tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post6421446807716956188..comments2023-06-06T06:49:04.399-07:00Comments on Cinder Bridge: Breathing roomcinderkeyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-22437446714135781802008-09-03T11:11:00.000-07:002008-09-03T11:11:00.000-07:00It's like so many things - the fear the creativity...It's like so many things - the fear the creativity won't return can create a powerful self fulfilling prophecy. Once we are able to let go of the fear (often because we got distracted doing something else for a while) it ceases to cause the blockKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-85929514144829104262008-09-01T21:22:00.000-07:002008-09-01T21:22:00.000-07:00It's amazing how things sit dormant in your mind, ...It's amazing how things sit dormant in your mind, working themselves out, until the solution resolves itself almost without your own involvement. Sounds like you were too stressed for your artistic self to find the truth you needed, and once the barriers were down, the path was clear. I'm happy for you. :)DeppityBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03739975299662947480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-59635894153226409712008-09-01T13:53:00.000-07:002008-09-01T13:53:00.000-07:00I've found that it's a mix of hammering at it and ...I've found that it's a mix of hammering at it and letting go. If I keep pounding away to no effect, it's probably because I've worn a groove in my mind, and I keep hashing over the same ideas that aren't working. If I stop thinking about it entirely, nothing happens. Leaving it alone and hammering at it later, after I can integrate some new experiences and apply them, occasionally yields good results.<BR/><BR/>I don't think your site allows comments yet, so I'll ask here: Are those stream-of-consciousness pieces you write really made up as you go along? Or do you have to think about them a lot to make them flow the way you want them to?cinderkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-51032932202807550042008-09-01T07:08:00.000-07:002008-09-01T07:08:00.000-07:00I can certainly relate to every word of this.I thi...I can certainly relate to every word of this.<BR/><BR/>I think whether we know it or not out brain is always working a song and when we stop hammering at it, it reveals itself.<BR/><BR/>I love airports!<BR/><BR/>jannieJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.com