tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post1283180710042000812..comments2023-10-28T01:00:12.765-07:00Comments on KAREN ELIZABETH BROWN: Attitudes and Positive AffirmationsKaren Elizabeth Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-50389309029407077312014-06-09T19:24:34.694-07:002014-06-09T19:24:34.694-07:00Susanne: Thank you. Hearing you say that means a l...Susanne: Thank you. Hearing you say that means a lot to me.Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-72526779095968005852014-06-09T04:44:16.168-07:002014-06-09T04:44:16.168-07:00Hi, Karen. Great positive affirmations. Thanks f...Hi, Karen. Great positive affirmations. Thanks for sharing them. I understand about the self doubt. And by the way, you are a good writer!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-80842387534434253942014-06-08T17:41:33.991-07:002014-06-08T17:41:33.991-07:00Retta: Thanks for sharing what Van Gogh wrote. The...Retta: Thanks for sharing what Van Gogh wrote. These love notes are exactly what I was talking about and I'm glad to see that it spans the arts.Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-39979377739614430982014-06-08T14:54:27.786-07:002014-06-08T14:54:27.786-07:00What you said to Susan got me to thinking about th...What you said to Susan got me to thinking about the things that Vincent Van Gogh wrote to his brother, Theo. I can't speak of writers, but painters certainly have spells of discouragement!! Here's some of my favorite quotes from Van Gogh:<br /><br />-I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.<br /><br />-I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.<br /><br />-If you hear a voice within saying "you cannot paint", then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.<br /><br />-In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.<br /><br />I actually find it encouraging to know even the Greats had to give themselves a good talking to at times. :-)<br /><br />Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-58543561698610562692014-06-08T14:40:18.978-07:002014-06-08T14:40:18.978-07:00Susan: I glad to have helped you. Your honesty hel...Susan: I glad to have helped you. Your honesty helps me see the truth that we all go through these spells of discouragement. Maybe even the greats in literature felt this way at one time or other.Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-50143180982733400152014-06-08T14:36:49.860-07:002014-06-08T14:36:49.860-07:00Retta: Thank you for the positive affirmation. :-)...Retta: Thank you for the positive affirmation. :-) Your comments are always so uplifting and encouraging. It shows you probably do affirmations of your own. I believe they leak out in the way we speak to others.Karen Elizabeth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190485992966502931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-7631541917289427582014-06-08T11:38:56.082-07:002014-06-08T11:38:56.082-07:00I needed this post just now. I've been feeling...I needed this post just now. I've been feeling somewhat discouraged. Hope your words worked for you like they have for me. I can only be who I am and hope I continue to improve.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880009964581841972.post-19607077524082795812014-06-07T22:25:55.915-07:002014-06-07T22:25:55.915-07:00I like the idea of writing "love notes" ...I like the idea of writing "love notes" to yourself! We can be so hard on ourselves.<br /><br />And I love that YOU wrote out your own affirmations. I've read that when we try to take ones written by others, sometimes inside we argue with them, resisting them. Affirmations are only effective if we BELIEVE them.<br /><br />But since these came from inside YOU, your heart can open and embrace their truths. I think the ones you wrote here are terrific!! Really, I can tell you spent a lot of time thinking about them, and they feel heartfelt and "deep".Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.com