tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post8987960841135601984..comments2023-12-23T07:29:02.620-06:00Comments on Diary of a Self-Portrait: don't give upJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-46593130630348125422008-08-04T04:24:00.000-05:002008-08-04T04:24:00.000-05:00I've been away and am catching up on my blog readi...I've been away and am catching up on my blog reading. I just read this post and for no reason I can tell, I started crying. I really needed to hear "don't give up". Thank you so very much. And I love the portrait of the homeless man and his dogs - faith mixed with despair. I cam across a homeless man in Paris last week and he had his dog with him. The dog had a collar, a blanket and a bowl of water next to him. He had been carefully tied to a fence and was obviously well looked after. The homeless man obviously did not have much, but I knew that dog meant everything to him and I also knew that the dog did not consider himself to be homeless, as he had a friend.Maree Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187502761963866468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-85284595020634794352008-07-29T17:27:00.000-05:002008-07-29T17:27:00.000-05:00God jessie~ you are so, so beautiful!Did you know ...God jessie~ you are so, so beautiful!<BR/>Did you know that St.Francis is my favorite saint? Francis is even Ethan's middle name!<BR/><BR/>Love you!<BR/>MelbaMelanie Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124900253892141834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-9502353719176265112008-07-27T21:08:00.000-05:002008-07-27T21:08:00.000-05:00You are an inspiration. Every day. The kind of per...You are an inspiration. Every day. The kind of person who takes the right at the red star. The kind of person who sees beauty and shares it. The kind of person I'm happy to know. ((hugs))Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-22466620342575841222008-07-27T17:21:00.000-05:002008-07-27T17:21:00.000-05:00YES! YES! Giving up = death. Bravery = life at its...YES! YES! Giving up = death. Bravery = life at its fullest! So, yes we can't give up! Thank you for reminding us such an important "detail".m. trigoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975496120663038434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-54920120502422529042008-07-27T07:08:00.000-05:002008-07-27T07:08:00.000-05:00I needed to hear that today: "Don't give up!"Thank...I needed to hear that today: "Don't give up!"<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Jessie!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858081254533496596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-28434482871472101012008-07-26T23:02:00.000-05:002008-07-26T23:02:00.000-05:00I LOVE the painting Jessie. And your artist statem...I LOVE the painting Jessie. And your artist statement---so much! I love St. Francis, too. Much love, OOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-63239211125731072242008-07-26T19:28:00.000-05:002008-07-26T19:28:00.000-05:00This painting is beautiful. I love the movement a...This painting is beautiful. I love the movement and the woosh of your brush strokes. <BR/><BR/>a.<BR/>P.S Loved the message you found. Perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-62591829898745354092008-07-26T16:49:00.000-05:002008-07-26T16:49:00.000-05:00Don't you love that the exact message you needed w...Don't you love that the exact message you needed was waiting in the most unlikely of places?Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111665177473414894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-8106723763436609872008-07-26T12:18:00.000-05:002008-07-26T12:18:00.000-05:00I am so happy to have found your blog! The post sp...I am so happy to have found your blog! The post spoke to me just what I needed to hear this afternoon. <BR/>I go forward with those words as my mantra...don't give up.<BR/>thank you!<BR/>blessings,<BR/>triciaTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317394131138332736noreply@blogger.com