tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post2354224610579221750..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: "Never catch yourself in untrained mirrors"37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-56179019489184215012009-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:00ellen, I so appreciate this. Thank you. My blogwor...ellen, I so appreciate this. Thank you. My blogworld frienships are so nourishing. Who knew?37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-752988825890975722009-04-25T10:38:00.000-04:002009-04-25T10:38:00.000-04:00I just wanted to let you know that this post touch...I just wanted to let you know that this post touched me, too. And you are such a beautiful writer, thank you for the peek inside your soul. :)<br /><br />This has got to be a hard time in your life, don't minimize it and put pressure on yourself to be happy about everything. Having a son go away to college, having elderly relatives, your changing relationship with your daughter and husband, is all very stressful. <br /><br />I feel like I never know what to say in comments, especially after such a beautifully worded blog entry. Here's the bottom line: I like your blog and I like you, Angella, and I wish you peace and happiness!~ellen~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00315658592077559215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-91409289710171960642009-04-22T17:31:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:31:00.000-04:00lilaphase, not so crazy at all. I tried your strat...lilaphase, not so crazy at all. I tried your strategy this morning and it did short circuit the mental wallowing. thanks!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-65332957642176414682009-04-22T00:20:00.000-04:002009-04-22T00:20:00.000-04:00This post touched me in so many ways. Thank you f...This post touched me in so many ways. Thank you for your honesty.<br /><br />The whole thing about appearance, age and weight: One day I realized that in 10 years I will look back at myself now and think - why didn't I appreciate my . . . lack of wrinkles? skinniness? youth? hair? legs? whatever? the way I do now about my 30's. So, when I hear that critical voice in my head - I switch into my older self mentality and think, "damn, you look good!"<br /><br />Okay, that sounds crazy now that I actually wrote it out : )lilaphasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909153033731044759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-1525729644555611972009-04-18T11:22:00.000-04:002009-04-18T11:22:00.000-04:00Deborah, thank you for the warmth and kinship in t...Deborah, thank you for the warmth and kinship in this. I love that we have reconnected in blog world! Yes, it passes...We just have to hunker down sometimes and let such feelings move right on through. Much love.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-74659235104303618652009-04-17T18:19:00.000-04:002009-04-17T18:19:00.000-04:00First of all, congrats on the award! Would you tel...First of all, congrats on the award! Would you tell me what issue it's in, or where to find it online so I can read it? <br /><br />I'm sad that you're feeling so down. Your son leaving for college is such a huge change in your life - you've had him around forever and then suddenly he's gone. I think it would be natural for all kinds of buried thoughts and feelings to surface at this time. Plus his leaving just emphasizes his growing up and all the years that have gone by. I think that sharing all this the way you do is very positive - brave too!<br /><br />I must agree with you that life is much more pleasant when mirrors can be avoided! My issue is - why didn't God make me pretty like my mother? Instead I look like my less-than-appealing father. Anyway for whatever it's worth, I've never considered you anything but beautiful...<br /><br />All of this too, shall passDeborah Younglao, Silk Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061468237401282943noreply@blogger.com