tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post8614942357781694058..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: Confession TuesdayKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-7521982911515545042011-03-15T07:12:17.084-07:002011-03-15T07:12:17.084-07:00I recognize this critical voice; mine, too, wakes ...I recognize this critical voice; mine, too, wakes me up in the wee, small hours of the morning. I used to think it was my dad's voice, but really, that's only when I'm being self-critical about weight issues. These days, I'm willing to forgive my body for wanting to carry around some padding, since my body is working so much better than the bodies of many of my friends these days; I don't have diabetes or high cholesterol or early onset arthritis (I could keep going, but you get the idea).<br /><br />I love that you talked kindly to your hypercritical voice: "What are you doing up so early?"<br /><br />I try to take a page out of Julia Cameron's book(s) and see that hypercritical voice as the voice who loves me and wants me to do well and live up to my full potential, but we may be defining that differently.<br /><br />As I type that, I see it's still a parental model (circa Algebra class in 9th grade). Hmmm. <br /><br />And, as you say, the Japan catastrophe puts the silliness of my inner and outer voices in perspective.Kristin Berkey-Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841824206762029363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-43179031135576552312011-03-15T05:58:04.115-07:002011-03-15T05:58:04.115-07:00I went through a very scary phase of physical symp...I went through a very scary phase of physical symptoms that were found to be all stress-induced when I didn't even feel as though I was feeling stressed out. Very scary what your body can do in response to stress that you may not even really be aware of. Turns out us happy-go-lucky and super positive people have such a high threshold for stress that it builds up without us even realizing it - that is until our chests ache or our hair starts to fall out!Adriennehttp://lassosthemoon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com