tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post1798071351397908017..comments2023-10-06T04:46:41.176-04:00Comments on KATHRYN MAGENDIE: Defining SuccessKathryn Magendiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-25450375218880019882010-05-18T12:38:14.841-04:002010-05-18T12:38:14.841-04:00Isn't success being fully in whatever gifts ex...Isn't success being fully in whatever gifts exist in every moment?Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-37408228603864043562010-05-15T20:43:42.108-04:002010-05-15T20:43:42.108-04:00Hurrah! It's letting me post again.
Literary...Hurrah! It's letting me post again.<br /><br />Literary success for me is writing the perfect piece, and I am judge, jury and frequently executioner. Published or not, I don't know if that day will ever come...Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-90410866563143231182010-05-15T18:10:29.828-04:002010-05-15T18:10:29.828-04:00I think it is good to always be on the move for mo...I think it is good to always be on the move for more, to do more, learn more, etc. It is what keeps me feeling alive and useful. I don't want to be stagnant. <br /><br />But I also like the feeling of contentment. you can have both you know. <br /><br />I wouldn't say I am successful or ever will be, in the being famous sense. but I am successful at life, cancer survivor, two major back surgeries, living life single, but I keep on going. God has helped me with all of that!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347204411744571682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-57729109485973573352010-05-15T18:09:59.851-04:002010-05-15T18:09:59.851-04:00I don't even define success by whether someone...I don't even define success by whether someone is published or not. Success as a writer is writing every day...putting words to paper. If that makes you happy, does it really matter if one is a bestseller?<br /><br />I hate to quote Miley Cyrus...but maybe it's all about the climb! That song is actually kind of deep in that sense.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-86085246009089330732010-05-15T15:28:44.034-04:002010-05-15T15:28:44.034-04:00Kathryn, I seem to measure others success differen...Kathryn, I seem to measure others success different than my own. Like, I need to do more to get approved. Yet, with my faith, I'm secure and set. Very thought provoking post. ThanksKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-31501935505187814292010-05-15T15:26:05.432-04:002010-05-15T15:26:05.432-04:00I define another persons success when I look at th...I define another persons success when I look at their faces as they speak about their accomplishment. It can be as time committed as getting a degree. It can be as lovely as spending the day cooking a good meal. When I see that look of satisfaction with themselves knowing they did what they wanted. I know I am looking at a successful person.<br /><br />I think often we worry about being prideful or stuck up. You should take joy in being a success. It takes committment and work to do it. Twice you have gotten novels published. It's what you wanted and set out to do and it makes you happy. Don't be totally caught up on what you need to do next. Isn't that what stopped Harper Lee?Analisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572966946453192369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-37123900243124543072010-05-15T15:06:10.740-04:002010-05-15T15:06:10.740-04:00Kat, this post is wonderful. I think we do need to...Kat, this post is wonderful. I think we do need to pull ourselves out of what we're doing, and pay mind to what we've already done.<br /><br />Still, we also need to focus on our goals, strive to be better.<br /><br />Where's the happy medium?<br /><br />I love that you put a fake book on your shelf. I may just do that, name and all.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-71593898571473228222010-05-15T13:30:11.251-04:002010-05-15T13:30:11.251-04:00Awesome post Kat!! Love hearing your thought proc...Awesome post Kat!! Love hearing your thought processes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-49530368478631732932010-05-15T12:22:55.725-04:002010-05-15T12:22:55.725-04:00I wonder if Stephen King goes through this, sittin...I wonder if Stephen King goes through this, sitting in his library every shelf filled only with his own published works?<br /><br />Likely he does.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-13703017273747194412010-05-15T11:32:02.525-04:002010-05-15T11:32:02.525-04:00Thanks for stopping by the Velvet Room, Kat. I...Thanks for stopping by the Velvet Room, Kat. I've missed you of late! I think success has a lot to do with being content where we are and with what we have. Of course that doesn't stop us from trying to be the best we can be at whatever we choose to do.<br /><br />Warm hugsLinda Hoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282472383796346025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-46134912532724565592010-05-15T11:27:29.349-04:002010-05-15T11:27:29.349-04:00Congratulations, both on your success in achieving...Congratulations, both on your success in achieving publication and your success in acknowledging the present moment and not holding yourself hostage to some additional measure of success. Acknowledging the fullness of my present moment is my daily lesson too.<br />JudyJudith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-41612930419303357502010-05-15T10:35:36.018-04:002010-05-15T10:35:36.018-04:00PLEASE, please savor your successes! Otherwise you...PLEASE, please savor your successes! Otherwise you're somehow cheating those of us who are still in the 'someday' phase.<br /><br />hugs-<br />Ppatience-pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04329226681297801285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-28634967590929679342010-05-15T10:34:51.213-04:002010-05-15T10:34:51.213-04:00There are several, who today, seem to be writing t...There are several, who today, seem to be writing to a common theme. Your post made me think of David Whyte's poem Enough:<br /><br />"Enough. <br />These few words are enough.<br />If not these words, this breath.<br />If not this breath, this sitting here.<br />This opening to the life<br />we have refused<br />again and again<br />until now.<br />Until now."<br /><br />I think I will make the word 'enough' my mantra for the weekend - okay the week - well alright - the rest of my life.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-12953637536411774712010-05-15T10:27:44.312-04:002010-05-15T10:27:44.312-04:00Kat! You're so right. Our posts are related ...Kat! You're so right. Our posts are related today. :) Thank you for sharing your journey. And yes, we must celebrate each and every step! :)Stacy Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173884527586018375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-18051902005844494002010-05-15T10:03:19.407-04:002010-05-15T10:03:19.407-04:00One of my favorite verses in the Bible is about Co...One of my favorite verses in the Bible is about Contentment and Godliness being great gain.<br />I want to be content right now, with what He's given me, and thankful.<br />That's not to say we can't desire more and push for more, but like you said, I think it's important to have that inner contentment, a thankfulness for our life at this very moment.<br /><br /><br />I'm excited to have a book on the shelf someday. I'm also excited that I have four manuscripts done! I'm excited that I have three synopses written. *grin* There's always something to be thankful for. Success, for me, is not an outward thing. <br />I hope you don't become jaded. You don't seem that way to me. :-) But I also hope you hold close those "firsts" and remember how wonderful they were.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.com