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02 March 2012

Keep Your Head Above Water


And if you're fighting the current—


You'll reach your ship, so long as you never give up.

Posted by Emily R. King at 3:00 AM
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39 comments:

Kyra Lennon said...

I love a bit of Nemo on Fridays! :D

March 2, 2012 3:38 AM
Richard said...

Ah, so true. I love it. And, thanks for your advice on my quandary.

March 2, 2012 3:54 AM
Brinda said...

That's exactly what I needed to make it through a Friday...because tomorrow is my FAVORITE day of the week!

March 2, 2012 4:05 AM
Madeline Mora-Summonte said...

I love both of these, although sometimes I think you need to just float a bit until you get your bearings and then you can swim like mad. :)

March 2, 2012 5:54 AM
L.G.Smith said...

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

We're both on the same water wavelength today. :))

Have a great weekend.

March 2, 2012 5:59 AM
Kelley said...

You know, I have yet to see Finding Nemo. *shakes head in shame*

But I do know that scene. So cute!

And so true. :)

Have a great weekend Emily!

March 2, 2012 6:23 AM
Meredith said...

Yay! I needed this today. Thanks, Emily!

March 2, 2012 7:19 AM
elizabeth seckman said...

While swimming out to it, is it okay to tread water when you stall?

March 2, 2012 7:26 AM
Tyrean Martinson said...

Thank you Emily! I needed this today. I need to keep swimming out to that novel ship!

March 2, 2012 8:05 AM
Shiela Calderón Blankemeier said...

Love it! Some days, that's all you can do.

March 2, 2012 8:07 AM
Chantele Sedgwick said...

Love this post. A lot. :)

March 2, 2012 8:10 AM
Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Never give up, never surrender!

March 2, 2012 8:17 AM
Morgan said...

Is this what you tell yourself at the end of your pregnancy???? LOL. Ugh! You have my sympathies, girl. And I'm going to take this and WRITE. ;)

March 2, 2012 8:35 AM
KarenG said...

One of my favorite movies! I can never see it enough :)

March 2, 2012 8:42 AM
Angela Cothran said...

Thanks Em :) I needed that!

March 2, 2012 9:08 AM
Michael Offutt, Tebow Cult Initiate said...

Oh I loved Ellen as Dory the fish.

March 2, 2012 9:45 AM
Coleen Patrick said...

Love these quotes--Thanks Emily! Have a great weekend :)

March 2, 2012 9:53 AM
Jenny S. Morris said...

I love that first pic and it totally just inspired a scene. YAY. This is great advice.

Have a great weekend.

March 2, 2012 10:34 AM
Leigh Covington said...

AHHHH! Emily, you just made my day! I've been wanting that "ship" quote to put in vinyl in my house! Yeah - it's going in the bathroom. Don't judge. I have lighthouses and it'll be great inspiration for toilet time. hehehe :)

March 2, 2012 11:37 AM
Angela Brown said...

LOL! Love it. Now I'll have Dory singing in my head all the rest of the day but I will keep swimming, Emily. Such a sweet reminder for such a huge thing.

Thank you.

March 2, 2012 2:05 PM
ladonna watkins said...

Thanks. I needed this yesterday as I was in a query writing nightmare. I love Nemo.

March 2, 2012 2:26 PM
Sangu Mandanna said...

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep... oh, no. Now it's stuck in my head!

Such a great thought for a Friday!

March 2, 2012 2:38 PM
Carol Kilgore said...

Yes - just keep swimming! Love Nemo :)

Happy Weekend!

March 2, 2012 3:18 PM
Peaches Ledwidge said...

Thanks for those quotes.

March 2, 2012 3:29 PM
Carrie Butler said...

Aww, man! I can't swim!

March 2, 2012 6:14 PM
Deana said...

Perfect! A little inspiration heading into the weekend:) Thanks!

March 2, 2012 6:47 PM
Donna K. Weaver said...

Those area great! Sweet and to the point. Have a good weekend.

March 2, 2012 10:54 PM
Lara Schiffbauer said...

Dory is my hero! I tell myself "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming" all the time, to her little tune, and it makes me smile, besides keeping me in the fight! Thanks for the reminder :)

March 2, 2012 11:15 PM
Jenna Walker said...

New follower here. Some good advice-- and I love finding Nemo! Also, your blog layout is very snazzy. I'm jealous. :)

March 3, 2012 7:15 AM
Melissa Sugar said...

Excellent advice. It is even better with the Nemo touch.

March 3, 2012 8:29 AM
Sarah Pearson said...

Wise words, only made better by Nemo :-)

March 3, 2012 8:36 AM
Emily R. King said...

Thanks, everyone! I hope this inspired you.
Have a wonderful weekend!

March 3, 2012 8:46 AM
Hope Roberson said...

From now on when I'm feeling discouraged with writing I'll hear Dory's voice singing "Just keep swimming" :)

March 3, 2012 4:09 PM
Leslie Rose said...

Perfect thoughts at the perfect time. Thank, Emily.

March 3, 2012 7:32 PM
Cassie Mae said...

I will call him squishy and he will be mine. And he will be my squishy :)

March 3, 2012 10:38 PM
Hope Roberson said...

I left you awards on my blog :) Hope you're having a good weekend too!

March 4, 2012 8:48 AM
Phil said...

Definitely advice to live by! I'm always inspired by your positive attitude, Emily.

March 4, 2012 4:40 PM
Christa Desir said...

I read great tweet today that something to the affect of, "If you keep writing, I promise you'll get it eventually." Yes. This. So. This.

March 6, 2012 7:10 PM
Jenny Woolf said...

Hi Emily, me again - just to say that your followers aren't showing. I will check again later. It's one of those things Blogger sometimes does. Thanks for following my blog!

March 6, 2012 11:12 PM

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