True discipline is remembering and recovering--inventing if necessary--what interests you. If it doesn't interest you how could it possibly interest anyone else? ~ Verlyn Klinkenborg Writing is so much more engaging when it's about something the writer is interested in. Notice I said the writer, not the reader. If the writer is interested in what they are writing …
Do it
Now isn't the right time... I can't really afford it... I'm not ready... I need to plan more... people think I shouldn't... I have other things I have to do first... Maybe when I retire... Do it now. You could be dead tomorrow.
Dependence on technology
My blog post yesterday was late because I set the posting time for 1130 PM instead of AM, and just trusted it to post at the usual time. I recently read that people who rely on GPS learn the streets of their area slower, and with less accuracy. I always have been a proponent of …
Ants
I always found ants interesting and enjoyed watching them and thinking about them... until they started exploring my house. Then i was squashing every one I spotted. How often do our opinions change based on how things affect us personally? Probably constantly. I still think ants are amazing of course, but I did not hesitate …
Just stop thinking
I read this article about writer and writing teacher Kathryn Harrison, who offers the advice to her students "just stop thinking." I find this to be terrific advice. Thinking is the bane of most creative activities, and I say this as a proponent of science and learning and understanding on all fronts. Think before you …
Jonas David 