tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post4679245494605932431..comments2023-11-03T07:47:05.286-05:00Comments on Blogging While Black version 4.0: It Ain't EasyThe Brown Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892123380005014339noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-50987425501195121262007-05-06T20:54:00.000-05:002007-05-06T20:54:00.000-05:00Do whatever it takes for you to get back to normal...Do whatever it takes for you to get back to normal. As long as it aint destructive. But I think maybe your problem is that you are not settled. You have freedom but no security. Find a way to get both. If you sacrifice one for the other, then you deserve neither one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-27259103227696376542007-05-06T00:31:00.000-05:002007-05-06T00:31:00.000-05:00Driving over the road bringing you peace is probab...Driving over the road bringing you peace is probably what you need. I like what you said about knowing when you need to get help. Most people don't and that is why they get worse. I do like the fact that you are so open and honest with your feelings and know that the right someone will be in your path if not there already. Thanks for sharing yourself with us and yes we are listening.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037132101026488589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-82700197250191266492007-05-05T17:17:00.000-05:002007-05-05T17:17:00.000-05:00Damn Bruh! Got me shaking my head. I am sitting ...Damn Bruh! Got me shaking my head. I am sitting here with my arm around ya (from way over here). I thought I was reading something that I wrote for a second. We seem a lot alike and very different at the same time. Black, nearly 40, diabetic, depressed, liking a little "liquid attitude adjustment" on occasion. On the other hand, I am married with children, old school instead of hip hop, consider homicide in place of suicide (does that make me a bad person?). But most important, like you, I blog-as-therapy. Getting it off your chest makes it easier to deal with. Keep on dealing with it. As will I. <BR/><BR/>This was my first visit too. I will be back.<BR/><BR/>Stay up and stay strong!<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, I am jealous that you got a truck you can hit the road in. And get paid for it. I wish I could get away like that. Too much duty, too many dependencies.The Second Sixty-Eighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484994957248204069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-86795155176535974752007-05-04T19:50:00.000-05:002007-05-04T19:50:00.000-05:00This is my first time here. So honest was your po...This is my first time here. So honest was your post, I almost felt like I was reading your diary, but I don't feel guilty. I could relate to sooooooo much...being single, no children, having difficulty trusting/connecting with someone,e tc. <BR/><BR/>Who said admitting/knowing you have a problem is half the battle? I can't remember, but it's so true.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully hitting the road is exactly what you need...I'm sure you'll keep us posted.Jazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186973972482369982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-72954400431683589122007-05-03T14:51:00.000-05:002007-05-03T14:51:00.000-05:00if you care to reach me please do atisiskenyatta@y...if you care to reach me <BR/>please do at<BR/>isiskenyatta@yahoo.com<BR/><BR/>again <BR/>Eternal Blessings<BR/>IsisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-49703871261051307892007-05-03T14:46:00.000-05:002007-05-03T14:46:00.000-05:00Peace....I stop by here often and i am always....a...Peace....I stop by here often and i am always....and i do mean always touched but yours words....your ability to be open in the forum is healing i think..and takes more than lost of us have....anyway i just want to say be blessed...and to offer my hand..and heart<BR/><BR/>Eternal BlessingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-41304503022080717322007-05-03T13:39:00.000-05:002007-05-03T13:39:00.000-05:00Always in the thoughts of the effervescent!chin up...Always in the thoughts of the effervescent!<BR/><BR/><BR/>chin upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-35072877952721715382007-05-03T08:41:00.000-05:002007-05-03T08:41:00.000-05:00i like coming here because of your honesty. i'm s...i like coming here because of your honesty. i'm still having a hard time doing that on my own spot. you give me something to aspire to not only on my virtual home, but my reality as well.<BR/><BR/>having issues is a part of being normal. if you're cookie-cutter, then i think something is wrong. i do wish for you to find that peace you're looking for.<BR/><BR/>i will keep you in my thoughts.aquababiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314061301430547812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-83785473123589799322007-05-03T05:32:00.000-05:002007-05-03T05:32:00.000-05:00You said it - you are normal just like everyone el...You said it - you are normal just like everyone else.<BR/>Everyone has certain defects but that is what makes us individuals.<BR/><BR/>You are an extremely gifted writer and you will stay in my thoughts and i will definitely be back here to check out all your new posts.<BR/><BR/>Take care<BR/><BR/>xXxXx*snake*bite*https://www.blogger.com/profile/00796474525855909720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-51679724942301029702007-05-02T21:57:00.000-05:002007-05-02T21:57:00.000-05:00"The thought of being free always seems to enhance..."The thought of being free always seems to enhance my calm."<BR/><BR/>the opposite of free is captive...no one deserves to be a captive. <BR/>may we all find freedom.T. S. Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682978106486116213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-86346658936456901802007-05-02T15:59:00.000-05:002007-05-02T15:59:00.000-05:00still in my thoughtsstill in my thoughtsdeepnthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068076303330217285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-39394474216735045302007-05-02T12:48:00.000-05:002007-05-02T12:48:00.000-05:00I have been where you are and I am telling you it ...I have been where you are and I am telling you it does get better. I'm not sure where you stand with God, but I will tell you I stand ON Him. I'm not talking religion...I am speaking purely as relationship. I won't preach to you or hit you over the head with my bible (I'm against that.<BR/><BR/>For the record choosing breathing through what you are experiencing is the brave way to handle this. You are not a punk. I took the punk way out and only by the grace of God am I still here. It doesn't take courage to commit suicide, it takes courage to live through whatever is causing you to feel like this. <BR/><BR/>You are in my prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-8435660810490027362007-05-02T12:36:00.000-05:002007-05-02T12:36:00.000-05:00I am a recent reader of your blog. You are very o...I am a recent reader of your blog. You are very open and extremely up front about the struggles and challenges you face. I pray that things get better for you soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-81047454021708725602007-05-02T09:00:00.000-05:002007-05-02T09:00:00.000-05:00I'm with Liz. I'm thinking about you too. And hey,...I'm with Liz. I'm thinking about you too. And hey, I was being general in my long ass comments. I wasn't meaning to imply you've been going on gin and heavenly hash benders.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm....heavenly hash.<BR/><BR/>Ahem.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, at the end of the day you don't have to justify a damn thing about how you feel, and if you want to share it here, well it's your blog so do what you gotta do. <BR/><BR/>It is hard to have hope sometimes and you're going through a tough time. But "this too shall pass." We all seem to be good about applying that philosophy to good times, but it applies to bad times too.<BR/><BR/>I love your blog because selfishly, I just feel less alone after reading it. I feel like somebody "gets it" and "gets me". I don't think I could be as honest as you are. I would really miss you if you ever left the blogosphere, that's fer sure.Gallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819340204360851294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-8598420756541877942007-05-02T04:57:00.000-05:002007-05-02T04:57:00.000-05:00I hadn't come by to visit you in awhile and then w...I hadn't come by to visit you in awhile and then when I did a few hours ago, I read your 4/30 post. You are going through it, no doubt, and I'll keep you in my prayers.<BR/><BR/>I found myself admiring you because so many of us (me included) post about what we think about various social/political issues, but never post about what's really going on deep inside us. And that's an ok choice but I started to wonder if I even do that anywhere else. There were so many things you wrote that really resonated with me... The things I left behind in Chicago still haunt me and I've been gone for ten years. Why do I even ask myself why it's almost 3 in the morning and I'm not even close to being asleep? <BR/><BR/>In any case, I'm thinking of you today.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.com