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 Day to day stuff....a memoir without order. |
 Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."  I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination: Create a visual journal Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist. Think like an artist Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image. Listen to Bach Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors. Play word games Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick. Daydream Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.     Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c ** Image ID #1701066 Unavailable **  |
| It is so wonderful when some accolades come along to make up for those "rejection" emails...just when I needed them, one yesterday and one today, and now instead of resting my chin on my chest, it's tilted toward the sky. I don't care who you are, rejections depress and praise is powerful. It can make the difference between giving up and going on. One wonderful review came right here on WDC, just another reason to be a part of this kind community. And the other came from the husband of a member of my critique group. She shared my writing with him and then shared his very very kind remarks. So if you ever think you can't make a difference in someone's life, think again. Yes, you can. until next time...c |
| I have been cocooning again. Jim's 4 year anniversary came and passed on the 19th. I write in all kinds of things to do on my calendar for those days before and after but that's as far as I get. I have been doing my usual yard work so that's something. I don't usually write about touchy subjects like politics and religion but.... Why does Trump get so much press time? Everyday it seems he does something newsworthy. Hillary just chose her vp and I had to search to find it. Trump has mastered the con, the art of evasion, and how to get airtime without paying for it. I'm not in love with Hillary but I'm not a sheep either...although I did belong to the Woolgatherers once. I think that's what it was called...my memory, yikes. I have relatives and friends who love Trump and I can't figure it out. No matter what stupid, racist, blah blah thing he says, it's okay. Have they been brainwashed? Maybe that's what it is. Remember the 70s and all the cults? If you repeat something long enough, people start to believe it. "Make America great again." All I can do is shake my head and wonder why. And I'm doing it, too. Almost all my post about Trump. Damn! until next time...c |
| I ran across a word this morning that I'd never heard before...autotelic...meaning having an end or purpose in itself. Use that in a sentence? My writing is autotelic. My art is autotelic. My reading is autotelic. Oh, I love that word! It defines a lack of recognition or acclaim from others, succinctly. Because there's a word for it, it's okay. I can write for myself, paint and draw for myself or whatever I want to try, I can try it for myself. I don't have to make allowances for what someone else may think of it and have that interfere with the process. until next time...c |
| Well, I am back to writing my memoir/life history again. To be able to write about Jim's illness, I had to go back a little farther than I planned but it was the only way I could get comfortable. I think now I will be able to work my way forward, slowly. I'm not going to worry about the time and how long it takes me anymore. I checked the weather on the web this morning - cloudy but no rain - so I commenced to getting ready to cut the grass, old clothes, old tennies, slathered on the sun block, and got my hat. In the garage with the door still down, I filled the mower with gas, checked the oil and the tires, raised the garage door and WHAT? It was pouring! I'm all ready whenever....maybe tomorrow. So here I am working at the computer instead. I updated some stuff on my writing group's website, watched the hummingbird outside my window, printed the minutes for my book club on Tuesday, sent out the meeting reminder notice, "wasted" some time on FB, and finished a story for my Life History Group on Thursday. Our book club selection for Tuesday is The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George which I just finished yesterday. I had to force, and I mean force, myself to read it. I may have skimmed over some of it. I cannot figure out the point of the book. Out of 30 some selections (our book club will be 3 years old in September) this one has been the dullest. I'm anxious to hear what others think. Okay, I've gotten a little distance while writing this post so now I'm going back to working on my memoir. Hope you all have a great 4th! until next time...c |
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