Dan and Marsha: The aspect of writing the three pages in the morning is very much like therapy, because you don't really have much to write about in the morning and what happens is that your unconscious comes up with stuff that surprises you. That's therapy, that is. It even invades your dreams! Lu had a dream last night about her latest assignment in the course where her avoidance of her task (which is to be alone for a whole day) played prominently in her dream so it is really working in almost a magic fashion.
Also, it's solving some issues and problems in our marriage, where for many years she's been blocking my artistic flow because she wants a provider, not some sort of starving-artist-wannabe. Just the fact that this book brings out that conflict and she sees it for the first time, is very healing for us both and it's already making life better. And it's not like I'm gonna jump off or anything. I like providing for my family. I enjoy working. But a little rhythm to life is good. I work all summer season and it's winter and there's enough to get by on til next summer, so I can do what I want artistically for a while without all the pressure caused by subconscious anxiety on my wife's part. And mine too, I guess. Part of this course is in how to allow yourself freedom to play. Later with Love, John > I generally write with my collection of I-Tunes on repeat playing in > the background. I am pretty much addicted to writing at least a > thousand words a day... every day... been doing so for years now. I > don't do journals though. I stick to fiction, short stories as a rule > though a few of them are growing into novels as the years go by. I > agree there is a meditative aspect to my writing, especially when the > words are really flowing and time stands still. > > Dan > > PS - Say hey to Lu for me! > > > > > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Nov 28, 2011, at 10:07 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > >> Marsha, > >> > >> It's funny you mention the kind of journal you used because that's the > kind I've started with as well - the black and white marbled composition > book. Lu handed it to me and told me to start writing three pages a day > but I wasn't very faithful about it til I actually started reading. Now > I'm addicted. I see a strong resemblance to a meditative practice in it. > >> > >> I too, am very glad I started the practice. > >> > >> Take care, > >> > >> John > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
