tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post115172485404002042..comments2023-12-23T07:29:02.620-06:00Comments on Diary of a Self-Portrait: some of the thoughts i had on fridayJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1151923229540725942006-07-03T05:40:00.000-05:002006-07-03T05:40:00.000-05:00You're right Jessie about the fast pace of America...You're right Jessie about the fast pace of American life. That's one thing I appreciate about Europe - people slow down and actually enjoy their life - they don't live to work, but work to live here. I think you'll find the balance you want and your writing will reflect that. Don't be scared - you have a real talent. We're all scared at times, but have to work through that fear to create.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1151871997354968712006-07-02T15:26:00.000-05:002006-07-02T15:26:00.000-05:00fear and expectationare alot to handle...maybe you...fear and expectation<BR/>are alot to handle...<BR/>maybe you are just having<BR/>an adjustment period,<BR/>maybe it is transitioning...<BR/><BR/>either way,<BR/>i hope that things <BR/>fall back into place <BR/>for you soon<BR/>and your words come for you<BR/>easier..gkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403357033466233622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1151864818265349602006-07-02T13:26:00.000-05:002006-07-02T13:26:00.000-05:00God, Jessie...we SOOO need to talk. The first 3 cu...God, Jessie...we SOOO need to talk. The first 3 cups of coffee are on me.<BR/><BR/>"Interacting with people makes me feel exactly the same way I did when I stepped off the plane after 9 months in India. The feeling: What the hell is wrong with these people? What is their hurry?"<BR/><BR/>Yes, I had the same experience upon returning back from India...that things moved fast here, but there was a lot less sensual pleasure. But that might be because my eyes skim over the familiar and India forced me to see.<BR/><BR/>".I've decided that I'd be a lot better off if I gave myself the space I need to work out my issues of being deathly afraid of competition, being deathly afraid of failure, being deathly afraid of not starting, being deathly afraid of....I don't know what my fears are all about or, for that matter, where they came from in the first place."<BR/><BR/>Yes. WHY WHY WHY have so many smart people (and yes, I am bold enough to include myself here) succumbed to these fears and WTH can we do about them?<BR/><BR/>If someone has an answer, please share.<BR/><BR/>But IA with you...I think facing the dragons will teach you how to co-exist with them somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1151776234877980822006-07-01T12:50:00.000-05:002006-07-01T12:50:00.000-05:00i was given a high compliment from someone from ge...i was given a high compliment from someone from georgia once who told me, "you talk so nice and slow for a yankee." i feel like you do, that people talk and move too fast, and often i find myself racing to catch up, and in the process saying and doing things i don't mean.<BR/> <BR/>mark's right. right now your brain is just trying to deal with all the stuff that has been accumulated over the past two years - now that you finally have time to look at it. on top of that, with the moving and everything else - no wonder you feel scattered! <BR/><BR/>i think you're doing fine. the pieces will fall together. you're one of the strongest women i know - i imagine one of these days you'll wake up and tackle things head on. in the meantime, don't give yourself a hard time :)erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379453725621504671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1151773883153189282006-07-01T12:11:00.000-05:002006-07-01T12:11:00.000-05:00"This teacher" (thanks so much for the compliment)..."This teacher" (thanks so much for the compliment) has received far more than I've given you.<BR/><BR/>Graduate school didn't teach you how not to write. It just complicated your thinking. There is a word for that; the word is "growth." You've been growing. Growing causes aches and forces new perspectives, which themselves make you less comfortable with the old ones and force you to new accommodations.<BR/><BR/>Lots of changes in your life in a short time means discomfort. Artists milk discomfort. Keep writing; keep painting. I can't testify as to the painting, but your writing is coming along just fine. Read your own blog.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192452293593971724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1151726951809086422006-06-30T23:09:00.000-05:002006-06-30T23:09:00.000-05:00I agree, this American life is too busy and soooo ...I agree, this American life is too busy and soooo spoiled. We're all in such a hurry all the time. I worry about taking more writing classes, that it might change how I write or how I feel about writing. I've heard some stories. Maybe some workshops would be good. You could dip back into the magic. As for the fear part - I'm a big ol' chicken, and finally am not ashamed of that.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111665177473414894noreply@blogger.com