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We want them around. We ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi Diantha,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI love them. We want them around. We invite them and/or are thrilled when they drop by. We shine as we get the relish the opportunity to accommodate and entertain them. We feel sad when they leave. But if we are honest, company drains us.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe key to enjoying and surviving time with loved ones is knowing how to pinch time to rest and refresh.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHope you\u0026#39;ve been doing that.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI\u0026#39;m look forward to see you here often."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/8468152413475289602/comments/default/1030264118556557170"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/8468152413475289602/comments/default/1030264118556557170"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-merger.html?showComment\u003d1251739569848#c1030264118556557170","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-merger.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-8468152413475289602","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/8468152413475289602","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-4237762309341463080"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-29T22:56:51.346-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-29T22:56:51.346-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wow!  A merger!  Way to go Cheryl!  I was wonderin..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Wow!  A merger!  Way to go Cheryl!  I was wondering where you had gone but I myself have not been too present in blogging land for a while due to all the company we have had of late.  One group just left yesterday, another arrives tomorrow!  Doesn\u0026#39;t leave much time for anything really other than entertaining, cooking and cleaning up! I look forward to your new blog where I get to read ALL of your posts easily!  I love your blog, Cheryl! xo diantha"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/8468152413475289602/comments/default/4237762309341463080"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/8468152413475289602/comments/default/4237762309341463080"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-merger.html?showComment\u003d1251601011346#c4237762309341463080","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Life Potentials Network"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"04620138349955916570"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-merger.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-8468152413475289602","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/8468152413475289602","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-4388961169854822"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-18T20:21:24.496-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-18T20:21:24.496-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Diantha,\n\nThere is always room for one more though..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Diantha,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere is always room for one more thought from one more friend/one more kindred spirit. So you are welcome to jump up repeat our stories, our questions, our answers and share new insights.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI love Julian Norwich’s words and have printed them on a small card and taped it to the tile backsplash  above my kitchen sink. That is where I usually feel the exasperation of rushing through tasks, doing too much and stressing over little things. \u003cbr /\u003eThank you. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMaryAnn\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThanks for sharing your thoughts and your own practice with this issue. Finite human that I am I sometimes forget that my strength comes from God but only as I do His will.  I’m sure God must say, “Oh foolish, foolish child, you’ve taken your eyes off me again. Look here; look this way – inward and upward. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhenever I do, my mental fog clears, my heart grows peaceful, and my eyes open to the blessings that reside in unexpected circumstances and mundane tasks.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHey Cindy,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI’m a morning girl myself and no matter how I try, I keep coming back to those early pre-dawn hours for the peaceful preparation to face the new day and the peaceful practice of writing in the early morning. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThankfully, I’ve made some progress working/writing at night between 6pm and 9pm.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWaking up at 4am for my personal spiritual morning devotions and after, going straight to writing is a practice I am working to develop into a full-fledged habit. I certainly need it at this time when my daylight hours are swallowed up by the sweetest little baby girl."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/4388961169854822"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/4388961169854822"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1250641284496#c4388961169854822","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-2875463973496445516"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-18T13:52:25.145-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-18T13:52:25.145-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheryl,\nFor years I've started my writing in the m..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Cheryl,\u003cbr /\u003eFor years I\u0026#39;ve started my writing in the morning -- first thing -- when I\u0026#39;m freshest. It started out of routine, after I got my son off to school before 8:00 each morning. I hurried back to the desk and got to work, stopping by noon for lunch, then working again until my boy got home from school. Having a routine really helps. Like Jan Lundy wrote, I find it helps to shift to another routine -- cleaning, cooking, gardening -- at moments when I get stuck or frustrated."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/2875463973496445516"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/2875463973496445516"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1250617945145#c2875463973496445516","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cindy La Ferle"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05028390596948545221"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-4614145518643052734"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-18T09:19:25.887-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-18T09:19:25.887-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dear Cheryl,\n\nYours is a struggle we all face at o..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Dear Cheryl,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYours is a struggle we all face at one time or another. A couple of things that have helped me is to ask the Lord each morning what it is He wants me to do. He once told me that I always have enough time to do what He wants me to do. If I\u0026#39;m frazzled, it\u0026#39;s that I\u0026#39;m either disorganized or that I\u0026#39;m doing things He never asked me to do.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs for \u0026quot;opening your eyes to the interior\u0026quot;, we can do that in the midst of even great external chaos. Christ lives on the interior, and He is always there. One of the ways I maintain my peace is by continually turning my eyes inward throughout the day and communing with Jesus. He is our Peace in the midst of every storm. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI hope this helps.:)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBlessings,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMaryAnn"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/4614145518643052734"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/4614145518643052734"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1250601565887#c4614145518643052734","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MaryAnn Diorio, Ph.D."},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-638318068486464409"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-16T20:41:04.556-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-16T20:41:04.556-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This is such a wonderful and rich conversation I d..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is such a wonderful and rich conversation I don\u0026#39;t believe I can add much to it.  I love how we are learning to care for ourselves, letting go of the rigid perfectionism so many of us have, and bringing in practices that support rather than drag down.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHow many years I spent in self flaggelation, what you are calling AAARRRHHHGGG moments!  I always made it my fault.  Thanks to years of learning and studying and reading I can now safely say my AAARRRHHHGGG days are few and far between.  But I remember them well and reading your post, Cheryl, I was reminded how I don\u0026#39;t want to go back there and how far I have come!  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere is one of my main realignment practices and it takes just a minute:  Breathing.  It is so key for me.  I step back, take some deep, relaxing, focused breaths. I look outside and focus on nature.  Even if I can only see the sky.  I remember that I am a spiritual being having a human experience and that sometimes that is hard.  And sometimes I can forgive myself for not being perfect.  And that sometimes it is just fine to stop what I am doing and go back to it later.  Releasing the strict guidelines I have given myself.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs you know from my blog I am into the Tao and there is a lot of letting go in there.  Letting go and just being.  Back to a human being, not a human doing.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI just saw this last week as a comment on someone\u0026#39;s blog:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAll shall be well,\u003cbr /\u003eand all shall be well,\u003cbr /\u003eand all manner of things shall be well\u003cbr /\u003e-- Christian mystic Julian of Norwich\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt certainly applies here!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis was a great post, Cheryl. Thank you for being so honest and soul baring.  You are so dear."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/638318068486464409"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/638318068486464409"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1250469664556#c638318068486464409","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Life Potentials Network"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"04620138349955916570"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-8987451223009372785"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-10T09:07:35.155-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-10T09:07:35.155-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hi Jan,\n\nYou can rant anytime you want. We're frie..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi Jan,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou can rant anytime you want. We\u0026#39;re friends here.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI like what you said about self-care being spirit-care and you are leading the way with your own efforts to make it a reality in your life. I\u0026#39;m learning so much more about the whole concept from you - when you succeed at it, when you stumble and more importantly, when you pull yourself back up and get on with it again. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI thought I was taking care of myself until I got to know you through your blog. Even when I fail in my efforts to adequately care for myself, I don\u0026#39;t stay in the doldrums about it for too long. I know I can share my frustrations here, confident that my blogging friends will chip in with advice, stories of their own struggles and inspiration to help me return to my own self-care/spirit-care practice."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8987451223009372785"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8987451223009372785"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249909655155#c8987451223009372785","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6747307614131176271"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-09T22:03:33.014-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-09T22:03:33.014-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheryl, I am so glad to hear that you tended to yo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Cheryl, I am so glad to hear that you tended to yourself in such a potent way. It\u0026#39;s amazing what we can release when we give ourselves permission and the TLC we need in that very moment. I hope your nap was lovely. Isn\u0026#39;t it great to nap while it rains? Such beautiful sleep...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs always, I appreciate your candor and your faithfulness to your path. You inspire!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd to Tabitha, I am so happy that you are incorporating gentle practices for yourself. The \u0026quot;me time\u0026quot; is so important for us as women because we do give soooo much to others. I worked this weekend so tomorrow (Monday) will be my \u0026quot;me day.\u0026quot; I will post on my blog in the morning, go to lunch with a friend. Return home after a stop at the garden store because I am loving replanting my garden with perennials and the whole process is very nurturing for me. Maybe a nap, too! Or a bit of sunning on the beach. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI used to push myself each and every day to get a certain amount of work done (professional and housework) and now I take days where I will let as much of that go as I can to be extra good to myself. It is paying off. I am happier and healthier than ever--and more creative than ever. Self-care is spirit-care in my book!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHugs all around!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(Cheryl, pardon my rant to Tabitha. I just couldn\u0026#39;t stop myself. LOL!)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/6747307614131176271"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/6747307614131176271"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249869813014#c6747307614131176271","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jan"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12065023183951459029"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-8702482422513160509"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T16:47:27.426-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T16:47:27.426-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hey Mags,\n\nI envy you with those times on your fro..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hey Mags,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI envy you with those times on your front porch. That used to be my favorite way too. It was a daily routine until the rainy season began. Drizzle and paper don;t mix too well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI am trying to get comfortable with my bed and my favorite arm chair in the living room. And they are not too shabby when it is raining. Talk about cozy!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI\u0026#39;ll be looking out for the report on that new routine.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd yes, yes, I\u0026#39;ll have some ruffles."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8702482422513160509"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8702482422513160509"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249764447426#c8702482422513160509","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-4764905212886699418"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T16:43:14.491-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T16:43:14.491-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Terri,\n\nI used to have days like yours and they we..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Terri,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI used to have days like yours and they were a dream come true. But that was pre-grand-daughter.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow I have to learn the tricks moms with babies use to get through their days and still make and enjoy time to write and be well with myself.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThose are hard lesson/tricks but despite the aaarrrhhhggg days, I\u0026#39;m hanging in there. After all, she won;t be a babe-in-arms forever."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/4764905212886699418"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/4764905212886699418"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249764194491#c4764905212886699418","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-8214920892603521017"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T16:28:16.484-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T16:28:16.484-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Well, let's see....how do I cope?  Movies.  Lots o..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well, let\u0026#39;s see....how do I cope?  Movies.  Lots of movies.  I surf mindlessly on the Internet.  I eat brie and crackers.  I eat Ruffles bar-b-que potato chips.  I go out to eat Mexican food......hmmm, I\u0026#39;m beginning to see a pattern here......it revolves around eating.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSometimes sitting outside on my front porch with a glass of tea and a good book calms me.  Cleaning my house calms me.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLong walks (which I haven\u0026#39;t taken in weeks) calm me.  My sweet, loving, little Jack Russell makes me reeeeally happy with her unconditional affections.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut, the biggest thing I\u0026#39;m doing these days is putting ALL of my children in public school.  That will free me up dramtically.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter that?  I dunno.  Once I get a new routine down, I\u0026#39;ll letcha know.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRuffles?  Anyone?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8214920892603521017"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8214920892603521017"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249763296484#c8214920892603521017","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Magnolia"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.themagnoliadiaries.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-8663458405465682533"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T15:45:51.596-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T15:45:51.596-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I don't have many of those days and I wish for the..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I don\u0026#39;t have many of those days and I wish for them! I spend much of my days alone and so I have the luxury to write when I want to but often other things do call and so I make myself a schedule and try to follow it."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8663458405465682533"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/8663458405465682533"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249760751596#c8663458405465682533","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Terri Tiffany"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"07403256325522179843"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-2853127531613109653"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T14:54:15.825-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T14:54:15.825-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hi Tabitha,\n\nOften it is the non-9to5ers who have ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi Tabitha,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOften it is the non-9to5ers who have the busiest lives. So, I applaud you on your dedication to finding and using the most productive practices to get your \u0026quot;stuff\u0026quot; done.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBlessings to you too."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/2853127531613109653"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/2853127531613109653"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249757655825#c2853127531613109653","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5971333597855374707"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T12:13:09.147-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T12:13:09.147-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheryl, I am a stay at home mom, so I don't have t..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Cheryl, I am a stay at home mom, so I don\u0026#39;t have to get to a 9 to 5 each day.  But my duties as a mom and founder of my family\u0026#39;s mission and my blog and podcast to boot I stay pretty busy.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWithin the past year I have started meditating (which is awesome) and on the advice of Jan I give myself 30 minutes of me time in the morning and before bed.  I have also incorporated meta prayer meditation into my life after reading about it through Jan.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI find reciting affirmations at the very moment chaos begins brings me back to focus and enables me to control the chatter.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI wish you many blessings on your journey."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/5971333597855374707"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/5971333597855374707"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249747989147#c5971333597855374707","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tabitha@ichoosebliss"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12739277353441815262"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09947457454551466948"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5180259334975669641"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T14:27:49.902-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T14:27:49.902-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jan,\n\nThanks for understanding, identifying and sh..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Jan,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThanks for understanding, identifying and sharing your process to un-aaarrrhhhggg-ness (smile). What a word huh?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat\u0026#39;s it right there. You hit the nail on the head with:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;...so much of our daily striving is focused on getting everything done so all will be well (or the perception of that) in our lives.\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI too am learning to recognize the early signs. For me it is \u0026quot;AAARRRHHHGGG!\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMy problem exists in just letting things go, leaving them be, walking away, closing my eyes to the exterior and opening them to the interior - what my body and my heart aches for. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eChores other tasks have a way - let me correct that. I have a way of allowing chores and other tasks to engage my undivided attention and I want to get everything done just right (obsessive perfectionism). Then overwhelm sets in and, well, you know, \u0026quot;AAARRRHHHGGG\u0026quot; \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter I wrote the post early this morning, I grabbed my journal and began writing. It was an feverish\u003cbr /\u003erecord of the blessings in my life. Reading the 9-page entry afterward, opened my eyes to the fact that  some of the very things that cause me some frustration because they seem to be eating up my time for writing and those precious daily and weekly rituals, are laced with blessings and lessons.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOnce again journaling has proven its healing power. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI am so much better now - showered, fresh from having a light, healthy lunch, updating my laptop,  using my desktop and about to crawl into bed (it\u0026#39;s raining cats and dogs and cows)with a book and my journal. Reading in bed puts me to sleep so I\u0026#39;m going for that. When I awake I\u0026#39;ll write in my journal and if weather holds up, I just might head out to the mall with my husband - just to walk around and savor the sights and sounds of the usual Saturday crowd. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI got the AAARRRHHHGGG off my chest and I\u0026#39;m being well with myself day."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/5180259334975669641"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/5180259334975669641"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249756069902#c5180259334975669641","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5010963015662498282"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T13:32:35.479-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T13:32:35.479-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheryl,\nWhat a perfect post for today. I can so re..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Cheryl,\u003cbr /\u003eWhat a perfect post for today. I can so resonate, my sister. Often, I start out well, then the pace picks up and the hamster wheel feeling in my body begins. I am getting better at noticing it and honoring what it is telling me. So I stop. I move away from my tasks. I take my lunch outside. I fill the bird feeders. Pull a few weeds. Ponder my garden. Look at the sky. I sit and take a break, even for 5 minutes to watch the birds.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI always loved Jesus\u0026#39; parable about the birds. That they do not worry. They trust that all is well; all will be well. That they will be fed and cared for. I think so much of our daily striving is focused on getting everything done so all will be well (or the perception of that) in our lives. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI also am more gentle with myself than I\u0026#39;ve ever been. I say, \u0026quot;oh, well\u0026quot; a lot and let things go. My writing, of which I spoke to you earlier, is so stalled. I figure now it is the time of year. Summer calls for busyness with friends and family. I remember to surrender my feelings of guilt about not getting a lot done or matching my hopes with my efforts. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI am learning to let go with love and compassion for myself. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs a result, I am not \u0026quot;producing\u0026quot; as much as I thought I would, but I am deepening my understand of my sacred self...and honoring it.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDoes this help? \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLove to you this day.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eP.s. I say, \u0026quot;Believe, breathe, and be well to myself\u0026quot; -- often! \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ep.s.s.  I love your ARRRGGGHHH. I reminds me of Lucy in the Charlie Brown comic strip. :-) She was so adorably neurotic. Rest assured, we all feel that way now and then."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/5010963015662498282"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/6532764111149177166/comments/default/5010963015662498282"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html?showComment\u003d1249752755479#c5010963015662498282","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jan"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12065023183951459029"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-soiree-aaarrrhhhggg.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6532764111149177166","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/6532764111149177166","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5468571923832338189"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-05T12:44:43.112-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-05T12:44:43.112-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Terri,\n\nAs an inspirational writer, that \"like sit..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Terri,\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs an inspirational writer, that \u0026quot;like sitting chatting with you on the porch\u0026quot; comment is a testament to your accommodating and conversational writing style, coupled with you obvious caring heart."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/5468571923832338189"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/5468571923832338189"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249490683112#c5468571923832338189","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6459116926183535015"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-05T08:37:22.227-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-05T08:37:22.227-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It's hard to share what someone else thinks about ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It\u0026#39;s hard to share what someone else thinks about your writing but we all covet the words, I know. Recently a blogger mentioned that visiting my site was like sitting down on a front porch with me and chatting. I liked that--made me feel as though I\u0026#39;ve accomplished what I set out too. It was great feedback."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/6459116926183535015"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/6459116926183535015"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249475842227#c6459116926183535015","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Terri Tiffany"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"07403256325522179843"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-3836888443833995152"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-02T13:58:44.958-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-02T13:58:44.958-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Diantha:\n\nYou got it down pat. You write so you ar..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Diantha:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou got it down pat. You write so you are a writer. The remarkable thing is that you don;t think of yourself as a writer, yet, you do much more writing that many who say they want to be a writer but  are yet to begun the most fundamental aspect of that dream - writing. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat is such a wonderful and inspiring comment to make about your writing. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou are color indeed. It is so you, your passion and you loving share your knowledge, give freely of your advice and in so doing you inspire those who read what you write."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/3836888443833995152"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/3836888443833995152"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249235924958#c3836888443833995152","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-6184522941630858676"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-02T11:39:15.520-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-02T11:39:15.520-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheryl, I've read this post a couple of times and ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Cheryl, I\u0026#39;ve read this post a couple of times and didn\u0026#39;t respond because I don\u0026#39;t think of myself as a writer.  Then I got to thinking that I write a blog, I write for our local paper, I\u0026#39;ve had a book published and and write a newsletter.  So I guess I am in a way.  I can\u0026#39;t think of anything in particular people have said but I do know they love my newsletters.   Which reminds me, I need to get on that. Since I started my blog I have been consumed with that! Here is one comment I can quote:\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;You seem to be the perfect person to be writing about color.  It is as if you ARE color and know it intimately. Thank you for sharing your depth of understanding with us.\u0026quot; xo"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/6184522941630858676"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/6184522941630858676"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249227555520#c6184522941630858676","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Life Potentials Network"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14428773940113856252"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"04620138349955916570"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-1851643164450596274"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-01T20:12:29.068-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-01T20:12:29.068-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nina P:\n\nWhat a lovely thought and fitting respons..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Nina P:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhat a lovely thought and fitting response.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;A hand touched mine so here I go...\u0026quot;"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/1851643164450596274"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/1851643164450596274"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249171949068#c1851643164450596274","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-7440849097371905257"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-01T20:07:34.694-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-01T20:07:34.694-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jan:\n\nI understand what you're saying. I still let..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Jan:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI understand what you\u0026#39;re saying. I still let the fear to \u0026quot;getting too full of myself\u0026quot; trip up my writing and stunt my progress. But I\u0026#39;m learning to be comfortable with the positive comments people make about me and my writing. Each time the negative self-talk begins I silence it with the thought that positive comments from readers of my work are a reflection of God  affirming that I am on the right path, His path that He has set for me, at least for the moment. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWho am I to not embrace and be thankful and proud of His blessings even when they come through others."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/7440849097371905257"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/7440849097371905257"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249171654694#c7440849097371905257","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cheryl Wright"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06354159232369365269"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03971132023717129160"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-8655877976395700205"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-01T06:25:06.289-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-01T06:25:06.289-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How fun! and what a self esteme builder. \nI get to..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"How fun! and what a self esteme builder. \u003cbr /\u003eI get told alot that I\u0026#39;m \u0026quot;inspirational\u0026quot;; \u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;I don\u0026#39;t know how you do it, but you said exactly what I needed to hear today\u0026quot;;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;you need to puplish these or I hope you\u0026#39;re publishing these\u0026quot;; \u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;healing\u0026quot;; \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI write a lot to comfort people when a loved one passes, so I also get, \u0026quot;you captured them so well, that helped me so much, you captured all the emotions we\u0026#39;re going through right now...\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eand as for me, I always say \u0026quot;a hand touched mine so here I go...\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThank you for that, we all need positive affermations about the gifts we given.\u003cbr /\u003eLove and Light, Nina P"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/8655877976395700205"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/8655877976395700205"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249122306289#c8655877976395700205","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Nina P."},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01603112009407252993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-827639385780373898"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-01T09:34:58.499-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-01T09:34:58.499-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ok, Cheryl, I must admit that I have read your dea..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ok, Cheryl, I must admit that I have read your dear post 3 times at least and not responded with a toot. I kept wondering why I was resisting tooting a bit. I never want to appear to full of myself or arrogant or proud. I\u0026#39;ve had some pretty humbling lessons in my life about that....Those lessons of getting to full of yourself can really bring you to your knees. :-) Literally! Lord, take this one away from me, please!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut here is one  I\u0026#39;ll share. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;practical, yet poetic, with deep and gentle wisdom.\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis one is my favorite because it captures me as I hope I will be. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI know that I am not the most accomplished writer in the world, nor do I want to be. In fact, I make a lot of errors (gramatically), screw up tenses a lot, and more. So I write not to be the best or win awards, but to purvey a message--and most especially, to write from my heart. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo when I get kudos for that, I am happy. :-) Ok, and a little bit proud. (wink!)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ep.s. I was also heartened recently when Joan Borysenko (body/mind scientist and a prolific writer) wrote that I was \u0026quot;a wonderful writer with deep understanding.\u0026quot; (Blush, shy smile)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/827639385780373898"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/5554615215656722597/comments/default/827639385780373898"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html?showComment\u003d1249133698499#c827639385780373898","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jan"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12065023183951459029"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://cherylwrightwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/saturday-soiree-lets-toot-our-horns.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194849276146368273.post-5554615215656722597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5194849276146368273/posts/default/5554615215656722597","type":"text/html"}}]}});