Sunday, March 4, 2012

"Comparison is the thief of joy," said Theodore Roosevelt

My dear friend,

I read it. Your words are like chocolate to me. They're so luscious I want to eat them, feel them gushing through the entrails of my soul, nourishing, fattening and sweet.

I want them to reproduce within me. So I can deliver like you - painlessly, a quick and easy birth of art blossomed from a divine conception. But instead, my labor, slow and long, often feels futile, compounded by my wishes ...to be more like you.

I sit here in wonder, not knowing how you do it. Don't you have a life, like me? How do you produce prolific work leaving me enthralled? Does the clock not tick the same for you? Perhaps all clocks share their tick but all have different faces with diverse designs.

Guess it's no secret that a little green monster compulsively lurks sadly within me, watching you, hoping to learn more of that with which you've been endowed. Your talent's not fair, I'll have you know, but I still admire you so. And if you notice my pen's slight imitation, please accept it as my most respectful compliment, unconsciously bestowed.

Oh, and if you have any clue of how I can be more like you, please write and let me know.

Sincerely,

Your pen pal

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My friends Corinne and Linda are conducting a blog hop based on the words of Theodore Roosevelt. So, I'm linking to the Comparison blog hop on Dangerous Linda and Everyday Gyaan.

26 comments:

  1. ha this is good....Theodore Roosevelt was a wise man.. if i start to compare..for example with some sax players or with some poets out there...i only get depressive...so i try to be just who i am with all my imperfections and limitations...very nicely written myrna...and hope you're having a lovely sunday..

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  2. comparison will def rob us...as we are often our best or worst critics as well...ours will never match up in our minds...be yourself for sure...

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  3. Dear Myrna,

    Your beautiful prose moves me to tears! I will compare myself to you now and tell you that I feel completely inadequate in the presence of your poetic words, which reach beyond rational thinking and grab my heart & soul. And I am grateful to experience the delightful envy that I feel towards your abilities. Ah, I believe this is joy I am experiencing in this moment of realizing, again, the amazing wonder of YOU! XOXO

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  4. I really loved it!!!
    A new different approach to the subject. I also liked the fact you mentioned imitation like being sort of a compliment as sometimes it is.

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  5. This is so amazing. I love your writing style and your ability to grab my full attention with each word- making me work harder to grasp all that it is you are saying.

    Excellent!

    Be blessed wildly,
    wendy

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  6. I found your blog through the hop. Great post! I think comparison is natural, especially to see how we stack up. As long as we see others' accomplishments as something to admire instead of envy, it's all good!

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  7. But it is you that I emulate, my friend!


    Aloha from Honolulu
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  8. Myrna you are talented in so many ways and I have read your post many times over. You maze me every time but this time you just blew me away!

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  9. Oh Myrna, you're so very creative. I loved this style...I took me back to some penmanship (is it now called penpersonship??) of old. ♥

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  10. This is fabulous...whenever I am reading blogs written by others, I do feel "Why can't I write like them or why did not I think of this?" And, then again I would not be me, if I was like them....:-)

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  11. Dear Myrna:

    You continue to surprise me with your words. The form of a letter is wonderful to express one's thoughts.

    Glad that you joined the hop by Corinne and Linda.

    Joy always,
    Susan

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  12. Aaaah, how the grass always seems to be greener on the other side of the fence :) Great post!

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  13. This was really beautiful and I loved the whole analogy of literary creation.;)) You are a talented lady my dear.;))
    xoxo

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  14. Such a powerful concise quote that says so very much. Thank you! I'll be sharing that one :). Love your creative writing on it all, too. Hope you have a good day.

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  15. You have such a unique way of writing Myrna. This is so wonderful and different. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it

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  16. I enjoyed reading this, very well written.

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  17. Well done, Myrna. I like what you have done with this. Thanks for making me smile.

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  18. A completely different take - no judgements.. :) Loved it.
    ~Punam

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  19. Loved the post and the chocolate.
    Jim

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  20. Loved the post and the chocolate.
    Jim

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  21. Hi Myrna!
    In a world of copycats, be an original, I say ;-)
    This is certainly a unique take on comparison.
    Writing a letter to the man himself!

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  22. Hello.
    Haha...my dear Myrna, this is just awesome! No more need be said. I'm happy to be your pen-pal anyway (smile).
    Enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. This is precious; it is almost the most precious of longings, knowing that we are not someone else, but admiring them enough to imitate, desire, but then not being them and creating something so filled with the fragrance of love's longing and self-satisfactoin...

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  24. I have a friend like that. Every word resonated.

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  25. What a great post.....if only the little green monster would disappear from all humanity....how wonderful the world would be....As always....XOXOXOXO

    http://bongoisme.blogspot.com/2012/03/comparison-thief-of-joy_01.html#axzz1okUsxRDs

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