tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post3182826794140854808..comments2023-05-04T08:55:45.336-04:00Comments on our stories, ourselves: What If?emma d drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-12949862419255551592012-07-15T12:40:06.501-04:002012-07-15T12:40:06.501-04:00Kim thanks so much for sharing your experiences he...Kim thanks so much for sharing your experiences here. Seeing how successful you are, and seeing how much you share of yourself with others, no one would know you'd been through such challenges in the past. But that's what process and progress is all about - overcoming whatever it is we must and regrouping to keep going. Cheers!emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-37556943138475107442012-07-15T11:27:03.664-04:002012-07-15T11:27:03.664-04:00So achingly true, Emma. About a dozen ago, I spent...So achingly true, Emma. About a dozen ago, I spent 16 months working with a talented friend, creating a musical kids' variety show. Then her husband's sound studio burned to the ground. They ended up moving out of state for a desperately needed job, to get back on their feet financially. It's pretty hard to do a two-woman show by yourself. I was devastated. But that shift sent me in the direction I probably should have been going all along: writing children's books. It has been a (mostly) happy journey ever since. Thanks for your insightful post.<br /><a href="http://www.kimnormanbooks.com" rel="nofollow">Kim Norman</a>Kim Bookwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385941607166996763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-48351226642881275612012-07-12T15:33:31.591-04:002012-07-12T15:33:31.591-04:00Yup. Yup. Yup. Thanks Emma! :) eYup. Yup. Yup. Thanks Emma! :) eElizabeth O Dulembahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255495706124193452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-23922332736114213012012-07-09T18:26:05.562-04:002012-07-09T18:26:05.562-04:00With change can come such exciting new horizons ov...With change can come such exciting new horizons over which to look out. Good luck!emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-51609864808955995942012-07-09T18:25:30.227-04:002012-07-09T18:25:30.227-04:00Thanks and good luck, Julie!Thanks and good luck, Julie!emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-48690586245071371492012-07-09T18:24:40.479-04:002012-07-09T18:24:40.479-04:00Thanks, Cynthia. Staying open is key --Thanks, Cynthia. Staying open is key --emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-24495867499044252322012-07-09T16:50:37.898-04:002012-07-09T16:50:37.898-04:00Wow, am I being banged over the head with this mes...Wow, am I being banged over the head with this message repeatedly this week! I've been struggling to let go of expectations and desires, and acknowledge that the "thorn in my side" is there not to weaken and wear me down, but to make me strong, and open my heart to possibilities unknown to me. Not to be cryptic, but this applies to so many areas of my life!Thanks for more confirmation, Emma. - CynthiaC.A. Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508290473094312942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-81463827535214380092012-07-06T00:29:07.763-04:002012-07-06T00:29:07.763-04:00Great encouraging post, Emma. Thanks! I, too, am g...Great encouraging post, Emma. Thanks! I, too, am going through change. Looks like we have to move. Your post goes with a verse I read in the Bible as well. All things work together for good!Tina Chohttp://tinamcho.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-41983774561198722772012-07-05T19:00:43.774-04:002012-07-05T19:00:43.774-04:00You're post comes at a pivitol time for me. Do...You're post comes at a pivitol time for me. Doors were slammed and I got my fingers stuck! It feels great to turn around and be able to say I'm lucky, to wave all my fingers, and know I wouldn't be in this special place...if.Julie Rowan-Zochhttp://julierowanzoch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-24743794457053309732012-07-05T16:35:57.693-04:002012-07-05T16:35:57.693-04:00Slowing down to regroup, assess, or catch one'...Slowing down to regroup, assess, or catch one's breath is not the same as stopping. Slowing down to try to wedge the door or window open wider is all part of the process of growth. Thanks, Mona!emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-9951836267602643522012-07-05T15:33:54.577-04:002012-07-05T15:33:54.577-04:00Emma,
This is a lovely reminder post.
I'm one ...Emma,<br />This is a lovely reminder post.<br />I'm one that's never had the door 'slammed' in my face thought I can't seem to get it wide open. I won't give up even though sometimes I slow down. Thank heavens for wonderful friends that boost, boot and crank until I'm back on track. I would wish each one of you at least one of these friends. (Emma, you know one of mine well-she speaks highly of you)monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798895753247353517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-3725720162677721832012-07-05T15:22:35.853-04:002012-07-05T15:22:35.853-04:00Thanks, Susan!Thanks, Susan!emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-10712284738921477602012-07-05T15:17:18.293-04:002012-07-05T15:17:18.293-04:00And sometime a post comes just at the right time.
...And sometime a post comes just at the right time.<br />This is Susan of Pen and Ink. Everything I've ever let go of had claw marks all over it. But I am so greatful and so glad for the things I've let go of. I emailed your post to the rest of the group. Thank you!!!!The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-5718615174654336602012-07-05T14:33:40.308-04:002012-07-05T14:33:40.308-04:00Your windows are open WIDE right now, dear Lia. Al...Your windows are open WIDE right now, dear Lia. Allow the stream of light and air to go both ways, out from you into the world, and into you from the world.emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-14716653181254683962012-07-05T14:32:34.063-04:002012-07-05T14:32:34.063-04:00Letting go is probably the hardest and most necess...Letting go is probably the hardest and most necessary thing we can do.emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-70500127776096632582012-07-05T14:32:02.276-04:002012-07-05T14:32:02.276-04:00Receptive to the possibility. Yes!Receptive to the possibility. Yes!emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-8671627120672010952012-07-05T14:22:01.164-04:002012-07-05T14:22:01.164-04:00Thanks for the reminder, Emma. I didn't believ...Thanks for the reminder, Emma. I didn't believe such things until recently. My thought was that if a door is slammed in your face, you're locked out. End of story. And then everything changed. I now believe that even if this new door leading to a new future closes, another will, in fact, open. I just have to be receptive to the possibility.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929781676952191051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-21320804244493180312012-07-05T14:19:42.129-04:002012-07-05T14:19:42.129-04:00Yes! Emma, that is a HUGE nugget of truth. One tha...Yes! Emma, that is a HUGE nugget of truth. One that I live by...not always easy for my heart when confused, disappointed, or devastated. I have found that when I let go and truly give up, my heart will lead me towards the light. Trusting the process of life is not for the faint of heart. Gratitude is my hearts saving grace.Melanie C. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910102850350846315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-70446269571920213422012-07-05T13:27:44.054-04:002012-07-05T13:27:44.054-04:00Thank you, Emma!Thank you, Emma!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918754552937294606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-52113859889079115322012-07-05T12:45:56.931-04:002012-07-05T12:45:56.931-04:00Krista, Thank you for sharing this powerful respon...Krista, Thank you for sharing this powerful response. Sometimes we have no choice but to let life in however it's going to get in - and how we deal with that is our challenge and, hopefully, the gift we've been given without realizing it.emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-22601229431817603022012-07-05T12:37:52.843-04:002012-07-05T12:37:52.843-04:00I struggle with this belief. Was my daughter meant...I struggle with this belief. Was my daughter meant to be paralyzed in a car accident? Then I look at our lives the past nine years and see all the good that has come out of her life using a wheelchair. I don't know if it was meant to be. But what I do know is that a positive attitude and being grateful for what we do have makes life spectacular. I guess you could say our window was blown away and we were forced to let life in. Thank goodness. ~KristaKD Rausinhttp://kdrausin.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-18196536981913753122012-07-05T10:32:07.452-04:002012-07-05T10:32:07.452-04:00Emma, this is excellent. Thank you.Emma, this is excellent. Thank you.Beth Stilbornhttp://www.bethstilborn.comnoreply@blogger.com