Thursday, July 15, 2021

Investigate the Still Point in Writing

 

Except for the point, the stillpoint,
There would be no dance
And there is only the dance. - T.S. Eliot

What does the stillpoint mean in daily life? Is it a stop to change 
direction? 
     Is it a resting place before the next surge of momentum? 
        Can you move from the frenzy of worrying to the place of stillness? 

Will you bow to your ego and laugh?

For high energy individuals, progress requires intensity.  
    You also need stillness, a form of meditation and ways 
         to trick sprinter minds into observation and silence.  
                 Then, intuitive juices will feel free to come out and dance.


You may need to stare at the clouds.

Notice what percolates without forcing.

When working on any project don't permit 
exhaustion or frustration to set in 
before you take a break. 

That's not the best time to stop because 
of its conditioning effect. 


The next time you're in the flow of words. Stop.  
      Even if you believe you will lose the train of thought.
          Stop. Look around. Move away from the pen or keyboard.  

Permit solitude to arrive in a variety of forms from  
silence in sounds, an absence of tastes and textures to a bombardment of newness in sensations.
 
A change of direction helps to enable the momentum to arise anew.


Investigate the still point in writing. Return to the dance of words revived.

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