". . . wanderer, the path is made by walking. By walking one makes the road, and upon glancing behind one sees the path that never will be trod again." Antonio Machado.
During the last 100 years, our nervous systems haven't changed to accommodate the action of modern life. In that time frame we have experienced more changes and challenges than in any other period in human history. With the speed of technology, we often feel caught on a hamster wheel when we need a rafting trip down the river.
Nick Carr has written The Shallows that discusses what the internet does to our brain on a cellular level. Others claim the internet will not make us stupid. Some researchers have attempted to connect cell phone use and brain tumors. Regardless of the anecdotal accounts, we need to return to self-reflection.
Mindful moments in writing create a flow beyond the rapidity of life's requests that bombard our psyches.
In writing we pay attention to the moments and row away from focus on efficiency and productivity. When we feel the most frenzied, we can escape with a pen or fingers on the keyboard. Then we can wander and relax in the stream of words without a goal.
Creative Write: Robert Frost said poetry will "take you to a place you've been to before and thought you'd never return to." Consider what that means for your day of mindful writing. Enter your emotional core and connect with thinking in the moment.
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