tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post4936544099404576513..comments2024-03-28T22:30:17.628+13:00Comments on How to be Chic: My favourite cake recipe and how I deal with criticismFiona Ferrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-38480608547057031092022-05-24T12:03:50.504+12:002022-05-24T12:03:50.504+12:00What an inspiring comment. Thank you!What an inspiring comment. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-35624629014214527952022-05-15T14:01:22.987+12:002022-05-15T14:01:22.987+12:00So true, Elizabeth, they are only words!So true, Elizabeth, they are only words!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-47347194775148545012022-05-15T14:00:40.247+12:002022-05-15T14:00:40.247+12:00I don't consider that they missed the point of...I don't consider that they missed the point of my books, it's just that they receive their information in a way that I am not able to give them. We are all different in what inspires us :)<br /><br />So happy to hear that you are creating your own beautiful world for yourself, that's lovely.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-45050306276028835452022-05-15T13:15:47.975+12:002022-05-15T13:15:47.975+12:00I couldn't love your comment more, what an ins...I couldn't love your comment more, what an inspiration you are. Thank you :) xxFiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-45088904869754054332022-05-12T21:44:55.286+12:002022-05-12T21:44:55.286+12:00Love the "fidgety" photos, I think there...Love the "fidgety" photos, I think there are a couple of lovely ones and I think the one with your tongue out is priceless. <br />Isn't odd though how we revisit critical comments and often forget the good ones? I find negative comments come to mind without my bidding and usually just when I don't want them. However one day when I was really anxious about visiting the customer for what I knew would be a real "carpeting" I suddenly realised that they could not do anything to me other than tell me off verbally. They could not physically hurt me, take my job away or get me in any other trouble. I just had to sit and take it then forget it, and you know what? Even though I remember the event I can't remember what was said but I do know they were actually pretty reasonable given the mess we had made of the order! So again the criticism is not as bad as we often expect it to be.Elizabeth Forbesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-61112779938925093042022-05-12T15:54:09.672+12:002022-05-12T15:54:09.672+12:00Can’t wait to try the cake! I love your take on de...Can’t wait to try the cake! I love your take on dealing with criticism. That’s such a good point, that if they are critical they aren’t your reader anyway. You learn from it or you let it go. I like that because the problem really is with them not you. It’s like they kind of missed the whole point of your books! I like living in a world I created and not letting the ugliness of the outside world in. I learned through you that I don’t have to let it in.Nan C Loydhttp://LBDDIaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-76463447402041620912022-05-12T15:30:11.162+12:002022-05-12T15:30:11.162+12:00Hi Fiona, I like this post, and I enjoy your books...Hi Fiona, I like this post, and I enjoy your books. I read that 2 star comment on Goodreads and thought it was really funny. I laughed so much. Life is what you make it. There's nothing wrong with having a dream or a vision for your life, it makes life fun and colourful. Sometimes life is hard. I have a serious illness, and most people don't realise it. I like to pretend I don't have it, I live a life of faith, I try to dress up when I go to hospital, and act like I'm healthy and industrious. And because I do this I enjoy my life. If I wanted to be realistic, I would mope around at the thought that I've lost my career and have a disease that is incurable and requires constant treatment maintenance. Instead I choose to make the most of it and I've had a blast along the way. Your courage about criticism is inspiring. Just so you know, I'm a reader from Sydney Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com