Tuesday, January 4, 2011
✩ Dreams ✩
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Lola Sharp |
Happy New Year, friends!
I've been offline, celebrating with local friends and family...
and I've missed you. How are you? I hope your holidays were joyful. Happy 2011!
I love a bright and shiny new year, don't you?
They feel plump with potential, ready for extraordinary,
effervescent,
spectacular things to happen...it's almost like opening a treasure box.
What adventures await inside the box, the new year? Where will '11 take us?
Magical places?
Will your journey bring fairies?
A new year. Anything can happen.
You have to believe in your dreams...
spend time with your dreams...and words...and ideas.
But I believe hard work brings the most magic.
You have to live fearlessly. Know what you want. Work hard. And chase those dreams down.
Don't let fear stop you from living the life you truly want to live. I KNOW the publishing industry can be crushing and rife with insecurities, but if this is your passion you must live it fully...
enjoy the process and lessons... believe in yourself, your talents, your individuality, your dreams.
So, I'd like to share with you my wishes...
and dreams...
for 2011. For you. For me.
I wish...
for everyone to take time for more champagne picnics!
And to eat MORE CUPCAKES and listen to more music! (or whatever makes you and your loved ones happy)
I dream of not being worried that I'm too old to wear my hair and make-up like this:
I'll NEVER be too old for these beauties if I skip the socks, right? 'Cause, srsly, I can run like a badass ninja in heels.
Anyway, I digress.
No one, NO ONE is ever too old to swing. Swinging is like flying. I hope you take time to swing in '11.
I dream of more traveling. Always. My wanderlust is legendary...and impulsive.
I dream of writing my way across Europe, the world.
My last dream...
my biggest dream for 2011...
Is for ALL OF YOU to have love and joy this year, to reach YOUR writing goals and...
Believe in Your Dreams.
Because I believe in YOU.
So let's kick some spectacular ass in '11. You with me? (I'm doing it in cute pink heels, yo. And barefoot. I like barefoot, too.)
I know I haven't been around the blogosphere since just before Christmas, but I'll be visiting all of you this week. I'm looking forward to it.
What are YOUR dreams for this year?
Are YOU attending any writer's conferences this year? If so, which?
(and if they're on the east coast, especially the NYC area, let me know..maybe we can meet up.)
Talk to me.
Oh, and YOU ARE LOVED.
Love,
Lola
(all images from weheartit.com )
I've been offline, celebrating with local friends and family...
I love a bright and shiny new year, don't you?
They feel plump with potential, ready for extraordinary,
effervescent,
spectacular things to happen...it's almost like opening a treasure box.
What adventures await inside the box, the new year? Where will '11 take us?
Magical places?
Will your journey bring fairies?
A new year. Anything can happen.
You have to believe in your dreams...
spend time with your dreams...and words...and ideas.
But I believe hard work brings the most magic.
You have to live fearlessly. Know what you want. Work hard. And chase those dreams down.
Don't let fear stop you from living the life you truly want to live. I KNOW the publishing industry can be crushing and rife with insecurities, but if this is your passion you must live it fully...
enjoy the process and lessons... believe in yourself, your talents, your individuality, your dreams.
So, I'd like to share with you my wishes...
and dreams...
for 2011. For you. For me.
I wish...
for everyone to take time for more champagne picnics!
And to eat MORE CUPCAKES and listen to more music! (or whatever makes you and your loved ones happy)
I dream of not being worried that I'm too old to wear my hair and make-up like this:
I'll NEVER be too old for these beauties if I skip the socks, right? 'Cause, srsly, I can run like a badass ninja in heels.
Anyway, I digress.
No one, NO ONE is ever too old to swing. Swinging is like flying. I hope you take time to swing in '11.
I dream of more traveling. Always. My wanderlust is legendary...and impulsive.
I dream of writing my way across Europe, the world.
My last dream...
my biggest dream for 2011...
Is for ALL OF YOU to have love and joy this year, to reach YOUR writing goals and...
Believe in Your Dreams.
Because I believe in YOU.
So let's kick some spectacular ass in '11. You with me? (I'm doing it in cute pink heels, yo. And barefoot. I like barefoot, too.)
I know I haven't been around the blogosphere since just before Christmas, but I'll be visiting all of you this week. I'm looking forward to it.
What are YOUR dreams for this year?
Are YOU attending any writer's conferences this year? If so, which?
(and if they're on the east coast, especially the NYC area, let me know..maybe we can meet up.)
Talk to me.
Oh, and YOU ARE LOVED.
Love,
Lola
(all images from weheartit.com )
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78 comments:
Beautiful, gorgeous thoughts and photos, Lola!
May your 2011 be spectacular as well.
I'll be kicking some butt in my Ugg knockoffs though. It's cold here. :)
I don't have any conferences lined up, but I do have a webinar this weekend!
what fabulous photos and thoughts - and I love your new pic of Eric. He's pretty...yummy.
...during the worst of days, you can spark a smile:)
Hoping all your dreams become reality in '11, for no one deserves it more.
EL
I love this collection of photos and thoughts. Happy New Year!
Lola, you're amazing and write the most inspiring posts! I love all the pictures and the words you created to go with them. And for the record, while EVERYTHING resonated with me, I especially LOVE the one about hair and makeup :)
Love,
S
Lovely!! As usual..
Can you teach me to WEAR heels, and then run like a bad ass ninja?
Definitely need more cupcakes in my life this year...
I am in the NYC area but don't know of any conferences. :-(
Are there conferences that honor dead novelists? I am a fan of Stendhal and Proust!
Your words and these pictures...fabulous! I used to be able to run like a badass ninja in high heels....now, though, I'd break something. Probably several somethings =P
Great wishes and I wish them for you, too.
I'm having a giveaway on my blog.....come see if there's anything you'd like a chance at!
Lola, Thank you. I needed this to remember the fun stuff in 2011 rather than the work I set for myself.
Thank you. (I'm running, but barefoot! sometimes in fuzzy blue and yellow polkadot socks!)
I have so much love for this post. It's gorgeous. Beautiful. And there're so many quotes and pictures I want to print and frame.
Thanks for sharing this post with us!
More cupcakes sounds like a good plan to me!
A lovely post, with beautiful photos :-)
This was a wonderful post! I'm a very visual person and it made me tingly all over! Many happy wishes to you also!
Loved all the photos!
Happy 2011! Hope your year is all sparkly :D
Happy New Year to you, beautiful Lola! 2011 is off to a grand start already, I'd say, sparkly, full to overflowing with words and wonder, let's hope it can hold.
:)
Lola- That was one badass and beautiful post. (I like the shoes too...) Beautiful pictures, beautiful soul, have beautiful and wondrous and magical year!
I wish I'm able to run around like a badass ninja with those gorgeous heels (I kind of like the socks too - so cute!) but will just have to contend with standing very still and looking glam instead!
HAPPY 2011!!!!! May all your dreams and wishes come true too!! Take care
x
Great pictures! Happy New Year, Lola.
Love the kaleidoscope of photos and the sentiment. And Walt Disney is one of my heros :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
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Welcome back. The blogosphere is a much brighter place when you're in it. :)
Such a beautiful post and a Happy New Year, Lola.
This post just made me so very happy, and so very inspired. It's exactly what I needed. Thank you so much, Lola!
That's a really uplifting message. Thank you!
No conferences planned, but a busy year of writing. I'm working on a big sci-fi project at the moment, then I may get back to editing my NaNo novel to get it ready for the big-time. Who knows?
K. You know I'm not a shoe girl. And I hate heels. But, I love those in your photo. Love them. With the socks. I'd totally wear them; kill myself doing it. But totally would, yo.
great pics!
I really, really wanted to go to Wiscon this year, but then i found out that it's on memorial day weekend, and that's time for me to spend with my family. Sad. SO no conference for me
Happy new year to you too! I hope yours is off to an excellent start. "Live fearlessly," I love that! Great pictures. I'm totally inspired now.
I love all of these pictures! They're soooo inspiring! Here's to a great 2011 for all of us:)
I love this post Lola! I wish magic and dreams for you this year! I hope they all come true (for all of us)!
Nice to have a dose of Lola magic today...I'm dreaming along with you.
You always come up with the most amazing pictures! Thank you. I'm so excited about 2011. More than any other year for some unexplicable reason. I just feel ready.
I was already feeling like the world is a decidedly yummy place and you, your words, and your images just made it yummier.
But I do think I need a pink cupcake... and maybe some new heels. :)
Happy New Year!
Love this post! Happy New Year!
I <3 your post. here is to a wonderful 2011.
I LOVED some of those photos!--like the paper Cinderella cutouts coming out of the book, the mushrooms, and the boy with the kite on the grassbook.
Best wishes for your dreams in 2011!
Happy New Year Lola!
I would love to see a picture of you in those heels.
Love the bubbles shot. My wish for 2011 is that I continue regaining control of my life. Kinda vague, but I know what I mean at least.
Aw, that was really sweet- love the photos you find. Hope you have a wonderful new year, and yes, we all need a little more cupcakes and heels in our lives.
Lola how do you do it. That was so amazing. I'm in awe of your visual artistry and your words. I'm always dreaming of taking the next steps in my writing career.
I hope you meet your dreams too.
Thank you, friends, for saying such lovely things here.
I'm grateful for all of you.
I'm trying hard to make my rounds and catch up with everyone.
Love,
Lola
Happy New Year to you!
Champagne looks fantastic. :)
Lola--you ARE a badass ninja!
Seriously, I just wanted to stop in and say thank you. My blog's one years old today, and you were a big part of why I kept with the writing--particularly during NaNo.
Looking forward to a rockin' 2011. From the bottom of my heart, thanks! :D
I have my srs-bizness writing and reading goals over here on my blog, but my dreams for this year are more along the lines of: jump-start my social life, continue to reconnect with an old, loved friend, meet new people (ahem, boys) and experience new things along the lines of rock-climbing and kayaking in Wales. Hopefully none of them are so outlandish as to be actually unachievable. Success to all of us!
- Sophia.
I am with you.
This was the best post ever. I wish all of it for you. Do we have to skip the socks?
Such wonderful, wonderful thoughts and photos (I love champagne and cupcakes!). Truly an amazing post. I'd love to hit the SCBWI LA conference this summer, but we'll see. Cheers to 2011!
Awesome post! I loved the pictures and feel so inspired now!! :) Here's hoping you have a wonderful 2011.
Looking forward to a badass 2011!! Hopefully we'll get to meet up this year.
Man, there's just nothing like a jeans with a pair of heels. Pink ones would rock.
Thanks for being an inspiration, chickie. You always are, and I adore you for it.
I think I'm dreaming about what most of us are dreaming about... :D No conferences on tap for me.
Happy New Year~ :o) <3
I loved your post...how wonderful. I have many dreams/goals on the horizon for 2011. Some very exciting things are coming my way.
As far as conferences go...I might go to Pikes Peak here in Colorado. And for sure the Colorado Gold.
Beautiful post, Lola! We should all eat more cupcakes. (wink)
I hope all your dreams publishing and otherwise come true in 2011.
Happy New Year!
Lola, I believe I have just fallen in love. This post was beautiful to look at and so inspiring. Thank you!
Those are lovely thoughts and pictures.
I'm definitely going to SCBWI Florida this year. I'd like to go to ALA, mid-year SCBWI, and NCTE.
Have a wonderful 2011!
Hi Lola! Thanks for stopping by my blog. It's nice to meet you, too! Love the whole positive fulfilling your dreams theme. Here's to signing contracts this year 'cause if we're gonna dream, let's dream BIG.
Oh, and love the heels!
I hope my new year contines just as well as last year did.
Happy new year too you too!!
What a beautiful post - I'm so glad you shared all those photos and quotes and wonderful thoughts with us! Happy New Year to you, and may 2011 be the year of your dreams!
You bet ... here's to a fabulous 2011!! Great post!
You bet ... here's to a fabulous 2011!! Great post!
As always, thanks for stopping by and always leaving me such delicious comments. :)
I'm still making my rounds visiting all of you, trying to catch up with everyone.
Have a wonderful weekend!
~L
I love those pictures! And I'm going to copy down that Walt Disney quote to post in my class as a Quote of the Day.
Happy New Year!
(And my daughter would love the ability to talk to owls too.)
Stopped to say Thank You for the lovely comment you left. So glad you liked the post :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
Happy happy New Year! What great powerful words and photos for the year ahead.
Beautiful post. I especially like that nifty picture of the books on the chairs spelling out 2011. What would a New Year be without plenty of dreams and a little anticipation of magic? Thanks for the reminder!
Lovely post, Lola. I love your wishes for 2011 and thank you for them.
I'm wishing 2011 will see more peace and togetherness than we've seen in recent years. It's hard to wish for peace every year and not get it. But I can dream. It's my dream.
Jai
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I just loved this post. Such wonderful feel good inspiration. A very happy New Year to you and my for you is that all your dreams come true.
Lovely post. Happy New Year, Lola.
I'm attending NESCBWI in MA, not NY. But I visit NYC from time to time.
I can only say Wow, and I'm in love with the pink shoes!! You amaze me.
Love the heels and the gorgeous pictures. Thanks, lovely Lola, I'm inspired for 2011.
Hi, Lola! I was so happy to see your little avatar in my comment thread today!
This post is beyond words . . . so, so, so, so good!!! :-)
Happy New Year Lola! Loved all your quotes! Very inspirational!
Good luck with all your dreams, I wish you the best :)
Hello! Just wanted to let you know I have something for you over at my blog.
Oh my gosh, I forgot how much I adore this blog! Happy 2011!!
I love your blog posts!!!!! Every image was more inspiring than the last. My favorite message? Don't let fear stand in my way. That's my mantra for 2011.
Hope your 2011 is off to a great start. Miss ya, sweetie!!!!
hi miss lola! wow i miss you lots! i love all those cool pictures and your word go on them just right. i hope youre have a really happy and fun new year.
...hugs from lenny
Loved all the pictures! Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog. I recognize your avatar from Twitter! :)
I love all of these pictures and miss you so much!! I hope you're having a blast offline and thank you for the best wishes on my writing goals. I haven't outlined them too much...yet.
Beautiful, beautiful post! I wish you all this and more this year. :)