Comments on: Small Steps http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/ \"it must give pleasure\" -- Wallace Stevens Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-18432 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:37:34 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-18432 Well hello Dr. Sage, How nice of you to stop by! I’m so pleased that you’ve enjoyed what’s here, and hope you come by again. Serendipitously yours, Lily

]]> By: Howard Sage http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-18407 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:48:53 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-18407 Hi Blog Lilly,

I came upon you quite by accident–typing into Google some words of a Twain quote I remember.

And aren’t you great too? I love everything about your blog.

Serendipity is not yet closed to us.

Happy seasons.

Howard

]]> By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4550 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:20:30 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4550 Welcome Sandi — I’m immensely thrilled to be involved in someone’s divine fate! Good luck with that novel. It would be so lovely to just do our work without angst, for the pleasure of it. And I do think that one small step at a time might be the right way to get there.

Hi Cee — S.M.T. Small manageable tasks. I’m sitting at my desk chanting that to myself right now.

Oh Kate, that’s such a nice thing to hear. I feel the same way you know, about your work. xo

Margaret, I’m so glad! I’m looking forward to hearing how that adoption goes.

Tomas — that’s perfect. When I was writing my master’s thesis, I had a piece of paper taped to my notebook: “A riot is the language of the unheard.” MLK was a genius with words.

David, What a great place to end up. You’re right about there being no control really over what happens once you put your work out into the world. But we do want to be heard, and that is where the blogging world is so helpful.

Hey Dre — You too!

Yes Doug, a strong tail wind is what’s needed. I hope you find that (and post more pictures!!)

Happy new year to you too ex libris. I think it’s going to be a very fine one indeed.

Hello Edwin, You always, always make me laugh. It’s a week into the new year and from where I sit it does really look pretty good. Fine weather, lots of nice ripe oranges in the kitchen, and hot tea available to assist in whatever creative endeavor’s going on. Happy New Year to you too.

My dear Dark Orpheus — I love Maturin and Aubrey. I feel sometimes like they sleep in our bedroom in fact. If I do decide to read the entire series (and I can’t see how I could avoid that!) I’d be delighted to have company. (But by the time I get around to it, you’ll be terribly far ahead of me!)

]]> By: sandi http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4538 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:38:43 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4538 Wow, BlogLily: I just suddenly woke up at five in the morning, made a pot of tea, decided to work on my novel which is on deadline and which is beginning to scare me with its immensity…and was drawn somehow to come to your beautiful site, which I had never seen before. (Some might call this further procrastination–I thought so myself–but now I see it was divine fate.) Between the inspiring idea of how to make a proper pot of tea and this quote to be gentle with myself, I feel as though I can honestly start the day (not to mention this new year) without quite so much beating up of myself! I’ve always loved Mark Twain’s quotes, but had never run across this one. Thank you for this lift! I’m going to become a regular reader of your wonderful blog, and maybe it will help me get my novel done without so much angst.

]]> By: Cee http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4463 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:01:36 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4463 What a lovely quote. I haven’t made any resolutions this year, and small manageable tasks are just my thing :-)

]]> By: Kate S. http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4420 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:55:34 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4420 Thank you for those wise words. One of my favourite things about 2006 was discovering your blog and I look forward to more of your eloquence and fabulous insights in the new year. Have a very happy new year!

]]> By: Margaret http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4387 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:58:14 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4387 What a fantastic quote and outlook! I think I’ll adopt it :)

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]]> By: Tomas http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4380 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:34:24 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4380 Happy new year to you too! While reading your refreshing post I have recalled one more quote.
Martin Luther King said “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

]]> By: davidbdale http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4374 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:56:32 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4374 Oh, that Twain! It seems he had something wise to say for every occasion. For years I resolved to publish a novel. The writing wasn’t so hard, but the publishing part seemed beyond my control, no matter how small or manageable the steps. Now, like all of us, I publish every few days, and the novel? Well, sometimes the way to accomplish the goal is to redefine the goal.

]]> By: dresramblings http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4363 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:20:11 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4363 Beautiful advice.

Enjoy the New Year!

]]> By: sputnki http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4338 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:55:30 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4338 Excellent advice! I think I we’ve all been writing about “getting off our arses” the past little while. Here’s hoping the New Year brings us all a strong tail wind!

Doug

]]> By: Ex Libris http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4316 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:49:45 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4316 Happy new year! I’ve really enjoyed your blog and look forward to more in 2007.

]]> By: Edwinek http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4312 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:32:12 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4312 Er no, it’s not, I’m counting in the wrong direction. If it’s a let-down, I’ll let you know.

]]> By: Edwinek http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4311 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:29:11 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4311 And happy new year to you too! Oops, just realised I’m already too late. But here it’s still 2006. Is the new year any good?

]]> By: A new year « Of Books and Bicycles http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4307 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:31:30 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2006/12/29/small-steps/#comment-4307 [...] Posted by Dorothy W. on December 31st, 2006 I feel uncertain about making resolutions for the new year, not being a resolution-making kind of person and especially having just read Bloglily’s very sane post on the topic. But I do want to think about what I’d like to accomplish this year, if only to try something new. So here are some goals, but I won’t beat myself up if I don’t reach them. Mostly they have to do with reading, although I’ll end with some cycling goals. [...]

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