Thank you for this conversation, where you three built on each other's thoughts about why live a creative life. Not because it's easy, but because it enriches us and the world. Rosemerry said, "Not writing poems is so much easier than writing poems. ...My quality of life is so much better when I have this artistic lens, when I have this priority to show up in the world in a certain way. ... It's even less about the actual practice than how I show up in the rest of my life... They sing together." Mason added, "It's about sharing it with other people." Then Christie added, "So much about creativity is about noticing, paying attention, ... an opportunity to be fully present in the world..." The whole discussion was just so candid and inspiring. Thanks to each of you!
I agree Rosemerry if I write or do meaty reading my life is so much better! Sometimes the writing is journal writing or a poem both essential in how I show up in the world! Just this AM I was in a 'mood' but wrote a short poem and it gave me perspective and release! Thank You for your daily poems on your blog"One Hundred Falling Veils"! which I read first thing every morning which enhance how I show up in the world!!
I love Mason's idea about cocooning to write. But isn't that important? In our normal day-to-day life we're very much aware of our surroundings. I think we're biologically wired to do so to detect potential danger. So to go inside yourself where the creative energies lie you need to somehow turn off the external monitoring. Just some thoughts...
yes, thank you for riffing on this ... I am definitely not the person who can go write in a coffee shop surrounded by the bustle. I, too, really like my silence for going inward ... it would be interesting to hear from the people who create best in the cacophony and less naturally in the cocoon...
Thank you, Alida — and yes, agreed! I do think there's something creaturely, in a good way, about creative work — sinking into less front-brain part of ourselves, perhaps.
Thank you so much Mason, Rosemerry& Christie. So many gems shared. I found it so liberating to hear that one's creative time could also include the reorganization of one's laptop and looking out the window. ♡♡♡ TY for the reminder too that making a living with one's art is hard. And of how one person or moment can be so deeply pivotal in one's creative journey. Yes! I look forward to reading this book!
Thank you for this conversation, where you three built on each other's thoughts about why live a creative life. Not because it's easy, but because it enriches us and the world. Rosemerry said, "Not writing poems is so much easier than writing poems. ...My quality of life is so much better when I have this artistic lens, when I have this priority to show up in the world in a certain way. ... It's even less about the actual practice than how I show up in the rest of my life... They sing together." Mason added, "It's about sharing it with other people." Then Christie added, "So much about creativity is about noticing, paying attention, ... an opportunity to be fully present in the world..." The whole discussion was just so candid and inspiring. Thanks to each of you!
Thanks, Susan! It was a really inspiring interview for me, too!
I agree Rosemerry if I write or do meaty reading my life is so much better! Sometimes the writing is journal writing or a poem both essential in how I show up in the world! Just this AM I was in a 'mood' but wrote a short poem and it gave me perspective and release! Thank You for your daily poems on your blog"One Hundred Falling Veils"! which I read first thing every morning which enhance how I show up in the world!!
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Thanks, Joanne, for the kind words about the blog, and also, yeah, I sure know what you mean about how writing offers us both perspective and release.
I love Mason's idea about cocooning to write. But isn't that important? In our normal day-to-day life we're very much aware of our surroundings. I think we're biologically wired to do so to detect potential danger. So to go inside yourself where the creative energies lie you need to somehow turn off the external monitoring. Just some thoughts...
yes, thank you for riffing on this ... I am definitely not the person who can go write in a coffee shop surrounded by the bustle. I, too, really like my silence for going inward ... it would be interesting to hear from the people who create best in the cacophony and less naturally in the cocoon...
Thank you, Alida — and yes, agreed! I do think there's something creaturely, in a good way, about creative work — sinking into less front-brain part of ourselves, perhaps.
Thank you, Christie and Rosemerry, for the very enjoyable chat. I felt like we had funny little insights flying in every direction — what a pleasure!
Mason, what a wonderful interview--and what a great book! Wishing you joy as you share your words and the lives of these artists with the world!
Thank you so much Mason, Rosemerry& Christie. So many gems shared. I found it so liberating to hear that one's creative time could also include the reorganization of one's laptop and looking out the window. ♡♡♡ TY for the reminder too that making a living with one's art is hard. And of how one person or moment can be so deeply pivotal in one's creative journey. Yes! I look forward to reading this book!