tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post41514609757187957..comments2023-12-23T07:29:02.620-06:00Comments on Diary of a Self-Portrait: newJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-61975642386968904942008-06-22T11:12:00.000-05:002008-06-22T11:12:00.000-05:00how many times have you moved me to tears my dear ...how many times have you moved me to tears my dear friend-soultraveler-ahhh how I wish I could find a name that fit for how I feel about our connection. The stength of it so intense that somehow the breathes in between-the quiet that lingers seems almost necessary for the depth of it to amalgamate and manifest in my life. <BR/><BR/>It just blows me away. Rocks and shakes my soul. Makes me cry tears of gratitude.<BR/><BR/>I truly know no one else whose experience effects me this deeply. That feels like it fits me like a glove.....your bravery, your journey, your transformation completes me.Colorsonmymindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424878757140605099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-3867899977482483502008-05-25T17:15:00.000-05:002008-05-25T17:15:00.000-05:00I just recently posted an old poem by the poet Mar...I just recently posted an old poem by the poet Mary Oliver on my blog...it is called "The Journey" and after reading this post of yours, I feel it was written for you!!! Peace & Love.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445908859005616046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-42005023469461168012008-05-09T18:01:00.000-05:002008-05-09T18:01:00.000-05:00I love this post, Jessie. It is very similar to th...I love this post, Jessie. It is very similar to the conversation we had at lunch. (Which I think about a lot). I want to be more like this. Freer, stronger, more together. <BR/><BR/>Sigh.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-47148417480215646112008-05-08T20:29:00.000-05:002008-05-08T20:29:00.000-05:00Hello - I am a friend of Suzie's and had to read y...Hello - I am a friend of Suzie's and had to read your story after her post. It is marvelous. Thank you for putting it out into the the world to share. Strangely enough, I completely understand your shift. It happened to me to also exactly at 33 years of age. One minute I was at a new years eve party with my husband and best friend and the next the world completely shifted and everything changed. My perspective changed. I changed. And I awoke. Let this fire burn bright in you. Let it be creative and empowering and beautiful. I am three years into a new life because I didn't ignore my world shifting. And I LOVE every moment of it. <BR/><BR/>Hugs to you - the necklace looks absolutely stunning on you. :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657513041534538771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-32935599882081568862008-05-08T14:28:00.000-05:002008-05-08T14:28:00.000-05:00Wow - its been a while since I posted a comment an...Wow - its been a while since I posted a comment and I want to congratulate you on your thesis...no small feat indeed. You must be so proud. <BR/>Christine<BR/>BostonChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454867883233809990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-33653911493583705162008-05-08T13:22:00.000-05:002008-05-08T13:22:00.000-05:00Reading this post just reaffirms for me my lack of...Reading this post just reaffirms for me my lack of belief in coincidence and just writing things off as that. Many of the sentiments you expressed here resonated deeply with me. In fact I think I will write a post about this on my blog: www.samosasforoneblogspot.com. Thank you for writing so openly about your journey. I'm reminded of a line from that Nelson Mandela quote that Marianne Williamson made famous. "And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other <BR/>people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-24309807723221412172008-05-08T12:51:00.000-05:002008-05-08T12:51:00.000-05:00" But in these past several months I've started to..." But in these past several months I've started to understand something about the ways that waiting for approval can hold a person back in some seriously disabling ways."--- YES YES YES!!!<BR/><BR/>YOU are one of those ON FIRE women, you know. YOU have come into my mind SO often lately, always when I am thinking about my own goals and dreams and things I keep "meaning" to do and finish. I fucking LOVE this post. I love it. <BR/><BR/>(((you)))<BR/><BR/><BR/>:)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04680903854519503303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-12520175141549751382008-05-08T07:36:00.000-05:002008-05-08T07:36:00.000-05:00What a lovely post! You express it so well...the ...What a lovely post! You express it so well...the growing and changing...<BR/><BR/>I'm 65 yrs. old, and still seem to need approval...Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858081254533496596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-85927131845939341912008-05-08T06:38:00.000-05:002008-05-08T06:38:00.000-05:00Hi Jessie! I wrote about the story of making your ...Hi Jessie! I wrote about the story of making your pendant and thought you would like to see the different pictures and hear even more of the back store. You can read it <A HREF="http://suziesacredspace.blogspot.com/2008/05/story-of-jessies-pendant.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. <BR/><BR/>I'm still doing a little dance for you!Suzie Ridlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603343663483772145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-27281087576794504802008-05-07T23:04:00.000-05:002008-05-07T23:04:00.000-05:00I remember the exact day I felt like a woman for t...I remember the exact day I felt like a woman for the first time. It was my 41st birthday - and well worth the wait. <BR/><BR/>How wonderful that your aunt has you to help her through this illness. It takes a lot of courage to walk through that.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111665177473414894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-23157979776826354862008-05-07T22:27:00.000-05:002008-05-07T22:27:00.000-05:00I am so happy for you, Jessie. What a gift to come...I am so happy for you, Jessie. What a gift to come into your own in this way at such a young age! You have launched POWERFULLY and I can't wait to see where you'll go!<BR/><BR/>Great blessings to you, and to your aunt as well, Love, O<BR/>xxooOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-3123917752352856492008-05-07T22:24:00.000-05:002008-05-07T22:24:00.000-05:00wow, i got all teary reading this, jessie. this is...wow, i got all teary reading this, jessie. this is where i've been for moments although i'm not sure i've quite crossed over to that feeling of "woman" yet. thanks so much for sharing your path. xoxoxLeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381213681911598073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-14627058581700283812008-05-07T18:16:00.000-05:002008-05-07T18:16:00.000-05:00It was my honour to make this amulet for you Jessi...It was my honour to make this amulet for you Jessie and am so moved I could be a part of this awakening. It feels so powerful. You ARE so powerful!Suzie Ridlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603343663483772145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-80450308380574846352008-05-07T16:15:00.000-05:002008-05-07T16:15:00.000-05:00Hey you!I am SO grateful for you! Just knowing yo...Hey you!<BR/><BR/>I am SO grateful for you! Just knowing you inspires me to get more things GOING!! <BR/><BR/>I am also really sorry to hear of your loss. Take good care of you right now!<BR/><BR/>As for the rest of your post - <BR/><BR/>I got goosebumps reading it! - you are SO brave and fierce and strong and you have gone through a real metamorphosis - and things are only going to get BETTER from here - now that you have reclaimed the parts of you that were missing you can't HELP but live a bigger life. I am SO excited for you!!!!<BR/><BR/>LOVE YOU!!!meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041527732133374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-26336698154307250392008-05-07T14:21:00.000-05:002008-05-07T14:21:00.000-05:00Lovely post :-). I felt so badly when I read the p...Lovely post :-). I felt so badly when I read the part about your father. I can relate, but I wanted to add that a lot of people are asleep and he probably did not mean to be unfeeling. I don't know, but I feel sure he cares.<BR/>So great that you are woman ;-).<BR/>Sorry about your loss. OXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com