Comments on: Beyond Repression – Making Space for Your Irrational Beauty

By: LaVonne Ellis

LaVonne Ellis — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:53 +0000

I’ve been getting increasingly depressed over my “other side’s” refusal to do the work I need to do in order to make some MONEY already. And lately, I feel the siren call of the needle. All I want to do is sew, pushing a needle in and out of some fabric — not even embroidery or making something pretty — just the physical act of hand sewing, even mending, is very calming and relaxing. And it’s about as far from marketing and writing as I can get. [Hmm -- maybe I should start a needle & thread blog!]

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:53:35 +0000

Wow! So glad I could help light that fire in you Jess. = >
That’s been a big passion of mine for a long time too, helping people to know that they have the freedom and permission to fully be themselves.

And that “irrational beauty”…it IS a long-forgotten friend. And it can’t wait to come home!

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By: Jess Webb

Jess Webb — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:30:15 +0000

Susan – I am really enjoying your series, thank you for writing this stuff!

I love the phrase “irrational beauty”, it calls to me like a long-forgotten friend (or long-repressed part of myself?)… And this whole idea of instead of embracing and learning from those parts of myself, instead of repressing and trying to control them, is just so very freeing. It makes me feel like I can finally really be ME. Like I have PERMISSION to finally be me…

And it lights a fire in me to pass that on, to help other people give themselves permission to be them…