tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post1805134669524746599..comments2023-05-01T05:02:56.073-07:00Comments on Perfectly Imperfect: Yolandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10135944573305009556noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-87126881602849993782010-12-17T11:48:21.364-08:002010-12-17T11:48:21.364-08:00Thanks for visiting my blog.
It's a gift to b...Thanks for visiting my blog.<br /><br />It's a gift to be able to see the beauty in other people and in the world, especially when it isn't a culturally-promoted beauty. You capture that so wonderfully. Thanks for sharing those thoughts and reminding us to pay attention more :)HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-42649042715329090062010-12-17T11:11:59.816-08:002010-12-17T11:11:59.816-08:00I just watched the video with tears coming to my e...I just watched the video with tears coming to my eyes ... thank you for posting it ... a remindner to be thankful for health.<br />Thank you, also for the encouragement to look for beauty in the everyday and beyond... at the soul. Beautifully written.Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288355284573379421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-60355154531666521782010-12-16T18:29:04.661-08:002010-12-16T18:29:04.661-08:00Hi Yolanda
Just stopping by to see what you'v...Hi Yolanda<br /><br />Just stopping by to see what you've been up to. Love this photo! And I agree beauty comes from within...<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by my friend!<br />LeannThe Old Parsonagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565689282935790616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-13797541857085215052010-12-16T18:06:58.728-08:002010-12-16T18:06:58.728-08:00That is a shame you had so much pain in your growi...That is a shame you had so much pain in your growing up years. I really like the term Beautifully Different. I had never heard of that until I read your post.Mama Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006217299243636274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-36645653830690422482010-12-16T12:03:41.464-08:002010-12-16T12:03:41.464-08:00What a lovely post and a gentle reminder to be kin...What a lovely post and a gentle reminder to be kind, especially to children whose imprint we leave on their egos well past their childhood. <br /><br />I was involved in several big fundraisers for St. Jude's a few years back and found it to be a remarkable organization. It is good to bring attention to it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-25193953119884113942010-12-15T15:03:02.360-08:002010-12-15T15:03:02.360-08:00This post is so wise and so true and so heart-felt...This post is so wise and so true and so heart-felt. I feel blessed just to read it. Thank you.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-2200476344159133852010-12-15T05:56:31.923-08:002010-12-15T05:56:31.923-08:00Growing into our own skin and accepting that we...Growing into our own skin and accepting that we're all different and beautiful is a lesson I wish we'd all accomplish earlier in life. I was 50 before I came to my own understanding and it was liberating.<br /><br />I thought the St. Jude video was very moving. Thanks for posting the song.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-17908037404696341122010-12-14T21:02:21.641-08:002010-12-14T21:02:21.641-08:00This was absolutely beautiful! Thank you for it- i...This was absolutely beautiful! Thank you for it- it was what I needed today.<br />Love your blog...I'll have to come back:)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-15306318803770359432010-12-14T19:46:59.454-08:002010-12-14T19:46:59.454-08:00So well said! You made me cry!! Thanks for touchin...So well said! You made me cry!! Thanks for touching my heart in such a tender way!!Tiffaneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371750010486930279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-66913088201816342812010-12-14T19:21:52.433-08:002010-12-14T19:21:52.433-08:00Oh, I do like your message here, Yolanda. I'm ...Oh, I do like your message here, Yolanda. I'm sorry that you experienced bullying when you were younger and that those words stayed with you later in life. I am glad that you now see and appreciate yourself as someone who is beautifully different.susannahttp://www.susannassketchbook.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-30428344343546033482010-12-14T11:57:11.194-08:002010-12-14T11:57:11.194-08:00Now that was beautiful. I especially like the quo...Now that was beautiful. I especially like the quote at the end.<br /><br />I've been tempted to take part in the reverb10 project too, but for some reason I draw a blank each and every time I look at the prompts. Oh well...<br /><br />Blessings,<br />CarolynnCarolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-17125834885534109232010-12-14T06:41:24.240-08:002010-12-14T06:41:24.240-08:00I wonder if we were really ugly ducklings, or if w...I wonder if we were really ugly ducklings, or if we were just more sensitive to the voices that came to destroy us--those that oppose God and everything good, those that attempt to get us to believe we must conform to an image other than His. <br /><br />Now in my 40's I am learning to discern and turn to Him for my inspiration. God works everything (even the opposition) for our good. <br /><br />I love your posts and your quotes and the video was beautiful. I love your heart! Your sensitivity, like mine, is a characteristic from the Lord. I used to despise it, but now I give thanks--for I too, can see beauty in the least of things (which in the kingdom, are the greatest!) It is a gift to be treasured!<br /><br />Blessings above and beyond what you could ever imagine!Melissa Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024400805290277282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-40098065690623351962010-12-14T06:07:52.240-08:002010-12-14T06:07:52.240-08:00Finding beauty in unexpected places is the most ma...Finding beauty in unexpected places is the most magical of all!Amyhttp://www.magpieandmuttonfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-41200955650773170932010-12-14T05:04:17.914-08:002010-12-14T05:04:17.914-08:00i can see that you are good through and through. x...i can see that you are good through and through. xoxcristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03341525169696443994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-4638234117129761082010-12-14T03:49:16.123-08:002010-12-14T03:49:16.123-08:00Hi Yolanda,
Thank you so much for your sweet comme...Hi Yolanda,<br />Thank you so much for your sweet comments. It is so nice to meet you! Yes, and amen to this post. Man looks on the outside, but God looks on the inside. May we all have God's eyes and look past the exterior to the interior. May we love deeply regardless of the exterior knowing that the interior of us all is fragile, beautiful and needs to be loved. Aren't we all...beautifully different in some ways? <br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more from your heart. <br /><br />Much love,<br />StacyStacy@hiswaynotminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860455863650090143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-1560271503731875802010-12-14T03:36:15.915-08:002010-12-14T03:36:15.915-08:00At 46, I too have been working through body image ...At 46, I too have been working through body image and self esteem issues that go way back to childhood. Thankfully, over the past few years, I have really started to come in to my own. Beauty does come from inside. My son is beautifully different. Just yesterday I was thinking that there is no such thing as an absolutely perfect person. Everyone has some sort of challenge and it's all good in the grand scheme of things. This is how we learn and grow.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569351612820181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-54308578247548443592010-12-14T02:16:05.723-08:002010-12-14T02:16:05.723-08:00My heart breaks regularly daily... I will dare to ...My heart breaks regularly daily... I will dare to let it break again and again. :o) Glorious post, Yolanda ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-21358082013749045212010-12-13T20:11:15.755-08:002010-12-13T20:11:15.755-08:00I love that quote, and I couldn't agree more w...I love that quote, and I couldn't agree more with your thoughts on beauty. I went through a year of being bullied by others when I was 11, and the effects are everlasting, but not insurmountable; I'm still working on building a healthy self-esteem at the ripe 'ol age of 40!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221811676398586660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-1764618714753299322010-12-13T20:10:30.870-08:002010-12-13T20:10:30.870-08:00to see the beauty, that is the gift.to see the beauty, that is the gift.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059382962318939524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-71373275318142367262010-12-13T18:09:01.121-08:002010-12-13T18:09:01.121-08:00Such a wonderful post. Thank you for visiting me....Such a wonderful post. Thank you for visiting me. It is how I found you here, and I am so glad I did. What a beautiful blog you have!Lisa Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638444295223502727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-65980446251359270052010-12-13T13:49:33.177-08:002010-12-13T13:49:33.177-08:00Beautifully different. I love it.
The little po...Beautifully different. I love it. <br /><br />The little poem at the end about hearts being meant to break is so touching.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016439610436864684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-78830309873289018172010-12-13T09:46:36.385-08:002010-12-13T09:46:36.385-08:00Excellent post! I find that beauty is indeed in t...Excellent post! I find that beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder and as the beholder I find beauty in everyone. Since I take so many pictures I am even more aware of the special "something" EVERY one has!<br />I love being your cyber buddy!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09141341450297204039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-83522432206400279852010-12-13T09:05:12.426-08:002010-12-13T09:05:12.426-08:00Thanks for this lovely reminder to recognize the s...Thanks for this lovely reminder to recognize the soul-beauty in ourselves and in others. And thanks for stopping by my blog and taking the time to leave your kind comment. It's nice to meet you here!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-38714737221480604932010-12-13T07:51:01.878-08:002010-12-13T07:51:01.878-08:00I love the well-wishes in your comment box. Thank ...I love the well-wishes in your comment box. Thank you.<br /><br />Yes, observing the beautifully different is what makes the world go 'round. If we had hold the same standard of beauty, we would never move forward.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24682327.post-82156385923710393072010-12-12T19:27:00.662-08:002010-12-12T19:27:00.662-08:00Love this post.Love this post.Judy Merrill-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859077726283307715noreply@blogger.com