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Old 01-21-2012, 09:52 AM
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Many of you may have seen this before but hey, it helps me feel 'normal'

Hope it helps you:

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Old 01-21-2012, 03:15 PM
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Nicole I had never seen this before, and I thank you!
I agree, it does make me feel more normal, and I couldn't help but be reminded of my mom always telling me I have "champagne taste on a beer budget"!!!
Kind of the same notion----I must have really great taste though, because so much of my stuff is a disappointment to me!
But I love photography, I appreciate when i see beautiful photo's, and every once in awhile I get one that makes me say "ahhhh, now that looks pretty good", so I just keep plugging on!
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Thats great advice and describes where I am at in my journey as well...
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Excellent and so needed right now! Thanks Nicola!
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I've seen it before, but I needed to see it again. Thanks for posting this.
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Thanks for that link. I am going through that phase where I am disappointed by the quality of my work. This gives me hope to continue on!
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Very encouraging post. Thanks for sharing - very appropriate for me and give me the extra motivation to keep going...
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Great message, but just hard to read. Transitions are so quick if you have astigmatism, you will struggle to read. Like me

But great message and thank you for sharing.
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This was great! Thanks for the encouragement, I think I really needed that right now. TFS!
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Wow, that was waaaay too fast. And I read 400 words per minute without even trying. I think the flipping and sliding was what was messing with me.

Anyway, nice to be reminded. Thanks!
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