dipping into the collection, he remarked earlier this month, what gripped him the most was not the war in Europe but the other great US campaign of the second world war – the battle for the Pacific.
So Hanks knew little of that campaign, except that it began with Pearl Harbor and ended with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. All that happened in between, he said, was a blur of names of battles on remote atolls and unheard-of beaches – Tarawa, Leyte, Peleliu. And all the evidence suggests that he is typical in his ignorance.
While Hanks hopes this will be changed with The Pacific, the 10-part, £150m Band of Brothers-style treatment he and Steven Spielberg have given to that conflict – the most expensive television series ever filmed – his own lack of knowledge raises a puzzling question. Why did the story of the island-hopping campaign, which claimed the lives of more than 100,000 US soldiers, become so difficult to depict, while the war in Europe has spawned endless retellings?
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It was not always like this. The immediate aftermath of the Pacific war saw a spate of powerful American memoirs. In 1948 Norman Mailer made his reputation with a first novel, The Naked and the Dead, that dramatised in unsparing detail his own experience of the battle for the Philippines. Hollywood too, at first, was galvanised by the drama of the conflict, its better films including John Ford's They Were Expendable and Allan Dwan's The Sands of Iwo Jima. Many, however, were jingoistic and simplistic, rarely ascribing any shared humanity to the Japanese side, save perhaps for John Boorman's Hell in the Pacific.
Since then, however, while films have examined every aspect of the war in Europe, serious interest in the Pacific has diminished in popular culture, a trend that only began to alter with Terrence Malick's flawed attempt to realise James Jones's novel The Thin Red Line in 1998, and more recently with Clint Eastwood's pair of sympathetic complementary films showing the battle for Iwo Jima from the sides of the US attackers and the Japanese defenders.
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I wouldn't be at university if it wasn't for this dude [
]. The father of all modern computing, and artificial intelligence. Invented computers (although others built the machines and brought them to realisation such as Tommy Flowers & the Colossus) and software/maths to crack the Enigma code in WWII. However his amazing work, career and life were all cut short thanks to the short sighted views of homosexuality at that time in the UK... which lead to Turing killing himself with a cyanide laden apple [V].
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I think you'll find that psychologists were discussing AI long before Turing came along. And they, in their turn, were probably following in the footsteps of the ancient Greek philosophers.
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Psychologists!!! Perhaps I should have said applied A.I. technology Im not talking philosophy or thought experiments [
]. If he had lived longer he might have accomplished even greater things, as he started to delve into looking at biology more and more. With the influence of the discovery of DNA which was discovered a year before Turings death, he might have been inspired to develop far more sophisticated, self organising, chaotic computers that would certainly be of value now. This is no leap of faith in his supposed ability, as he implied that he was looking and close to finding something new to get beyond the limitations of his universal machine. Stored program computers to this day work in pretty much the exact same way as how Turing envisioned only with greater parallelism, we are still looking for something new.
LOL Eth just saw your profile, PhD in Psychology, BSc in Computer Science stop trying to hog all the cool stuff [
] you get to deal with real intelligence and biological hardware. But you are right many people in A.I. have backgrounds in both Psychology and Computing. They often take different stand points though; Computer Scientists are motivated to build intelligence into machines to make them more useful, whilst Psychologists try to use machines as a metaphor to explain how human intelligence arises. You notice this from reading A.I. texts some concentrate on the philosophy and principles, whilst others the mathematics and implementations.
I'm interested in both views, especially artificial life which is a nice combo of the two. It must have been fun to have done degrees in both subjects...
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Matt - I got into psychology as a result of studying AI in my comp sci course. While I was working in IT I did an MBA through the Open University to further my career. I started working my way up through the management ranks & ended up dealing more with people than with machines. I became really fascinated by personality types & began wondering whether that was something that could be mirrored by machines. I started reading books on personality & psychology & got hooked. When I began my psychology course it was my intention to delve further into AI but I got somewhat side-tracked into the dependence/addiction bit [
Incicentally, I've got friends in Aberystwyth (Penparcau - I think that's how one spells it) so I may bump into you some day.
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Turing basicly described computer languages before there were such things. Yes computing machines existed for some time, but they had not been abstracted to languages yet. His contribution included branching logic, but was tied to the one step at a time which was surpassed with the 486 chip and the introduction of "guessing" in the hardware. I.e. before the computer knows the answer from the previous branching instruction, it begins working on the next step assuming the most probable branch.
The scary part is that with computers designing computers, and with the number of circuits in modern cpu's we are fast approaching the point, if not already there, where we cannot fully test a chip, either for design flaws or for instructional failure. There are just too many combinations...
I also found a piece of code installed by MicroSoft that suggests that MS can change the microcode in the CPU at their whim. If you want to see a virus that will kill a computer cold, let me make a change to the microcode. We are not talking about "mostly dead"... It's send your CPU back in to Intel for reprogramming. How Cute of Billy Boy to make us vulnerable to yet another attack.
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- ½ tsp. salt
- ¾ cup wild rice
- 3 Tbsp. ghee or oil
- A pinch of hing(optional)
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
- ⅓ cup coarsely-chopped red bell pepper
- ½ cup coarsely-chopped fennel or celery
- The kernels from one ear of corn
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- ⅓ cup dried blueberries
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- Cut the top of the pumpkin or halve the acorn squash and remove the seeds. Place in a baking pan, brush the cut surfaces with oil, and bake in a 350° F. oven until tender.
- While the squash is baking, bring the water to a boil. Add the wild rice and salt, cover, and cook until all the water is absorbed and the wild rice is tender, about 45 minutes.
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- Mix the corn mixture with the wild rice and the beans. Add the dried blueberries and season to taste with liquid seasoning or salt and pepper. Sprinkle the inside of the squash lightly with salt. Spoon in the stuffing. Return to the oven for 10-15 minutes so that everything is heated through.
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Phase II is the critical development stage in which most clinical attrition occurs. This report focuses on approaches to improving R&D productivity in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and considers:
Pharmaceutical companies have been responding to a combination of major challenges that many commentators call a "perfect storm." It is clear that the high rate of attrition in the drug development process is severely limiting the numbers of high-quality novel drug candidates, especially for innovative drugs that address unmet medical needs. In order to overcome this limitation, the industry must develop strategies that can reduce attrition during Phase II, where most attrition occurs, especially as it continues to drive up the cost of R&D to unsustainable levels.
Approaches to Reducing Phase II Attrition considers examples of leading-edge strategies being pursued to improve target selection and other aspects of drug discovery. These include development of multitargeted therapies, whole-pathway approaches, biology-driven drug discovery, analysis of multigenic complex diseases, and network pharmacology. Strategies for improving early-stage clinical studies are discussed, including the use of Phase 0 and adaptive trials, and employing early proof-of-concept trials. Ways in which some companies have adopted new corporate structures designed to increase innovation or make R&D more "biotech-like" are described.
Poorly predictive animal models constitute a major cause of drug attrition. We present two case studies in CNS and cancer, two therapeutic areas in which animal models are notorious for being poorly predictive. The CNS case study focuses on attempts to improve animal model efficacy studies, and the cancer case study focuses on industry's adoption of improved animal models developed in academia. In these discussions, we indicate how these particular case studies may have lessons for efficacy studies in most therapeutic areas.
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Approaches to Reducing Phase II Attrition analyzes results from a survey of current practices and views toward improving the efficiency and effectiveness of drug development. Finally, the complete transcripts of interviews conducted with experts in the field are provided.
Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION: CHALLENGES TO DRUG DEVELOPMENT TODAY
1.1. Responding to Industry Challenges by Corporate Restructuring
1.2. Responding to Industry Challenges by Large-Scale Mergers and Acquisitions
1.3. Attrition in Drug Development
The Kola and Landis Paper on Drug Attrition, 2004
Drug Approvals, R&D Costs, and Attrition Rates Since 2003
Strategies for Attacking the Phase II Attrition Problem
Chapter 2 - DRUG DISCOVERY STRATEGIES AIMED AT REDUCING PHASE II ATTRITION
2.1. Summary of the Target Evaluation Process
2.2. Strategies for Moving Beyond the Target Validation Paradigm
Developing Agents That Address Multiple Targets
Whole-Pathway Approaches to Drug Discovery
Biology-Driven Drug Discovery
Other Means of Going Beyond the Target Validation Paradigm
2.3. Target Generation at Pfizer's Biotherapeutics & Bioinnovation Center
2.4. Novartis' Pathway-Based Drug Discovery Strategy
2.5. Genomic Analysis of Multiple Genes, Pathways, and Networks Involved in Complex Diseases
2.6. Network Pharmacology and Rational Discovery of Multitargeted Drugs
Chapter 3 - IMPROVING ANIMAL MODEL STUDIES TO REDUCE PHASE II ATTRITION
3.1. Introduction
A Notorious Case of the Failure of Animal Studies to Predict Toxicity in Humans
The Focus of This Chapter
3.2. Case Studies on the Inadequacy of Animal Studies in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Animal Studies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Animal Studies Using the "Standard Model" of ALS
Can Researchers Develop A Better Model of Sporadic ALS?
Implications of the ALS Animal Model Case for Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Studies in Mouse Models Transgenic For Tau
3.3. Lessons from Animal Model Studies in ALS and AD
3.4. Another Therapy for AD Based On Targeting Tau
3.5. Case Study on Adoption of Improved Mouse Models of Cancer by Industry
Aveo Pharmaceuticals and Mouse Model Technology Transfer Between Academia and Industry
Chapter 4 - OVERVIEW OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE AND ITS USE IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT
4.1. Defining Responder and Nonresponder Populations
4.2. Defining the Optimal Dosing Regimen
4.3. Identifying Early, Sensitive Markers of Efficacy
4.4. Identifying Patients Who Are Likely to Experience Adverse Effects
4.5. Translational Medicine Is Changing the Organization of Clinical Trials in Some Companies
Lilly's Chorus
Wyeth's "Learn and Confirm" Organization of Drug Development
Lessons from the Lilly and Wyeth Cases
Chapter 5 - BIOMARKERS AND THEIR ROLE IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Types of Biomarkers
Translational (Bridging) Biomarkers
Toxicity Biomarkers
Stratification Biomarkers in Cancer: Case Studies on Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Antagonists in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Colorectal Cancer
5.3. Biomarkers Still an Early-Stage Technology
5.4. The Biomarkers Consortium and Improving Biomarker Science
Chapter 6 - NEW STRATEGIES FOR EARLY-STAGE CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN
6.1. Phase 0 Clinical Trials
Phase 0 Studies at the National Cancer Institute
European-Based Phase 0 Studies Led by Xceleron
The Ethics of Phase 0 Studies
What Can Be Expected From Phase 0 Microdosing Studies?
6.2. Adaptive Clinical Trials
6.3. Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trials
Chapter 7 - OUTLOOK FOR STRATEGIES TO REDUCE PHASE II ATTRITION
7.1. Discussion of Insight Pharma Reports' Phase II Attrition Survey--January/February 2009
7.2. General Conclusions
A.1. Charles Gombar, PhD, Vice President, R&D Strategy and Business Improvement, Wyeth
Evan Loh, MD, Vice President, Clinical R&D, Wyeth
A.2. Peter Lassota, PhD, Divisional Vice President, Imaging Biology & Oncology, Caliper Life Sciences
A.3. Bruce H. Littman, MD, President, Translational Medicine Associates, LLC
A.4. Daniel M. Skovronsky, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Company Index with Web Addresses
Table 1.1. Major Challenges to the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2008/2009
Table 1.2. NCE and BLA Approvals by the US FDA, 1996-2008
Table 3.1. Transgenic Tau Models as Enablers of Drug Discovery and Development in the Tau Pathway of Alzheimer's Disease
Table 3.2. Barriers to Adoption of Advanced Mouse Models of Cancer by Industry
Table 4.1. Questions To Be Answered In Translational Studies
Table 5.1. Selected Major Types of Biomarkers
Table 5.2. Ongoing Projects and Project Concepts in Development at the Biomarkers Consortium
Figure 2.1. The Canonical Wnt Pathway
Question 1: Please classify your organization.
Question 2: What aspect(s) of the drug development process do you work in?
Question 3: What class(es) of drugs do you work on?
Question 4: Do you see Phase II attrition as a major issue in your company?
Question 5: What do you see as the major reasons for low productivity and high cost of drug development?
Question 6: Has your company adopted a program of translational medicine aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of early drug development?
Question 7: If you have adopted a translational medicine program, has it been helping you to accelerate movement of promising drug candidates into mid-stage clinical trials and to weed out unpromising candidates?
Question 8: Does your company conduct the following types of clinical trials?
Question 9: If you conduct any of the types of clinical trials listed in question 8, which do you find useful in accelerating your development process?
Question 10: Does your company outsource your early-stage clinical trials to CROs that specialize in that stage of development?
Question 11: Do you find the FDA helpful in assisting you in designing and implementing your early-stage development programs?
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Together, the two women embark on a journey that takes Julia far from the familiar comfort of home and gives Carmen the courage to open her heart. Together, their sightseeing trip turns into a discovery of truth, grace, redemption, and, finally, love. …
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