tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post5278802753330147090..comments2024-02-01T00:22:20.198-08:00Comments on Through My Eyes: Writing Blabber- Happy?Tabitha Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-3989092667402487202009-07-27T15:09:44.228-07:002009-07-27T15:09:44.228-07:00Welcome to all the new people who joined my blog. ...Welcome to all the new people who joined my blog. You have no idea how blessed that makes me feel :) And thanks for reading my blabberings and commenting on them :) Very Happy Now! :) VERY HAPPY.<br />Can't wait to go check your blogs out. As soon as I have done the school run I am so back here to read your stuff. :)Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-32208633873349793322009-07-27T15:06:34.462-07:002009-07-27T15:06:34.462-07:00Wendy- So true. Peace would be fantastic too. Let ...Wendy- So true. Peace would be fantastic too. Let me know if you ever find that in a bottle :) Wouldn't that be great?!<br />Stephanie- AMEN to perseverance :) I think those who make it in any area have that in massive doses! I agree with ya totally.<br />Katie- I can't wait to read you in print one day. I have peaked at your 'sneak peaks' on your blog. Man I wish I could read those books! I especially love the one about the 12yr old girl from Peaks Iowa. When is that coming out???!!!Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-77909042621089527362009-07-27T15:02:33.621-07:002009-07-27T15:02:33.621-07:00Thanks everyone for the comments!
Sherrinda- I thi...Thanks everyone for the comments!<br />Sherrinda- I think you are right, we will always be growing as writers. And I love the name of your blog. I 'wannbe' too!Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-77617278859527489692009-07-27T08:18:49.307-07:002009-07-27T08:18:49.307-07:00Ahhh well put. I think the difference between a wr...Ahhh well put. I think the difference between a writer who makes it and a writer who doesn't is perseverance. In all the time I've been writing, the only ones who aren't around anymore are those who gave up.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-73000900289935404142009-07-27T07:23:13.424-07:002009-07-27T07:23:13.424-07:00This might sound weird, but I don't want to be...This might sound weird, but I don't want to be happy. I mean, of course I want to be happy, but I want to know peace so much more that being happy gets swept under that. I loved what you wrote about being published not being the mark of success but giving your writing the utmost as a bench mark!<br /><br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-51862191820220001752009-07-27T07:20:01.876-07:002009-07-27T07:20:01.876-07:00Well said!! My husband and I tell our kids they wi...Well said!! My husband and I tell our kids they will be successful if they do 3 things...Do what's right. Do their best. Treat others the way they want to be treated. If they do those things, they are a success in our eyes. They may not have the best grades or excel like others, but in our eyes they are successful.<br /><br />My blog is labeled A Writer Wannabe, because I am on the first leg of this writing journey. I have often wondered when/if I will ever change it, for I can see that I will never really feel like I have arrived. I will aways be growing as a writer, striving to get better at the craft. It's what we do, right?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!!!Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-43454164324070607312009-07-27T06:48:57.989-07:002009-07-27T06:48:57.989-07:00Beautifully said, Tabitha. I agree. And want to st...Beautifully said, Tabitha. I agree. And want to strive for that same thing. By God's grace, I will continue to grow every day and He will continue to bless me with the passion and inspiration to put words on a page.Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-31956130313835038212009-07-27T06:48:42.085-07:002009-07-27T06:48:42.085-07:00Tabitha, what a great post. There's definitely...Tabitha, what a great post. There's definitely a place for happiness but I think a lot of that comes from following the right path. And being the best we're meant to be will lead to the reward of happiness in our lives and others lives.<br /><br />As far as writing, I agree with your opinion about being published. Being published is one success in writing, but it's not an on-going success if we do nothing more with it.Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-49333438246005911332009-07-27T05:57:59.409-07:002009-07-27T05:57:59.409-07:00Oh, yes!!! You preach it, sistah! This is full of ...Oh, yes!!! You preach it, sistah! This is full of wisdom and insight. Thank you, especially for the line: Being published does not equal sucess. <br />Following the path God has for us equals success. <br />You are a blessing!<br />Jen<br />Audience of ONEJeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-68153762833796764882009-07-27T04:57:56.467-07:002009-07-27T04:57:56.467-07:00Thanks Jessica. Blending has it advantages sometim...Thanks Jessica. Blending has it advantages sometimes. But it might be to our disadvantage in the long run.<br />Suzanne- you make me laugh girl. I can just hear you saying that :)Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-7378353893019885422009-07-27T04:51:51.049-07:002009-07-27T04:51:51.049-07:00Amen. What you said.Amen. What you said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556206184198452490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-10990999937429041362009-07-27T04:29:13.020-07:002009-07-27T04:29:13.020-07:00Wonderful post Tabitha. I love that quote too. IN ...Wonderful post Tabitha. I love that quote too. IN school I made great grades, but not the best, and I think I blended in. Teachers didn't notice me because I was neither awesome nor bad.<br />Interesting about happiness. The bible says we're supposed to have contentment with Godliness, but it also says we're running a race. I agree with you that "happiness" is not what our lives should be about.<br />:-) Cute pic!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-48100562612412387882009-07-27T03:18:12.219-07:002009-07-27T03:18:12.219-07:00Thanks Wendy. You have wrapped up what I was sayin...Thanks Wendy. You have wrapped up what I was saying very well. I love your last sentence, "no matter what you ever achieve, being able to keep striving is the thing that will keep you happy in the end, not the success." <br />I have always believed that the journey is the point. Maybe not the whole point, but a good part of it. I guess if you can't enjoy where you are on the way to where you're going then there isn't much point at all...Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821039846301805207.post-65890948458257229162009-07-27T02:33:49.019-07:002009-07-27T02:33:49.019-07:00Awesome post Tabitha! I hadn't thought about h...Awesome post Tabitha! I hadn't thought about happiness that way but you're absolutely right. And you know, I don't think I could be happy if I wasn't always striving. <br /><br />I personally get the same wonderful endorphins a person gets from falling in love by striving for something new and succeeding a little bit along the way. Each of those little successes is like falling in love, just a little bit. <br /><br />I think having a goal and achieving it a little at a time is the ultimate in happiness. I think no matter what you ever achieve, being able to keep striving is the thing that will keep you happy in the end, not the success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com