tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post1153845879273956395..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : Motivational MondayMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-51180881037410141782015-07-08T14:33:03.575-04:002015-07-08T14:33:03.575-04:00Definitely! :)Definitely! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-3618232954818469922015-07-08T14:31:25.550-04:002015-07-08T14:31:25.550-04:00Here's to pj's. May they always comforting...Here's to pj's. May they always comforting and free around waist. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-6058865671947718392015-07-07T18:07:49.166-04:002015-07-07T18:07:49.166-04:00Bravo is right!Bravo is right!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-62319279953502957292015-07-07T17:04:45.572-04:002015-07-07T17:04:45.572-04:00That sounds like me in the corporate world. I did ...That sounds like me in the corporate world. I did not fit into the forest of cubicles, and I suspect I really didn't want to.<br /><br />Bravo for being ourselves!J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-53559813892337770452015-07-07T14:39:36.847-04:002015-07-07T14:39:36.847-04:00Ah, thank ya! :)Ah, thank ya! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-48627557102514171152015-07-07T12:42:02.510-04:002015-07-07T12:42:02.510-04:00Ah, liberation! :)Ah, liberation! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-40938297723851107832015-07-07T11:27:23.222-04:002015-07-07T11:27:23.222-04:00I've come to the conclusion there is no "...I've come to the conclusion there is no "normal," Madeline. It's liberating when we realize each of us can just be ourselves.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-30903484075087939882015-07-07T11:21:11.874-04:002015-07-07T11:21:11.874-04:00I always thought - and still do! - that being ours...I always thought - and still do! - that being ourselves should be the easiest thing we ever do in life. Why then is it often so hard? And is it actually hard or do we all just make it that way?Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-64436576868923062642015-07-07T11:19:16.209-04:002015-07-07T11:19:16.209-04:00Yes, breathing is very important. :)Yes, breathing is very important. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-85950720429051909592015-07-07T10:53:55.472-04:002015-07-07T10:53:55.472-04:00I outgrew normal by about my 17th birthday, but th...I outgrew normal by about my 17th birthday, but then I embraced rebel so hard that I ALSO missed some of the things that were truly me. It is hard navigating this personal identity stuff. Grad school is when I think I finally got comfortable in my skin.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-7945894426349643782015-07-07T10:07:00.492-04:002015-07-07T10:07:00.492-04:00Glad to hear it. Breathing is good for our health ...Glad to hear it. Breathing is good for our health :-P I've never been normal either and it hurt trying to fit in when I failed so terribly. <br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Elements of Writing</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-29868571274254852732015-07-07T10:04:34.263-04:002015-07-07T10:04:34.263-04:00Minions always make me smile! :)Minions always make me smile! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-28448375081341330202015-07-07T09:47:46.621-04:002015-07-07T09:47:46.621-04:00Wonderful words from Maya Angelou. I read somethin...Wonderful words from Maya Angelou. I read something of hers at my daughter's wedding. The vision of the minion pajamas made me smile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-40462642267824753222015-07-07T08:57:16.951-04:002015-07-07T08:57:16.951-04:00I think we can only try to convince ourselves for ...I think we can only try to convince ourselves for so long before our true natures/selves win out. And thank goodness for that! :) Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-59693848376608655632015-07-07T08:56:14.511-04:002015-07-07T08:56:14.511-04:00This is so spot on - "...while I still strugg...This is so spot on - "...while I still struggle in being confident with my choices, it's liberating in its toughness." Love it!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-61565565686633350402015-07-07T08:54:46.685-04:002015-07-07T08:54:46.685-04:00Now you can add this one to your list, Julie. :)Now you can add this one to your list, Julie. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-48175276118835440652015-07-07T02:06:14.675-04:002015-07-07T02:06:14.675-04:00I have at times tried to force myself to fit into ...I have at times tried to force myself to fit into a certain mold for the benefit of others. I would convince myself if I tried hard enough, it would grow on me. Well, that didn't work! <br /><br />Today I enjoy embracing my quirks much more than I do trying to appease people who I secretly find annoying anyway.<br /><br />Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-62745516661012959762015-07-06T23:58:41.473-04:002015-07-06T23:58:41.473-04:00I embrace being abnormal. The whole idea of living...I embrace being abnormal. The whole idea of living your life to a certain degree and in a certain way never set for me. I hated it and while I still struggle in being confident with my choices, it's liberating in it's toughness. Taking the path less traveled is hard. Financially, with family, and socially. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-74646086386250217922015-07-06T20:05:25.895-04:002015-07-06T20:05:25.895-04:00That outfit sounds so perfect. :D
I always love Ma...That outfit sounds so perfect. :D<br />I always love Maya Angelou quotes and had never seen this one before. Awesome. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-80085755584012648092015-07-06T19:14:31.264-04:002015-07-06T19:14:31.264-04:00Thanks so much, Chrys! :)Thanks so much, Chrys! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-42112935000408423152015-07-06T17:39:01.657-04:002015-07-06T17:39:01.657-04:00Being normal is boring! I like being different. Em...Being normal is boring! I like being different. Embrace who you are, Madeline, because you're great! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-64530001113871050012015-07-06T14:16:51.054-04:002015-07-06T14:16:51.054-04:00When you're with the people who accept you for...When you're with the people who accept you for who you are, it's like you're home. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-81139073366707025222015-07-06T13:53:35.971-04:002015-07-06T13:53:35.971-04:00I love being comfy in my yoga pants and tee-shirt....I love being comfy in my yoga pants and tee-shirt. I don't mind not fitting in with certain people. I just figure they're not my people.<br /><a href="http://www.susangourley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Susan Says</a>Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-20532829580959976512015-07-06T13:06:09.431-04:002015-07-06T13:06:09.431-04:00Maya Angelou has so many wonderful quotes, doesn&#...Maya Angelou has so many wonderful quotes, doesn't she?Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-60149997868208862542015-07-06T13:05:23.251-04:002015-07-06T13:05:23.251-04:00Another square peg right here! :)Another square peg right here! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.com