“The day is about certainty, answers, lists, data,” says author Annabel Abbs-Streets. But at night, she says, “I felt I could put my arm through to another world” — a world of creativity, inspiration, open-mindedness and insight. In this episode, we discuss her new book,
oh yes, our ancestors speak to us in the quiet of the dark.
They can in the daylight too, though I've found it requires a different state on my part, but so much easier in the dark, such a rich warm blanket where we can receive so much.
I said 'dark' specifically because I am a Lark, I go to bed quite early, but I arise in the dark, what most people (and the National Weather Service) still consider as night. This is my creative time. So 'morning' pages, can be 'night' pages depending on your schedule ;-p
"I felt like I could put my arm through to another world"--wow! I am rarely awake at night, but Annabel's and Rosemerry's love of being creative in the night makes me want to try night-creativity.
Wow. That was amazing. I'd like to know when she (and you, Rosemerry) do sleep. And it's given me some courage to just get up when I can't sleep and see what happens!
oh yes, our ancestors speak to us in the quiet of the dark.
They can in the daylight too, though I've found it requires a different state on my part, but so much easier in the dark, such a rich warm blanket where we can receive so much.
I said 'dark' specifically because I am a Lark, I go to bed quite early, but I arise in the dark, what most people (and the National Weather Service) still consider as night. This is my creative time. So 'morning' pages, can be 'night' pages depending on your schedule ;-p
"I felt like I could put my arm through to another world"--wow! I am rarely awake at night, but Annabel's and Rosemerry's love of being creative in the night makes me want to try night-creativity.
Wow. That was amazing. I'd like to know when she (and you, Rosemerry) do sleep. And it's given me some courage to just get up when I can't sleep and see what happens!