tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post3880398334586938831..comments2023-07-09T06:32:05.753-07:00Comments on For the Love of Pete: Full CircleValerie Boersmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-14489332185980221452012-05-03T09:40:21.134-07:002012-05-03T09:40:21.134-07:00Oh Valerie, you and I would have such great chats ...Oh Valerie, you and I would have such great chats over some of your rhubard bread and tea. I too am embracing me - not the me I want to create but the me that I am. I have been back to a great book I've been reading off and on for about 8 years called Where ever you go there you are by Jon Kabat-Zinn. It's excellent and one of those books you will rely on for a lifetime. Hugs to you for being such an authentic beautiful person.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564542013071462911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-53721106956512259472012-04-25T08:50:37.034-07:002012-04-25T08:50:37.034-07:00Thanks Tina! And I think you are right-self love ...Thanks Tina! And I think you are right-self love is a process. Most women I know have had to work to get to the point where they accept themselves for who they are. For most of us, it's something we are never finished learning how to do either:)Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-3234972702293306782012-04-25T08:14:49.599-07:002012-04-25T08:14:49.599-07:00Well first of all, I think you look adorable in th...Well first of all, I think you look adorable in this pic. And I love the hair. (I have a thing for full hair.)<br /><br />I feel like I am making progress in this area all the time: learning to love myself.Tina L. Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780807680745838371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-22582694126874980122012-04-24T19:23:03.059-07:002012-04-24T19:23:03.059-07:00Melissa-I've reached that conclusion too. I t...Melissa-I've reached that conclusion too. I think when it comes to being good role models, we have to decide what is best for our daughters, and being obsessed about thinness, or outward appearance in general is definitely not good. So far, I think you and I have done a good job on that score. <br /><br />My hair can do the frizz thing too-when there is a lot of static in the air, it drives me crazy! I look like Cousin It from Adams Family;)Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-84973231164389451682012-04-24T17:30:39.991-07:002012-04-24T17:30:39.991-07:00I love your hair! It's curly and bouncy and fu...I love your hair! It's curly and bouncy and full of life while mine, when it dries naturally, tends to be frizzy and just plain bleh. LOL.<br /><br />I am trying to accept that I will not have the figure of my college-aged self and that this is OK. Since my daughter is also at that age where she is starting to be self-conscious of how she looks, I don't want her to see me constantly obsessing over my weight. Not healthy. However, I do want her to see her mother striving to live a health lifestyle with exercise and good nutrition.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-13801958038060619162012-04-24T16:34:35.950-07:002012-04-24T16:34:35.950-07:00Lisa, that is so funny! Now, which half would you...Lisa, that is so funny! Now, which half would you like, LOL!!<br /><br />Seriously, what you said is so wise and so true:) xxValerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-47069023444265756942012-04-24T08:12:34.784-07:002012-04-24T08:12:34.784-07:00I L♥Ve your hair!!!! You could give me half and y...I L♥Ve your hair!!!! You could give me half and you would still have plenty!! ha ha .. <br />age "wisens" us doesn't it (I know probably not a word but it should be)<br />as of today I can give 46 years worth.. I used to think that was old but not really is it?? .. well it is old enough to not worry about what we can't change and change what we can, huh! ♥♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015772786157007111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-89513407505955903232012-04-23T21:17:01.392-07:002012-04-23T21:17:01.392-07:00Tracy-it's so ironic to me that I could have h...Tracy-it's so ironic to me that I could have had carefree hair all these years and all I did was work so hard to make it be something it wasn't!<br /><br />I think accepting oneself does get easier as you get older. I may not have become the person I thought I needed to be back then, but I LIKE the person I am now, if that makes sense.<br /><br />And-I really think you should try the prompts. They are fun, and I bet you would come up with some amazing writing, too:) The next one should come out either Wed. or Thur.Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-82741693098597278082012-04-23T20:24:25.760-07:002012-04-23T20:24:25.760-07:00That is some octopus! Which is why I'm happy ...That is some octopus! Which is why I'm happy to hear you're rocking it again. Carefree curls trump helmet head any day :)<br /><br />It was interesting to hear you talk about the way you felt in your late twenties. So many people assume that that's the best time of everyone's life, but that's seldom the case. I'm glad to hear that becoming comfortable in your own skin comes with age (especially as I start my thirties!)<br /><br />By the way, thanks for the www.writeonedge.com tip. I took a quick look, and it seems really cool.The Tote Trovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828378648748724469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-26532390498434019062012-04-23T14:19:35.574-07:002012-04-23T14:19:35.574-07:00Joanne-very well said!
Lisa-thanks! It is hard, ...Joanne-very well said!<br /><br />Lisa-thanks! It is hard, isn't it-and I know what you mean, too. We need to learn to ignore those voice-they are so wrong, dear friend:)Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-38648179437610171802012-04-23T09:52:37.632-07:002012-04-23T09:52:37.632-07:00It's funny, but before I read what you wrote I...It's funny, but before I read what you wrote I saw the picture and my first thought was - I love her curls!<br /><br />It's hard not to be too self-critical. I'm definitely guilty, and it doesn't help that there are those in life who add their own criticism, which makes it worse. You know what I mean!Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326860682126929175.post-25882473885756045542012-04-23T09:40:54.819-07:002012-04-23T09:40:54.819-07:00It's funny how our journeys might change as we...It's funny how our journeys might change as we go, but right now I'm exactly where I want to be, as a published author. I think a lot of good comes with making certain decisions and really owning them. That sense of ownership and identity carries over into much that we do.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.com