The best of times. The worst of times. Ah, memoir. Which cartoon is your favorite?
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October 25, 2024
Ignite — 10/25/24
The best of times. The worst of times. Ah, memoir. Which cartoon is your favorite?
#1
#2
#3
#4
First — and I should probably be publishing this comment on yesterday’s post but I fear that some of you may not see it — I appreciate your kindness and affirmation; in fact, I printed up the comments. I abandoned the post yesterday. I was confused and sad, wondering what in theeeeee hell I was going to do now that an article Beth posted on my “Restoring Pathways” post (this past Tuesday) informed me that about “10,000 repetitions” in a new direction are required for changing one’s “neural pathway.” Hell, if I am going to dialogue with THE CHILD 10,000 times. Then I felt bad about that and Trump is a fascist, and I’m tired, I want to nap . . . and that was that.
I did have a session with Saundra yesterday. Who knows what else will emerge, but I need — as most of you counseled — to keep going. Wish I sounded more happy and excited about it.
In any event, thank you for sticking with me.
And now, my opinion about today’s cartoons which I will post in a new comment.
Cartoon #2 is posted for two reasons — Halloween is next week and Ina Garten, AKA the Barefoot Contessa and author of 13 bestselling cookbooks, recently published a memoir entitled, “Be Ready When Luck Happens”. Here’s the Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/Be-Ready-When-Luck-Happens/dp/0593799895/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SCBYLCHS2Y85&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TSGqOe6jq1ZsUFCOMkMI49ousQb9AyBC5wjHSk8K8QshIr2ZKPVazSmMmsbDJUgegS1y42vZieZeVNRj012-mBd01hOFz9ufvjg8U3uZTW8p2wouIdRndCocltfkWmhzSWYgBBdGeZpsuYjz44vtGCOroajTag2ECA0wFf9tArHwU9cI87CQbWLU-pvm_SrdjgGcD_PbwGa1i69qPXiJAcTpNohOA20k3frG1X4j_oY._019wx_EA7k0Jast2v0emlWNz3-mlapSGZMOeiO1tUk&dib_tag=se&keywords=ina+garten+memoir+2024&qid=1729849254&sprefix=ina+gar%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1
Garten’s memoir has been very favorably reviewed; even in the New Yorker.
Cartoon #1 is how I talk to myself; cartoon #4 is from Roz Chast, so what’s not to love . . .
All that being said, I give this week’s award to Cartoon #3. I used to have bangs . . . it would have been a great title for my memoir.
#4 – I never thought of memoir in quite this way, but this says it all!
Sharon, it’s not 10,000 conversations with the child, it’s affirming yourself and your worth 10,000 times. It seems that each time you touch your childhood, you are beaten up by your mother again. Don’t give her that kind of power. Claim your talent and your worth and keep going. You are sure to have 10,000 opportunities to do so just to finish this project.
Thanks for clarifying the distinction, Beth. Why didn’t I see that? I’ll try not to feel too bad about my blindness when it comes to my talent. It is such a vicious and, actually, increasingly BORING cycle.
OMG #4 needs to be real! What a great categorization!
#3 made me laugh out loud.
YES YES affirm your worth/worth of child 10,000 times-10 times per day-at least. I agree with Beth. Also #4 is GREAT and I agree #3 is very funny–how does the book get to be that thick about bangs??!! PS thanks for sending me the post.