What fun to read; lots of tidbits of wisdom and story without getting overcrowded. Makes me wish I could go back and shorten the interviews I was in haha! But seriously, this is really nice. BTW, what is "Generation Jones"? I was born in '64, which I thought was the last year of the Boomer Generation. Oh, and one more question: How do you pronounce your last name, Maia?
I think Generation Jones is a new-ish designation for those of us (like you and me, Don) who were born at the end of the conventional Boomer years, but have just enough to distinguish us from older folks that someone came up with this new name. Frankly, all those generation labels confuse me ; )
My last name, Duerr, comes from my dad's German ethnicity (his people a few generations back came from Alsace-Lorraine), and is pronounced like Dewar's, the scotch whiskey!
I feel like I need to amend this interview now that I read Don's comments about this being full of tidbits of information... there might be some compelling details I left out! Sometimes I can be sparse on details, something I'm trying to improve on in my writing.
Like, specifically, what 'impossible dreams' would my 25-year-old self be surprised to see turned into reality? Well, travel is a big one...At 25 I doubted I would ever get very far, but over the few couple of decades I've spent time in Indonesia, Tibet, Thailand, and Laos, among other places. At 25 I really wasn't feeling great about my work life (I was a music therapist and mental health worker for the first 10 years of my professional life, and frankly I don't think I was very good at it!). My 25-year-old self would be delighted to know I've finally figured out how to have work that I love (a lot of it which I've created through self-employment). Oh and also that I moved writing from being a pipe dream to being a real thing I do that makes a bit of money, but mostly brings a lot of joy.
Thank you for this chance to get to think about what this time in my life means to me, Lou -- and to meet your readers! I really enjoyed the questions.
What fun to read; lots of tidbits of wisdom and story without getting overcrowded. Makes me wish I could go back and shorten the interviews I was in haha! But seriously, this is really nice. BTW, what is "Generation Jones"? I was born in '64, which I thought was the last year of the Boomer Generation. Oh, and one more question: How do you pronounce your last name, Maia?
Thanks to you both!
I think Generation Jones is a new-ish designation for those of us (like you and me, Don) who were born at the end of the conventional Boomer years, but have just enough to distinguish us from older folks that someone came up with this new name. Frankly, all those generation labels confuse me ; )
My last name, Duerr, comes from my dad's German ethnicity (his people a few generations back came from Alsace-Lorraine), and is pronounced like Dewar's, the scotch whiskey!
Another word I have no idea how to pronounce 😂
Love this Maia and Lou! Always fun to get to know folks a little better.
Waving to you, Matthew!
Wonderful interview there. Just discovered Maia and I'm loving her lovely mindfulness insights.
Thank you! Maia is one of my favorite reads precisely because of what you just said!
I feel like I need to amend this interview now that I read Don's comments about this being full of tidbits of information... there might be some compelling details I left out! Sometimes I can be sparse on details, something I'm trying to improve on in my writing.
Like, specifically, what 'impossible dreams' would my 25-year-old self be surprised to see turned into reality? Well, travel is a big one...At 25 I doubted I would ever get very far, but over the few couple of decades I've spent time in Indonesia, Tibet, Thailand, and Laos, among other places. At 25 I really wasn't feeling great about my work life (I was a music therapist and mental health worker for the first 10 years of my professional life, and frankly I don't think I was very good at it!). My 25-year-old self would be delighted to know I've finally figured out how to have work that I love (a lot of it which I've created through self-employment). Oh and also that I moved writing from being a pipe dream to being a real thing I do that makes a bit of money, but mostly brings a lot of joy.
🧡 these additions, Maia. Thank you!
Thank you for this chance to get to think about what this time in my life means to me, Lou -- and to meet your readers! I really enjoyed the questions.
It's so nice 'getting to know' you through these questions, Maia! I'm so glad we are in each other's orbits. 😊