tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post1484691305795079145..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Hot Cast: Part 5 - TransitionsLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-87633276968068097232011-03-30T13:28:25.065-04:002011-03-30T13:28:25.065-04:00Leah, your words and work are remarkable, inspirat...Leah, your words and work are remarkable, inspirational, difficult and wonderful. I also am the daughter of a narcissistic mother and found the book "Trapped in the Mirror" by Elan Golomb to be incredibly helpful in opening my eyes and finding my way. Best of luck to you on your continuing journey.wings300https://www.blogger.com/profile/10260510354135570053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-68404073203108006292011-03-23T20:57:52.272-04:002011-03-23T20:57:52.272-04:00Thank you for sharing your journey. What a blessin...Thank you for sharing your journey. What a blessing you are giving your family by working on this now. You will learn to love yourself. You are worthy... I am sure your husband and little boy think so! <br />I have always felt that life journeys end up helping others. I am sure your story will touch someone. Through your healing you will touch someone else and help them to heal too.Jo Vandermeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387737331055177779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-62652239075988112992011-03-23T08:59:53.481-04:002011-03-23T08:59:53.481-04:00Thank you for sharing. I am reading the same book...Thank you for sharing. I am reading the same book right now, after reading Children of the Self-Absorbed, finding both very helpful along with 12 step family recovery work.<br />Hope that you find peace.Uli Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957497683715420997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-43061013745139744282011-03-22T16:57:32.415-04:002011-03-22T16:57:32.415-04:00Leah - how sweet and vulnerable you allow yourself...Leah - how sweet and vulnerable you allow yourself to be! I'm so glad your journey is continuing. Know that you are already a good mom and wife - celebrate and enjoy that part of your life daily! My prayers are with you - be encouraged!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06451146860143781872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-67100306037102025272011-03-21T22:55:55.338-04:002011-03-21T22:55:55.338-04:00It is sad that we often see ourselves through othe...It is sad that we often see ourselves through others eyes. Especially when theirs eyes are blinded by their own pain. I am glad you received a book that seems to help you. Know this also God Love You and knows you and hopefully you will be able to break the cycle.<br /><br />God bless you!Avonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461451477632543353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-41718598965799489862011-03-21T20:13:59.851-04:002011-03-21T20:13:59.851-04:00ok, I just left a comment and I think I spazzed an...ok, I just left a comment and I think I spazzed and hit the wrong button.<br /><br />Anyway, you are so on the right path. You are doing something at a young age that many people struggle with for a life time - trying to be the best you can be without growing up with the role model. My husband once told me that: the best teacher is seeing something done wrong. So, even if you didn't have a good role model, maybe you are learning from what you did experience.<br /><br />On quilting, I have watched the DVD's I ordered from you many times and I am still scared to machine quilt.<br /><br />Anyway, sending positive thoughts your way.Jodi B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05560721616266084611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-65540450554557381522011-03-21T16:42:51.049-04:002011-03-21T16:42:51.049-04:00I forgot to say when my aunt asked me about my mom...I forgot to say when my aunt asked me about my mom her comment back was she was glad that I was changing the cycle because there mother was like that and that is why my mom was like she was.You don't have to post these if you don't want to I understand.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214420425892741292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-89481288383457130942011-03-21T16:35:59.886-04:002011-03-21T16:35:59.886-04:00leah, your journey of healing has been and inspira...leah, your journey of healing has been and inspiration to me. Thank you for making it known to all of us who need to feel we are not alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905166176592759916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-64344940466721379622011-03-21T15:59:42.972-04:002011-03-21T15:59:42.972-04:00Hey, Leah,
I've been following these Hot Cast...Hey, Leah,<br /><br />I've been following these Hot Cast and Sinkhole posts for a while now on "lurk mode." I am 47 years old, and my kids are nearly grown now. I just want you to know that this journey you are on, is, I believe, a very healthy one. I know that it can be bitterly painful at times, but if you keep on with the "work" you are doing it will get better! You will arrive at a point one day when you can say, "I'm not perfect, but I'm OK with what is wrong." That is a huge moment!<br />So many people just kind of go through their lives on auto pilot with little or no thought about the decisions they make. You are taking a very thoughtful journey through your life. You are analyzing what is good, and what may not be so good, and you are working to change what must be changed. You are doing all of this for the most noble of reasons, your husband and your child!<br />Try to remember, every once in a while, to take a break from the repair shop, so to speak, and congratulate yourself for taking the job on at all. Many do not, and are left wondering why their lives are so broken. You, my dear, have a great life. You are working hard to keep it that way. Brava!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893936168986235776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-63178645935045234172011-03-21T15:57:18.844-04:002011-03-21T15:57:18.844-04:00Thank you once again for sharing what you are goin...Thank you once again for sharing what you are going through. I have a friend that has an alcoholic mother and has been through much of what you are describing. You are facing it all with such bravery and honesty. You will get stronger and wiser, you will heal and move forward in freedom.quiltercarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168583041412881255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-59749955542623532172011-03-21T15:18:21.613-04:002011-03-21T15:18:21.613-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214420425892741292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-25646880150154138162011-03-21T15:02:14.264-04:002011-03-21T15:02:14.264-04:00Yes, Yes, Yes! Make it! Work through it - you'...Yes, Yes, Yes! Make it! Work through it - you're already mostly there, love!SewHappyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697748398763227664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-33173604318284242282011-03-21T14:51:25.372-04:002011-03-21T14:51:25.372-04:00Thank you for sharing this story and the book titl...Thank you for sharing this story and the book title. I think you've just had an epiphany. What a great place to be and evolve from. And, you have your art to help heal you! Awesome, Leah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-9706914650599301512011-03-21T14:44:19.593-04:002011-03-21T14:44:19.593-04:00Wow, did this speak to me! I've never labeled ...Wow, did this speak to me! I've never labeled what was wrong with my mother but now I have one because this fits perfectly with my experience. I used to rock myself a lot which I later found out was an attempt to nurture myself. <br /><br />Good luck on your journey.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251615138362906748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-83641807580563910082011-03-21T14:43:02.278-04:002011-03-21T14:43:02.278-04:00Leah, you're so much stronger than you realize...Leah, you're so much stronger than you realize, facing this head-on! Go, girl! And you're creating beauty while doing it, both in your amazing goddess quilts and in your own family's life. Fifteen years from now, you will look back and be forever grateful that you went through this process so that you could build healthy relationships in your own family. Traveling those years together in healthy ways are more healing than you can dream.<br /><br />Finish Hot Cast with all the beauty you can give her, because you deserve that, for sure. Next, make that quilt of you and James, and then live it. Your relationship with James will heal your relationship with your child self over the years. It's a special kind of magic. :)<br /><br />And remember this truism when you're evaluating the "goodness" of your parenting: Children don't need perfect parents to feel loved and to grow up well-adjusted. They just need Good Enough parents.Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-28936435214493594322011-03-21T14:24:50.126-04:002011-03-21T14:24:50.126-04:00Leah take your time with hot cast, she is obviousl...Leah take your time with hot cast, she is obviously working her magic on you and helping you through some very difficult issues, the cycle needs to stop. <br />You so deserve to love and like yourself and feel comfortable in your own skin.<br />The new quilt sounds lovely and pure with love and acceptance, James is a lucky little boy.happydaysquiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020104445886884500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-53341044271287166222011-03-21T14:24:33.105-04:002011-03-21T14:24:33.105-04:00Oh, Leah! You are welcome. I'm so glad the b...Oh, Leah! You are welcome. I'm so glad the book got to you and spoke to you. I'm so surprised you've gone through it so quickly and happy that you were in exactly the right place for it. When you are finished, you should lend it to your sisters and keep the chain of healing going. Always know you are very loved. Much love and thought, Jenny.Jenny Squawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125094455415187483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-60619549347911855992011-03-21T14:18:43.759-04:002011-03-21T14:18:43.759-04:00So much of what you have written rings true for me...So much of what you have written rings true for me. I am inspired by your ability to work through past history to make (both literally and figuratively)something fresh from the hard work.Tsigeyusvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999932284811796439noreply@blogger.com