“Since we cannot change reality,
let us change the eyes which see reality.”
~Nikos Kazantzakis
The Quotable Greek: Change the Eyes
8 Feb- Comments 3 Comments
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Yiasou!
Stephanie Nikolopoulos is a writer, editor, writing teacher, and speaker based in New York City.
She is the author with Paul Maher Jr. of "Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road.'"
She's also currently working on a memoir about growing up Greek American.
You can email her at stephanie_701 {@} yahoo.com
Write that book. Apply to that residency. Give that reading. Get up an hour earlier to carve out that sliver of time to write. Save up for a writing retreat. Send that query and book proposal out. Set up a coffee date with someone you admire for after the holidays. Give away a percentage of your income to support your beliefs and make a difference in people's lives instead of giving in to the convenience of buying lunch out regularly. Admit to yourself you want to change. Create a vision board. Tell someone your dreams. Live more fully. Dance with the whale. Find the beauty in the cracks. Be a light to others. Go on adventures, even if it's just exploring your own backyard. Do the scary things. Believe in possibility. Embrace wonder. :::
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I'm so honored to be a feature reader at tomorrow night's Impact Concert! Special thanks to Amelia Thompson for inviting me to be part of the life-changing event. I'm thrilled to be reading alongside Debra Ayis, Jahzeel Campbell, RFMC Praise Team, and Joel Young, and so excited to be celebrating Laci Chisolm, Fit4Dance, 2019 Impact Period Awardee.
We're partnering with WeDeliverPeriod to raise fund to help keep Ugandan girls in school. These young girls are our future generation, and they deserve the opportunity to attend and excel at school. Please join us if you're in the Brooklyn area. The event kicks off at 6:30pm on December 14, 2019, at Repair the World in Brooklyn. If you can't be there live, consider gifting a donation to help girls in Uganda. Your money goes far there! :::
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Happy Friday! :::
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One person's trash can turn into someone else's dream. Life is what we make of it. We may not always have a lot, but when you're full of creativity you can reinvent ordinary things into treasures and with a little imagination you can transport yourself -- and even others. You can turn empty bottles and broken mirrors into a wonderland, like Isaiah Zagar did with Philadelphia's Magic Gardens (#tbt 📸 from when I spent my birthday there three years ago). You can turn blank pages into stories that change people's lives. Your cup overflows. :::
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How can we ensure we're living each day to the fullest, the life we truly want, and not merely existing...?
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I got to meet some new friends recently at DeKalb Market Cellar! It's so fun meeting new people and getting to discover someone anew through their friends. They were super smart but also very down to earth. Even though I'd just met them, I felt really comfortable around them. Over the years, I've been fortunate to meet great people through others, and those new people have turned out to be lovely friends on their own. As I've gotten older, so many of my friends are "book people" -- friends I've met through work, through writing groups, through earning my MFA, and through being part of the New York City literary scene ("scene" sounds so loaded, but when you've been around for a while you tend to run into a lot of the same like-minded people, which is awesome). It's fun therefore to sometimes discover a whole new world of fascinating people! How have you made most of your friends as an adult? Has it come naturally or is it a struggle as people are busy with their careers and families?
...PS: If you go to DeKalb Market Hall, which you should run to right now because it's so fun, I'd recommend checking out potato and cheese pierogis at Pierogi Boys and the Paloma at Brooklyn Wine Cellar. :::
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change the eyes not the makeup
wow, love that 🙂
I remember once hearing I only have hearts in my eyes when I see.