tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post4605057025103182061..comments2023-10-12T06:29:13.317-06:00Comments on Beck: Where do I go from here?Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-6821524134716605782007-05-26T18:27:00.000-06:002007-05-26T18:27:00.000-06:00SANTORIO: your comment of : "anything that decrea...SANTORIO: your comment of : "anything that decreases stress and increases self-awareness can't be all bad," rings true to me. <BR/><BR/>I need decreased stress and increased self-awareness so I guess for now I'll continue in some form or the other, to blog...Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-62973767422764442552007-05-22T14:10:00.000-06:002007-05-22T14:10:00.000-06:00my blogging rate has decreased; certainly once i a...my blogging rate has decreased; certainly once i addressed my hot topics, i felt i had less to say.<BR/><BR/>i'm also spending less time reading, though when i do, i benefit. the topics are the same but there are nuances and new insights that will keep me coming back.<BR/><BR/>the big question, as you suggest, is i am a better person for being a member of this blogging community? don't know, the juries still out on this one, but the early sign is yes, anything that decreases stress and increases self-awareness can't be all bad.<BR/><BR/>and of course there's the 15 minutes of fame; maybe oprah will give me a call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-6999994508555975542007-05-21T18:09:00.000-06:002007-05-21T18:09:00.000-06:00KB: Thanks, I needed that! Too bad I'm into self...KB: Thanks, I needed that! Too bad I'm into self-pity so much that I need such treatment to pick myself up... (was that self-depreciating), I mean, thanks...<BR/><BR/>GF: Thanks to you, too, and I'm planning on an "escape" very soon! I appreciate that you follow along. I look forward to getting to know you better.<BR/><BR/>FORESTER: Yes, we older and not-so-wise guys are out here, and yes, I'm still getting it done! I don't mean to be totally sarcastic. I appreciate that I can be an example of someone who has kept it going and has mostly been very happy for 25 years! There is hope and it is possible! Just sometimes it doesn't always feel that way. Thanks for "needing me". I need to be "needed" right now.<BR/><BR/>SEAN: I'm glad you're still around. Don't be a stranger.<BR/><BR/>ABE: You know how I feel about you...Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-42302789926896852592007-05-21T10:51:00.000-06:002007-05-21T10:51:00.000-06:00If you stop blogging then I'm just going to have t...If you stop blogging then I'm just going to have to take you into the ladies room and slap some sense into you!<BR/><BR/>There are people out there who need you! I need you!Abelard Enigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-50387559893178814572007-05-21T09:46:00.000-06:002007-05-21T09:46:00.000-06:00loyalist's blog is gone, but that was for very per...loyalist's blog is gone, but that was for very personal reasons. but I am still here. i read laugh, cry and feel connected. <BR/><BR/>and i'm still gay as the day is long. hell i still have a crush on tom welling. but it has to be on my terms. <BR/><BR/>i love ya beck. your a good guy. and i love reading your blog.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828931862423178491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-17531614530981951202007-05-20T19:57:00.000-06:002007-05-20T19:57:00.000-06:00I need your posts. I need to know that there are ...I need your posts. I need to know that there are others out there, going through the same trial. I don't feel alone anymore now that I have this group of blogging friends. I also enjoy your personal insight into the same struggles, and I really like the fact that there are older guys who have made it longer than me. You represent hope, even when you struggle yourself.Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252666368088857269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-80896909763373776542007-05-20T01:12:00.000-06:002007-05-20T01:12:00.000-06:00When you are tired and run down you are vulnerable...When you are tired and run down you are vulnerable to those bitchey little voices that gnaw away at your self esteem. Step out of your funk and see how you are beating up on yourself! You are telling yourself: "You are stale." "You are blogging to be "valid" in front of others who may be reading it." "Your stuff was not worth commenting about." "You are just trying to be accepted." "You are as dishonest and unfaithful to those you love as you were before. You are as attracted to guys as before - it hasn't dissipated. It hasn't changed and that means you a a bad boy!" The are lies you are telling yourself.<BR/><BR/>Hey! KNOCK IT OFF! Is this kind of inner dialogue helping you? NO! You have a choice. You don't have to listen to this stuff.<BR/><BR/>Oh, you are still gay. So what? Who said that mortality would be easy? You are "dishonest"? I don't believe it! There is a difference between "honesty" and "openness". You can be fully honest and not share things that are no body else's business.<BR/><BR/>You are not progressing as fast as you like? Welcome to the club. Reread 2 Nephi 4 and see how he got out of his discouragement.<BR/><BR/>I for one feel that your blog is worth reading. It has helped me. Please continue writing. If you go, I will miss you.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, get some sleep. Get some exercise. Have some wholesome enjoyable escape experiences. But please come back to us!gentlefriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045322085841846552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-1439329728982808752007-05-19T19:21:00.000-06:002007-05-19T19:21:00.000-06:00SAM: Obviously I'm not invited to the inner sanct...SAM: Obviously I'm not invited to the inner sanctum of the beloved bewitched one!<BR/><BR/>KB: I don't want you to say: "If you choose to stop, I'll miss you." That doesn't help. Don't you get it... I want you to say: "Hey, Beck, get over it and get on with it and keep bloggin' you stupid silly fool!" :)Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-41968864524315466072007-05-19T14:47:00.000-06:002007-05-19T14:47:00.000-06:00Beck, I value your voice, and I value your opinio...Beck, I value your voice, and I value your opinion. If you choose to stop, I'll miss you. If you choose to stay, I'll read you just as faithfully as ever before.<BR/><BR/>I've been through the same questions, andI realized that I need to just blog to blog, to release, to vent, to let it out so that I don't "fester".<BR/><BR/>After all, no one wants to end up sitting at a café looking at couples, dragging on cigarettes and saying, "My ass is twitching ... you people make my ass twitch."Kengo Biddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083962910965544925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-74751513839046081602007-05-19T12:46:00.000-06:002007-05-19T12:46:00.000-06:00Silly Beck, :) . I'm not going anywhere--go look a...Silly Beck, :) . I'm not going anywhere--go look at my profile.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216416424593449924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-72928428995348843802007-05-19T11:00:00.000-06:002007-05-19T11:00:00.000-06:00the battle's done, and we kinda won,so we sound ou...the battle's done, <BR/>and we kinda won,<BR/>so we sound our victory cheer, <BR/>tell me,<BR/>where do we go from here?<BR/><BR/>(I have something to email you playasinmar /at/ gmail /dot/ com)playasinmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998841658611428960noreply@blogger.com