What would you like to be a master of?
Daily | December 19th, 2008
“We have reached mastery when we neither mistake nor hesitate in the achievement.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Carrie says: I would like to be a master painter, to work in solitude, creating from a thought, an object, a person and then to share, connect and inspire with my art. I am an introverted extrovert. It suits me to create art and then come out for the party!
Danielle says: I’d like to know all there is to know about orchids, cheese, chocolate, and olive oil; and I’d like to master the boundless-expansion of my mind and heart, and dancing the Tango. A black belt in Karate would also, well, kick ass.
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December 19th, 2008 at 4:52 am
Ditto Carrie, except that I am an extroverted introvert. Would love to not only be able to be a master painter, but also to have a depth of knowledge about art history.
December 19th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Definitely cooking. I'm already pretty good in the kitchen, but I don't have the “professional chef” skills that are required to be creative AND fast.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Oooh – I'd like to be Master of my Universe
Seriously though, to master the dance of co-creation and surrender would be the ultimate mastery…
And maybe photography too.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:06 am
I am amazed at how Carrie answers the Daily is nearly exactly my own answer. Your answer today is my own feelings and thoughts, as was your answer yesterday with creating the house of my dream.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:13 am
My domain.
J/k.
I'd like to master keeping my house clean with ease.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Color! I want to be part of the Color Marketing Group, meeting in high secrecy to decide what colors everyone will be surrounded by 4-5 years in the future…
December 19th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I'd like to be the master of some sort of self-defence. And as of today – I'd like to be the master of my hair because it's bugging the crap out of me haha!
The master of makeup might be fun and fashion
December 19th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I'd like to be a master of portrait and landscape photography… with a little painting mixed in for a spark. To capture people in all their glory would be a dream.
December 19th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Two words only… brain stimulation! in order to help others (by stimulating their brain) to find happiness and completion…
December 19th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Manifestation.
December 19th, 2008 at 10:15 am
While one never masters yoga, I would like to know enough to help myself and others find balance. I would also like to master cooking, knitting and gardening so I can give pleasure, warmth and beauty.
December 19th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I would like to be a Master of Self.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I would like to be a master of negotiation/conflict resolution/mediation. I want peace in the world! And my son (12) just said that he'd like to be a master of the weather so that it would be a little warmer here and he could go skiing
December 19th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
To be the master of my Inner Peace… to always have the ability to think clearly and peacefully.
December 19th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Great question, my goal would be to be a master student! To be able to learn any and every skill efficiently and effectively. I'd apply my master student expertise to becoming a master African dancer, a master scholar, and a master martial artist.
December 19th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I would love to master the art of standing out in a crowd; to be spontaneously funny, smart and gracious all at the same time. Add to this a masterful leader and innovator, in just about eveyrthing that interests me!
December 19th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I'd love to be the master of cooking, speaking, language and everything Parisian.
December 21st, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Any and all musical instruments. I would love to pick up anything that makes music and be able to play it with exquisite skill and emotional potency.
Including my voice.
December 21st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
I'm always striving for excellence, mastery, and in all of the areas I'm interested in, I'm really quite ambitious (for lack of a better word!). Its difficult at times, so its nice to have a question that gives me a little refresher on what I actually want. Its not easy when the world is constantly telling me to do otherwise. Even people who care tell me to relax and stop aiming so high, that I don't need to do things the way that I do them. The truth is, I'm not happy unless I have a wonderful goal to strive towards, and diligence for me is just what I do.
I want to learn more and more about the universe: about science, art, music, dance and language. I'm not sure if one can actually master those things, but I'm aiming for it. I'd like to be a master of self-expression. More specific areas would be… waltz, or maybe even ballet, writing, learning and teaching, and costumes or traditional Japanese dress. Japanese culture and celebrations in general would be wonderful!
December 21st, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Oh, singing! That would be absolutely wonderful, to be able to sing confidently and beautifully. Add that to my list.
December 21st, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Ah, and being able to speak beautifully would be wonderful, too.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:17 pm
“Ambitious” is a most excellent word!
December 25th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I would like to be a master of fashion. I would like to have mastered my look and my closet so everything I wear matches my style, makes me look damn good and makes me feel confident. If I were mater of fashion, I would make real-sized women masters of the fashion world. No more size 0 to 2 being the fashion ideals used to model looks. The world would value and embrace the sexiness of voluptuous women.
December 26th, 2008 at 9:21 am
I would love to be a master of my own style, so I know without hesitation that what I own and wear do not detract in any way from me being the best I can be. I would also love to be a master of languages. Others choose art as a means of communicating but if I could speak french, dutch/german, russian, and mandarine I would love it.
Luckily, mastery of these desires is achievable effort on my part. The rest of the languages I would then have the fundamentals for.
I think I just found my new year's resolution for 2009