tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post459334033015855613..comments2024-03-28T23:49:23.325-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Surrender YourselfElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-77365128445144340542010-07-30T15:22:11.532-06:002010-07-30T15:22:11.532-06:00I just want you to know how helpful your posts are...I just want you to know how helpful your posts are. Sometimes I get so caught up in the "now" that I don't relax and enjoy the ride. Thanks!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35288530173276309882010-07-27T08:15:05.111-06:002010-07-27T08:15:05.111-06:00Great Post!Great Post!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-36942796676553727402010-07-26T22:20:41.803-06:002010-07-26T22:20:41.803-06:00It looks like I will have to surrender myself to t...It looks like I will have to surrender myself to time. I never have enough of it and when I get it...I have too much with nothing to do.Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-1881303447843787792010-07-26T21:51:47.428-06:002010-07-26T21:51:47.428-06:00Wait. Back up. You want me to surrender myself to ...Wait. Back up. You want me to surrender myself to laundry? To dishes? But...I wanted to write. My plan was to ignore the laundry and the dishes and the vacuuming and...well, you know. The toilets and stuff. But now I'm confused. Is it possible to surrender myself to all of it? <br /><br />Kidding, of course. Once again, your words are very well timed for me. You have no idea how badly I needed to hear them. Thanks.Nichole Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536148445303996747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-86012473705159357492010-07-26T21:23:56.116-06:002010-07-26T21:23:56.116-06:00Thank you for bringing back a bit of the peacefuln...Thank you for bringing back a bit of the peacefulness of camping.<br /><br />Today, I surrendered to taking all three of my kids to the dentist for their appointments by myself when normally I wait until my husband is free. Luckily, the kids were all so good (maybe because I surrendered).Patricia A. Timms-McGeheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989800584001861716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-83341673997445147192010-07-26T20:45:39.415-06:002010-07-26T20:45:39.415-06:00Really relevant words today! Yay!
And nature is j...Really relevant words today! Yay!<br /><br />And nature is just the place to learn to surrender.<br /><br />Deep breath...Jennie Englundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943722538573178226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-68213683384328711752010-07-26T20:15:44.279-06:002010-07-26T20:15:44.279-06:00What great advice! Just surrender to it. I'm g...What great advice! Just surrender to it. I'm going to remember that one. I really needed this.Kathi Oram Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959149321213743448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-48604389956519745852010-07-26T19:51:32.917-06:002010-07-26T19:51:32.917-06:00Wow, great advice.Wow, great advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85822071279679113092010-07-26T14:57:33.664-06:002010-07-26T14:57:33.664-06:00"Surrender Yourself" is going on my desi..."Surrender Yourself" is going on my design wall. LOVE it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-883192751471076622010-07-26T14:52:21.402-06:002010-07-26T14:52:21.402-06:00Fighting against the publishing industry is not so...Fighting against the publishing industry is not something I enjoy doing, but it's a struggle. On the days I go with the flow, I'm much happier.<br />:)<br />Welcome back!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-82320448696876514242010-07-26T14:32:47.592-06:002010-07-26T14:32:47.592-06:00I love this post. And you're so right about th...I love this post. And you're so right about the publishing world, how we want things to be fast. Patience is so hard. Surrendering yourself to anything sounds so much better than fighting against it, stressing, getting in a bad mood.Rose Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848631652522951216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-1969413560281375042010-07-26T13:09:50.900-06:002010-07-26T13:09:50.900-06:00Oh, that was AWESOME. Very good. I need to surrend...Oh, that was AWESOME. Very good. I need to surrender to the mouthy teenager right now. She'll get hers. Mwha ha haaa.<br />*breathes deeply, closes eyes, whispers "Surrender"* <br />*whispers "Elana is awesomesauce*Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-45218356069546348722010-07-26T12:45:49.146-06:002010-07-26T12:45:49.146-06:00You rock, Elana! I needed that reminder (again). I...You rock, Elana! I needed that reminder (again). I have a lot to surrender to right now.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46737960624793939112010-07-26T11:21:36.698-06:002010-07-26T11:21:36.698-06:00I love it! I am going to surrender myself to my m...I love it! I am going to surrender myself to my messy house and mile long to-do list. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-47732501587815217812010-07-26T11:20:08.825-06:002010-07-26T11:20:08.825-06:00Even the river ripples a bit when the rock is thro...Even the river ripples a bit when the rock is thrown in. It is unnatural to be completely infazed.<br /><br />But...I took this advice to heart today before I even read your post! With my kids--my greatest joy and frustration. They had friends over today and I just let things go, things I would normally get all riled up about.<br /><br />So--surrendering myself to the ebb and flow of parenting. Hoping for a more stress-free day.<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-70006682552782807362010-07-26T11:06:01.339-06:002010-07-26T11:06:01.339-06:00Great post. Way to start the Monday off on a posit...Great post. Way to start the Monday off on a positive note!<br /><br />Nicely said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35442562326695546862010-07-26T11:05:03.432-06:002010-07-26T11:05:03.432-06:00This is very suitable advice for the place I'm...This is very suitable advice for the place I'm at today. Thanks, E! <br /><br />LisaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725012086692924891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42532177828751877402010-07-26T10:53:01.329-06:002010-07-26T10:53:01.329-06:00Good advice, especially applied to publishing. I h...Good advice, especially applied to publishing. I had to surrender myself to writing a scene in my current WIP that probably wouldn't be expected of the genre and the category it's in. But it was right--it's how the book's supposed to go. So I did it. Now, I have to surrender myself to edits :)Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-52302453991271604262010-07-26T10:15:03.649-06:002010-07-26T10:15:03.649-06:00So true! I love this post. Okay, I'm surrender...So true! I love this post. Okay, I'm surrendering to so many things right now, I won't list them for you. But thanks for the inspiring post! Hope you had a great trip!Sara B. Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213313028658810705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-58688501801332797852010-07-26T09:58:25.653-06:002010-07-26T09:58:25.653-06:00Does saving enough money until it gets fixed mean ...Does saving enough money until it gets fixed mean I'm surrendering myself to a broken camera?Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-58119857038538281112010-07-26T09:30:35.662-06:002010-07-26T09:30:35.662-06:00Definitely going to keep this in mind today. It wa...Definitely going to keep this in mind today. It was pretty much exactly what I needed to hear, even though I'm not really waiting for anything (maybe that's the problem?). Great post!Veronica Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728002051255414818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85551422535001801502010-07-26T09:29:38.732-06:002010-07-26T09:29:38.732-06:00Surrendering myself to my revisions.
I know ther...Surrendering myself to my revisions. <br /><br />I know there's a solution that's right for me, and I know I'll figure it put soon. <br /><br />Great post!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-88798897989215300522010-07-26T09:27:51.760-06:002010-07-26T09:27:51.760-06:00Great post Elana and welcome back! Today I have n...Great post Elana and welcome back! Today I have no choice but to surrender myself to the laundry. And maybe The Young and The Restless at naptime!Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35619745207602438822010-07-26T09:22:41.492-06:002010-07-26T09:22:41.492-06:00This is my all-time new favorite post of yours, El...This is my all-time new favorite post of yours, Elana. Very Zen and very true. <br /><br />I've spent months wishing my journey was like someone else's (almost anyone else), but a couple weeks I ago I decided to just go with the flow. I think I might actually be learning how to be patient. Who'd have thought?Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-75832805388921120412010-07-26T09:22:29.334-06:002010-07-26T09:22:29.334-06:00Great advice! I love the illustration of the trees...Great advice! I love the illustration of the trees after a fire. Gosh. Very profound and an excellent reminder for a Monday morning.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com