tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post4051673919214466695..comments2023-09-01T03:37:31.410-06:00Comments on marta writes: who i was + who i am / a study in self portraitsmartahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027406340527614561noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-14967970055008722732011-11-08T12:14:34.759-07:002011-11-08T12:14:34.759-07:00thank you for this. for being real. for writing. f...thank you for this. for being real. for writing. for experiencing and reacting. for dreaming. for hoping. and for being who you, genuinely, are. your heart is pure..and it draws me back to your writings...daily. :) ><>jacs23https://www.blogger.com/profile/07399886125581451801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-25862938650068319082011-11-08T10:48:02.101-07:002011-11-08T10:48:02.101-07:00i have been reading (and truly appreciating) you&#...i have been reading (and truly appreciating) you're posts for awhile now but i don't believe i have commented before. this might be my favorite post ever. i'm 29 and while my head knows that a number doesn't really mean anything, i find myself freaking out over 30. this is a nice reminder that looking back is a healthy thing and can really help to illustrate the growth that you've achieved. it doesn't always have to be "i was sooooooo thin!" (although seriously, it's nuts how thin i was). thank you for always sharing so much of yourself. you inspire me to be truer in my writing.Jonesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372311803850247294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-35192704962065988142011-11-08T09:21:44.439-07:002011-11-08T09:21:44.439-07:00I really love this. Especially the thoughts that y...I really love this. Especially the thoughts that you wish you could share with your younger self. The reassurance we wish we could impart. But in so many things, we just have to experience it, there is no other way to get it.<br /><br />I kind of want to do a similar post with my reflections. Thanks for your inspiration.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617050750444837628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-80947524504077203512011-11-07T23:53:30.290-07:002011-11-07T23:53:30.290-07:00Marta, this is such a beautiful post. You are a wo...Marta, this is such a beautiful post. You are a wonderful writer & it's a joy to read your words. Thank you for encouraging us as your readers to be full of hope & excitement at all that lies ahead, simply by sharing your story : )Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953492276859113122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-49387180572217589602011-11-07T23:48:33.624-07:002011-11-07T23:48:33.624-07:00I absolutely love this post. So beautiful and insp...I absolutely love this post. So beautiful and inspiring.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013441416153600406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-88866525513225586362011-11-07T23:19:15.813-07:002011-11-07T23:19:15.813-07:00Marta- This made me cry. I feel like I'm in th...Marta- This made me cry. I feel like I'm in the midst of many of the feelings you described. Hoping I can get to the understanding that you have now. We went through a hard loss a few months ago, and I can somewhat relate to your heartbreak. I've had to constantly remind myself since then that God has a plan and that I'm strong enough to make it through these trials. <br /><br />Love you & your writing, Marta.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931656703800469915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-35206030121305134062011-11-07T23:09:33.987-07:002011-11-07T23:09:33.987-07:00I love his post Marta. It makes me think of who I...I love his post Marta. It makes me think of who I was years ago and how different I am. We've been married 24 years. I grew up after I got married which is really hard. I may have to write about this. Thanks so much for the spark. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958091392834699894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-7725521619898257432011-11-07T22:55:31.943-07:002011-11-07T22:55:31.943-07:00love the thoughts on this post so so much! I love ...love the thoughts on this post so so much! I love to self reflect. And you articulated it beautifully. <br /><br />and on a side note I'm so curious to see what other people do when they clean out their iphoto. Even though I have copies on an external hard drive, and I upload to costco photo. Still I hate deleting the "event" off my mac. Do you? or am I crazy?<br /><br />What's your system of backing up photo's / home video's? this could be a whole post of it's own!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777446494690159024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-21931125133590845022011-11-07T21:47:34.841-07:002011-11-07T21:47:34.841-07:00Oh Marta, I love your thoughts as much as I love y...Oh Marta, I love your thoughts as much as I love your eye brows.<br /><br />xx. <br />VanessaVanessa Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480127965541823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-11490325530662780452011-11-07T21:45:35.223-07:002011-11-07T21:45:35.223-07:00Thanks for sharing this today Marta. I needed it!Thanks for sharing this today Marta. I needed it!jen byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869615432697190550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-7182778756921054632011-11-07T20:19:55.353-07:002011-11-07T20:19:55.353-07:00This is my new favorite... Oh the things you would...This is my new favorite... Oh the things you would love to tell yourself before they happen - but it would never match experience. You don't look a day older in the second photo - but you look a lot more sure. Sure of where you have been and where you are going. Sure of the you and all the things that make you Marta.<br /><br />Beautifully written.Moments and Impressionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985790308177683141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-23288419988947415752011-11-07T19:12:33.509-07:002011-11-07T19:12:33.509-07:00what a lovely post. and I have to agree with the c...what a lovely post. and I have to agree with the commenter above, Amanda - the line that struck a chord with me was "she was fearful of change yet impatient about real life hurrying up and getting started". I'm about to embark on a big life change, and so anxious, yet I'm always wanting to skip ahead in life and have the family/house/career thing sorted! Love the idea of the post. I might borrow it if you dont mind.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261682285603756791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-19370866672671465372011-11-07T19:07:47.347-07:002011-11-07T19:07:47.347-07:00This post is the. best. ever. I especially love th...This post is the. best. ever. I especially love this line: "she was fearful of change yet impatient about real life hurrying up and getting started." Describes me to a T right now.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301830877869645896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-67436141250568786322011-11-07T19:07:27.358-07:002011-11-07T19:07:27.358-07:00love your writing on this post. thanks for taking...love your writing on this post. thanks for taking the time to reflect and share.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392844579485557221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-23751056330822991622011-11-07T16:10:29.921-07:002011-11-07T16:10:29.921-07:00lovely. thank you! i need to write about what i ha...lovely. thank you! i need to write about what i have learned, also in such short periods of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-16645658518085002552011-11-07T15:07:41.542-07:002011-11-07T15:07:41.542-07:00Like several others, I've been reading for a l...Like several others, I've been reading for a long time but have not commented. I just wanted to say that this was beautifully written! Thank you for helping me stop and reflect today.Kate Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549493677038073532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-28598763285011041482011-11-07T14:49:23.782-07:002011-11-07T14:49:23.782-07:00i just shed a tear reading this beautiful post. yo...i just shed a tear reading this beautiful post. you are a beautiful and inspiring person marta. :) <br /><br />xo!Senjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931661215988821574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-52590696477006779542011-11-07T13:46:47.155-07:002011-11-07T13:46:47.155-07:00wow. i love your writing and how it always gives m...wow. i love your writing and how it always gives me a moment to consider in my own life.xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-11290067506157743492011-11-07T13:27:52.393-07:002011-11-07T13:27:52.393-07:00Well this is just beautiful. I sure do love you a...Well this is just beautiful. I sure do love you and your writing!Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888264290380513746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-45481827636885033652011-11-07T13:15:59.172-07:002011-11-07T13:15:59.172-07:00I've been traveling back through your younger-...I've been traveling back through your younger-year posts recently, because I am at that younger-year stage. I love this post. It gives me a glimpse of what I have to look forward to in my getting-older years. Lovely to see what you've learned, how you've grown, what you know now. <br /><br />You write what you know you should write. And that's why I keep coming back: You are real.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955103033437768868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-56341566282772815032011-11-07T13:11:16.513-07:002011-11-07T13:11:16.513-07:00i don't comment here often, but this post touc...i don't comment here often, but this post touched me so much that i felt like you should know. it is a beautiful exercise to reflect on who you were/who you are, one that i think i will have to try myself. i love the idea of acknowledging and celebrating the growth and evolution of one's self, while realizing that some things (happily) will always be the same. thanks for the afternoon thoughts :).lshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416936862096902231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-56662861874219850292011-11-07T10:53:56.311-07:002011-11-07T10:53:56.311-07:00Love this post. It is vintage Marta. You are conti...Love this post. It is vintage Marta. You are continually discovering what is waiting deep inside your soul—you've always had this depth, but it rises up as you need to draw upon it. That part is true for everyone. Your gift is that you notice it, and remind the rest of us with your insightful writing. Beautiful.Travelin'Omahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415472674768977723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-84290046263211660082011-11-07T10:37:19.584-07:002011-11-07T10:37:19.584-07:00Beautiful Marta! You have a gift for expressing wh...Beautiful Marta! You have a gift for expressing what so many of us feel sometimes. Thanks for always being so willing to share!Ashleyhttp://winonagraydesign.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-87139166982589225532011-11-07T10:28:24.464-07:002011-11-07T10:28:24.464-07:00I've loved reading your posts for years now, b...I've loved reading your posts for years now, but have never commented. I just wanted to say thank you for this post. Its beautiful, and just what I needed today. Today is going to be beautiful, and yes, I can do this.taherehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-86311893800195647892011-11-07T10:21:03.269-07:002011-11-07T10:21:03.269-07:00Marta: You are such a special person. We are gl...Marta: You are such a special person. We are glad to have had that little time in Idaho with you and your little family. Interesting how life deals us trials. And we still have the strength to deal with them.quilter5706https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668671517309569655noreply@blogger.com