Comments on: The Value of Becoming https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Karen DeBonis https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148486 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:02:33 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148486 In reply to Eileen Vorbach Collins.

LOL! Thanks for your comment and humor, Eileen. No--we writers, as you know, think THE END means I'M DONE. Sigh. If only it did.

]]> By: Karen DeBonis https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148485 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:59:15 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148485 In reply to Jenny Hansen.

Jenny, for the past few days, I was back to becoming my gardener self as I do in the spring, so I just now saw your comment. My apologies for the delay! Thank you for the opportunity, inspiration, and support to continue this journey. You are the best.

]]> By: Eileen Vorbach Collins https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148477 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:07:34 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148477 Thank you for this thoughtful perspective. I believe after all your hard work you will blink one day and discover you have arrived.

]]> By: dholcomb1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148471 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 22:00:54 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148471 In reply to Karen DeBonis.

Thank you!

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148470 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:22:18 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148470 Karen, this post confirms what I've always believed - we have to put ourselves out there because we never know who we will lift up or inspire. Thank you for your kind words, and I am SO GLAD you are embracing your beautiful state of BECOMING. 🙂

]]> By: Karen DeBonis https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148467 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:52:26 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148467 In reply to dholcomb1.

And hopefully it won't involve pain or scarring, lol! I believe sometimes the universe conks us on the head with a two-by-four when nothing more subtle has gotten our attention. I'm sure you'll know it when it happens, Denise, and I hope it's everything you've dreamed of! Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Karen DeBonis https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148466 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:48:05 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148466 In reply to Ontyre Passages.

What a prophetic dream, Christina! It's so interesting that for both of us, writing played such a key role in our becoming, and that we achieved it through different genres. I hope your heroines continue to show you the way. I took a quick peek at your website, and with your medical history, you must be super relieved to be fully vaccinated. (I also got mine on April 2nd.) Thank you for your comment and the connection.

]]> By: Karen DeBonis https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148465 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:33:46 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148465 In reply to Micky Wolf.

Thank you, Micky! You put it so well: "To become is an unfolding process of being fully alive." Thank YOU for sharing.

]]> By: dholcomb1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148464 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 04:23:05 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148464 Hopefully, it will hit me clear on the head, leaving me no doubt.

denise

]]> By: Ontyre Passages https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/the-value-of-becoming/#comment-148463 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:43:39 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42223#comment-148463 Becoming. Yes, that's been my journey. I was raised to be a silent people pleaser where there were penalties for failure. I eventually earned a degree in it before I was dumped into a world that scoffed at such people. So, I fumbled and I stumbled and I crashed a lot, the last handhold being writing. From there, I climbed towards becoming. I write heroines who face great adversity while also trying to become. In a dream last night, someone I don't remember told me, "Everyone keeps telling you to be happy, Christina. Has anyone ever shown you?" I answered, "No," and woke up. Maybe, though, that isn't completely true. My heroines show me. Thank you so much for this post. It literally stole my breath.

I received my second dose on April 2nd. It's a great feeling. Thanks again.

]]>