tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post338266066103489655..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: UNCERTAINTY, THE LURKER IN THE SHADOWSRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45156474040014391202014-12-09T12:38:05.675-06:002014-12-09T12:38:05.675-06:00Janie:
You're right: we pass from one stage to...Janie:<br />You're right: we pass from one stage to another, each one dominated by uncertainty ... but also with promise of something better, too. :-)<br /><br />Michael!<br />Great to hear from you!!<br /><br />Life is always something, isn't it? I hate, hate, hate moving!<br /><br />I moved from my burned down home to an efficiency apartment (which is basically you living in a bedroom!)<br /><br />Now, I am in a two bedroom, and I hope I stay there! No more moving, PLEASE!<br /><br />I mourn your lovely condo -- your photos of it were so beautiful (especially during this time of year!)<br /><br />Looking for a new place to live in NY must be madness. Prices are so outrageous there for living arrangements.<br /><br />If you do start writing again, you will find your perceptions and writing deepened by all the experiences you have undergone. I wish you the best of luck there!<br /><br />Thanks for praying for me, Sandra, D.G. and her husband at the Shine of St. Frances Cabrini.<br /><br />Chicago at Christmas Season is a lovely place. I envy you the sights and sounds. :-)<br /><br />Donna:<br />To be human is to live with uncertainty. I share your same dream. And who knows? Ours may one day come true!<br /><br />Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-34234348761727220532014-12-09T12:28:20.015-06:002014-12-09T12:28:20.015-06:00To be a writer at all is to live with uncertainty....To be a writer at all is to live with uncertainty. I dream of being a famous author, but know my few short story publications - long forgotten by readers now - is probably all there will be for me. No Stephen King future for me. But, at least I had the taste for a short moment.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-4614200150246682272014-12-09T01:42:08.931-06:002014-12-09T01:42:08.931-06:00Hi, Roland...
Yes, it is me... lol. I haven't...Hi, Roland...<br /><br />Yes, it is me... lol. I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, yet.<br /><br />OH... the uncertainty of life. Gotta love it. My life these past few months has been like a cyclone. All good, thank God, but INSANE. <br /><br />You know how moving is? And downsizing is so much worse. One accumulates so much in ten years. The wall had to have expanded because packing up all my STUFF, took me weeks and I could never fit all my things in the new place so another chunk of my life is stuffed in storage. Now I have one here in Chicago and one in Florida... <br /><br />Chicago will be home for me for another year, but I am looking for my next life in another state. NY is at the top, but the coop I wanted my not happen. The owner hasn't accepted my offer. He is holding out for more. It is overpriced and needs to be gutted, but he doesn't seem to care. SO I am on the hunt a gain. <br /><br />I LOVE the insanity right now. Manly because I do love change and I grew stagnant living in the same space for ten years. Yes, it was beautiful, but I was entombed. Now I am a free spirit again and my soul is happy. I may even write again. LOL. It's been so long.<br /><br />I hope all is well with you my friend. I still pray for you and Sandra at the Shine of St. Frances Cabrini.<br /><br />I was so sad to read about D. G. and her husband's health issues. SO sad, especially during this time of year. I'll drop by the Shrine tomorrow and add her husband to my list of prayers. <br /><br />It's so lovely now. Such a special place. All decked out for Christmas. I do love this time of year.<br /><br />Take care, my friend....Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-71589472403098175442014-12-08T23:54:37.814-06:002014-12-08T23:54:37.814-06:00Your post is excellent. Uncertainty may frighten u...Your post is excellent. Uncertainty may frighten us, but it can't kill us unless we allow it to do so.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81624308028527174232014-12-08T21:20:29.955-06:002014-12-08T21:20:29.955-06:00Inger:
Yes, WV is something of a flu virus right n...Inger:<br />Yes, WV is something of a flu virus right now. I'm glad Elephant's Child & I could help you and our other friends!<br /><br />This post seems to be getting popular across the Net. Perhaps because, like you said, it speaks to how to live life not just write. This is certainly the Age of Uncertainty.<br /><br />If you got something positive here, let others know of my meager post.<br /><br />And thanks for coming back. My cyber-door is always open!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-7578451050467484362014-12-08T21:12:01.025-06:002014-12-08T21:12:01.025-06:00Inger:
Be careful what you watch before sleeping!...Inger: <br />Be careful what you watch before sleeping! I think Blogger may well have it set up that they are flagged when their name is written on the blogs they provide us.<br /><br />But then, I have been watching PERSON OF INTEREST and COVERT AFFAIRS non-stop these past weeks!<br /><br />I'm glad I got you some relief with the dreaded WV -- Elephant's Child gave me and Alex the key.<br /><br />Elephant's Child:<br />I've just gotten through bragging about you to Inger. If only I had the gift of Healing, I would make your body stronger and well!<br /><br />I read an interesting book, SECOND SON (made into a terrible movie) where a man who made such a wish was granted it -- and it turned his life into something of a nightmare.<br /><br />My thoughts are with D.G. and her husband and Inger and hers, too.<br /><br />May your Holidays be all you wish them to be!<br /><br />Helena:<br />I've lost things I took for granted, and it has taught me that I am more blessed than I believed -- and that, if I look hard enough, I will spot even more blessings in my life. :-)<br /><br />Uncertainty is no fun. Yet, it is our daily companion. Laughter, as you suggest, is a great antidote! Victor, my young hero, lives that route. May you have a great week.<br /><br />Thank you for heading me to that book of WILDE IN AMERICA. It may spark a novel where he, Twain, and my hero, McCord tour the "Wilde West!" And I think I might just have stumbled upon the title of that book!! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-17448646903130124602014-12-08T21:03:30.677-06:002014-12-08T21:03:30.677-06:00These are wonderful and wise life lessons for ever...These are wonderful and wise life lessons for everyone, not just for indie writers. I came back here to read this and also to thank you for your WV advice. I have now shared it with three other blogger friends of mine. I looks like it is now all over the blogs. Take care.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-55583601831917501492014-12-08T20:58:23.077-06:002014-12-08T20:58:23.077-06:00I often feel like I don't even have the presen...I often feel like I don't even have the present in my hands, let alone my future. On my best days I treat uncertainty like a game, have some fun with it, and laugh while I can. On my bad days I brood. Ah well.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-57193650774506352702014-12-08T20:46:01.288-06:002014-12-08T20:46:01.288-06:00Sometimes uncertainty has a lot of charm.
My chron...Sometimes uncertainty has a lot of charm.<br />My chronic illness is a case in point. I don't know what will happen - or when. And I am happy with that.<br />Glad that embedding your comments removed WV.<br />And my thoughts are also with D.G Hudson and her husband. A very tiring, stressful time for them both.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-62256973837799077012014-12-08T20:45:22.950-06:002014-12-08T20:45:22.950-06:00Thank you for your help with the dreaded Word Veri...Thank you for your help with the dreaded Word Verification. I am suffering from Google paranoia ~ I am convinced they are after me, ever since I dreamed they were in the Tower of London, doing terrible things to our blogs and then blogged about them. (I was watching The Tudors at the time.) Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12159836349064951482014-12-08T19:13:33.363-06:002014-12-08T19:13:33.363-06:00Looks like I have found a way to stop that word ve...Looks like I have found a way to stop that word verification!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45953875070673948272014-12-08T19:04:56.165-06:002014-12-08T19:04:56.165-06:00Alex:
Everything may be taken from us but our choi...Alex:<br />Everything may be taken from us but our choice in our attitude to the circumstances of our life, right?<br /><br />D.G.:<br />Isn't that trailer done well? I will have to look at my settings yet one more time.<br /><br />In a way, having a loved one in the hospital gives us breathing space where having them in-house removes most free time. I've been there. You and your husband are in my prayers. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24650974102046891632014-12-08T18:30:37.275-06:002014-12-08T18:30:37.275-06:00Left a comment re the word verification on last po...Left a comment re the word verification on last post, or one of your last posts. Google may have added it to any comments without blogowner approval.<br /><br />The trailer is nicely done. And a good friend is a nice treasure to have.<br />Hubs is home now, so time is of the essence and scarce.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67748674575253738482014-12-08T18:30:16.364-06:002014-12-08T18:30:16.364-06:00There are only so many things in life we can contr...There are only so many things in life we can control...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com