I say it’s all in our attitude. If we say we are cursed then we begin to act that way. If, however, we say we are blessed then the crazy times don’t weigh us down so much. We can get through the edits, we can conquer the queries, and surmount the rejections.
Do you feel blessed or cursed right now? Why?
Note: This post is part of the A-Z Challenge. I will be posting Monday-Saturday during April corresponding to the letters of the alphabet.
Blessed. I love what I do and we might not have to move. :D Yay!
ReplyDeleteBlessed! The power of positive thinking rules the day. :)
ReplyDeleteI think its a curse that we are blessed with!
ReplyDeleteLIKE TWINS! hehehe
B for blessed!! I like this very much!! Oh ultimately blessed, I think. I think cursed as I plod through edits but blessed when I finish a sentence to perfection! Take care
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Wow, you're on B already, I'm only halfway through April Fool's on my side of the globe. And yes, I'm blessed.
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Toby
http://www.tobyneal.net/
It's so hard to keep going, to be positive, isn't it.
ReplyDeletewe are wonderfully cursed and we wouldn't want it to be any other way :)
ReplyDeleteOh this is a good one! I can't say if I am blessed or cursed...I think a little bit of both.:)
ReplyDeleteBlessed...at least right now.;)
ReplyDeleteBoth,depending on how many demands everyone else is putting on me. Blessed or cursed, can't have one without the other.
ReplyDeleteAlex, lol
ReplyDeleteM Pax, yay!
Lisa, yay for positive thinking :)
Read, hehe
Old Kitty, yes exactly!
Toby, yep, I'm ahead of my time ;)
Carole, but worth it :)
Dezzy, yes, yes and yes! So true!
Mist, indeed
Holly, yay
Siv, indeed
All the junk (ahem) we go through makes us who we are, so yes it is a blessing. The road we take makes us stronger better people even if it doesn't always feel like it or we don't understand it.
ReplyDeleteI call myself Blessed.
ReplyDeleteBTW, this is my first B I'm reading, still 6pm here. :)
Blessed. Because no matter what, anyone who tells stories for a living (or even just for fun) is enjoying life to the full. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, interesting post; I kind of feel both. I was published blessed, but my art work was covered up. They liked the way I wrapped it...cursed?!
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you~
I feel very blessed...it's nice. ;)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely blessed. :D
ReplyDeleteI always feel blessed no matter what happens.
ReplyDeleteDenise<3
it's a blessing most of the time, until either my ideas bother me when i'm trying to sleep, or i'm banging my head against the keyboard as i try to overcome writer's block (er.. perfectionism).
ReplyDeleteRight now it is still Friday for me- but I think I feel blessed.
ReplyDeleteHey, found you on the A-Z challenge. Your blogging advice is really helpful. Look forward to doing the challenge with you!
ReplyDeleteI feel priveledged. I got time to write, a community to interact with, all the books I desire, the world of the interenet.
ReplyDeletePlus magazines let you send your stories. I was quite surprised about that, I thought they might have a list or something. I've got opportunity.
Good times.
I wouldn't swap places with anyone, so I feel I got a pretty good deal in life :)
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I feel blessed, because I'm an overall positive person. Despite the difficulties and obstacles, I enjoy writing and I'm accomplishing goals.
ReplyDeleteThat's so true. One's mindset, I find, is always going to determine how one gets through life.
ReplyDeleteHave to say, feeling a little of the latter. RL has had me working late hours this week and delaying my editing progress. I shall overcome though, am sure!
ReplyDeleteHappy Saturday! ;-)
Blessed, despite not working on the writing near as much as I normally do. Great post.
ReplyDeleteBlessed. All the time, even when I'm angry and stomping around and seething with creative ideas for revenge that I'd never, ever act on. Being blessed keeps me in check. Always.
ReplyDeleteI just happened to glance at your followers badge. Cool-right now it reads 555! Something about that just pleases me, lol :)
Blessed! Especially since I've started with a prayer for words every morning and a dip into my devotional wip before I fire up the internet and check everything else. May all of you be blessed today.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I take this matter very seriously. We are truly blessed and I pray every morning that God would bless us as we are coming in and as we are going out. I've got to get us a door mat that says this.
ReplyDeleteBlessed, because I get to do something I love with a passion, every day of my life.
ReplyDelete(That's how I feel now, anyway.)
:-)
I feel very blessed. One day my mind will not be all together or won't work at all and I will be cursed. Right now I have to take advantage of all the creativity that I have right now.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely blessed. Especially since I don't have to have a day job, so I can concentrate on what I love to do with more of the day at my disposal.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend, Lyn!
I think it's a curse when we don't act upon our blessings. Easy as ABC.
ReplyDeleteContrary to my usual practice of subscribing to comments, to save time during challenge I will not be doing so during April. If you want to respond to my comment , please email me directly from your email notification for the comment.
Thanks.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Twitter hashtag: #atozchallenge
Blessed beyond measure! Grace and Peace.
ReplyDeleteSo blessed! Happy Saturday!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I would say I am blessed or cursed. I'm trying to work hard with the little time I have and the majority of the time I love it. Saying that though, I do feel a little cursed when i obsess about my word count!
ReplyDeleteMost days I think it's both. But, I try to focus on what the blessing are.
ReplyDelete99% of the time I feel blessed. Then there are those dark moments were I think I must be mad or cursed!
ReplyDeleteEllie Garratt
I'm feeling cursed at the moment because my internet keeps crashing. sighhhh
ReplyDeleteI feel both, Blessed as well as Cursed. If the writing is going good, then its a huge Blessing, if its not going all that well or I am battling distractions and disruptions , then I really feel Cursed.
ReplyDeleteLoved the previous post. I am currently reading Writing Craft Books to improve my writing.
Absolutely blessed, though the title of my WIP is actually Cursed! I'm in a great revision groove right now and having a ball.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely blessed. There are so many good things in my life, it's hard not to!
ReplyDeleteTotally blessed and attitude is everything (see my first post in the challenge!) I know that if I look in the mirror one day and I'm fat and the next day I look great - it isn't the mirror and it isn't my body - it's my 'tude!
ReplyDeleteJan Morrison
Blessed
ReplyDeleteBlessed is the only way to go about life. Anything less will take you down the path of insanity :) For a slightly more pessimistic look on it - things could always be worse :P
ReplyDeletewhat a great reflection. At the moment, I'm feeling cursedly blessed... blessedly cursed? Decisions can be so stressful, so I'm trying to keep it in perspective.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the uplift~ :o)
This post says it perfectly - it's all about perception and things are only as good or as bad as you let them be. Mostly I'm blessed with a sprinkle of cursed to keep me grounded. LOL. :)
ReplyDeleteBlessed, always blessed. I somehow, despite a rocky childhood with all kinds of physical and emotional trauma, ending up being the eternal optimist. Sometimes annoyingly so, I am sure. Love the rainbow. Will follow you to see where you head on the A-Z. Beautiful blog, BTW.
ReplyDeleteSharon, yes, every experience we have -- good and bad -- shapes us into the writers we are.
ReplyDeleteMyne, yep, I'm ahead of my time here in Australia. I've set my posts to publish at 7am. (often I'm still in bed lol)
Kiernan, I love your reasoning :)
Ella, it is very much an up and down thing.
Ibdiamond, awesome
Lisa, yay
L'Aussie, great attitude!
Michelle, lol
Summer, it's a good way to be
Marjorie, looking forward to doing the challenge with you also :)
ReplyDeleteDeborah, good times indeed
Charmaine, yep!
Medeia, awesome
Jessica, so true
Talei, good luck :)
Jeffrey, yay
Words, That's fantastic...and you are such a sweetie :)
Zan, beautiful
ReplyDeleteStephen, I need one of those door mats as well :)
Misha, awesome
Regina, yes, now is the time
Carol, yes! Me too :)
Lee, so true
Trevor, grace and peace indeed :)
Kari, great :)
Rebecca, haha I can relate
Clarissa, same. It's a good plan.
Ellie, 99% is good!
ReplyDeleteNiki, argh! I can't survive without the internet
Rachna, thanks..and that's good to hear :)
Amie, it's fantastic when we find the groove!
Talli, yes exactly
Jan, so, so true!
Tyrean, Awesome
Jamie, hahaha so true
LTM, hugs
CherylAnne, yes, good point. These thigns do keep us grounded.
Jeanne, thanks and welcome! I took Sunday of and I have a lot of catching up to do
I feel blessed, most definitely. Even though I flirt with insanity on a daily basis, I'm doing what I love most in the world, the thing I've dreamed of doing since I could string a sentence together.
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