Comments on: 6 Practical Ways to Believe in Yourself – Zora Neale Hurston http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/practical-ways-to-believe-in-yourself-zora-neale-hurston/ Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dated a Coworker? How to Deal With a Breakup at Work http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/practical-ways-to-believe-in-yourself-zora-neale-hurston/comment-page-1/#comment-3344 Dated a Coworker? How to Deal With a Breakup at Work Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:45:20 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/?p=989#comment-3344 [...] future. Instead, focus on what you want to do with your life and the type of woman you want to be. Believe in yourself as a successful, strong, healthy [...] [...] future. Instead, focus on what you want to do with your life and the type of woman you want to be. Believe in yourself as a successful, strong, healthy [...]

]]> By: Caryl http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/practical-ways-to-believe-in-yourself-zora-neale-hurston/comment-page-1/#comment-3257 Caryl Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:45:24 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/?p=989#comment-3257 Dear Laurie, Thanks for bringing these Zora quotes to light. Number 3 from Zora is close to my heart. You see, I thought I would write to let you know about a project dedicted to Zora. It's just been born actually. We haven't even had the unveiling yet. Zora scholars have my respect; I have had the honor and good fortune to meet a few of the devotees and scholars of Zora Neale Hurston. They were at the new Zora Neale Hurston Memorial. During the past two years, after many hours of exploration of research on Zora Neale Hurston the information, with a combination of resources about Zora, I gleaned inspiration to provide to the new 2010 Zora Neale Hurston Memorial. The Zora Neale Hurston Memorial is a new work of art dedicated to Zora Neal Hurston – This Special Life. The artist is the gifted James Liccione. We hope that you will look at the newly installed Zora Neale Hurston Memorial. There is a newborn site dedicated to and the creation of the memorial. I hope you will like the site: www.zoranealehurstonmemorial.org It's been really something. Well good bye for now. Dear Laurie,
Thanks for bringing these Zora quotes to light. Number 3 from Zora is close to my heart.
You see, I thought I would write to let you know about a project dedicted to Zora. It’s just been born actually. We haven’t even had the unveiling yet.

Zora scholars have my respect; I have had the honor and good fortune to meet a few of the devotees and scholars of Zora Neale Hurston. They were at the new Zora Neale Hurston Memorial.

During the past two years, after many hours of exploration of research on Zora Neale Hurston the information, with a combination of resources about Zora, I gleaned inspiration to provide to the new 2010 Zora Neale Hurston Memorial.

The Zora Neale Hurston Memorial is a new work of art dedicated to Zora Neal Hurston – This Special Life. The artist is the gifted James Liccione. We hope that you will look at the newly installed Zora Neale Hurston Memorial.

There is a newborn site dedicated to and the creation of the memorial. I hope you will like the site: http://www.zoranealehurstonmemorial.org
It’s been really something.
Well good bye for now.

]]> By: Amy Thompson http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/practical-ways-to-believe-in-yourself-zora-neale-hurston/comment-page-1/#comment-1883 Amy Thompson Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:27:30 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/?p=989#comment-1883 Hi, Number four is so true, and if you think about it, how can you enjoy someone else's company if you forget to enjoy your own first? First thing is first. Thank You Amy Hi,

Number four is so true, and if you think about it, how can you enjoy someone else’s company if you forget to enjoy your own first? First thing is first.

Thank You
Amy

]]> By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/practical-ways-to-believe-in-yourself-zora-neale-hurston/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:28:48 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/?p=989#comment-1489 Thanks, Paula -- I think #6 is my favorite. I love how much control (power!) it gives us to stop blaming others, and start realizing what we can and can't do to change situations. Gini, I think I see what you're saying about sweat and hard work.....and I think it depends on how one defines "sweat." I love writing and blogging, but sometimes it's hard work -- it takes discipline to stick to a blogging schedule, submit well-researched and well-written articles to magazine editors, and keep pitching book proposals and article ideas no matter how many rejections I get. That, to me, is sweat. Perseverence, dedication, hope, goals, etc etc etc... Because no matter how much you love what you do, there are times that it doesn't come easy. It's an interesting idea, to think that you can be very successful without working hard. Maybe the best way to test that is to talk to incredibly successful women -- Barbara Walters, Suze Orman, Gloria Steinem, Oprah Winfrey, Jodi Foster -- and find out if they had to "sweat" and work their way up. But I do understand that when you're doing what you love, you're not "sweating" as much. Thanks for your thoughts! Laurie .-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post..80 Ways to Show Your Love on Valentine’s Day Without Spending Money =-. Thanks, Paula — I think #6 is my favorite. I love how much control (power!) it gives us to stop blaming others, and start realizing what we can and can’t do to change situations.

Gini, I think I see what you’re saying about sweat and hard work…..and I think it depends on how one defines “sweat.” I love writing and blogging, but sometimes it’s hard work — it takes discipline to stick to a blogging schedule, submit well-researched and well-written articles to magazine editors, and keep pitching book proposals and article ideas no matter how many rejections I get. That, to me, is sweat. Perseverence, dedication, hope, goals, etc etc etc… Because no matter how much you love what you do, there are times that it doesn’t come easy.

It’s an interesting idea, to think that you can be very successful without working hard. Maybe the best way to test that is to talk to incredibly successful women — Barbara Walters, Suze Orman, Gloria Steinem, Oprah Winfrey, Jodi Foster — and find out if they had to “sweat” and work their way up.

But I do understand that when you’re doing what you love, you’re not “sweating” as much.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Laurie
.-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post..80 Ways to Show Your Love on Valentine’s Day Without Spending Money =-.

]]> By: Gini Grey http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/practical-ways-to-believe-in-yourself-zora-neale-hurston/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Gini Grey Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:37:43 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/?p=989#comment-1480 These are so great, Laurie. The only one I wonder about is no 1 (kinda contradicats no 2). I know what you mean about giving it everything you've got - putting your energy into your goals BUT I'm not into the sweating hard work paradigm. I know it used to work in the old days (the really old days when tilling farms was the main source of revenue). I'm a big believer in ease - if what I'm working on doesn't feel enjoyable and effortless, then it's not for me. Effort and 'hard' work are a form of resistance the way I see it and when things get sticky they don't flow well. Ease is a spiritual state of being, where things manifest easily and effortlessly. You just set an intention and voila - the thing you needed appears. Sure you still have to do your work, but it's easy peasy and enjoyable! .-= Gini Grey´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.ginigrey.com/wp/?p=650" rel="nofollow">Intuition</a> =-. These are so great, Laurie. The only one I wonder about is no 1 (kinda contradicats no 2). I know what you mean about giving it everything you’ve got – putting your energy into your goals BUT I’m not into the sweating hard work paradigm. I know it used to work in the old days (the really old days when tilling farms was the main source of revenue).

I’m a big believer in ease – if what I’m working on doesn’t feel enjoyable and effortless, then it’s not for me. Effort and ‘hard’ work are a form of resistance the way I see it and when things get sticky they don’t flow well. Ease is a spiritual state of being, where things manifest easily and effortlessly. You just set an intention and voila – the thing you needed appears. Sure you still have to do your work, but it’s easy peasy and enjoyable!
.-= Gini Grey´s last blog post..Intuition =-.

]]> By: Paula G http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/practical-ways-to-believe-in-yourself-zora-neale-hurston/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Paula G Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:05:42 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/soar/?p=989#comment-1477 Love these. 3, 5 & 6 are my favorites. You cannot succeed and feel confident if you aren't kind to yourself and certainly if you compare yourself unfavorably to others all the time, you'll only beat yourself down. It's all relative, we're all unique. If you want to be confident - stay within your sphere and let the comparisons & blaming of others melt away. Love these. 3, 5 & 6 are my favorites. You cannot succeed and feel confident if you aren’t kind to yourself and certainly if you compare yourself unfavorably to others all the time, you’ll only beat yourself down. It’s all relative, we’re all unique. If you want to be confident – stay within your sphere and let the comparisons & blaming of others melt away.

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