tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post1705143549334187901..comments2014-08-20T23:30:26.057-06:00Comments on Jayrod P. Garrett: What does that word "Hope" mean anyway?Jayrod P. Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12856869742909290300noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-16868511606059223092012-01-11T22:48:50.545-07:002012-01-11T22:48:50.545-07:00Kelly, I know how that feels to be in that depress...Kelly, I know how that feels to be in that depressed place where you don't feel you can embrace your writing. I lived there after my first deployment to Iraq with the Utah Army National Guard (I'm in the US). It is like there is a hole inside you that you can't explain and you can feel it eating at you daily, but because of fear you can't find the way to fill it. Hearing your story really connects with me, and I appreciate you sharing just a bit of it with me. Thank you. P.S. I'm checked out your blog, your goal orientation is inspiring.Jayrod P. Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856869742909290300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-87993080705550011852012-01-11T22:39:46.648-07:002012-01-11T22:39:46.648-07:00I know, and you know what a hard time this is -- I...I know, and you know what a hard time this is -- I'm sorry for your and your wife's loss -- I'm beginning to think it makes us see things differently, though. Glad you're getting through it and still writing.amy kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696288092773950469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-91830453199457402022012-01-11T22:29:27.652-07:002012-01-11T22:29:27.652-07:00Thank you so much for your kind words. My wife an...Thank you so much for your kind words. My wife and I really appreciate it. It has been really hard figuring out what my groove needed to be for this year, and oddly enough this struggle has helped me identify it. It is almost like even though he pass on, somehow he continues to push me towards making certain his granddaughter is taken care of. Have a blessed day, Bridgette.Jayrod P. Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856869742909290300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-61909274613558806802012-01-11T22:25:11.836-07:002012-01-11T22:25:11.836-07:00It not just your writing that counts. You count. ...It not just your writing that counts. You count. And writing is above all (in my opinion) a spiritual act which reveals the truth of who we really are. I hope you continue trusting yourself. You really are worth it. Thanks for commenting and the support on my goals!Jayrod P. Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856869742909290300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-88649833802369911752012-01-11T22:21:23.070-07:002012-01-11T22:21:23.070-07:00That's great Mark! I know how you feel about ...That's great Mark! I know how you feel about the holidays, cause when I first got home from Iraq I wasn't writing terribly much and I felt it everyday on my shoulders, lurking around and telling me that something was really missing. Thanks for commenting!Jayrod P. Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856869742909290300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-13052618787185818122012-01-11T18:16:27.377-07:002012-01-11T18:16:27.377-07:00Thanks so much for this blog OG. You got me to thi...Thanks so much for this blog OG. You got me to think about what writing means to me though I've always known it to be a passion of mine, and I feel I am constantly defending it in some form or another. <br /><br />I hope to continue to encourage others to embrace this artform, and I trust that people will respect my love of it even if it isn't something they understand. <br /><br />If you took writing away from me, I'd feel hollow. Recently I had a really rocky patch where I couldn't even bring myself to write at all despite it always being a release for me. I found that I was sinking, slowly but surely, into the depths of depression and it smothered me. <br /><br />It wasn't until I got to talking to a friend of mine and I was mulling over my reasons for not writing that I decided to write a short paragraph. Over the following days I added a little to this and it began to form the basis of what I'm now working on for ROW80. <br /><br />I feel so enthused by it! Not just because I love the idea, but also because writing saves me from the brink every time. <3<br /><br />Kelly.<br />http://www.blog.co.uk/user/koldham/Kelly.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16093714660731085606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-92190339997587652012012-01-11T18:03:25.088-07:002012-01-11T18:03:25.088-07:00What an encouraging post. I agree that once we beg...What an encouraging post. I agree that once we begin to work towards our hopes then we also create more energy for other things and other people. It is especially hard - yet so rewarding! - to continue to press forward when under stress. Condolences to you and your wife on the loss of her grandfather.Bridgette Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536213729200295091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-20706242224621970342012-01-11T15:32:22.806-07:002012-01-11T15:32:22.806-07:00I can really relate to this post,especially the pa...I can really relate to this post,especially the parts about self-trust and putting hope into your writing.I am learning to trust myself in way that I never have previously. I made the decision that my writing counts and that I'll nurture it and therefore myself. Great job with your goals. Keep it up!--Yolanda EarlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255329229751420925.post-43098229550388405692012-01-11T06:42:31.464-07:002012-01-11T06:42:31.464-07:00I think you're right - hope is what keeps us g...I think you're right - hope is what keeps us going, though another thing to do is just to keep writing. I'm now to the point it's just part of me - so that if I take a break (e.g. like over holidays) I get cranky :).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042268109074075973noreply@blogger.com