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Again, I love this!

Last weekend I made my first focaccia. It wasn't Instagram post-worthy, or even picture worthy. But I know I can improve it with practice!

Thanks for the encouragement to keep trying something new.

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Your comment reminds me how tricky it is to bake bread. I have a focaccia baking kit in my pantry that I'm reticent to try because I'm afraid it will be inedible once I make it. Thanks for turning my own post against me 🤣

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No kit is needed with this fool proof recipe!

https://alexandracooks.com/2018/03/02/overnight-refrigerator-focaccia-best-focaccia/

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I made a failed gluten-free focaccia last week!

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Love this Ilona, we're all tired of believing we have to be perfect when we haven't got the experience to know any better - but at least we get out there and try.

The poem by Desiree is brilliant. Very well written and definitely expressed with emotion.

Thanks buddy. Keep all. your wisdom coming.

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Yes, absolutely keep going and trying new things. I appreciate your encouragement through all my stages.

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I loved your little poem, Ilona. Poetry is something I haven't delved into yet. Or should I say I've tried, but I'm far too practical to delve into the realm of imagination for poetry. Your podcasts are brilliant.

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First, thank you for acknowledging and liking my poem. I crack myself up every time I read it. Second, you do have to be ready in a sense to explore poetry. It turns you inside out, and in that way you have to be willing and ready.

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I really enjoyed this Ilona and loved listening to and watching the podcast. I've learnt a lot later on in life the benefits of being patient with oneself and being more forgiving when something goes wrong. I am just starting out with a podcast and found it much more difficult than I thought it was going to be - twenty years ago I probably would have given up but now I accept it doesn't have to be perfect straight away, I shall keep practising!

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I look forward to listening to yours as well. One thing I learned was that you should let your podcast guest know if you're also going to put a video on YouTube so they know to look presentable. I am happy to share whatever I've learned. Let me know if you'd like to Zoom sometime.

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I love that video, and I love this podcast - yes yes yes to the energy of two people in the same room!

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Nice to meet you, Seth. I just took a peek at your Substack and subscribed!

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Oh my goodness, thank you!

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I'm awkward as hell, too, Ilona. I've decided recently that I'm just going to own it. I'm never going to be Matthew McConaughey in a conversation. And that's fine. :)

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I think being awkward is in vogue now. So glad you are owning it, too!

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I can so relate to this. Trying to put anything on 'paper' in the form of words is new to me, feels awkward and difficult but my wonderful husband says 'you can and keep practicing'. Yesss, all of us that are trying something new we can give ourselves some grace, some space and plenty of chuckles while we practice what we feel uncomfortable with and maybe that is truly where it's at.

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Yes, the ability to laugh at ourselves is necessary when trying something new. It lessens the tension of what goes wrong. Thanks for your sweet comment, Biggi!

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I suck at something every day! Today my scorpion pose sucked. My list making sucks. My house cleaning sucks. My math skills suck. My instagram sucks, my teaching sometimes sucks, my unprepared phone meeting yesterday sucked, my hand-drawn birthday card for my son sucked, but it is what it is.

The best thing I learned in life so far... correction, am learning, is to not beat myself up anymore.

I now know that if I am feeling insecure, unworthy, and uncertain, then I am in the right damn place! I am heading into the unknown.

But maybe.... are just beginners? Daring, brave, and worthy of a fist bump for trying something new!

By the way, you are so essential to our poetry workshop!

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What a breath of fresh air you are, Corie! Your teaching is just what I need and feels like the safest place on earth to be. Cheers to being in the right damn place with you!!! It is an honor to know you❤️

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Excactly what I needed to hear now. Just started creating some new stuff, learning more about topics I didn't know about and my brain is already telling me a why this isn't worth it etc. But that won't keep me from exploring:)

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I love that you're keeping on! Let's inspire each other to experiment and have fun.

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When you are a newbie at anything you need to accept that you will suck at it but the more experience you get you will only get better.

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