tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662211259268984177.post3699118079542918333..comments2022-08-17T03:42:01.400-07:00Comments on Urban Homestead Diaries: Vision, Identity, and FaithApril Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14284816070903462748noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662211259268984177.post-35512358073807254552011-07-15T11:43:02.340-07:002011-07-15T11:43:02.340-07:00Good to hear from you Calamity! You run circles a...Good to hear from you Calamity! You run circles around me, seriously. :) I think my husband is the keeper of the close things, and I take care of the far things. Thanks for the words of wisdom, it helps me keep things in perspective. I'm learning to accept myself the way I am while appreciating others like yourself and not wasting my time trying to be something I'm not! If that makes sense. :) I really enjoy your blog, and love the tip jar idea! Keep up the amazing work.April Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284816070903462748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662211259268984177.post-84739769155792293212011-07-15T05:02:04.042-07:002011-07-15T05:02:04.042-07:00wow, what company you put me in, yikes. thanks for...wow, what company you put me in, yikes. thanks for thinking i really get lots done! not sure of the validity on that, but, we'll go with it.<br />good for you for sticking to your guns and not getting too sucked down the image hole. and good for you for being an activist. i have never been. my man is the activist for both of us. i always saw it that he takes care of the far things, and i take care of the close things.<br />you have to have a high capacity for self-indulgence to sit around writing about yourself all the time. don't feel like you're falling short if you'd rather think about other people and things!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662211259268984177.post-3236345348623578532011-07-13T22:17:37.780-07:002011-07-13T22:17:37.780-07:00Rachel - You're welcome! :)
Erica - Thank you...Rachel - You're welcome! :)<br /><br />Erica - Thank you heaps for the kind wise words! I completely agree, the internet is so full of amazing people and things and that can be totally overwhelming at times. I'm glad you've stayed true to who you are and that's the inspiration people see and want to mirror. Thanks for being so accepting of the real "me." I had second thoughts about being so open here, but then I thought oh, what the heck, what do I have to lose really?! I need to listen to that song by Mandy Petinkin, thank you for mentioning that. Oh, and thanks for the high compliment on my writing abilities here, wowzers and *blush! :)April Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284816070903462748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662211259268984177.post-36353385766949163672011-07-13T21:04:55.907-07:002011-07-13T21:04:55.907-07:00Ok, seriously I'm not sure if I should laugh o...Ok, seriously I'm not sure if I should laugh or hug you or say thank you or cry.<br /><br />I am reminded of how *I* felt when I met Harriet, who looked me straight up and said, "Don't make me your idol. Seriously, I'm no ones role model." :) I almost feel compelled to tell you the same, girl! I'm just a chick with a shovel and a mild case of obsessive-compulsiveness when I decide to do something. <br /><br />But thank you, because yours were generous and kind words like no other. Much appreciated, seriously. <br /><br />Second, just so you know, I have a post half written called "Being Everybody" or something like that which very much mirrors what you alude to here. Namely: we have to do our thing. The world and the internet is SO ful of shiney amazing things and shiney amazing lives we just want to bundle them all up and BE all of them.<br /><br />We can't. I'm so much less green than Crunchy. I'm so much less profound than Harriet. I'm so much less authentic than Calamity. I care a good deal less about the important stuff than you do.<br /><br />I loved this post, and not because it was like written masturbation to read, but because it's about YOU, finding your way through this tangle of life and the position you've found yourself in with TBUH. I know (because I was your 4th like or something) that the position of leadership that you found yourself in with that group was sudden and surprising. That kind of thing might require a bit of reflection, and I'm glad you're reflecting. <br /><br />There is a musical, Evita, and in it there is a song called High Flying Adored. (It's wonderful if you can get the Mandy Petinkin version) There's a line, "So famous so easily so soon is not the wisest thing to be...all the young who've made it would agree." I think the line, though not Eva's character as portrayed by Che in that song, is apropos.<br /><br />Thanks again for the kudos, and best wishes as you continue to refine your path for yourself.Erica/Northwest Edible Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359991268813430431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662211259268984177.post-90122476483292814322011-07-13T20:47:52.217-07:002011-07-13T20:47:52.217-07:00Thanks for the shout out!Thanks for the shout out!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.com