tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264220879054830337.post2871207384921434991..comments2024-03-28T10:33:53.636-05:00Comments on bohemian season: The irrational exuberance of the internetzvmichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545130837372429902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264220879054830337.post-54981444369793538232011-12-13T14:07:18.067-06:002011-12-13T14:07:18.067-06:00TOTALLY relate to this post, V. Alls I have to sa...TOTALLY relate to this post, V. Alls I have to say is published or not, this is the place I come to when I feel an emotional need.. and you are making a difference in the 137 people who follow you on this blog. So whether you post often or when you feel like it, whether you are conventional, or edgy, or introspective, whether you are published in hardcover - you are making a difference and you are striking a chord. Per Malcom Gladwell, it takes 10K hours to be "great".. but you <br />ARE great already!! Just giving you a bit of perspective.. baby steps, baby :)heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666008339258359413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264220879054830337.post-41250629098813058752011-12-09T06:59:40.766-06:002011-12-09T06:59:40.766-06:00If you figure this out, please let me know! I feel...If you figure this out, please let me know! I feel very much the same--I have a similar dream (but, unlike you, I haven't already written an entire book!), but I get very overwhelmed when I think of all that seems to be necessary to get a book published.Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163376146526795302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264220879054830337.post-89548490265279874552011-12-07T23:36:39.847-06:002011-12-07T23:36:39.847-06:00I am extremely tired of the self-help gurus and li...I am extremely tired of the self-help gurus and life coaches. They in abundance online and I often wonder if they practice what they preach or if they are simply after money. But that's another thing altogether. <br /><br />I am struggling right along with you in that need to achieve creative success. I am also a writer and have recently dove back into painting. I plan to have a baby in the next year or two and at 35 I am conflicted with my need to be a commercial success and my desire to have a family and live quietly just creating. I guess I'll discover my path to happiness & success in my art once I begin that journey of starting a family.SimplyHarmonyhttp://www.simplyharmony.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264220879054830337.post-36921965287569259092011-12-07T19:41:26.688-06:002011-12-07T19:41:26.688-06:00Yes. I totally relate. Put one foot in front of th...Yes. I totally relate. Put one foot in front of the other is what we do. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264220879054830337.post-90239405427091001072011-12-07T18:12:11.910-06:002011-12-07T18:12:11.910-06:00Yes! I know exactly what you mean Amy! I feel that...Yes! I know exactly what you mean Amy! I feel that way too sometimes. It's not just settling to have a quiet life - if that's what you want. Non-conformity does not necessarily equal fabulous life. Neither does travelling the world or wearing fancy clothes or going to parties where the pretty people are at. I guess we all have to find what is a fabulous life for us and ignore the outside voices.vmichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545130837372429902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264220879054830337.post-49726321805121548342011-12-07T11:33:23.823-06:002011-12-07T11:33:23.823-06:00I think my problem with the self-help gurus you sp...I think my problem with the self-help gurus you speak about is the sense they sometimes give that being happy with a mundane life is just settling. But being a stay-at-home mom - mired in the day-to-day mundaneness of caring for a family and a home - has shown me that you kind find deep joy and satisfaction and even accomplishment in things that don't seem so glamorous. Life has phases - some for going big and bold, some for being quiet and strong.Amy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670335108094318249noreply@blogger.com