tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post7695764310788093555..comments2023-06-06T21:05:30.527+09:00Comments on The Book Guardian: Bowel shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorseAmandaStretchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-45414773063263678752009-03-25T22:06:00.000+09:002009-03-25T22:06:00.000+09:00You are so right. Thank you!Just so everyone know...You are so right. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Just so everyone knows, I feel a lot better this week. :)AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-30553006158165848772009-03-25T14:07:00.000+09:002009-03-25T14:07:00.000+09:00I know you're a Gaiman fan, so let me share a stor...I know you're a Gaiman fan, so let me share a story. It's over 20 years since he got the idea for The Graveyard Book. He knew it was a great idea, but for the longest time he didn't feel like he could write it. The fact that he could doubt it through so many years of success shows me that pretty much anyone can doubt themselves. But were his doubts justified. The Newbery says 'no'. I'm sure your doubts about yourself are just as unfounded. Which you know, but I'm just sayin'.<BR/><BR/>As for myself, I liken it to floating. When I struggle to do it, I sink. It's only when I let go of that inner struggle that I rise to the top.choshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724444970503533654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-42170650970749302712009-03-24T23:37:00.000+09:002009-03-24T23:37:00.000+09:00TJ - Thanks! And welcome to my blog! I'm not sur...TJ - Thanks! And welcome to my blog! I'm not sure how you know that I know Brian, but you're welcome here anyway. I'm actually reading that book right now for my management class. Excellent stuff.<BR/><BR/>Kimmers - Thank you for your kind words! You're awesome too!AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-8503162206782399532009-03-24T07:02:00.000+09:002009-03-24T07:02:00.000+09:00So I know you don't want me to go on and on about ...So I know you don't want me to go on and on about how wonderful you are so I won't (even though I hope you know I think you are!). I wanted to thank you for this post though. I loved that you incorporated the scriptures. It was a really powerful reminder to me in some decisions I am having to make in life. So thanks for being amazing even when you don't even know it!kimmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993132482550760711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-87776045447566906182009-03-22T19:10:00.000+09:002009-03-22T19:10:00.000+09:00Amanda, I know you don't know me -- I am a friend ...Amanda, <BR/><BR/>I know you don't know me -- I am a friend of Brian's -- however I read this and felt compelled to reply to you. I have been where you are and struggled with doubts quite a bit in the past. One thing that I learned in studying and trying to overcome this issue is that doubt and worry can be directly related to an over abundance of incomplete or tasks that are no doable that are hanging around in the back of your brain. I found and read a book (audiobook) by David Allen called "Getting Things Done." Yes, it is about organization, but the underlying premise is some much more. I hope if you get a chance that you look it over. <BR/><BR/>As for finding a partner, or mate as you put it, don't worry. Everyone you meet is in your life for a purpose, and God knows who is the right person for you and will put them in your path when the time is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-65118601297046880612009-03-19T23:23:00.000+09:002009-03-19T23:23:00.000+09:00Ooh, Giggles/Eilonwy, I LIKE that! Thank you!Heid...Ooh, Giggles/Eilonwy, I LIKE that! Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Heidi and Karen, you both are pretty awesome too. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminders!AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-57510483638059193832009-03-19T13:46:00.000+09:002009-03-19T13:46:00.000+09:00I know I can't focus. My house is rarely completel...I know I can't focus. My house is rarely completely clean. And my to-do list, while it works some times, is also a complete joke other times. And the two papers that are due next week, haven't even looked at them.<BR/><BR/>I think my favorite scripture for times when I get overwhelmed is <A HREF="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/123#17" REL="nofollow">Doctrine & Covenants 123:17</A>. Don't forget the stand still and the assurance part.Giggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650933140736435170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-49180416185025001632009-03-19T08:42:00.000+09:002009-03-19T08:42:00.000+09:00I doubt that I've been a good enough mother in the...I doubt that I've been a good enough mother in the past. I doubt that I'm a good enough mother now. I doubt that I can get everything done I'm supposed to. Doubt? It's a very real part of all our lives. When I get bogged down in the doubt, Reid reminds me to think, "You've done all you can," and then I just pick myself up and keep going. Not a glamrous answer, I know, but it's all I've got.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903232295276178637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591028344666367215.post-63912168320143268102009-03-19T07:51:00.000+09:002009-03-19T07:51:00.000+09:00What do you do when you start to doubt? You hold ...What do you do when you start to doubt? You hold on even harder to the things you KNOW about yourself. And you trust that these things are "but a small moment".Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047448565179055542noreply@blogger.com