tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post4854883766138388898..comments2009-09-26T17:08:26.124-04:00Ana - The Writer Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170784279326258222noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-63417021028038022332009-09-26T16:17:43.793-04:002009-09-26T16:17:43.793-04:00Wonderful list. I give myself permission to &quot;screw up&quot; once in a while, and then forgive myself. Sometimes I&#39;m my own worst critic.septembermomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-55352803285943384162009-09-25T15:52:03.992-04:002009-09-25T15:52:03.992-04:00@Lori<br />I am glad you liked it. Throughout my life I have had to give myself permission to do things, and one day I just asked myself, &quot;Why?&quot; I should be able to do what I want, things that make me happy. I have applied that especially now to my writing. I give it more priority now. Other things can wait.<br /><br />I like your profile picture too.Ana - The Writer Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170784279326258222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-363787534925428022009-09-24T18:17:08.993-04:002009-09-24T18:17:08.993-04:00That&#39;s very beautiful, Ana. Giving ourselves permissions like that... it&#39;s such an important concept. <br /><br />Lovely new profile photo too!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-38205523781498611832009-09-24T10:27:48.634-04:002009-09-24T10:27:48.634-04:00@Angie<br />I find that I have had to allow myself to write as well, even if I neglect my household chores, etc. I do not neglect my family, but now I make the time to write and read, and not feel guilty about it.Ana - The Writer Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170784279326258222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-3267776573857235532009-09-24T10:26:45.728-04:002009-09-24T10:26:45.728-04:00@Donna<br />Good for you! At least you have an outlet in this way.Ana - The Writer Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170784279326258222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-41599206595208654872009-09-23T19:27:19.136-04:002009-09-23T19:27:19.136-04:00I agree with Angie. Too often, I am embarrassed if I have spent the afternoon writing, when I &quot;should&quot; have been cleaning, doing laundry, or cooking. I try to cover the fact that I have been doing &quot;nothing.&quot; Like Angie, I hereby give myself permission to be a writer, even if I&#39;m not getting paid to do it!Randihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-8596766272142576942009-09-23T17:56:15.778-04:002009-09-23T17:56:15.778-04:00To write, where I have a voice to say whatever I want, be whoever I like. It&#39;s a beautiful thing.Aspiring Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833525664073965207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-34100941120422196692009-09-23T12:12:04.691-04:002009-09-23T12:12:04.691-04:00Great list. I have given myself permission to write! It doesn&#39;t mean I&#39;m wasting time or neglecting my family. It makes me a better person.Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616337406633062579.post-87624595298746161482009-09-23T08:50:06.675-04:002009-09-23T08:50:06.675-04:00I give myself permission to be all the characters I&#39;ve wanted to be in real life, to say the things I&#39;ve been afraid to say and to fight winning battles that I feel I&#39;ve lost in real life.Donna M. Kohlstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268172745025677265noreply@blogger.com