tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post5545677402886006470..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Thoughts from the Audience37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14551275852114046722013-04-15T09:44:35.962-04:002013-04-15T09:44:35.962-04:00Yes, congratulations! I can't imagine the diff...Yes, congratulations! I can't imagine the difficulties faced in working in this white male realm of privilege, and I don't want to discount them. But I do want to say that you are worthy of all that, Angella. Of every good thing.Vesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-89148163290731408702013-04-13T15:30:29.744-04:002013-04-13T15:30:29.744-04:00Congratulations on your award! Hey I agree with Ca...Congratulations on your award! Hey I agree with Candace...who care what other people think. We love you. I have a feeling you may be a bit like me where you are everyone else's cheerleader but not the best cheerleader for yourself. Don't forget to say Go you! I know this may be easier said than done...but all change starts with the idea. Then you implement it. Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-73792249061266123822013-04-13T02:43:35.519-04:002013-04-13T02:43:35.519-04:00Interesting. It does make me wonder about the chic...Interesting. It does make me wonder about the chicken-and-egg question. Have they risen to the tops of their profession because of their physical and psychological confidence, or does being a power player instill that confidence? Or maybe a little of both?<br /><br />In any case, I think having your name on a winning plaque is pretty darn excellent all on its own. Congratulations! :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-39188716459879563472013-04-12T21:32:48.995-04:002013-04-12T21:32:48.995-04:00you're a winner, no matter who else knows it. ...you're a winner, no matter who else knows it. the people who know you and matter know this. Candice Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195801629178470295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-79303516422550233922013-04-12T18:51:18.009-04:002013-04-12T18:51:18.009-04:00This is so deep on so many levels. Congratulations...This is so deep on so many levels. Congratulations on the win, of course. I think about these things often. People gravitating to those like them. . . .what does it say about humankind? I don't know. I think of this, too, sometimes. I do. gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-4200898998698726822013-04-12T16:47:14.036-04:002013-04-12T16:47:14.036-04:00Congratulations! How cool is that?!! And the sad...Congratulations! How cool is that?!! And the sad the thing about the body comfort issues isn't the body at all.....it's the amount of energy we waste worrying and fretting and keeping ourselves in the shadows. That is energy that should be used living confidently in our own light.....and walking across our own stage wherever we find them in our lives. It is only we, ourselves, that keep us locked in our cage. Stand proudly and accept that award! You deserve it!Kathleen Botsfordhttp://kathleenbotsford.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-82430101784658646392013-04-12T16:36:08.094-04:002013-04-12T16:36:08.094-04:00Oh, lord. I hear you, Angella! And I'd be quic...Oh, lord. I hear you, Angella! And I'd be quick to point out, too, and I hope I'm not transgressing here by saying this, that I have gone to hear Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou speak (both of whom are very large women of color) and so envied the goddess-like women in the audience, most of whom were equally as large. I am a largish white woman who wishes I could move comfortable with largish black women but feel like an impostor!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-19223139705127826622013-04-12T14:25:34.566-04:002013-04-12T14:25:34.566-04:00I'm not sure whether this post about accomplis...I'm not sure whether this post about accomplishment or being overweight or both...all I know is never say never. If you wish to be up on that stage you can be! Speaking for myself..that is why I work out everyday...not to be thin but to be comfortable in my own skin. Not easy but worth it for me...Have you started your work out program yet?...take the first step.ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-70640837558910024712013-04-12T13:01:31.768-04:002013-04-12T13:01:31.768-04:00I can SO relate to your feelings here. It is sad ...I can SO relate to your feelings here. It is sad really. I feel determined to get to a place where I feel more comfortable in my skin so that I can fully participate in life. It is the weight and it is the aging and together it makes it so hard. I even feel uncomfortable with my closes friends, especially those who are younger than me or who work out constantly. Anyway, I feel this post profoundly. Sweet JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-34350476961138464522013-04-12T12:18:04.321-04:002013-04-12T12:18:04.321-04:00I honestly believe that fat is the LAST AMERICAN T...I honestly believe that fat is the LAST AMERICAN TABOO the one thing all GOOD AMERICANS can focus on point fingers at bully laugh at make fun of taunt often pushing people (especially children) to suicide and that particular brand of bullying is never called out because <i>it's okay</i> for us to "make fun" to be cruel to people who are fat. 90% of the population that is. I don't understand it at all and it is a peculiarly American idea the THIN IS BETTER idea. Ugh. I am so proud of you for winning your award. I think you're a rock star.<br />love,<br />RebeccaRadish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-68232538801876156912013-04-12T12:13:08.954-04:002013-04-12T12:13:08.954-04:00I've never been in a similar situation but I k...I've never been in a similar situation but I know just what you mean about body comfort. I look at old photos of myself and wonder why, even then, I didn't have it. Oh well. Job Well Done on your fine editing job and you award, even if you did have to pick it up off of the table.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com