Comments on: Living In Excess – My Personal Struggle

By: Aunt Rose

Aunt Rose — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:15:33 +0000

This was a fabulous article and great experience for you to write about! I love the restaurant idea. Thank you.I hope as your children mature you introduce them to this world because they need to really understand how blessed their life really is and to know that many others do not have it as good. I remember one young girl that did not even know what a trailer park wasw and I find that level of innocense hard to comprehend based on my background. Whie you can tell them about it and they can read about it, only when they see if for themselves can they really get the true picture.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 02:23:10 +0000

I’ve a lump in my throat, and my heart hurts. It hurts for the times I’ve wasted, I’ve hoarded, I’ve lacked appreciation for what I”m blessed with. And it hurts “good,” with hope for how I might be more intentional to bless others with what I have… how I might purpose to live with less, and give much, much more. Thank you for saying something so important, so beautifully. Thank you for giving of you, to set an example for those of us who read and are inspired by what you cook, shoot, and write! 🙂

By: Emily Grace

Emily Grace — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:20:48 +0000

Kristen,
This is a very important post. Thank you for writing your thoughts and sharing them. Many first world consumers struggle to put their food relationship and worries into a perspective that embraces the vast gap between excess-norm and hunger-reality. As a farmer’s wife, I am quite exasperated many times with this communication struggle – even resting from blogging because it’s tiring to feed the world and try to answer questions and help reformulate assumptions. This article of yours is good communication. Good perspective. Incredibly valuable for turning a corner in our food-media-hype setting. I appreciate this article muchly.

Best to you. Emily Grace

By: Nancy J. Taylor, Ph.D.

Nancy J. Taylor, Ph.D. — Thu, 26 May 2016 00:36:08 +0000

I understand very much your insights regarding “Living in Excess.” I am a psychologist and suspect there is a connection between wanting so much in terms of food, accomplishments, etc. We also live in a society that is always encouraging us to “buy.” As I write this post, an advertisement from one of my favorite apparel catalogues keeps flashing pictures of clothes I may like to buy! We live in a society that encourages excess–“More is Better,” until it’s not. I myself am trying to reel that part of me in that I enjoy but that also leads to me having (Yes, somewhat like you…) an excess of weight, recipes that I’ve collected, lovely things I have bought and more I want to buy AND a list of articles to read for pleasure and for work, and many, many professional and personal goals I barely get to every month. Much thanks for your insightful article. Your Blog is also lovely…am enjoying it!

By: Nikki H

Nikki H — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:47:39 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I needed to read it.

By: HelenF

HelenF — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:19:52 +0000

This post should be read by all foodies. Bless you. Don’t be afraid if you balance leads you in a different direction.

By: Rose | RoseBakes.com

Rose | RoseBakes.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:12:23 +0000

Oh Kristen – I can relate to this post in so many ways. As a cake/dessert blogger who also struggles with excess in every area (weight, food, home, stuff, etc.), this really hit home for me. God bless you as you find your balance.

By: Carlie

Carlie — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 06:02:36 +0000

What a great, honest, gritty post about the fine line we are walking when we blog and play and dream about food. Its delicious and a real touchable pleasure but that’s all woven into the fact that its also addiction and pain covering and absurd and frippery. Its so necessary to be real and to re-context.