Comments on Ordinary Life Magic: Self Portrait

Loved this post! I can relate. To the FB thing. To...

2012-01-11T19:08:40.912-07:00

Loved this post! I can relate. To the FB thing. To the taking of photos of oneself. Done. You are an inspiration!

So awesome! Makes me love you even more now. You r...

2012-01-11T17:38:53.399-07:00

So awesome! Makes me love you even more now. You rock in so many ways :)

I think you are beautiful in all ways and I admire...

2012-01-11T11:28:09.426-07:00

I think you are beautiful in all ways and I admire you greatly.

Darcel - I do have dreads.

2012-01-11T06:38:53.249-07:00

Darcel - I do have dreads.

Love this post and all the self portraits. Do you ...

2012-01-10T15:19:48.605-07:00

Love this post and all the self portraits. Do you have dreads? I've been trying to include more photos of myself with the family. It's hard when your the one always holding the camera!

LOL! I know how that goes!! Okay, but if you chang...

2012-01-10T10:13:02.715-07:00

LOL! I know how that goes!! Okay, but if you change your mind, just let me know (I'm branching out into portraiture & always need models for practice :)

But you are well loved, and that is why you will a...

2012-01-10T06:05:41.756-07:00

But you are well loved, and that is why you will always eminate light even when you may feel a bit overcast. I will always see it.

You are a shiny lady! I hate taking pictures of ...

2012-01-09T16:00:36.411-07:00

You are a shiny lady!

I hate taking pictures of myself, but realised a while back that if I didn't, my kids wouldn't know what I looked like when they were little....so now I take a monthly self portrait and save it in a little file marked "Mum".

Love your honesty - and telling people you love them can never be a bad thing, can it??

There are just SO many things I love about you...I...

2012-01-08T21:53:00.445-07:00

There are just SO many things I love about you...I can't even begin to list them all. I can relate to so much of what you have shared, and as I mentioned on FB...you were MY inspiration for posting some new pics of myself (and that's hard...it's easier for me when my kiddo is in them...but just me in a non-candid sort of photo...yikes. It's painful). Anyway...you shine inside and

Sometimes I read something that just resonates wit...

2012-01-08T19:31:31.979-07:00

Sometimes I read something that just resonates with me so strongly yet simply that all I can utter in response is, "Yes." This is one of those times.

Julie Darling... didn't recognize me, hmmm? Y...

2012-01-08T19:26:57.499-07:00

Julie Darling... didn't recognize me, hmmm? You're so used to me waving my hands about and scowling and hmmphing that you don't recognize me at Still. :) (Just teasing.)

I'm not one to smile or laugh at the mirror... much like my children, if it's not a genuine expression, there's something downright strange-looking about it. :)

Proud Mama - I

So wonderful to hear your re-connecting with old l...

2012-01-08T18:40:55.442-07:00

So wonderful to hear your re-connecting with old loves:) Facebook is interesting to say the least. Not sure I would have done so good navigating it 20 years ago, now that I'm 40 and am as comfortable as I've ever been with who I am I can say that I actually do like it and have fun with it.

I admire you for putting it all out there, you are beautiful btw:) Although, I'

dear Stephanie, I am dealing with something simila...

2012-01-08T16:16:56.703-07:00

dear Stephanie, I am dealing with something similar but I am still not there. I have also read this: http://milagrogirl.com/2011/07/24/the-power-of-a-self-portrait/
I love your blog, I have been on/off it for many years (just becaus I am not a person of habits, still I keep returning), thank you so much for sharing your life with me, it is very inspiring.
love
Szilvi

Stunning. Inside, outside, or outside in (inside ...

2012-01-08T14:10:04.298-07:00

Stunning. Inside, outside, or outside in (inside out?). Just... stunning :)

Beautiful. i remind myself that all those things a...

2012-01-08T11:26:40.247-07:00

Beautiful. i remind myself that all those things are periphery and who I am counts more. Glad you could reposition yourself right where you are.

Ahem, I love you. (You knew, right?) Of course, ...

2012-01-08T10:40:24.040-07:00

Ahem, I love you. (You knew, right?)

Of course, I've *always* known of your outside AND inside beauty.

Nothing new for me!

stephanie. I HEAR YOU! and i see you and you do sh...

2012-01-08T09:56:10.844-07:00

stephanie. I HEAR YOU! and i see you and you do shine, beautifully. i have been and so am there, once in a while, wondering, will this always matter? will i always have these little feelings come up again and again? it's a circle, certainly. don't know if you've noticed, but i've been including a few more pics of myself on the blog, after realizing that we have so few of me,

Stephanie, so lovely to see the woman behind the c...

2012-01-08T09:31:25.208-07:00

Stephanie, so lovely to see the woman behind the camera.

"No, Stephanie. It doesn't matter. It'...

2012-01-08T09:07:51.477-07:00

"No, Stephanie. It doesn't matter. It's quite alright to tell people you love them. Just shine it." Yes!! :D

I think if you could have someone take pics of you and your kiddos and sweetheart as you were all "being", you'd find that you look most like yourself, since you'd be less concerned about holding your head this way and smiling that way. (If

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I was nervous a...

2012-01-08T06:35:25.202-07:00

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I was nervous about what was going to come up (or not) here, as well.

It's interesting how something that seems so shallow and inconsequential as fb (which seems shallow by nature, to me) can churn so many feelings.

It wasn't just fb, of course, but rather events in my life (and fate or growth, I s'pose) that prompted my

LOVE this post...and I identify.:) Holly

2012-01-08T06:35:17.992-07:00

LOVE this post...and I identify.:) Holly

you are very beautiful and very brave....and that ...

2012-01-08T04:47:07.428-07:00

you are very beautiful and very brave....and that shines right out of those photos.

xoxo

I have tears reading this. It's just lovely an...

2012-01-08T03:01:33.122-07:00

I have tears reading this. It's just lovely and insightful and beautiful. Like you. I love it :)

Happy New Year! I've missed being able to read...

2012-01-08T02:23:32.742-07:00

Happy New Year! I've missed being able to read your blog - hopefully I'll be able to wangle a bit of computer time this year ;-)

Walking 17 miles is awesome! We have a 6mth old puppy, so we do lots of walking, but I don't think we do anything near that. Thankfully ;-)

It's interesting when our inside self collides so firmly with our outside self. I tend to

Great post. It really is hard to take a good long ...

2012-01-07T22:51:44.455-07:00

Great post. It really is hard to take a good long look at ones self, but it really is necessary.

I made the decision to remove myself from facebook a while back after I started second guessing myself, and comparing myself, and loosing myself in facebook. There are odd moments when I wish I still had a place to share just a quick update, but I really am glad I made the choice.