Comments on: The Anatomy of Extreme Encouragement http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/ Be Creative. Be Conscious. Be Courageous. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:31:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kathy http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-142876 Kathy Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:55:21 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-142876 Christine - I was there at that show in NYC at the famous Bottom Line when you had the flu. Only you knew you weren't top of game that night...and maybe that arrogant hiring guy who expected everyone to do his bidding. You might not have been able to hit the high notes of his favorite song but you charmed the audience anyway that night and look what happened - you are still a wonderful singer songwriter (and so much more!) and the Bottom Line is now out of business. And I'll bet you made some connections in NYC that week despite the late flight and health issues. You found the place of power through it all - you showed up instead of cancelling and made new fans. Great post as always and I so much appreciate you sharing not only your best moments with us but the not so great ones as well and how you learned from them. Christine – I was there at that show in NYC at the famous Bottom Line when you had the flu. Only you knew you weren’t top of game that night…and maybe that arrogant hiring guy who expected everyone to do his bidding. You might not have been able to hit the high notes of his favorite song but you charmed the audience anyway that night and look what happened – you are still a wonderful singer songwriter (and so much more!) and the Bottom Line is now out of business. And I’ll bet you made some connections in NYC that week despite the late flight and health issues. You found the place of power through it all – you showed up instead of cancelling and made new fans. Great post as always and I so much appreciate you sharing not only your best moments with us but the not so great ones as well and how you learned from them.

]]> By: Caren http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-142006 Caren Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:39:49 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-142006 Wow, Christine. I just had an e-mail conversation with a friend where I picked out something he said that just hit me as very dishonest - something he thought he should say, but not what he was truly feeling. I called him out on it! Nervous the whole time I was doing it, because: what if I'm wrong? What if he's not ready to look at that? What if, what if, what if....? But I love him and his wife very much, and it was coming from that place of love... and encouragement! Even though it wasn't your typical, "you go! You can do it!", it was encouragement for him to look inside and live his truth. Wow, Christine. I just had an e-mail conversation with a friend where I picked out something he said that just hit me as very dishonest – something he thought he should say, but not what he was truly feeling. I called him out on it! Nervous the whole time I was doing it, because: what if I’m wrong? What if he’s not ready to look at that? What if, what if, what if….?

But I love him and his wife very much, and it was coming from that place of love… and encouragement! Even though it wasn’t your typical, “you go! You can do it!”, it was encouragement for him to look inside and live his truth.

]]> By: Nantucket Art http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141686 Nantucket Art Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:00:16 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141686 Your advice on creativity could equally be applied to artists or creatives in any medium. Inspiring!! Thanks for the blog Your advice on creativity could equally be applied to artists or creatives in any medium. Inspiring!! Thanks for the blog

]]> By: Colin http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141659 Colin Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:59:46 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141659 "Some people are better at being crazy than you'll ever be at being theraputic". This is a quote from Psychologist/writer Stephen White, and sums up some of the frustration when our efforts to facilitate healing have little or no effect. Also, I do not usually trust a 'chronic encourager'; they seem to NEED to heal more than love to heal. This might indicate that another person's pain is more a drug to the encourager than a calling to heal. Also also, my prayers are with you and your recording! Fr. Crusty “Some people are better at being crazy than you’ll ever be at being theraputic”. This is a quote from Psychologist/writer Stephen White, and sums up some of the frustration when our efforts to facilitate healing have little or no effect. Also, I do not usually trust a ‘chronic encourager’; they seem to NEED to heal more than love to heal. This might indicate that another person’s pain is more a drug to the encourager than a calling to heal.
Also also, my prayers are with you and your recording!
Fr. Crusty

]]> By: Fiona Purdy http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141622 Fiona Purdy Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:57:22 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141622 Christine, What do you do if you don't have an extreme encourager in your life and you're teetering on the brink of giving up your dreams because after 5 years you have not progressed at after all the hard work and money spent to achieve them??? Nothing I do produces results. I can only go so far in encouraging myself. Do you think there comes a time when you just have to say to yourself that it's not going to happen and let the dream go??? Is the silence I hear silence from the Universe telling me that what I would love to do is just not in the cards? Thanks for your blog, I just discovered it and I love it. Fiona Christine,

What do you do if you don’t have an extreme encourager in your life and you’re teetering on the brink of giving up your dreams because after 5 years you have not progressed at after all the hard work and money spent to achieve them??? Nothing I do produces results. I can only go so far in encouraging myself. Do you think there comes a time when you just have to say to yourself that it’s not going to happen and let the dream go??? Is the silence I hear silence from the Universe telling me that what I would love to do is just not in the cards?

Thanks for your blog, I just discovered it and I love it.

Fiona

]]> By: James http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141425 James Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:44:25 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141425 Christine, I LOVE your attitude and posts like this one. In my life I have tried hard to do exactly what you are talking about here. I am so glad that folks realize the importance of being positive and offering sincere encouragement. In all facets of my life this is so important to a happier more fulfilling life. If I give this some thought I relize that there are people in this world that spend alot of time and energy exploiting the negative in people and giving off nothing but discouragement. It really doesn't take any more time or energy to look deeper into people and point out the beauty and offer some support. Thanks for being you. Jim V Christine,

I LOVE your attitude and posts like this one. In my life I have tried hard to do exactly what you are talking about here. I am so glad that folks realize the importance of being positive and offering sincere encouragement. In all facets of my life this is so important to a happier more fulfilling life. If I give this some thought I relize that there are people in this world that spend alot of time and energy exploiting the negative in people and giving off nothing but discouragement. It really doesn’t take any more time or energy to look deeper into people and point out the beauty and offer some support.

Thanks for being you.
Jim V

]]> By: chris zydel http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141219 chris zydel Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:16:15 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141219 Hi Christine, Thanks again for another great post! It's so important to be reminded to continually come back to that "place of power" and to meet another person right where they are. To be reminded that the desires of our heart are always spirit working through us, that we often have no idea where our creative energies want to take us, and that our only job is to say a continual "Yes!" That those yeses are like a string of breadcrumbs that bring us back home to what is most true and real inside of us. That the biggest gift we can give each other is to "extremely encourage" those inner promptings, no matter how wild, or crazy or "unrealistic" they may appear to the so called sensible, objective mind. You are, as always, an inspiration. Hope that the new CD is going well and that you are surrounded by a cadre of extreme encouragers! All the best, Chris Hi Christine,

Thanks again for another great post! It’s so important to be reminded to continually come back to that “place of power” and to meet another person right where they are. To be reminded that the desires of our heart are always spirit working through us, that we often have no idea where our creative energies want to take us, and that our only job is to say a continual “Yes!” That those yeses are like a string of breadcrumbs that bring us back home to what is most true and real inside of us. That the biggest gift we can give each other is to “extremely encourage” those inner promptings, no matter how wild, or crazy or “unrealistic” they may appear to the so called sensible, objective mind.

You are, as always, an inspiration. Hope that the new CD is going well and that you are surrounded by a cadre of extreme encouragers!

All the best,
Chris

]]> By: pati http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141116 pati Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:10:10 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141116 Hi Christine, Thank you for sharing your great thoughts, which, in turn, inspired so many others to share theirs. I wasn't blessed with children; however, in caring for my Mom, I got to see her blossom -- at 75! She, too, inspired me while on Earth, and now in her place with the angels. All the best, pati Hi Christine,

Thank you for sharing your great thoughts, which, in turn, inspired so many others to share theirs. I wasn’t blessed with children; however, in caring for my Mom, I got to see her blossom — at 75! She, too, inspired me while on Earth, and now in her place with the angels.

All the best,

pati

]]> By: Joy (your Joy) http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141023 Joy (your Joy) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:14:03 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141023 beautiful, brilliant and deep! beautiful, brilliant and deep!

]]> By: Irene http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-141011 Irene Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:50:51 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-extreme-encouragement/#comment-141011 Thank you Christine, Both of your post are here at a good time for me. You are a sparkle in my life. You may not realize this however your an extreme encourager to me. I know you are doing great in the recording studio. My intuition agrees with Ben. Here is a quote I recently created. "As the wind blows the heart sings and the echoes brings us beautiful angels " Thank you Christine,
Both of your post are here at a good time for me. You are a sparkle in my life. You may not realize this however your an extreme encourager to me. I know you are doing great in the recording studio. My intuition agrees with Ben. Here is a quote I recently created.
“As the wind blows the heart sings and the echoes brings us beautiful angels “

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