tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post1279598945119358093..comments2023-07-04T12:07:08.503-04:00Comments on The Modesty Writers Guild: finding your core.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-44016550200730667512010-07-26T02:15:49.711-04:002010-07-26T02:15:49.711-04:00David Bach is very sensible. I can't imagine h...David Bach is very sensible. I can't imagine how many people would develop a severe case of the vapors if they knew their "latte factor." :)<br /><br />Seriously, though, apathy seems to be the drug of choice to block out the various disappointments in life. Shopping has become the only way to feel some emotion without the smallest chance of emotional risk. Unfortunately, they only LimeLiberatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440712567270053114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-35989936285965742082010-04-09T00:46:03.193-04:002010-04-09T00:46:03.193-04:00hahaha I'm loving the "You and Glen Beck ...hahaha I'm loving the "You and Glen Beck rule!" comment!! Here I was all prepared to type out a decent comment and then I started literally "lol-ing" over here. Anyway, I think your five core values are pretty dependent on your personality. I'd highly suggest that people should take a Meyers' Briggs or Jung personality test and really do some self-discovery with The Seeker.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18323059125493154982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-22907300973484345162009-11-11T08:33:22.859-05:002009-11-11T08:33:22.859-05:00Thanks Stephen for the reminder. I think i will ne...Thanks Stephen for the reminder. I think i will need this for when i start my freshmen year in college in the fall of 2010. I will make a list and bring it with me to my dorm like i will bring my new years resolution (:Sarah Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-3236580912132039212009-11-09T22:16:40.783-05:002009-11-09T22:16:40.783-05:00My values off the top of my head:
1. Knowledge/wi...My values off the top of my head:<br /><br />1. Knowledge/wisdom<br />2. Self growth/awareness<br />3. Respect/esteem<br />4. Harmony/equality<br />5. Honesty/integrity<br /><br />I can't say I've ever sought after riches as a life goal, and I guess it shows because I certainly don't have them. I also don't have a lot of modern gadgets and plush 'toys' (and I don't Shanrocks777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-74107639588710223482009-11-08T23:38:14.921-05:002009-11-08T23:38:14.921-05:00great advice, thanks.great advice, thanks.Jeff Goinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433539658025943447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-56681914923274851542009-11-03T20:07:38.012-05:002009-11-03T20:07:38.012-05:00You and Glenn Beck rule!You and Glenn Beck rule!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-53438035121376026482009-11-02T21:24:59.866-05:002009-11-02T21:24:59.866-05:00thanks stephen. you rule.
I like the part about h...thanks stephen. you rule.<br /><br />I like the part about how they are still just hurt teens and children. that's why I want to get better NOW instead of waiting until I hurt other people as an adultAndreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-75041789012128520682009-10-31T22:42:55.534-04:002009-10-31T22:42:55.534-04:00I completely agree with Alyssa DeRosa. I am mysel...I completely agree with Alyssa DeRosa. I am myself a high school student -senior to be exact- and my parents are constantly pressuring me to become a doctor when I have no interest in medicine. I've always wanted to write but as my parents constantly say "Writers make no money". I tell them that money is just a thing to get other things and things cannot make one happy. I'm A. Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02124794087324046896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-33370179876107821582009-10-31T22:23:10.581-04:002009-10-31T22:23:10.581-04:00i heard almost this same message recently correlat...i heard almost this same message recently correlated with marriage. it's beautiful. your last paragraph speaks so much truth for all who starve trying to fill themselves. we are hungry people needing to hear the words from the mount.Daniel Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312380886100570138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-63044418812583374992009-10-31T13:06:15.795-04:002009-10-31T13:06:15.795-04:00As a high school student preparing for life, I hav...As a high school student preparing for life, I have been told over and over that the career path I choose, will not make me successful. When I ask people exactly what they mean, they tell me that I won't make a lot of money. After I explain to them that I'm more concerned with chasing my dreams, feeling accomplished, and being happy in life, they start to understand a little bit better. Alyssa DeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296887911974812077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-13305691189017157392009-10-30T19:26:37.857-04:002009-10-30T19:26:37.857-04:00WOW - nicogirl, thank you SO MUCH for sharing. Co...WOW - nicogirl, thank you SO MUCH for sharing. Congratulations on your resignation. That's an incredibly bold move--especially in this economy. As a "starving artist" who mostly pays her bills by bartending, it's ridiculously encouraging to hear someone else's struggle with "the huge corporate monster." I have complete faith that anyone who dares to make crazy e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11592463034719956467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-85052639723647677422009-10-30T09:55:42.886-04:002009-10-30T09:55:42.886-04:00Cut Me to the Core:
I have been wrestling with th...Cut Me to the Core:<br /><br />I have been wrestling with this for a while. You see I AM THE GIRL ON THE BOTTLE telling you that ________will make you feel better. <br /><br />I am a national makeup artist for a huge cosmetic firm. I have to look a certain way...as perfect as possible. You come to see me and after you confide in me what you want "we" make an image to present to the nicogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746821435528632566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-46262402487384790822009-10-28T10:05:19.341-04:002009-10-28T10:05:19.341-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.nicogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746821435528632566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-89039735316546073552009-10-27T21:53:45.693-04:002009-10-27T21:53:45.693-04:00:) so true... i think i've been missing some o...:) so true... i think i've been missing some of those everyday joy-filled actions lately, which is maybe why i subconsciously left them out. thanks for the reminder.. may go for a walk in the rain tomorrow!e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11592463034719956467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-24246722955439469192009-10-27T21:52:09.743-04:002009-10-27T21:52:09.743-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eugenia Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614054870011929455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-49101016489151508502009-10-27T07:04:33.546-04:002009-10-27T07:04:33.546-04:00That is a very good point and I would have to agre...That is a very good point and I would have to agree. I do though think that those are still external factors that bring us happiness. I think that core values have more to do with our own actions internally. To me, having a set of core values is supposed to guide your actions. So instead of buying that feast or jacket you go for a walk in the woods or go gaze at the stars. I think that core A. Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02124794087324046896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-56935952473375255762009-10-27T01:54:50.192-04:002009-10-27T01:54:50.192-04:00to stephen:
thanks for this post [and your blog a...to stephen:<br /><br />thanks for this post [and your blog as a whole]. this is actually a confirmation of something i've been needing to hear lately. :) long story. will share sometime.<br /><br />and @adamh:<br /><br />you bring up a fascinating point! coincidentally, i've actually been thinking a lot lately about what you just said.<br /><br />and i find [though i may be completely e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11592463034719956467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-49226431287553909112009-10-26T21:10:11.964-04:002009-10-26T21:10:11.964-04:00I'm sorry to say but when it comes to the back...I'm sorry to say but when it comes to the background of some of my favorite bands I'm a bit ignorant. You see, yesterday I saw Anberlin and TBS at Croc Rock (allentown 10/26/09) and I heard my friend sarah talking about the book you wrote. It intrigued me so I dug a little bit and stubbled upon this. I would have to agree in so many ways with what you just stated. The tawdry materialism A. Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02124794087324046896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-39470832166097593692009-10-26T19:42:28.628-04:002009-10-26T19:42:28.628-04:00Stephen,
Very well written, kudos! It's reall...Stephen,<br /><br />Very well written, kudos! It's really neat to find people in our world that share similar views on life. Very few people express this perspective or even care about it. Your blog reminds me of the phrase stating that"it's not the quantity of life, it's the quality." I'm going to try the circle of values, it's a great exercise :) <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-67792389874157137842009-10-26T16:44:09.773-04:002009-10-26T16:44:09.773-04:00What timing...so ironic. I am currently considern...What timing...so ironic. I am currently considerng (I've even applied to the University) going back to school to further my education, and obtain a higher degree. Through all the excitement, I still cannot answer the question of "WHY" am I doing this? I don't forsee enjoying my job any more in the end than I do now. So, is it for money, I ask. How futile that seems. I'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-44566520714681762802009-10-26T15:17:30.088-04:002009-10-26T15:17:30.088-04:00I think that humanity is losing touch with what it...I think that humanity is losing touch with what it really wants. We all have that 'hole' we are trying to fill and we cram it full of things like money, lust, whatever, and what we are really searching for is God. And the people that say there isn't one will never be satisfied because they will never find what they're missing if they don't believe in it. It's heartbreakingBrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-29467865215406059612009-10-26T03:27:21.439-04:002009-10-26T03:27:21.439-04:00I am definitely taking your advice. I want to beco...I am definitely taking your advice. I want to become a nomad for this organization called LiNK, Liberty In North Korea, and for the most part of being a nomad they provide stuff for you but you need to at least provide $1,000 for yourself. I don't have that kind of money so basically I'm going to save money so I can use it to become a nomad for LiNK. At least when I use the money that I Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265480034101829074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-48851679441138765602009-10-26T03:04:20.055-04:002009-10-26T03:04:20.055-04:00"so year after year we begin to accumulate, a..."so year after year we begin to accumulate, and after awhile they have bought themselves into poverty with their hurt and pain still following them every turn they make."<br /><br />i think it was c.s lewis who said that we all have this sort of "void" and that we try and fill that void with material possessions and limited things...then he goes on and says that the only thingsamsamsamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-73062763081350535142009-10-25T17:53:02.965-04:002009-10-25T17:53:02.965-04:00Wow, good stuff. :-)Wow, good stuff. :-)iwanttoplayguitarlikejoeymilliganhttp://youtube.com/distortionxoverdrivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-27230725987770907442009-10-24T23:56:50.025-04:002009-10-24T23:56:50.025-04:00Every word here is amazingly true. It's incred...Every word here is amazingly true. It's incredible how grounded you are, and it's really an inspiration to me and I'm sure to others.<br />This is one of the many reasons why I love you and Anberlin. ♥Annnanoreply@blogger.com