tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083527175818075333.post4220748144920089509..comments2023-05-22T08:48:43.872-06:00Comments on Eden's Garden: <br>Writing My Story: Motivating MondayEdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297611795478079639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083527175818075333.post-34783176706495444682009-04-21T11:10:00.000-06:002009-04-21T11:10:00.000-06:00Yeah, the crowd was pretty brutal to her. It seeme...Yeah, the crowd was pretty brutal to her. It seemed like they thought she was going to turn into a joke. But her voice was so sweet. I just loved seeing her stun everyone. I think the line that caught me the most though before she sang was when Simon asked her how old she was and she said 47 and he asked her something about why she had never tried to capitalize on her voice before and she said "she had never had the opportunity" and she that is why she was there on the show, hoping for an opportunity. I love that she was 47 and going for her dream. That was completely inspiring to me. The kind of courage it takes to capitalize on your dreams--regardless of beauty or non-beauty--was a major part of her appeal to me.Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297611795478079639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083527175818075333.post-31586637803002898702009-04-20T22:27:00.000-06:002009-04-20T22:27:00.000-06:00I saw that Susan Boyle thing a week or so ago, and...I saw that Susan Boyle thing a week or so ago, and wondered what the big deal is. Since when do only thin, toned, tanned, beautiful people have talent? How is it that, as a society, we've still not learned this lesson? To me, the story isn't so much about a woman who can sing -- lots of people can sing -- but a story about incredibly shallow people who, for one moment, at least, realized just how shallow they really are. I'm happy for Ms. Boyle and all, and she definitely did a great job, but, to me, the fact that a person of lesser beauty has talent is a non-story.HDH.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14223870135467979288noreply@blogger.com