tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post6204733947669146720..comments2023-06-17T06:42:27.316-07:00Comments on snow like thought: By myselfRachel Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-30817112218896693052012-10-03T19:59:08.292-07:002012-10-03T19:59:08.292-07:00Helen - you're so encouraging - thank you. And...Helen - you're so encouraging - thank you. And I hope you send off your work too - you're such a good writer - don't keep it all hidden away in the hard drive - the computer doesn't appreciate it!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-9884761005413019552012-10-03T17:46:13.650-07:002012-10-03T17:46:13.650-07:00Oh Rachel,
I don't think this post is a long ...Oh Rachel,<br /><br />I don't think this post is a long victim yawn at all.You communicated your frustration so well and so eloquently; I wished I could take it away or someone could take it away for you.<br /><br />I'm always so impressed with the scope of your creativity and how you get your writing out there, published in journals and online. Maybe you miss some opportunities, but there are so many that you get and make for yourself. It's an amazing achievement.<br /><br />I completely relate with the part about self-destructing. Sometimes I feel I'm sabotaging myself when I spend ages working on a piece of writing then, at the last hurdle, when all I need to do is give it a final polish and send it off, I don't do it. My hard drive is full of pieces that aren't quite good enough.<br /><br />I think we all have to remember that we are only humans, doing the best that we can. I hope you can find the support that you need so that you can keep doing the great work that you're doing without having to worry about being tripped up by numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-9780150489155073102012-09-29T06:14:04.122-07:002012-09-29T06:14:04.122-07:00I get so frustrated, Lori. Just ask for my phone n...I get so frustrated, Lori. Just ask for my phone number and watch the blizzard in my eyes.<br /><br />I need to take control of my life, that's all. xx Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-34980461362552411942012-09-29T03:41:10.639-07:002012-09-29T03:41:10.639-07:00Why are you giving yourself such a hard time? Don&...Why are you giving yourself such a hard time? Don't do that. Kindness. You're the first person you need to be kind to. I agree with Rachel Fox: it's OK to not write about our problems sometimes. It's OK to put out whatever mask of yourself you want. It's too taxing to be your authentic self out in the world, particularly on the Internet, even when you have such a nice, supportive community there. I also agree with her about the anxiety part. We must be very much alike. I think you need to order yourself a big pack of business cards (let your husband double-check the numbers) because really, you can't let those agents suffer like that!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-88473149780087117562012-09-28T13:20:49.095-07:002012-09-28T13:20:49.095-07:00Thanks, Teresa.
In the UK, I was told I was entit...Thanks, Teresa.<br /><br />In the UK, I was told I was entitled to help if my course was maths based; I got extra time in my maths gcse resit, but not with timetabling or technology, and not with trying to use the library - I dread it when they re-organise the library as it takes me so long to memorise where all the books are.<br /><br />And yes, there are agents ringing someone in Godthab, I'm certain.<br /><br />Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-68494729949647494422012-09-28T08:03:24.785-07:002012-09-28T08:03:24.785-07:00Just thinking in terms of the institution or place...Just thinking in terms of the institution or place where you might study - though everywhere is different, not sure what it's like in NZ - but one of my jobs is in the disability dept of a university - I know that word 'disability' won't be a word you'd use to describe yourself - but over here, if you declare a condition like dyslexia or dyscalculia there's stuff in place to help you, extra support, mentoring, that kind of thing. Just to get you on an equal footing with everyone else.<br /><br />You may already know about all that, or maybe it's not as available for you. And I know it's just a small part of what your blog post is about. <br /><br />You just have a different way of processing information, but I understand it must be so frustrating for you. <br /><br />Without making light of how you feel in any way, I must say I love this sentence: "There are people the world over, trying to call me only I've given them the wrong telephone number."<br /><br />Lovely, that.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-46378093199291812402012-09-28T02:49:26.523-07:002012-09-28T02:49:26.523-07:00Thanks, girls xx
I try not to, Rachel, "but ...Thanks, girls xx<br /><br />I try not to, Rachel, "but then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like" I feel stupid.<br /><br />I'll take that hug, Donna and hug you right back, like Tess Gallagher's poem of the same name.<br /><br /> Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-32373817412866218552012-09-28T02:43:26.203-07:002012-09-28T02:43:26.203-07:00I'll just hug you.I'll just hug you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-26683226162261555262012-09-28T02:02:48.665-07:002012-09-28T02:02:48.665-07:00I don't think you need see it as anything &quo...I don't think you need see it as anything "victim" related... it's just who you are and being honest about what you find hard. I don't write much about my own weaknesses these days either (at least I try not to!) though I still have enough anxiety most days to launch a rocket into space or something (and anxiety about really stupid things so often...). It stops me too... stops me travelling about to events and things like that. It is frustrating and upsetting sometimes and I think you are allowed to express that as well as the good things ("look I got published somewhere" etc.). It's just who we are and we do our best to cope with it. Most people have something even if it's not obvious.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com