tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post3370834091508259855..comments2024-03-28T21:33:13.039-07:00Comments on InScribe Writers Online: Writing Towards Vulnerability by Bob JonesTracy Krausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-18047317942063911672018-10-07T17:48:53.107-07:002018-10-07T17:48:53.107-07:00Love your sense of humour, Sharon. Thank you for y...Love your sense of humour, Sharon. Thank you for your comment. I appreciated Sheila's books for their content before I met her. Now I treasure them because I know her. I've seen her tears and listened to her heart. Real deal. Bob Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288943530653568720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-5825203137537183212018-10-07T17:47:07.237-07:002018-10-07T17:47:07.237-07:00So profound Gloria. "On the ledge"feels ...So profound Gloria. "On the ledge"feels safe. Here's to go where you know you need to go. No fear.Bob Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288943530653568720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-91078742451034690882018-10-07T17:45:59.976-07:002018-10-07T17:45:59.976-07:00Vulnerability is core to empathy. Stefani Germonot...Vulnerability is core to empathy. Stefani Germonotta says that all an artist has to give is themselves. The more vulnerable, the better the art.Bob Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288943530653568720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-9081737491200303182018-10-07T17:44:20.903-07:002018-10-07T17:44:20.903-07:00Thank you for the opportunity to share on this pla...Thank you for the opportunity to share on this platform and for being a "first commenter." Happy Thanksgiving, Tracy.Bob Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288943530653568720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-91564621983628004462018-10-01T23:14:18.128-07:002018-10-01T23:14:18.128-07:00Thanks for sharing this story about Sheila Walsh&#...Thanks for sharing this story about Sheila Walsh's presentation, first to your church and then to a mixed crowd of business people of faith and those without a confirmed faith. Sheila Walsh's book sounds like something I could use also. It isn't always easy to write from a place of deep honesty. Still when I do, I find support and understanding and relief that we can speak of the times when we're not okay. It's interesting to see I am not the only one who has struggled with perfectionism. With that background, it is hard to get down to floor level, especially when the floor hasn't been vacuumed lately.Sharon Espesethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013272853384312117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-14876127140824664612018-10-01T13:55:49.120-07:002018-10-01T13:55:49.120-07:00Thank you for this post Bob. I'm thankful to G...Thank you for this post Bob. I'm thankful to God for years I was given to come alongside people, believers and non-believers, when they were at vulnerable places in their lives. Somewhere along the line they taught me to show and feel my own vulnerability. It removed me from being wrapped up in a performance mode that is often nurtured by church life. I'm no longer interested in performing for anyone. It takes work but t can be done. Blessings on you Bob. Keep writing! Alan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192838076987472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-54532837441957214482018-10-01T11:14:57.913-07:002018-10-01T11:14:57.913-07:00Thanks so much for this. My struggle is also to be...Thanks so much for this. My struggle is also to be more vulnerable in writing my memoir and other writing; the subject of my writing is often vulnerable due to what I choose to write about but I still notice that too often I stay on the ledge so to speak and don't quite go where I need to. I like what you said about writing in faith producing hope. Gloria Lynn Guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144091313075005581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-72231386061175501772018-09-29T11:32:04.748-07:002018-09-29T11:32:04.748-07:00Bob,
Thanks for your challenge to be vulnerable. T...Bob,<br />Thanks for your challenge to be vulnerable. This is something I continue to struggle with. As a child I was taught to “perform” by being what people expected me to be. God has been breaking down my walls of perfectionism, especially in the past few years. I’m thankful for God’s patience and love, and for others who encourage me to be vulnerable by being vulnerable themselves.Ruth L. Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837979121189526867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-61383575014300347202018-09-29T08:45:32.102-07:002018-09-29T08:45:32.102-07:00The line that 'my faith is part of my identity...The line that 'my faith is part of my identity' resonated with me. Being vulnerable is crucial and these difficult topics and feelings are being talked about more among Christians - as it should be! Thanks for your balanced view. Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.com