How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Mistakes and failures should really be called lessons. What did you learn? Can you take something awake from needing to start again? Starting over isn’t bad, especially when you’re well equipped. Having gone through a difficult situation, where you know nothing but…
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Another Quote
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? “When you are aware of the nonsense as a child, you are not well liked…mostly by adults.” -JCS
Kindness
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? When we are young, we are often told that bad things happen to help us learn. While this is fairly true…what about when good things happen? I feel we take those moments for granted. As an example, I am Afro-Mexicana. So all of my days, my…
A Void
Do you believe in fate/destiny? I certainly don’t believe we were destined to work jobs until we die – I rather like to think our destiny or fate is available to us when we free ourselves from the invisible prison called society. But that is a play on words. What I believe is…you can shape…
Being Overly Independent
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. It really is ok to do things on your own…but there are some matters where you do need help. This phase was hard to let go of because I was certain it sustained me, but it really only kept me in the dark….
Me, Myself and I
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? I’m contrary, I know, There is no desire to be anyone else, even if simply for a day. No position seems worth it, no life or circumstance. It would be pointless. Whether rich or famous. Not even a child’s position…
Recreating What Designer Means
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. While waiting for a nameless someone to follow through with a promise, I decided to take on sewing and designing my own wardrobe. Fed up with ill fitting “curvy” sized garments, I set out…blindly, to accomplish my goal. From crocheting, hand sewing, and experiments in…
Impossible
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? And here’s why – Your world is created by your reality – your brain. So the word impossible, to me, is a paradox. Lay down your sob stories of limbs that won’t grow back, or people waking up from…
Hard To Explain
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? To put simply, and not give too much away – patience. There is something coming, and it’s great. But it will require everything from me, just about. I am ready, but the moment isn’t here. So I have to wait. Waiting can…
We Did It
What advice would you give to your teenage self? For certain, I would tell her that all the terrible things people told us about ourselves were to stop us from being great. That no one deserves your kind of love. And that dressing how you want doesn’t need others opinions – especially with how unhappy…
The Heiress JCS 