tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post6772590583099369510..comments2024-03-27T23:59:01.850-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): June: The Meta and the PersonalChris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-2252033153191950542020-06-03T19:03:35.749-07:002020-06-03T19:03:35.749-07:00Hey Chris, if anything I wrote sounded petulant I ...Hey Chris, if anything I wrote sounded petulant I am sorry, not at all what I meant. <br />I don't need you to stop self flagellating, if you really feel like that is helpful. I just ache for you when you do... you are transparent! you share your pains and gains. Sometimes they cause ME to go 'ouch - don't DO that to yourself!!'. That's what I was doing. Saying 'ouch'.<br />And as for falling back into bad habits... well, I am not drinking again, thank heavens, and THAT is my current real success. But I sure am eating more cookies... ecoterihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046434628294201064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-37623212411641557332020-06-03T09:18:09.524-07:002020-06-03T09:18:09.524-07:00I was replying to this (nothing too snarky) but it...I was replying to this (nothing too snarky) but it got a little long, and I think it's probably going to be a post in the not-to-distant-future. <br /><br />Short version to tide you over: <br /><br />1- You're right. It's something I struggle with, and I'm probably falling back into bad habits because of three months running of being in survival mode.<br />2- An awful lot of people want to know how to turn their passion into some value of "success" and part of what this blog does is to make that overarching process more transparent. Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.com