tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post7247433789383517228..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Cherry Red Nails and Emoticons: the must-have style-guide, by an extroverted-introvertJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-51626981239480525472019-10-31T23:14:18.630+10:002019-10-31T23:14:18.630+10:00Oh yes! Are you sure we’re not twins Helen? Alth...Oh yes! Are you sure we’re not twins Helen? Although my hair is white now, I have been known to have pink or purple through it, and my current favourite nail polish is bright red! And I LOVE emojis ❤️😘😍🥰👍🤣🙀😂😇 and !!!!!! I have to admit my writing style is still a work in progress; sometimes there’s more progress than other times, but I’m having fun!! Thanks for sharing this Helen and bringing a huge smile to my face!!!😋😛😝Kaye Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222342328170799432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-52520399200125839512019-10-31T21:56:41.019+10:002019-10-31T21:56:41.019+10:00Great blog and wonderful encouragement!Great blog and wonderful encouragement!Sally Poyzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618960159302284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-73561047628381611922019-10-31T11:31:19.958+10:002019-10-31T11:31:19.958+10:00Love this! I’ve been praying through similar thoug...Love this! I’ve been praying through similar thoughts this week regarding writing. It’s very easy to be caught up in what people think we should be and do. As far as clothing goes I still wear a fair bit of black (as it’s slimming) but always something bright with it. A few years ago I thought I could lose my sight - I didn’t but it gave me a new appreciation of colour. Going right now to google ‘rose gold ombré pink’. Bless ya.Susan J Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020859162801279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-60114425880863831422019-10-31T08:59:42.663+10:002019-10-31T08:59:42.663+10:00I can relate Arthur. I too, have a dual personalit...I can relate Arthur. I too, have a dual personality, or even multiple personalities, I think. I can be the quiet, observant little mouse sitting in the corner, and then, with the click of the switch, I become the performer - clowning to children, animated story telling or even serious presentations to adult groups. Sometimes I wonder 'who is the REAL me?' But you know ... they ALL are! I am just ... Me. :D Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175391904984218479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-25755027566175620852019-10-31T07:32:57.777+10:002019-10-31T07:32:57.777+10:00As one who has already tried (and loved) having an...As one who has already tried (and loved) having an arrow of bright pink splashed through my hair, I heartily concur with your humorous, wild, wacky, freely flowing enthusiasm for being true to oneself and one's calling. Reading your post filled my soul with joy.Mazzy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945841786696357456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-59600392089065937872018-02-14T07:58:15.555+10:002018-02-14T07:58:15.555+10:00Hi Paula, you're welcome, I enjoyed writing th...Hi Paula, you're welcome, I enjoyed writing this blog. It is so great when we do find our own style and develop it. I hope you are encouraged through these words. Blessings, HelenHelen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-68712966990697963752018-02-13T10:06:10.265+10:002018-02-13T10:06:10.265+10:00Hi Helen, thanks for the encouraging post. I love ...Hi Helen, thanks for the encouraging post. I love your description of how you tapped into your own genuine style. It's something we all need to do for sure.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-54906471920372834172018-02-12T21:07:07.436+10:002018-02-12T21:07:07.436+10:00Thank you Rhonda, I will certainly try to keep on ...Thank you Rhonda, I will certainly try to keep on doing so. xxHelen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-43099076522053350262018-02-12T17:38:52.814+10:002018-02-12T17:38:52.814+10:00Oh you are a breath of fresh air! Keep on blowing ...Oh you are a breath of fresh air! Keep on blowing - in breezes, gales or multi-hued hurricanes - to bless the world and glorify your Maker. Rhonda Pooley - Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267933289137123263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-19858669739911904672018-02-12T15:06:48.217+10:002018-02-12T15:06:48.217+10:00What can I say...I have had an equally-creative an...What can I say...I have had an equally-creative and writerly mum to teach me. Your encouragement is, as always, contant and keeps me going. Love you ma xx Helen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-37716773112120956332018-02-12T13:49:04.677+10:002018-02-12T13:49:04.677+10:00I LOVE reading your blogs Helen. You were born to ...I LOVE reading your blogs Helen. You were born to be a writer! I was amazed when, as a little girl you wrote with such humour and passion and as a teenager you could write stories that had me wanting more and more...I could see the gift in you I am still amazed at your ability to express yourself in such an open and honest way. God has blessed you with a great ministry of creativity, humour and encouragement and I am so proud of you for putting yourself "out there" and letting Him use your gift to inspire others. Proud mum?? Absolutely!! ���� ❤️❤️❤️Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878018705606704024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-45090202527794011002018-02-12T13:05:44.084+10:002018-02-12T13:05:44.084+10:00Hi Arthur/David, thanks for commenting. Oh, the ju...Hi Arthur/David, thanks for commenting. Oh, the juggling of the dual personalities is a tricky business, for sure. My introvert often anazlyses my extrovert's behaviour rather critically...I'm learning to be kind to them both. I do hope you continue to don that clownsuit...maybe even literally one day?! (Sunday school ministry perhaps?!). And that no matter what, you keep on being the you God made you to be. Blessings, HelenHelen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-6484638708705293352018-02-12T13:01:07.122+10:002018-02-12T13:01:07.122+10:00Hi Lesley, thank you for your lovely comments. I&#...Hi Lesley, thank you for your lovely comments. I'm glad this gave you a giggle. Isn't it wonderful when we can be free to laugh a bit, even at ourselves! It makes life that much better I think...definitely less serious! Helen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-91792581001534224012018-02-12T11:02:49.841+10:002018-02-12T11:02:49.841+10:00Well, I can't relate quite so well to the long...Well, I can't relate quite so well to the long, colourful nails and purple streaks in my hair (lost most of mine anyway) but I like the introverted extrovert in you.<br />Being one myself, I occasionally don the (metaphorical) clownsuit and do the song and dance thing to the delight or disapproval or embarrassment of family and friends. Then I retreat, red-faced, into my little embarrassed shell and disown the showman that just made a fool himself.<br />But I'm learning to cope with my dual-personality, by the grace of God. Yeah! Be what God created you to be. Helen!<br />You encourage me.<br />Go, the Showgirl!<br /><br />Cheers & Blessings<br />David Butler (aka Arthur D Bardswell)Arthur D Bardswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077464609263357957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-45418684955009743482018-02-12T10:53:27.204+10:002018-02-12T10:53:27.204+10:00Wow! Love your style, Helen! Thanks for an interes...Wow! Love your style, Helen! Thanks for an interesting insight into who you were and have become! The contrast is amazing and lovely! Your sense of humour had me chuckling all the way through this post. Being comfortable with who you are is so exhilarating and life’s fun aspect becomes more enjoyable drowning out some of the stuff we used to take so seriously. Love the new Helen! Lesley Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813827759486341613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-13972800205976957682018-02-12T10:45:28.250+10:002018-02-12T10:45:28.250+10:00I'm glad it gave you a giggle, Jo-Anne. And ye...I'm glad it gave you a giggle, Jo-Anne. And yes, go get that purple streak! We want photos, though!Helen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-69196630969387454552018-02-12T10:35:00.696+10:002018-02-12T10:35:00.696+10:00A lovely, refreshing blog, Helen, that made me lau...A lovely, refreshing blog, Helen, that made me laugh out loud! Thank you. And ... ahem ... one day I'll put that purple streak in my hair I've been wanting for years!!Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-12423492662288817922018-02-12T08:33:07.087+10:002018-02-12T08:33:07.087+10:00I'm so glad that you're finally embracing ...I'm so glad that you're finally embracing your colourful self, Anusha! Helen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-3878856777425910482018-02-12T08:10:53.238+10:002018-02-12T08:10:53.238+10:00Great post Helen and a great reminder too. Good on...Great post Helen and a great reminder too. Good on you for becoming YOU! You do glorify God when you discover whom He has created you to be so I can see Him cheering you on and saying 'That's my girl, Helen'! I used to wear somber colours for the first 50 years of my life - then I woke up realising that God's given us all these beautiful colours and why don't I make use of them. My wardrobe changed dramatically to lots of too bright clothing - and I love it. :) Even I do feel a wee bit embarrassed sometimes when in the midst of a more austere company. Love the point you make about writing what we are created to write - that is so important. So thanks for giving me a happy start to my day through your lovely, humorous post. Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.com