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Insecure Writer Me

October 3, 2012 By C. Lee McKenzie

Here’s my October contribution to the Insecure Writers who are slogging through this amazing writing life with me. 

Bless you for being here. Be sure to visit others in this hop.  

And bless people like Erich Fromm who have words that help.

“The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.” 

Erich Fromm 
Just wait until December if you want to see some INSECURITY on this blog! 
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Comments

  1. Leslie S. Rose says

    October 7, 2012 at 1:49 am

    I think I need to make the Fromm quote scroll across my desktop.

  2. Lexa Cain says

    October 5, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    Great quote, Lee! Thanks for the support. All of us (especially those in the query trenches) need all the encouragement we can get. 🙂

  3. michelle says

    October 4, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Short, sweet and packs a punch!!

  4. Samantha May says

    October 4, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    That's an awesome quote! It's pretty hard to make insecurity go away. You might as well learn to deal with it 🙂

  5. Lynda R Young says

    October 4, 2012 at 3:41 am

    I love that quote. I should stick it on my wall.

  6. Em-Musing says

    October 4, 2012 at 12:38 am

    Hi, thanks for following me…I'm now following you. And yes, what's happening in December?

  7. Jennifer R. Hubbard says

    October 3, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    This was one of the best lessons of my life-learning that it is possible to tolerate being uncomfortable. That I don't have to try to fix it or smother it or pretend it isn't there. I can just be uncomfortable until it passes-as it will.

  8. mmshaunakelley says

    October 3, 2012 at 9:00 pm

    What a great quote! Thank you for sharing… I'll be checking back to see this foretold insecurity arise…

  9. Alex J. Cavanaugh says

    October 3, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    December? That's like waiting for Christmas!

  10. Marcia says

    October 3, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    Oh, a teaser! What's happening in December?

  11. Ciara says

    October 3, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Great quote!

  12. Lisa Gail Green says

    October 3, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    You shouldn't be insecure because you are an AMAZING writer. 😀 But I know it's easier said than done. *sigh*

  13. Shah Wharton says

    October 3, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    Loved the quote - I find I have no choice but to tolerate a lot of things… 🙂 Good luck for the month ahead. X

  14. C. Lee McKenzie says

    October 3, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    @Kyra Thanks for the visit.
    @Natalie Always great to see you here.
    @Barbara I agree with you 100%
    @Elizabeth we must be twins!

  15. Elizabeth Seckman says

    October 3, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    I should be a master of insecurity! I've suffered from it most of my life.

  16. Barbara Watson says

    October 3, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    Ahhhh. I like that quote. I don't mind insecurity, but I sure like having people to share it with. 🙂

  17. Natalie Aguirre says

    October 3, 2012 at 10:51 am

    Great quote and picture.

  18. Kyra Lennon says

    October 3, 2012 at 10:49 am

    Heh, that's a great quote!

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