tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post8009359898595684599..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: On making rain37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-16427733029569434342016-06-29T18:36:44.881-04:002016-06-29T18:36:44.881-04:00I relate to your feelings and likely would have sk...I relate to your feelings and likely would have skipped the event too. I think you are wise to know who you are and what you love and what you don't care to do. And people asked for you, so you are noticed and valued. I am a writer too and prefer to be with words rather than at an event. Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-34073519933032255432016-06-20T14:19:41.656-04:002016-06-20T14:19:41.656-04:00checking in after ages of not reading your blog (o...checking in after ages of not reading your blog (or anyone's). of course, i landed on this entry, which i completely identify with. the thing is, that kind of showing up is, pardon the obvious, so much about appearances. it's ultimately empty of nourishment. i hear you--that it's part of your work. but people who want you, the real you, will find you. that's how it's been, since youve started freelancing. i really don't think it's sabotage. xosusan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-70406265963048908852016-06-20T10:27:22.325-04:002016-06-20T10:27:22.325-04:00Interesting. I would never strike anyone as a recl...Interesting. I would never strike anyone as a recluse or as an introvert but I do the same as you all the time. I know writers who work tirelessly to get their stuff "out there" and keep themselves front and center, and I know I should but...... Sometimes I even find myself saying "I can't take it with me". Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-64503903494263577882016-06-19T23:28:24.903-04:002016-06-19T23:28:24.903-04:00Sometimes I feel like socializing and other times ...Sometimes I feel like socializing and other times I just don't. And I try to honour my own wishes, unless it's about someone else, in which case I give it the old college try and show up :) Sounds like you made the right decision for you, and that it harmed no one else.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-85842792146578908722016-06-19T22:54:53.677-04:002016-06-19T22:54:53.677-04:00I understand not going out. I make that choice oft...I understand not going out. I make that choice often. And sometimes have regrets. Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-39447703328732803822016-06-18T22:35:17.279-04:002016-06-18T22:35:17.279-04:00Kristin, the problem with freelancing is you alway...Kristin, the problem with freelancing is you always think the project you're working on won't be followed by more. Every freelancer I know feels this way. It is an exercise in faith, that's for sure. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-73720712103461371842016-06-18T18:07:05.750-04:002016-06-18T18:07:05.750-04:00You seem to always have a project going on so you ...You seem to always have a project going on so you must be doing something right.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-45271932248294865372016-06-18T12:32:15.907-04:002016-06-18T12:32:15.907-04:00Thank you, Candice. One day at a time. xoThank you, Candice. One day at a time. xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-15389392008188909262016-06-18T12:31:33.058-04:002016-06-18T12:31:33.058-04:00Andrea, I was beating up on myself despite having ...Andrea, I was beating up on myself despite having made the decision not to go with full awareness. Writing this post helped me get past it. Thanks for being here, friend, and for your kind words.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-70459737205665614182016-06-18T12:30:08.861-04:002016-06-18T12:30:08.861-04:00HBF, thanks friend. I'm make a little drizzle ...HBF, thanks friend. I'm make a little drizzle anyway. And haha, 007. I shall henceforth refer to it as my 007 project!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-88335350382015580382016-06-18T12:28:51.650-04:002016-06-18T12:28:51.650-04:00e, I have some self awareness, yet I still fall in...e, I have some self awareness, yet I still fall into thinking I should be other than I am. That if only I did this thing, or that thing, my worries would be over. Thanks for the reminder that it doesn't work that way.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-43747925270410239502016-06-18T12:25:52.537-04:002016-06-18T12:25:52.537-04:00Joanne, please, please never be intimidated. It...Joanne, please, please never be intimidated. It's so funny you'd say that because I feel as if I am such a mess most of the time. I mostly feel as if I'm hanging by my nail-bitten fingernails (now that's precarious!) trying to keep things together. It sounds as if we're alike in how we work. And thanks for the congrats. I'll take it. I have had some success, so why am I not rich yet? I'm joking, of course. Success is relative. And fleeting actually. Past successes are water under the bridge. The rent will still be due tomorrow. I'm always so glad to see you here.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-48276012605952906752016-06-18T12:22:28.358-04:002016-06-18T12:22:28.358-04:00Thank you for this sweet comment, dear Mary. And a...Thank you for this sweet comment, dear Mary. And a bestseller? It might be. But not because I wrote it. It might be a bestseller no matter who wrote it because of who the subject is. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-47618167966678457442016-06-17T23:59:24.453-04:002016-06-17T23:59:24.453-04:00creativity doesn't come in the same way for ev...creativity doesn't come in the same way for everyone, but know that yours is one that many people wish they had. <br /><br />You missed last night's event, but you will make many more. And they will be great. Candice Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195801629178470295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-90486968094674440282016-06-17T18:07:40.798-04:002016-06-17T18:07:40.798-04:00I second that. I love you just the way you are too...I second that. I love you just the way you are too. No beating yourself up. You put your heart where your heart wants to be and that's the writing. You're an amazing woman and don't you forget about it!Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-38332228346742129912016-06-17T17:51:37.403-04:002016-06-17T17:51:37.403-04:00Make your rain your way <3
PS "a deep gh...Make your rain your way <3 <br /><br />PS "a deep ghost project" sounds very 007! Very cool :o)HBFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338445335742876196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-66074881665854519972016-06-17T17:42:35.806-04:002016-06-17T17:42:35.806-04:00It takes a wonderful level of self awareness to un...It takes a wonderful level of self awareness to understand how you are and how you can work best in the world and you are doing that and good at it so kudos to you! You need not be like someone else to touch lives or do good things. Do not waste your precious energy feeling bad about this and good luck working again with your friend!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-32299359824694955992016-06-17T17:42:11.560-04:002016-06-17T17:42:11.560-04:00Angella, I read you all the time and don't com...Angella, I read you all the time and don't comment. I am intimidated by your amazing family and life. There are instances like you Erie about today that I can relate so precisely, it's odd. I love my work but dislike the socializing part of it. Practically any socializing - at least until I get there and start and then I enjoy it. Congratulations on all your success! You are amazing!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-4543309997046786842016-06-17T11:07:39.224-04:002016-06-17T11:07:39.224-04:00I had a long conversation yesterday with a woman I...I had a long conversation yesterday with a woman I knew thirty years ago. She's retired from school teaching and she is SO OVER any type of socializing although she seems very uncomfortable with that concept. "I had people right in my face for forty years!" she said.<br />Some of us just aren't social animals. When I think about going to Cuba one of my biggest anxiety-producing thoughts is that I won't have five minutes to myself in almost a week. This seems impossible for me. But I am not doing the sort of work you are. <br />I am so glad to hear that you are going to be working with that old friend of yours. How amazing! See? Things work out, even if in bits and lovely pieces. <br />Also? You are ghost-writing a possible best seller? Jeez, woman!<br />I love, love, love you.<br />Don't beat yourself up. Please. I love you just the way you are. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com