tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821501771687113470.post304000261135424214..comments2023-11-02T02:58:15.163-07:00Comments on Bess, I am a Blogger Now: When the Genie has Left the BottleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17485321275748504745noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821501771687113470.post-88476638849100256072013-05-19T17:55:52.751-07:002013-05-19T17:55:52.751-07:00And we are lucky you are doing just that, Jody! I ...And we are lucky you are doing just that, Jody! I think fundamentally I would be most concerned about taking away hope from someone or making them feel my circumstance is their future because in my heart I know people can and do overcome...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17485321275748504745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821501771687113470.post-55869771790351197112013-05-19T17:32:17.488-07:002013-05-19T17:32:17.488-07:00I had a few invitations to "tell my story&quo...I had a few invitations to "tell my story" through the media over the years, too, and I agreed at least a couple of times. Nothing too wrong with the results, but nothing too right. I think when it's something so deeply personal, especially for those of us who are communicators anyway, it's way better to write your own story and be able to tell it exactly the way you want to. Of course, it took me probably 30 years after the first media invitation to actually decide it was time for me to do that.Jody Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038299584414910712noreply@blogger.com