tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post2150571600553639669..comments2024-03-01T04:02:59.396-08:00Comments on LUXURIA: Reflections+ Irrational FearsVannessa@Luxuriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-55744020172106989112014-03-27T03:30:06.269-07:002014-03-27T03:30:06.269-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Thia Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072763839507837289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-54618500124096446872014-03-26T18:23:33.910-07:002014-03-26T18:23:33.910-07:00Happy birthday, Vanessa. I cannot imagine losing ...Happy birthday, Vanessa. I cannot imagine losing a parent, especially one so young. Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360500780599193135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-91689288951414299072014-03-26T17:13:13.490-07:002014-03-26T17:13:13.490-07:00Oh dear, I am so happy I found this post. It hasn&...Oh dear, I am so happy I found this post. It hasn't autoloaded to the top of my feed so I didn't realize you had a new post. Happy Birthday my glamorous friend. I'm so relieved you didn't hear a clap of thunder or anything else on your day. It may feel irrational but it also makes great sense to me-your fear that is. The beauty is you have hit the milestone and are still rockin the animal print heels and chocolate. What a relief and a fresh new chapter for you. Cheers to you. Still, I can't help but say again, sorry for the loss of your mum. Losing a parent does change life forever. I understand. Your new jewelry is beyond fab just like you!<br />xx, Heather <br />PS-I have a terrible phobia with snakes-yikes!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032908426814046368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-85533818027959428562014-03-24T08:48:43.967-07:002014-03-24T08:48:43.967-07:00Happy Birthday my dear friend, sending you lots of...Happy Birthday my dear friend, sending you lots of hugs and kisses and blessings across the miles. I can understand your mixed birthday emotions ...since my accident each birthday feels like a bonus year... and since my forties have been spent healing and figure out what next - it sometimes feels like I've been cheated out of actually living life. Sometimes I do the what if I had not had my accident...what would I have done/accomplished in my forties, be doing, be thinking what would I be dressing like? ... of course the accident (as certain events in our lives) change the course of where we were headed, how we see things and how we think... As less than 24 months will see me step into a new decade - I'm kinda wondering what it will be like - because I feel like the forties was a blurr. As always a great post and most thought provoking ...hugs, C. (HHL)<br />P.S. yes ... I'm hoping the mail man will arrive with a surprise this week. xohighheeledlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205935979513877589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-77250902551901782042014-03-24T02:47:57.112-07:002014-03-24T02:47:57.112-07:00Thank you so much Meghan xxThank you so much Meghan xxVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-85645096201132170122014-03-24T02:19:26.096-07:002014-03-24T02:19:26.096-07:00Happy happy happy! Hope it ended up being a wonder...Happy happy happy! Hope it ended up being a wonderful day. I can totally relate to your mixed birthday emotions. I always get really sad (and irrational... my husband's words) on my birthday wishing my mom could have been around the share it. Hang in there Vannessa...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329091095400102782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-82693250964751612342014-03-23T11:53:34.272-07:002014-03-23T11:53:34.272-07:00TYSM Lori. Always the voice of reason and wisdom x...TYSM Lori. Always the voice of reason and wisdom xxVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-49613197574484803032014-03-23T11:53:10.060-07:002014-03-23T11:53:10.060-07:00TYSM Krista. I am so with you on this one ;-) xTYSM Krista. I am so with you on this one ;-) xVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-4315863134961738642014-03-23T11:52:12.719-07:002014-03-23T11:52:12.719-07:00Thank you so much SweetsThank you so much SweetsVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-38359130599057088972014-03-23T11:51:29.202-07:002014-03-23T11:51:29.202-07:00Thank you so much Caroline xThank you so much Caroline xVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-30365895009132054472014-03-21T17:32:06.331-07:002014-03-21T17:32:06.331-07:00Happy belated birthday!! You are not being silly ...Happy belated birthday!! You are not being silly or irrational ~ it is a natural fear. My girlfriend's Mom passed away at 41 from an aneurysm and she tells me that she thinks about it all the time ~ that at the time we knew she was gone too soon but she was so young so every year on her birthday she raises her glass ~ 45 this year and all is well. For the last 4 generations Alzhiemers has affected my aunts, grandmother, her mother and so on ~ so I think about it ~ I don't worry about it every day but is it in the back of my mind ~ absolutely. I will take some wine with my chocolate wearing lipstick and heels please. xoxoLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933214618325580791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-75877974568083407992014-03-21T03:39:12.417-07:002014-03-21T03:39:12.417-07:00I have irrational fears too and they are dreadful....I have irrational fears too and they are dreadful. For how do you combat the irrational with rationality? I'm learning to become observers of them instead of owners. Let them flutter around doing their panic thing, and that go away again. It's not easy but it's getting easier and my panics aren't nearly as overwhelming these days. I'm so glad for that. :-) I often have to say aloud to myself, "Hey girl, you're OK. You're safe. You're loved. You're going to be OK." Sometimes I believe myself and sometimes I go right ahead and panic anyway. :-) Wishing you peace and comfort as you navigate this time. XORambling Tarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615148443032981296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-87810599658772030912014-03-20T16:51:59.484-07:002014-03-20T16:51:59.484-07:00Happy Belated Birthday Vannessa. Here's to a ...Happy Belated Birthday Vannessa. Here's to a great year ahead!Lacey Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061515113823754281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-31987836192427173632014-03-20T15:26:36.548-07:002014-03-20T15:26:36.548-07:00I love this insightful post Vanessa! Can totally r...I love this insightful post Vanessa! Can totally relate to a lot and I understand that you would think like that about your birthday. xo CarolineBeautifulosophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768294192939414228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-52538239500848258602014-03-20T12:15:03.942-07:002014-03-20T12:15:03.942-07:00Thank you Kim xThank you Kim xVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-83063341688584579782014-03-20T12:14:37.625-07:002014-03-20T12:14:37.625-07:00Awwwh Sam! You are too kind. I don't think I a...Awwwh Sam! You are too kind. I don't think I am anymore resilient than anyone else. It's just something that gets easier with practice ;-)<br />Thank you for your lovely words Sam. You are a real doll xxVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-88287011330758684702014-03-20T08:43:03.405-07:002014-03-20T08:43:03.405-07:00Happy Birthday Vannessa! It's always so hard l...Happy Birthday Vannessa! It's always so hard losing a parent. I loss my father in 2007. It was hard. I'm SO close to my mom that I can't even imagine losing her. You can only live day by day and make each moment count. Try to ENJOY each day! Hope you had a wonderful birthday doll.<br />http://www.averysweetblog.com/A Very Sweet Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952918199561874968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-9400532015344029232014-03-20T08:00:45.808-07:002014-03-20T08:00:45.808-07:00Happy Belated Birthday Vannessa, you are truly one...Happy Belated Birthday Vannessa, you are truly one of the strongest people I have met here in the blogosphere, resilient, wonderfully spirited, inspirational and thoughtful. I hope that this birthday brings you everything you wish, may all your fears be soothed away, may your happiness be heightened and may you continue to grow wiser with each day. Hugs & Cupcakes!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925023568867910705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-1817388667690456252014-03-20T07:54:07.698-07:002014-03-20T07:54:07.698-07:00Thank you so much Tabs xxThank you so much Tabs xxVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-47289631272739970902014-03-20T06:26:56.479-07:002014-03-20T06:26:56.479-07:00Awwwh Leslie. Thank you so much Sweetheart. Isn...Awwwh Leslie. Thank you so much Sweetheart. Isn't it funny how the most irrational thoughts can dictate our every thought. Thank you for your lovely comments xxVannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-11127060499041159942014-03-20T04:06:29.920-07:002014-03-20T04:06:29.920-07:00Still, it was a poignant birthday, I think reachin...Still, it was a poignant birthday, I think reaching an age that surpasses that reached by a parent is always going to focus our sense of time.<br />Happy Birthday, hope lots of lovely treats came your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-13521711542939233362014-03-19T17:58:57.996-07:002014-03-19T17:58:57.996-07:00Happy Birthday my friend! And what a wonderful and...<br />Happy Birthday my friend! And what a wonderful and wise post you've written. Reminds me of why I love visiting you so much. Also we have a similar struggle with those pesky worries, although I can certainly have empathy for this one particular milestone. I'm so glad it's finally over and you can feel your burden lifted. Now it's time to take a deep breath and celebrate your life. I wish you beautiful shoes, luscious lipstick and all the chocolate your little heart desires! Leslie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367872267145012395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688374863488035047.post-2271838836665500732014-03-19T17:54:37.637-07:002014-03-19T17:54:37.637-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Leslie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367872267145012395noreply@blogger.com