Into the Flow

Technology requires our fingers to push keys on equipment like computers, cell phones and ATM machines. We're moving away from cursive writing even though we still have to  use our written signature on legal documents and credit card receipts.

Total keyboard input might work for everyone but writers. The keyboard does not stimulate creativity the way a pen gripped by fingers engages a flow of words.

When we write by hand it affects both the left and right brain. The physical process of writing connects with the creative aspect of moving the loops and lines. This involves us on a sensual level.  When writing with a fountain pen, the wetness of the ink drying on the page reflects a scent of its own. If you do not have a fountain pen, any pen that flows adds to your process better than a pencil.

Let the heart and breath encourage a rhythm as you write by hand.

What did you discover about your creativity when writing with a pen?  Did you feel the rhythm?