tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post3994688355549834621..comments2023-09-21T07:26:38.609-04:00Comments on Writing - the ups and downs: Holidays Filled with Hope...B. WHITTINGTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-54690905466609098972012-01-11T03:33:52.370-05:002012-01-11T03:33:52.370-05:00Wondering on the reasons people write... Would you...Wondering on the reasons people write... Would you mind to tell more about the reasons you write at http://crayzys.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-do-you-write-why-do-you-post-your.html<br /><br />Guess my overthinking has unthunk me into why I have a drive to write... It is as if it was process-driven.<br /><br />Maybe as a professional writer you could break the ice... no one likes to leave the 1st comment. <br /><br />Motivated by a recent read that writing might be a dialogue between the emotional part of the brain and the logical side--subvocalization dialogue. <br /><br />Writing for me is like a magnet. The pull is the drive not the clunk when it is done.. <br /><br />My wishes for the New Year are:<br /><br />May your slippers be filled with blessings and may these blessings multiply into gratitude with each step.Jackson Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663521614269846413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-3281063855896343612011-12-28T09:18:13.497-05:002011-12-28T09:18:13.497-05:00and hope leads to faith and faith is the best we c...and hope leads to faith and faith is the best we can ask. Sometimes the Bible hits the mark just right.<br /><br />Christmas for us was a mix. Mostly good. Missing someone awfully much. Looking forward to New Year's Eve and day -- which we call Twelfth Night.Granny Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796564953236247413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-12361005411712505902011-12-21T22:04:36.037-05:002011-12-21T22:04:36.037-05:00Loved your post about hope and hanging in there. W...Loved your post about hope and hanging in there. What would there be without hope. Merry Christmas Barbara and good luck in finishing your stories.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-72341281450536689672011-12-21T21:44:46.622-05:002011-12-21T21:44:46.622-05:00Merry Christmas to you and I have the same "h...Merry Christmas to you and I have the same "hopes" as you do..except I don't have novels to finish so I "hope" you get yours done! I don't have a kindle either and I still get a thrill out of picking up a book, smelling the pages..enjoying the feel of it in my hands...but who knows, I too may one day go to the "other side" of reading!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-22451618665733640262011-12-21T10:13:06.394-05:002011-12-21T10:13:06.394-05:00Loved the article and thanks for the mention of Th...Loved the article and thanks for the mention of Three Moons Over Sedona and Island Passage. We are living proof that girlfriends reign supreme!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270760995943217458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-92202945903093264362011-12-21T07:17:18.500-05:002011-12-21T07:17:18.500-05:00Kate - being happy on purpose is a goal I'm al...Kate - being happy on purpose is a goal I'm always working toward. And sometimes we do have to work at it.<br />I was so down from being ill that it continued when I started feeling better. The depression has lifted and I'm feeling joy once again. I miss feeling happy. <br />Thanks to all for commenting. Love reading the comments as much or more than I like writing the posts.<br />Have a great Christmas!B. WHITTINGTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-81831950024220580082011-12-20T18:11:09.930-05:002011-12-20T18:11:09.930-05:00Sometimes I think of it as being happy on purpose....Sometimes I think of it as being happy on purpose. I don't always make it all the way to happy, but I don't think I quite have the right to let myself sink down into the sadness I sometimes feel. I have this undercurrent of joy and this assurance that is not quite to the belief stage that all things that come to us, both bad and good are part of some reason we can't see. When really bad things happen, this underlying assurance kicks in -- it's like a song of the Mother, comfoting in the middle of needing that comfort.Granny Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796564953236247413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-45104725089899874002011-12-20T15:49:38.691-05:002011-12-20T15:49:38.691-05:00Oh, Barb! I feel your pain. It is so easy to get b...Oh, Barb! I feel your pain. It is so easy to get bogged down with the woes of life. So glad you're on the upswing now:) Merry Christmas, friend!writingdianethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955424888288307481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-21686743244780428242011-12-19T16:55:16.419-05:002011-12-19T16:55:16.419-05:00Wonderful. There is no greater gift than hope.Wonderful. There is no greater gift than hope.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-9641650840605920512011-12-19T07:15:08.383-05:002011-12-19T07:15:08.383-05:00Excellent post, Barb - and a reminder to keep hope...Excellent post, Barb - and a reminder to keep hope in our hearts!<br /><br />Best for the holidays and 2012 - with such a positive outlook and an open mind, it sounds like it might be a very good year for you :)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-42401814379667912842011-12-19T00:00:47.440-05:002011-12-19T00:00:47.440-05:00Yes, this was beautifully written. I also hope yo...Yes, this was beautifully written. I also hope you have a New Year filled with much hope.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-23020829237492030752011-12-18T22:45:23.779-05:002011-12-18T22:45:23.779-05:00Beautifully written, Barb. There's nothing to...Beautifully written, Barb. There's nothing to be gained from looking back at what we haven't done–that's over, gone, behind us. And there's nothing like a good hour or two at the computer to boost my spirits and give me hope. Blessings and here's to a New Year filled with Hope.Elizabeth Vollstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392870109547345303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-59492709875114704052011-12-18T22:13:49.443-05:002011-12-18T22:13:49.443-05:00I find this post uplifting. I have been feeling mo...I find this post uplifting. I have been feeling more hopeful this month, which took me by surprise. Somehow, I've made "Hope" my mantra, and it has changed my perspective.<br /><br />Today my sister gave me a little wooden sign for my birthday. As I was opening it, she said, "it isn't much . . ." and seemed to be feeling like it wasn't "enough". But, when I opened it I was thrilled. I said, "How did you know?" <br />"What do you mean?" she asked.<br />I told her, "Hope has been my mantra all month! I LOVE this!"<br />Hope is freeing.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-48759054707086812622011-12-18T18:07:49.885-05:002011-12-18T18:07:49.885-05:00There you go! Regret just steals our life.There you go! Regret just steals our life.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-10335888988898337442011-12-18T14:59:26.501-05:002011-12-18T14:59:26.501-05:00And God bless you, Barb. It sounds as if you'r...And God bless you, Barb. It sounds as if you're getting it together and hopefully the e-publishing things works out -- it's a very good idea. I got a Kindle for my last birthday and I like it very much -- but not for everything. But it sure is nice not to have to be bogged down with books when travelling or lunching on your own. But it does lack the intimacy of holding a book in your own hands and being able to flip back through pages to re-read something. <br /><br />I live in hope that my homeland has more sense than the politicians give us credit for!<br /><br />Merry Christmas and keep writing!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com