Thursday, 29 September 2011
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Note to Self
I have always thought about writing in much the same way that I think about meditation. It is a matter of focus, not of environment. People often say that they need a quiet place to meditate, but it's been my experience that if I am meditating, really meditating, I can be anywhere. It is only when I am trying to meditate (trying to force myself to meditate) that every noise is magnified, every event a distraction.
When I am writing, I can write anywhere. I can write for hours, or I can write for minutes. I can write a couple of sentences, adjust the chlorine level in the pool and go back and finish the paragraph. Distraction is not a problem when I am writing. Distraction is a problem when I am trying to write (when I am trying to force myself to write). Distraction is a problem when I am trying not to write.
Stop trying so hard. You don't need things to be just right. Just write.
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Comments (4)
This is exactly the way I feel too, with meditation and with writing. Of course I should never compare my kind of writing to what you write, but on a smaller scale, I am just like that.
This was a lovely read Jeff. Thank you.
@ZSA_MD - Thanks for your kind words. When you write about your childhood, your blog becomes a canvas on which your words paint the most glorious scenes for the rest of us to read and enjoy. So don't concern yourself with comparisons, especially regarding the size of our scales. I learned long ago that size doesn't matter.
true very true. i keep an offline journal.
Ah... I have a similar experience with drawing. Writing... not so much. :\
Ever try to write a story, only for it to turn around and tell you "You're doing it wrong. THIS is how I should be told."...?