tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post3027292255402331413..comments2024-03-29T05:52:04.253-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: FREEDOM!!!Holly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-70788031775217626362018-08-01T16:27:27.723-05:002018-08-01T16:27:27.723-05:00This is really so true. This is really so true. Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-65764767603491593982018-07-29T12:02:20.416-05:002018-07-29T12:02:20.416-05:00I came to a similar conclusion in recent years. Ra...I came to a similar conclusion in recent years. Rather than being inspired and encouraged by stories of people doing things with their lives that I am not, I more often felt inadequate and depressed. I let my subscriptions lapse and only buy a copy when something on the cover draws me. That seems to work much better, and my engagement with the writing community continues to be nurturing and supportive. :-) Jennifer Barricklowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412587186387200553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-92133481942334119252018-07-28T14:58:42.526-05:002018-07-28T14:58:42.526-05:00So well said! I completely agree!So well said! I completely agree!Michele Weber Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328787487395235784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-81389973670768531812018-07-28T13:06:47.649-05:002018-07-28T13:06:47.649-05:00Great food for thought...I may have to rethink my ...Great food for thought...I may have to rethink my own commitment to the time I spend reading these tomes. The small successes I've had in this crazy field have had little to do with what I read about in magazines...darlenebeckjacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521888842216795323noreply@blogger.com