tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post3068468440994827228..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Writing Life37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-23609675571562682242012-11-23T08:44:48.823-05:002012-11-23T08:44:48.823-05:00I so so get this :).
Happy Thanksgiving my artis...I so so get this :). <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving my artist friend. Make your art. It is you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14229481809976355672012-11-21T03:02:01.625-05:002012-11-21T03:02:01.625-05:00At least people READ your blog! :)
I do think the...At least people READ your blog! :)<br /><br />I do think there's a certain resignation that goes with being a writer -- we just get used to putting ourselves out there and sharing. What seems so strange to others is second nature to us.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-48269781843917094912012-11-20T04:15:39.276-05:002012-11-20T04:15:39.276-05:00I get that a lot from people too. Some folks who l...I get that a lot from people too. Some folks who live in my village will come up to me after reading something they found disturbing and say things that are meant to be kind I'm sure, but are really their way of saying ' I don't like seeing things like that on your blog.' They act as if I've disappointed them in some way because they expected pretty travel photos or sweet stories and got something too dark instead. My blog, like my life, is a complicated mix and I write what I want. <br /><br />People who aren't comfortable with their own feelings or unexamined corners don't like seeing me shining the light into mine. <br /><br />You go right ahead and write what you want. I read your blog because it's real. I particularly like what Maryllinn Kelly said in her comment. Ditto that for me.Elizabeth Harperhttp://giftsofthejourney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-13955595921092822612012-11-20T01:41:06.284-05:002012-11-20T01:41:06.284-05:00You know I'm with you on the idea of public pr...You know I'm with you on the idea of public privacy, but for heaven's sake, please don't ever shut it down...or at least give fair warning (but then do come back again!). Life only affords me incremental reading time at the moment, and I always look to your stories for both glimmers and all out blasting beams of love. It's in everything you write about - whether it's the whole "writers write to live life twice" thing, or catharsis, or something more than that. Whatever it is, is worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-85138169683831865412012-11-20T01:25:46.426-05:002012-11-20T01:25:46.426-05:00Kafka said, "Writing means revealing oneself ...Kafka said, "Writing means revealing oneself to excess."<br /><br />Yep.<br /><br />That's how it is.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-40168594831365245542012-11-19T21:12:33.479-05:002012-11-19T21:12:33.479-05:00I have never shared my blog with anyone that knows...I have never shared my blog with anyone that knows me personally. I am not really sure why. I think I would censor what I write if I did. <br /><br />keep writing. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-23634231642453739382012-11-19T18:41:37.295-05:002012-11-19T18:41:37.295-05:00They're just jealous. Or intimidated.
Enjo...They're just jealous. Or intimidated. <br /><br />Enjoy your family and Thanksgiving :)~ellen~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00315658592077559215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-29413778632188096412012-11-19T18:01:38.779-05:002012-11-19T18:01:38.779-05:00We need you and want you right here. I'm glad ...We need you and want you right here. I'm glad your son is home.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14680473224542446002012-11-19T18:01:36.358-05:002012-11-19T18:01:36.358-05:00ugh i get the same thing from certain friends. and...ugh i get the same thing from certain friends. and i feel the same way you do. thx for sharing. it seems we're not alone. i don't give a crap about how much someone chooses to share or not share. so i'm not so sure why certain judgemental friends do. but you know what feels good? to say fuck it and do whatever you feel like doing without caring what anyone thinks.Laura Maukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015261399966730326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-42246826886640753822012-11-19T16:41:08.830-05:002012-11-19T16:41:08.830-05:00I think we all fit together just as we were meant ...I think we all fit together just as we were meant to, this intimate community we have.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108038613426722566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-87750503660450068162012-11-19T15:50:46.287-05:002012-11-19T15:50:46.287-05:00The guy who helped me design my site told me once ...The guy who helped me design my site told me once that he almost feels like he shouldn't be reading my blog, that it makes him uncomfortable sometimes that I talk about what I talk about. I've also had my grandmother tell me that I curse too much. But the things inside me are more me than what I project outside. And if I can't be OK with that, well, then shit - I'm screwed! It's a battle. I battle. I want to hide a lot, but I'm still here trying to be more comfortable in myself. I'm glad you're here too. xoRachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-18068013647653905302012-11-19T15:06:25.629-05:002012-11-19T15:06:25.629-05:00Don't pay any attention to those people. Your ...Don't pay any attention to those people. Your blog is wonderful. I'm glad you son is home! Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-9053825053569398572012-11-19T14:51:56.846-05:002012-11-19T14:51:56.846-05:00With friends like that...
Yeah. I had a "frie...With friends like that...<br />Yeah. I had a "friend" who said, "I just couldn't do that. You're so brave!" about my blog. I just said, "Well, it seems to be okay."<br />And it's more than okay. Sometimes it saves my life. Because I write down what's in my heart and then people like YOU come by and yes, leave your calling card and thank god. <br />Enjoy that giant, lovely boy of yours.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-91287942012848835122012-11-19T13:39:37.338-05:002012-11-19T13:39:37.338-05:00i have friends who read my blog, never comment, ne...i have friends who read my blog, never comment, never e-mail, and then in a few and far between phone call or visit, casually bring up something i mentioned in blog world. it makes me totally crazy; i'm not even sure why, except that i feel spied on. i gave them--there are 2 who do this--my blog URL when i first started it because i was so excited. neither of them blog...but they read mine, but have never made themselves visible...<br /><br />anyway; that's not really what youre talking about. but your post triggered that same feeling of being too vulnerable...susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-73347908258229858722012-11-19T13:35:11.433-05:002012-11-19T13:35:11.433-05:00Oh I love you. Keep it out here, for you and for u...Oh I love you. Keep it out here, for you and for us. I know the conflict, the inner voice that says you foolish boring narcissist, showing yourself to the world, being who you are rather than who people want you to be, but like you, the other voice tells me to say what I want to say, what I need to say, to be real, somewhere, anywhere. If any of my real life friends read my blog, I'm not sure if they'd like me better or worse, but I'm beyond worrying about that. That's a relief in itself.<br /><br />My son comes home tonight too, and I couldn't be happier. May you have the best week with your family.<br /><br />xoMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14671509438403967712012-11-19T13:30:47.669-05:002012-11-19T13:30:47.669-05:00If you didn't share what and how you do, other...If you didn't share what and how you do, others would feel more alone. We cannot possibly be everyone's favorite flavor, yet we do find each other and grow - for me, gradually - more willing to say how it is or has been. It gives me a measure of distance traveled and may be recognized as truth by others. Or an other. What a luxury, to be our only editors. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.com