tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post8066971404833338124..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: Confession Tuesday: The Shallow Insecurities EditionKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-19911503858796082352014-04-20T17:06:25.873-07:002014-04-20T17:06:25.873-07:00I just want to thank you for posting your confessi...I just want to thank you for posting your confession blogs. I don't comment on them nearly enough, but they make me think, relax, and feel better. They make me feel not alone. They give me fresh perspective. All because you are willing to share your own thoughts. So thank you.<br /><br />The photo of you is stunning, but I understand that difficulty in appreciating yourself. I am just beginning to learn how to apply this to myself. Little steps. Bit by bit.<br /><br />And congratulations on your excellent poetry reading!! That's fantastic!! If ever I reach the point that I get to have a reading, I can guarantee you I'll have the same fear... no one showing up. Isn't that something we all fear? At least a little?Lissa Clouserhttp://quidforquill.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-4345367633661767382014-04-02T09:20:31.085-07:002014-04-02T09:20:31.085-07:00Thank you all! Yes, we can definitely be our own ...Thank you all! Yes, we can definitely be our own worst critics.<br /><br />What's odd is how insecurities can sneak up on you in the night then be gone. They are like rabbits. Quick, fast, and sometimes multiplying. OR they are hiding under a bush.<br /><br />I think just being thankful for what we have and who we are.<br /><br />I also think taking Vitamin D helps too. ;-)<br /><br />Thank you all for your kind notes, honest comments, and graciousness. Yes, this too shall pass. And to Anonymous-- sometimes I hate all my poems too. xoKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-50640507825539191612014-04-01T19:03:14.652-07:002014-04-01T19:03:14.652-07:00Wow. I've always thought you were very pretty ...Wow. I've always thought you were very pretty from the first time I saw you. I can't believe you think you ever look dorky or confused. But we are our own worst enemies. I've got a big Jew nose and am and have always been very self conscious about that. I didn't even notice your nose has a bump! The head games we play with ourselves is just ridiculous. Of course it's great to have a professional photog and make-up, but you look great in all your pictures! And in person ;)Trishhttp://www.3kidsandabreakdown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-67342719069960551992014-04-01T16:49:49.573-07:002014-04-01T16:49:49.573-07:00I did not realize broken noses were so common. I h...I did not realize broken noses were so common. I have one too, but I've never been especially bothered so much by mine which is probably because I am especially convinced that the focal point of my face is my mouth which I'm certain has absolutely no "natural" smile. Any smile that appears on it feels totally forced and unnatural to me. <br /><br />Most of the time that I'm all happy and around other people it will suddenly hit me after a while (usually because I'm Laughing) that I've started to smile and I want to go hide because it just seems unnatural and I'm convinced the world sees it that way as well.<br /><br />Just for the record Kel, I've never seen you take a bad picture.You may not feel comfortable - but you are very photogenic. 167 59988542Michael A. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015233939646285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-17053171240939330962014-04-01T16:49:25.765-07:002014-04-01T16:49:25.765-07:00Love the photo! You are stunning and Kat did a sup...Love the photo! You are stunning and Kat did a super job :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-44005891710843443692014-04-01T16:48:34.251-07:002014-04-01T16:48:34.251-07:00Love the photo! You are stunning and Kat did a sup...Love the photo! You are stunning and Kat did a super job :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-65445993153400685802014-04-01T12:43:58.993-07:002014-04-01T12:43:58.993-07:00Here are my confessions:
I'm on a medication ...Here are my confessions:<br /><br />I'm on a medication that makes me swell up and I feel absolutely enormous, beached-whale enormous, so enormous that I don't want to be seen in public.<br /><br />And today I hate all my poems.<br /><br />This too shall pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-87976919099668658002014-04-01T11:45:26.328-07:002014-04-01T11:45:26.328-07:00That photo is stunning. You are gorgeous. Embrace ...That photo is stunning. You are gorgeous. Embrace it. :) I know it is easier said than done, but seriously, that is a fab photo.<br /><br />I can totally relate to the whole photoshoot thing. I had a former co-worker who wanted volunteers so she could build her photography portfolio. I hated every single photo. Ugh. Just too many shots of the same face straining to look natural or smart or sassy and they all looked the same. Horrible. And, since I see that she hasn't ventured into the photography realm, I totally feel like my ugly photos are to blame. LOL. <br /><br />And the eyeshadow/liner issue cracked me up because I can't seem to master that either. I always laugh about the commercial when the mom has shocked her kids into silence because she's created the "smoky eye" and totally failed. That is me.<br /><br />I think you are absolutely right that part of insecurity is just being human, and part is being a writer/artist. There are just inherent insecurities in creating. I've gotten to the point where I can't even submit my writing anywhere. Like the pressure is just too much. Getting a degree in writing has put the fear in me that I will submit something and people will think it is completely stupid and wonder how I ever received a degree or why my writing isn't better. I am stuck. I've also been convincing myself that when I finally search for a job, I won't be able to get one because... well, I don't even know. I have about a million reasons even though they are not logical. <br /><br />It is crazy what we do to ourselves.Kimberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787970553045999626noreply@blogger.com