tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689562912749353753.post7005704685352886038..comments2023-10-20T07:31:01.231-07:00Comments on musings of a melancholic: on doubt: another building block of the artist and also how i hate sharingcandacemorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893739347394561554noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689562912749353753.post-42773628637603402682009-03-20T06:46:00.000-07:002009-03-20T06:46:00.000-07:00We can secure other people's approval, if we do ri...We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try<BR/>hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has<BR/>been found out of securing that.<BR/> - Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910<BR/><BR/>the fact that you struggle makes you human. the fact that you strive makes you beautiful. it is in the failing that we succeed - never give up!SugarMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710286372486624155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689562912749353753.post-92180098651995480122009-03-18T14:47:00.000-07:002009-03-18T14:47:00.000-07:00i love you because you are always exactly and beau...i love you because you are always exactly and beautifully and unashamedly who you are to me. that has been so precious (i daresay so NEEDED) to me lately. and you know what's made it truly special? you haven't even been trying...you've just been...being. and that's more than useful; it's been necessary, sought after, and cherished deeply by me.<BR/><BR/>xo,<BR/>she.shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686951473565518913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689562912749353753.post-2707830980188122052009-03-18T08:03:00.000-07:002009-03-18T08:03:00.000-07:00I think I'm totally an escapist too. I feel like ...I think I'm totally an escapist too. I feel like I have difficulty ever living in the moment because I am always fantasizing about what could be or about who I could be. You are truly amazing friend. You have such a gift with words. You could make a beautifully poetic book of your blogs. Miss you like crazy love.Vile-ettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954158818654689348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689562912749353753.post-22299925737157404122009-03-18T00:26:00.000-07:002009-03-18T00:26:00.000-07:00Yay for being an escapist...I am not sure whether ...Yay for being an escapist...I am not sure whether or not I should be celebrating that..but anyway, I tend to sleep and pretend like everything is perfectly fine!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656558334718631275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689562912749353753.post-62169770624116019782009-03-17T15:59:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:59:00.000-07:00oh man. so it seems i'm not the only one who spen...oh man. so it seems i'm not the only one who spends too much time comparing/pitting my own talents and life experiences against those of others...it's a dangerous business, isn't it? but kind of inherent in anyone who's even a little bit type A in their expectations of themself (i dont' think that's a word). it really does make you MORE confident to go through these periods of self examination and comparison. 7 years of university, particularly the 4 years i spent in vet school did it for me. it's impossible not to compare yourself to EVERYONE else when you're in a competitive academic environment. the trick, i found, is to be the best YOU that you possibly can - compete against yourself rather than everyone around you because in the long run, what they can do DOESN'T MATTER. it's all about perfecting what you do best and being proud of that at the end of the day. i love you AND your art. even though we don't know each other too well...i appreciate you every day. hugs from saskatoon!jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680670760558757448noreply@blogger.com