tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post6492543157120102745..comments2024-03-07T09:57:56.210-05:00Comments on Natalie Lloyd: you're more like a rocksong.Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-66420444041264126432013-02-13T17:23:53.075-05:002013-02-13T17:23:53.075-05:00Hi, Aiden! What a sweet compliment - to know that ...Hi, Aiden! What a sweet compliment - to know that something I wrote makes somebody else want to write. WOO HOO! :) And I always love hearing from other Sisterhood readers (thanks for letting me know those articles encourage you :). And I agree that Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground is a really, really rad song. Have you heard The Punch Brothers cover it? It's fabulous too. Thanks for stopping by :) Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-89772052304300855432013-02-09T14:26:35.997-05:002013-02-09T14:26:35.997-05:00Okay, I know this is an old post, but i'm comm...Okay, I know this is an old post, but i'm commenting anyways :) I totally love Jack White and have never heard a song of his that I didn't like. (My personal faves: "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" and "I Can Tell That We Are Gonna Be Friends") Anyways, I read your articles in Sisterhood magazine, and reading your blog has inspired me to put my big-girl pants on and bring mine back to life. Thanks! Avahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679708332795270271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-27795997745638250732012-03-19T22:28:22.876-04:002012-03-19T22:28:22.876-04:00Natalie, I admire your writing style. It feels lik...Natalie, I admire your writing style. It feels like reading a letter from a friend. Thanks for taking the time to write the things on your heart. <br /><br /><3<br />kKatiehttp://www.katiebeth.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-30411988515215780402012-03-19T10:37:54.195-04:002012-03-19T10:37:54.195-04:00Love, love, love this. I want to be exactly like y...Love, love, love this. I want to be exactly like you. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512158365021041194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-70966272607101809262012-03-16T19:14:02.813-04:002012-03-16T19:14:02.813-04:00I just used a paragraph of this beautiful post as ...I just used a paragraph of this beautiful post as my facebook status. :) Your blog reads like poetry and I come away feeling so inspired. I have been struggling with this issue a lot lately and I love how this reminded me that I should always try to be me and not someone else's version. Thanks for the pep talks.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500503755928383115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-26419892193001616642012-03-15T23:54:45.263-04:002012-03-15T23:54:45.263-04:00This is a really good post. I adore Meg and Jack&#...This is a really good post. I adore Meg and Jack's eccentricities so very much. They're the true kinds, the shockers people like Lady Gaga try and fail miserably at imitating. His voice is gorgeous. Gorgeous isn't enough. And I like that you mentioned Ray Lamontagne's Meg White.<br />RL is amazing.<br /><br />All of this being said, I really appreciate what you said about finding your own true style, and not fashioning yourself to be like someone else. Even though many artists are thieving rascals (even the Bible itself says that there is nothing new under the sun) originality is to be an aim.<br /><br />Thank you for the reminder :)Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141941816962453394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-58374780730542784572012-03-15T23:30:02.599-04:002012-03-15T23:30:02.599-04:00I can totally relate to this...I compare myself to...I can totally relate to this...I compare myself to people so often, knowing that I cannot measure up to the standard that I think they have set. I never feel like I am good enough. But I am learning how to get past that :) I really like what you said about finding the song inside of you. That is what I want to do. To find the song that is in me and sing it with everything in me. Thank you. :)K Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739936006225924101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-3729869095055411222012-03-15T19:17:26.996-04:002012-03-15T19:17:26.996-04:00Natalie! This is so wonderful. First, the Jack Whi...Natalie! This is so wonderful. First, the Jack White references and love. Adore him, adore his new solo stuff too. And you're right that he is amazing at being himself- at least from our point of view. Second, it is so easy to get into the comparison game. I was talking to friends about it the other day because I experience jealousy over people's writing opportunities at times and wanted to get to the root of it. We reasoned that it's the vulnerability we feel when we write, which can make us feel insecure (especially with blogging stats and number of comments), which is like a gateway drug to comparison and envy. But then we talked about how we don't always know what that other person has done to work for the opportunity they've received, nor would we always be willing to do the same ourselves. God blesses us in our own way and at the right time for us. Thirdly, yes, we are called only to be the best version of ourselves. That was a good and timely reminder.Leigh Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852895686724474193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-87267524975817212032012-03-15T19:16:30.848-04:002012-03-15T19:16:30.848-04:00That's my favorite quote on any of his blogs, ...That's my favorite quote on any of his blogs, and he's had some zingers. I have a feeling that's going to be in his new book. So so so good. I need to put that on my mirror. My fear with all the Internet stuff is that it hasn't even hit full-force yet. It's turning into a new celebrity maker. I think the idea is that it inspires women, and maybe it all still does. But it seems to mostly make women feel like crap. Like their lives are pointless if they don't have blogs, babies, and book deals. Which is just ridiculous.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-63024270506438806912012-03-15T19:11:56.699-04:002012-03-15T19:11:56.699-04:00Thank you so much. I've never wanted this blog...Thank you so much. I've never wanted this blog to follow one particular theme. I just want it to be a sweet place to hang out and have some fun discussions. That means so much to me to know you've been reading for so long! Thanks for enduring the crazy. :) I can so relate to the writing stuff too. I'm convinced the comparison never stops on its own. I have to really choose to stop comparing my work, or my sales, or my talent or anything to anybody else. There's nothing good that comes of it. The fact that you're pushing through all that mental turmoil/garbage and writing anyway is so awesome. Thanks for sharing that verse!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-53483528538232007502012-03-15T19:02:30.056-04:002012-03-15T19:02:30.056-04:00I love your comment. Especially, "it's a ...I love your comment. Especially, "it's a lot like high school." It so is. I've thought before how cliques never, ever go away unless you choose to just ignore them. Your comment reminded me of a convo I had recently. I was talking about Donald Miller's last book, which I loved, but there was one part that always gets to me. In lots of non-fiction (and blogs), people have these big spiritual epiphanies when they're traveling in very exotic places. And my thinking was, "Can you still experience God when you're so broke you can barely afford to put gas in your car?" I think that same idea relates to what you're talking about. It's the whole comparison thing still. It can rattle your brain. But you are right - the popularity part is just in your head.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-65024161482057939732012-03-15T18:55:04.395-04:002012-03-15T18:55:04.395-04:00I think the copycat stuff is exhausting (and I say...I think the copycat stuff is exhausting (and I say this because I've been in seasons where it's pretty much ALL I seemed to be doing). You are so right though - you WILL do so many awesome things. The path to all that won't look like anybody else's, but it will be awesome too. I've been thinking a lot about Psalm 103 - the part that reads, "He satisfies our desires with good things." That has been such a word for me. You are so right - life lived FULL is the goal. Thanks for sharing this comment. It's so sweet to know somebody else deals with all this comparison stuff.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-28095698191816996212012-03-15T18:48:37.293-04:002012-03-15T18:48:37.293-04:00You know what's so funny about this is that I ...You know what's so funny about this is that I can't imagine anybody wearing cuter clothes than you. AND you MAKE them! I bet people get creativity envy over your blog all the time. I'm so there with you though - blogs can be killer. There are times I have to detox for a while and read none of them. I read Mark Batterson's "The Circle Maker" and he talked about how much more productive he was when he fasted from media for a certain period of time. I have a theory that most bloggers probably struggle with comparison. I can't wait to see what you write about it. And I can't wait to see your crossstitch! (I had never heard that quote before - so good!)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-47465903263794581192012-03-15T18:45:57.754-04:002012-03-15T18:45:57.754-04:00Thank you so much! :) So good to know you can rela...Thank you so much! :) So good to know you can relate!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-26882344204652138582012-03-15T18:39:19.675-04:002012-03-15T18:39:19.675-04:00I love this post. LOVE this post.
"It&#...I love this post. LOVE this post. <br /><br /> "It's refreshing when you have a conversation with someone who used to want to be what she was never meant to be, but left that illusion behind to become the bonafide best version of herself the world has ever seen." <br /><br />I would love to have that blown up and framed and taking up an entire wall of my office. Comparison is a liar and a destroyer. And the internet is just spreading this plague.Jenny B. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561643182219651931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-30473560479039214782012-03-15T16:17:16.660-04:002012-03-15T16:17:16.660-04:00Oh I just love you for being brave and saying thes...Oh I just love you for being brave and saying these things. I am constantly reminding myself not to be of those who "compare themselves with themselves and are not wise." (2 Corinthians 10:12 NIV) Both in everyday life and in my writing. It's so easy to fall into discouragement and discontent saying, "If only I could write like that!" <br /><br />I love so much that you don't follow the "rules" of blogging. I've read your blog for years, and it has stayed in my reader though many have drifted in and out. You write about so many random things, inviting us into your life and into your heart. And that's what keeps me coming back. The glimpses into your heart that tell me "You are not alone." Thank you for being who you are. You are so appreciated.Rebekah Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621414007953219061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-34631682108858000172012-03-15T16:09:26.110-04:002012-03-15T16:09:26.110-04:00I most for sure get that vibe sometimes (most of t...I most for sure get that vibe sometimes (most of the time) from blogs. It seems like everyone else's life is perfect and all I ever blog about is what I watch on TV and other random junk. I don't get tons of comments or have loads of follwers. Blogging is awesome and I love it but I do sometimes feel that it's a lot like high school, and mainly because a lot of it's just in your head.<br />LFPaper Bird and Little Fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409939087450824901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-46307521870775089252012-03-15T14:29:55.283-04:002012-03-15T14:29:55.283-04:00I too have had a hard time dealing with comparing ...I too have had a hard time dealing with comparing myself to others. I look around and see so many cool people who can do awesome things and I think, "wow why can't I do that?" And I guess I need to remember that I can. I see so many girls that waste their time wanting to copy every little thing someone else does and I don't want to be like that. What kind of life is that? It's definitely not what I call a life lived full.<br /> I know God wants so much more for all of us than that kind of life. Thanks for pointing that out Natalie. Thanks also for being so real. That's why I read your blog because it inspires me to become more of my own person.<br /> -MarissaMarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263997168584190750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-28296600386127434892012-03-15T14:04:17.723-04:002012-03-15T14:04:17.723-04:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. There are so many...Thank you, thank you, thank you. There are so many things I want to say in response to this but I don't even know where to begin!<br /><br />I've struggled with comparison for as long as I can remember. It's such a nasty habit, but I think I'm slowly working past it. Trying to be like someone else is honestly exhausting, and it never brings anything good. And really, when I'm not busy obsessing over what others think of me, I'm kind of growing to like my quirky self. I like my "unusual" tastes and interests and hobbies. <br /><br />Me and a blogging buddy/pen pal were just talking about this the other week. I definitely agree that blogs can be breeding ground for jealousy and discontent. It's so easy to move from "wow, that's cool" to envy. It's so easy to think, I dress like such a dork compared to her. Why can't I afford to travel to Europe like her? How come my crafty ideas are never as awesome and creative as hers? {But I also find myself wondering about what certain bloggers' lives are *really* like. Because they can't be as perfect as they seem.} Sometimes when I get like that, I just have to take a step back away from the blogging community and look at my life and how God has blessed me.<br /><br />And this is such a concidence that it's going to sound like I'm making it up. But the "Comparison is the thief of joy" quote has been on my mind a lot lately, and I've actually been spending the morning working on a cross stitch pattern of it. Because I think I need that reminder on my wall. :) And I'm planning a comparison post for my blog, though I may have just said everything in this comment that I was going to say in the post. :) Good grief, sorry for the length of this monster.<br /><br />{The part about studying and copying, whether consciously or not, people you admire made me think about Audrey Hepburn's dad in "How to Steal a Million." About copying a painting, he says, "I doubt very much if Van Gogh himself would have gone through so much trouble." And Audrey says, "He didn't have to! He *was* Van Gogh." :) }<br /><br />~KristinKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592919145644124930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157829453707942005.post-14222152240256581162012-03-15T13:51:29.854-04:002012-03-15T13:51:29.854-04:00Natalie, YOU are a Rock Star! Great post, as alway...Natalie, YOU are a Rock Star! Great post, as always...and so trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com