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Tag Archives: self-doubt
Hypocritical Mass
Yes, I have been a hypocrite: talked a good game, but never played; and facing challenge, I have quit the field and left teammates dismayed. I’ve shouted sermons down the street on practices I’d never tried and often, told new … Continue reading
Wretched Thoughts: deibhidhe
Most days I don’t mind the mess that fills my fancy, doubtless in its mad mire growing grand plans my desires demand; but today, the turmoil seeks to wreck my poor reason’s speech and turn to tares the flowers where … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, daily poems, deibhidhe, Irish verse forms, poetic forms, self-doubt, self-loathing, turmoil
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On Education
If you were to ask me, say, how to make it in the Music business, what you needed to know and where you needed to be seen, heard or known, I could probably give you a pretty intelligent answer. Likewise, … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged ability, criticism, maturity, poetry, self-doubt, talent, writing
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