tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post5563003252060387464..comments2024-02-21T03:32:15.577-05:00Comments on Jill Kemerer: Nourishing Our Self EsteemJill Kemererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-34836295821831058472012-03-13T12:15:01.324-04:002012-03-13T12:15:01.324-04:00Wendy: Running is a great stress buster. I need to...Wendy: Running is a great stress buster. I need to do that. Like right now. :)<br /><br />Loree: Same here. Disappointment will come out at some point, and it doesn't always find an appropriate outlet! <br /><br />Kristi: Kids are wonderful! They just love us. :) And I'm with you on work. I like to keep busy. It takes my mind off things.<br /><br />Patti: Thanks so much. :)<br /><br />Melissa: Definitely! My friends have scraped me off the ground more times than I can count! What would we do without them?<br /><br />Susan: Are we related? ha! I do that too. So silly. I have Bibles all over the house. It's not as if I can forget God's in charge!<br /><br />QuietSpirit: That helps me too. It's easy to focus on everyone who seems to have more, but reality is there are so many who have less. Great point!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-19199997353699147912012-03-12T23:45:39.505-04:002012-03-12T23:45:39.505-04:00Jill:
Coming from a difficult background, I ha...Jill:<br /> Coming from a difficult background, I have had to learn to rely on God and prayer to help me move forward. A gentleman in my Sunday school class is a quadriplegic. He is a prayer warrior. Sometimes, after class we talk about things, his son, my son, my husband, his neighbor, his mother, his ex-wife. They we take turns praying for each other and those in our lives.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-70805923293586474242012-03-12T21:46:34.386-04:002012-03-12T21:46:34.386-04:00Hi Jill -
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Too...Hi Jill -<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts. <br /><br />Too often, I try to work things out in my own strength. There are doors only God can open, and I must trust Him.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-37329191606392052842012-03-12T20:47:55.367-04:002012-03-12T20:47:55.367-04:00Like you, prayer! :)
Another thing that's so ...Like you, prayer! :)<br /><br />Another thing that's so helpful for me when I'm struggling is to talk to people who I know will build me up. My parents constantly speak truth into my life. Other writers and friends, too...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620457068731162013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-40519243497813839732012-03-12T18:53:09.424-04:002012-03-12T18:53:09.424-04:00Doesn't sound crazy at all, Wendy. Exercise is...Doesn't sound crazy at all, Wendy. Exercise is such a good endorphin RX!<br /><br />Great post, Jill. Very thoughtful, and thought provoking. And I loved all the comments!<br /><br />Thanks!!patti.mallett_pphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453756965198648016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-43267584291357991402012-03-12T14:42:57.266-04:002012-03-12T14:42:57.266-04:00having a 3 year old in the house who thinks I'...having a 3 year old in the house who thinks I'm the bees-knees doesn't hurt, Jill!! But, like you, I allow myself to feel everything - the extreme happiness, pain...and I even allow those pie-in-the-sky hopeful days when something good happens. And then I get back to work...because working helps me stay focused on what it is I want. And that keeps me moving through the pain, especially.Kristina Knighthttp://www.kristinaknightauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-13313017765651896352012-03-12T13:38:55.808-04:002012-03-12T13:38:55.808-04:00I do the same - and allow myself to experience the...I do the same - and allow myself to experience the feelings in the moment. I wasn't always this way. If I don't let the feelings flow, I have a meltdown at some point later on, and everything comes spilling out.<br /><br />Loved this post.<br /><br />Also, I tagged you on my blog today. No pressure.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-57747043127618251672012-03-12T12:41:53.413-04:002012-03-12T12:41:53.413-04:00I run.
I know that sounds crazy. But it changes ...I run. <br /><br />I know that sounds crazy. But it changes my mood so easily.<br /><br />And yes, prayer and allowing myself to feel it, and positive I can do it statements always help as well.<br /><br />LOVE that pic!<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-41047185091318955052012-03-12T11:54:52.516-04:002012-03-12T11:54:52.516-04:00Stina: So true! I've done the same. It does he...Stina: So true! I've done the same. It does help to know we can use all of the bad for good!<br /><br />Elizabeth: Right! I agree with you. Without a strong stubborn streak, I would have given up long ago!<br /><br />Terri: Yeah, sometimes it IS the worst. Not every cloud has a silver lining! Ha!<br /><br />CJ: Chocolate helps at low points, medium points, high points--chocolate is always appropriate!<br /><br />Lindsay: Those are wise words. <br /><br />Keli: My friends make a huge difference in my life, too! :)<br /><br />Nancy: I didn't realize how much negative internal talk happens in this head until last summer. I was rather shocked at how not nice I am to myself! I'm remedying that. :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-39249269290846023102012-03-12T10:57:15.077-04:002012-03-12T10:57:15.077-04:00I like how you talk to yourself. I do that. Late...I like how you talk to yourself. I do that. Lately, I have been saying things like, "no, I'm not going to say that, think that." It has been helping me a lot to just pause and redirect myself to the positive.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163662759281341381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-12133521423277877602012-03-12T09:53:36.166-04:002012-03-12T09:53:36.166-04:00When I'm feeling down, I pray, and then I turn...When I'm feeling down, I pray, and then I turn to my family and friends. The Lord uses them to lift me up. I don't know how I'd survive without their encouragement and support.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-78614612604256040302012-03-12T09:03:40.916-04:002012-03-12T09:03:40.916-04:00I think if we remember who we are in God, then our...I think if we remember who we are in God, then our self-worth comes from Him and not from our successes and failures. But it's really hard to remember that sometimes! Like you, I try to remember that he's the one directing my path here. I can't really succeed without him anyway.Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-86871424237237306412012-03-12T08:58:18.081-04:002012-03-12T08:58:18.081-04:00Chocolate helps the low points.Chocolate helps the low points.CJ Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931779747826558608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-1113642681374826392012-03-12T08:48:44.796-04:002012-03-12T08:48:44.796-04:00Such good thoughts Jill. We've all been experi...Such good thoughts Jill. We've all been experiencing some of that pain lately:) I usually try to tell myself that it could be something worse, but some days that is the worse for me. You are right though, when we experience loss and hurt, it makes it easier to write about too.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-18485049494140989432012-03-12T07:41:30.571-04:002012-03-12T07:41:30.571-04:00I think we just have to be ridiculously stubborn. ...I think we just have to be ridiculously stubborn. :) We persevere on when there's really no concrete reason to do it because we love what we do. It's really tough, though.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-88298287532408035772012-03-12T07:31:44.313-04:002012-03-12T07:31:44.313-04:00I once suffered a crushing blow after receiving fe...I once suffered a crushing blow after receiving feedback. I allowed myself to experience the pain of it, even pushed the feeling to be a hundred times worst, then analyzed how it felt so that I could use it in my writing at some point. That's when I realized I really am a writer. :)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com