"Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow - whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you watching this screen: Before you go to bed, write a four line poem. Make it as good as you can. Don’t show it to anybody. Put it where nobody will find it. And you will discover that you have your reward."

— Kurt Vonnegut  (via thatkindofwoman)

(Source: awakeinthedream, via thatkindofwoman)

#fmsphotoaday February, Day 17: In Your Hand 

#fmsphotoaday February, Day 17: In Your Hand 

#fmsphotoaday February, Day 14 (Catch-up): Love is… All the hard work that’s gone into this room, & all the swaddling, comforting & reveling in awe that’s to come. 

#fmsphotoaday February, Day 14 (Catch-up): Love is… All the hard work that’s gone into this room, & all the swaddling, comforting & reveling in awe that’s to come. 

My dad, retiring after 32 years, walking out of the Hallmark building with his secretary of 23 years for the last time.

My dad, retiring after 32 years, walking out of the Hallmark building with his secretary of 23 years for the last time.

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 25 (Catch-up): Landscape #landscape #nelsonatkins #shuttlecock #badminton #sky #museum #artgallery #kansascity #kc

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 25 (Catch-up): Landscape #landscape #nelsonatkins #shuttlecock #badminton #sky #museum #artgallery #kansascity #kc

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 22: Corner — Sneak Peek of Mr. Baby’s room. And yes, that is a wookie. 

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 22: Corner — Sneak Peek of Mr. Baby’s room. And yes, that is a wookie. 

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 15 (Catch-up): An Ordinary Moment — Keeping this one’s claws away from the pack ‘n’ play. >_<

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 15 (Catch-up): An Ordinary Moment — Keeping this one’s claws away from the pack ‘n’ play. >_<

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 16: Two Things &#8212; I&#8217;m assuming for my own sanity that assembling &amp; disassembling this thing gets easier. 

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 16: Two Things — I’m assuming for my own sanity that assembling & disassembling this thing gets easier. 

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 11 (Catch-up): Water #water #abstract #rain #weather #light #bokeh

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 11 (Catch-up): Water #water #abstract #rain #weather #light #bokeh

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 5: Movement &#8212; Lord of the Rings Pinball! #pinball #games #arcade #lotr #lordoftherings #movement #balrog #destroythering

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 5: Movement — Lord of the Rings Pinball! #pinball #games #arcade #lotr #lordoftherings #movement #balrog #destroythering

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 4: The View From Here 

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 4: The View From Here 

It’s a New Year and with it comes a fresh opportunity to shape our world.

So this is my wish, a wish for me as much as it is a wish for you: in the world to come, let us be brave – let us walk into the dark without fear, and step into the unknown with smiles on our faces, even if we’re faking them.

And whatever happens to us, whatever we make, whatever we learn, let us take joy in it. We can find joy in the world if it’s joy we’re looking for, we can take joy in the act of creation.

So that is my wish for you, and for me. Bravery and joy.

(Source: alittlefurtheroutoftheway, via neil-gaiman)

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 3: Heart &#8212; Some bump photos from along the way. 

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 3: Heart — Some bump photos from along the way. 

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 2: Something New &#8212; Tsuro, a new game. #tsuro #somethingnew #games #boardgames #dragon #art

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 2: Something New — Tsuro, a new game. #tsuro #somethingnew #games #boardgames #dragon #art

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 1: Today &#8212; Melting snow &amp; soon-to-be-stored Christmas lights. Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you much joy &amp; the ability to see beauty in everyday things in 2013!

#fmsphotoaday January, Day 1: Today — Melting snow & soon-to-be-stored Christmas lights. Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you much joy & the ability to see beauty in everyday things in 2013!