Once every few weeks, I watch Neil Gaiman’s 2012 commencement speech at the University of the Arts. It consistently serves as inspiration for my approach to life in a creative field, though his wise words should encourage those on any career path. Recently, I was particularly struck by his guidance to those in the early stages of forging their own creative journey.
Read MoreLast week, as my family sat together celebrating a New England Christmas, my mother commented on how different this life looked than what she'd imagined when she was my age.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd be living in the Northeast," she muttered as she sipped on a mug of coffee.
"Well then your dreams just weren't very wild, mom," my brother quickly responded.
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