The Twitch

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My eye is twitching like crazy today.

Twitch. Twitch. Twitch.

It does that when I am stressed. Or nervous. Or tired.

I must be stressed. And nervous. And tired.

I have been reading and researching starting a business this week, reading and reading, researching and researching.

I am afraid.

"Afraid of what?" you ask.

Failure.

It's a big thing, that whole "FAILURE" thing. It has kept me out of a creative business my whole adult life. It has quietly told me that I wasn't good enough, wasn't smart enough, wasn't talented enough. It is the thing that has kept me from being the best person I can be.

Twitch. It's happening now, as I type this post.

Twitch.

A few minutes ago, I gave my eye the ol'stare down.

This time, I'm not giving in to the twitch.

Because this time, I have nothing to lose.

What would I do if I knew I could not fail?

Oh, my friends . . . I would do it all.

Twitch.

Ever have the twitch?

Just wondering.

I think I'll have a Grand Opening of my Etsy shop sale . . . when I open it.

Will you come? Oh, I hope you stop by.

I'll keep you posted.

Stay tuned . . .
twitch.

Comments

  1. SaimiAugust 3, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    I think eye twitching is random but what an annoyance! I must say though, you do have BEAUTIFUL eyes!!

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  2. Bossy BettyAugust 3, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    I am already getting dressed up in anticipation of the new shop.

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  3. scrapwordsmomAugust 3, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Yes, I will be there, dearie!!! You know it.

    Look at us?! We started out Blog adventures, finding each other nearly 2 years ago...now look at where we are headed. I love this!!

    Oh I can't wait to meet you one day. Maybe our creative endeavors will get us together:)

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  4. DorisAugust 3, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    I don't believe that one can fail if they TRY. Failure to me means that it was never even given a chance. Now, things may not turn out the way you envision, plan or want, but *something* will come out of it, and THAT my dear is success! Keep going...you are loved.

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  5. PetuniaAugust 3, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Dear Leanne those are the exact same fears that have haunted me ever since I can remember. Why do we do this to ourselves? I say GO FOR IT. 'Failure' is just the opportunity to make it even better. You are going to be amazing, I know it! Gorgeous picture btw :)

    Anna

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  6. IsabelAugust 3, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    Most def I will be there!!!! And the twitching i had that forever which means I was stressed forever:O)I cured it by quitting my job:O) Occasionally it will twitch:O) Love these posts:O)

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  7. NatAugust 4, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    Leanne - I'll deffo be there... twitchy eye and all ;-) Yes, I too get the twitch... when I'm stressed, trired and anxious, like today!
    Good luck!

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  8. NatAugust 4, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Make that tired! What exactly is trired.... sounds a bit like an incident involving getting run over by something with huge tires?!

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  9. MaryAugust 4, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Be brave my dear friend and you shall succeed!! I will be a great customer!!

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  10. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Leanne - failure is when you give up . . . U never give up! So - if that is true - then the opposite of that is success!! Which however your final art shows itself and evolves will be successful! Beautiful work by the way!
    RW

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  11. NicoleAugust 5, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Yep. Stress.

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  12. LauraAugust 6, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Here a twitch... there a twitch... everywhere a twitch twitch... Tee hee hee hee hee!

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  13. Peggy KAugust 7, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    G'friend...haven't we had that Vitamin B talk about the eye twitch??? And YES, I'll shop Etsy Chaos!!!

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