tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499482108839488369.post2801668491017802321..comments2023-04-27T08:15:43.085-07:00Comments on The Smoke And Who's Still Standing When It Clears: Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner (Not Even Herself)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499482108839488369.post-88382412993479405462011-10-16T13:20:16.161-07:002011-10-16T13:20:16.161-07:00Should be twenty-four "hour" on that com...Should be twenty-four "hour" on that comment...it would help if I proofed a third time. :)Jo Jardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189836723090778344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499482108839488369.post-62484623291163956292011-10-16T13:19:05.409-07:002011-10-16T13:19:05.409-07:00I completely understand the twenty-four aspect, tr...I completely understand the twenty-four aspect, trying to create a boundary where your heart wants to run free, and creating a balance of writing and reading in my life so that I don't burn up my own candle. I love that you shared this comment with me--and particularly that you traveled so far in the name of your passion so that you could finally know the others in person. That, too, is a candle in a cave, in the face of the world.<br /><br />Thanks for feeding the optimism in word and deed. :)Jo Jardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189836723090778344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499482108839488369.post-27847190659984649702011-10-16T12:56:44.991-07:002011-10-16T12:56:44.991-07:00I spent the past five days in Frankfurt with my tr...I spent the past five days in Frankfurt with my tribe, agents from all over the world, and it was energizing in exactly the way you describe. We could relax in each other's presence, because we share unique concerns, among which, you might be surprised to know, is the tendency to work twenty-four hours a day. We do it because we love our jobs, regardless of the financial compensation. While we already knew each other virtually, meeting face to face transformed the pre-existing respect into affection.Robin Mizellhttp://robinmizell.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com