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Meh:
Ok, now I'm cutting myself off from the board until later this evening.

I'm reminding myself not to identify too much with the habits of the shelter people even though I need to get-along.

I'm not obligated to do anything or take responsibility for any person in the shelter.

Meh:
I have about three pages worth of random thoughts about my grant application. Went to the library and filled out library card application and THEN got three books about grant writing. Located an intro to grant writing class happening this Monday.

I'm a bit intimidated, out of practice, still trying.

I get it, I just don't know if I can get it out.

I have attended a meeting at a community foundation that awards grant money, I understand the idea of quantifiable goals and measurements. It's just putting it all together.

My brain is working very hard. Poor little brain. It's been a very long time since I have had to do any type of homework.
I'm just going to keep brain storming as much as I can and then put something together in a draft.
It's going to come together. It's going to come together.

It's just technical writing in a specific format.

I'm going to do it, I'm doing it.

The foundation is looking for a project that will enhance community connections.

Ok, So "Keep it Simple Stupid"

I have all the resources I need at my fingertips.

I realize that other people have developed these types of programs over long-periods of time. I'm getting a crash course on a whole lot of stuff right now.

Meh:
It's starting to come together little by little, sentence by sentence. I had to go old-school and break down the components in an outline format that is helping because now I just address one section at a time.

sKePTiKal:
Oh YEAH -

I absolutely need outlines when I'm doing "formal" writing... it helps me know when I've said enough and keeps me from saying too much. And charts and diagrams... being able to present information visually (in addition to the narrative) to highlight points or simply complicated relationships - so many people respond more quickly to visual info like this.

An outline is like a first composition sketch....

I just read a very well written article in this week's Bloomberg magazine - it's by Mary Meeker, a techie from the "old days" who has moved on to finance. It's called "USA, Inc"... never mind the subject matter. I brought it up, because it's concise, to the point, is enjoyable to read, and simplifies a very, very complex topic so well that one can't miss the "meaning" and significance of the statistics she packs her article with. Page 49.

No matter what anyone says about content being the most important thing in writing (and I agree with them), I've found that the graphics background I have - and presenting info in an organized and attractive fashion - helps get the thing read - heard - and makes it stand out.

Good luck kiddo! It sounds like you're off to a good start...

Meh:
Thank you, Phoenix.

A portion of this is about city beautification. I'm having a little struggle with the value of that because so often it is not thought of as a high priority amongst the people I have worked with who are very plain, status acheiver, analytical types.

Many people like "beautification" in the end even Hells Angels can like beautiful areas.

So maybe I just need to be careful about how to word this part. I don't like the word beautification it sounds like going to the spa.

Sounds like blow drying a poodle into a puff-ball shape.

Instead I need to move it towards something that indicates healthy, vibrant, inspiring etc.

Heeeehh....I have faith that it will work itself out if I keep writing long enough. Like a tortoise. Keep on keep on.......

God, I think I will have to do an all-nighter. It's just like an international flight to get somewhere.

My heart is happy and sad, burdened and inspired all at the same time. Every time I feel the sensation of fear in my chest, I need to breathe not be too constricted. Fear is contracting to me, a consolidating contraction. Each time I feel fear I take a mini moment and sit with it, my normal thing to do is just keep on moving faster and faster out-running myself almost. Away from the body moving into the future mind ahead of my feet. There is snow melting outside, I had to walk here in the snow this morning, but I have secured my little corner of the universe in this cafe. My little corner has a view out the window.

Most of what I am writing is about putting together it is not deep from my soul but it is uncanny that I ended up working on this.
I can explain more later, maybe in the end there will be one or two lines where my individual soul gets to speak, a peek-a-boo standing out in the formula that defies convention. Just a little line in there somewhere.

This is pretty much a vision and mission statement for a project.
I have written vision and mission statements before.

My eyes were trying to focus on an object sitting on a dresser, it's an onion but for a moment I thought it was a sea-urchin because I'm tired.

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