Since finishing the What Matters book, I feel a sense of calm peace in my soul. Over the last couple of days, I’ve been able to focus solely on my schoolwork, and I’m caught up for the time being. Yay! I’m hoping Hannah will have a little time to proof/edit the book this weekend.
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Stop Thinking You Know Me
Tomorrow is the first day of my sociology class. It’s online, but the lectures are every Friday morning on Zoom. I’m really looking forward to it. Since that class has been a slow start, I’ve been reading more Art History texts. It’s supposed to start at the Renaissance, but there’s a lot of intro to the history that began with cave paintings. And only in recent years have we learned that Neanderthals contributed to many of them. It’s so interesting how far a distance we’ve come in how we see Neanderthals. Calling someone a Neanderthal can’t be an insult anymore. Ha!
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So, I’ve been working on my new book—the one for artists—for the past week. Well, almost a week. I’m on a roll here, but my confidence still ebbs and flows. Though, I think I’m just learning to accept that. So what if I don’t think I’m amazing? Who really does, anyway? I mean, I do know people who think they are totally amazing, and they annoy me. And what’s the line between having healthy confidence and being a narcissist? I don’t know. I constantly worry I’m a narcissist! Does that even make sense?
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Sorry about that; I’m neither man nor woman, but I love Elvis Costello, and that’s a great song. I love his high-pitched screaming that bookends the beginning and the end of that song. They don’t make ’em like that anymore.
Continue readingOn the Condition of a White Professor
Okay, let’s have a conversation about how trying your best is good enough. I write this as someone who believes this theory. Yet, I beat myself up for nearly everything I do because I always think I can try harder. It winds up being a very tall order.
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