tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post5321549151759125824..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose...*Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-36028550595465826302007-09-26T23:32:00.000-04:002007-09-26T23:32:00.000-04:00I love what you wrote here. It's beautiful. I'm al...I love what you wrote here. It's beautiful. <BR/><BR/>I'm also a little bit envious right now, because I think that emptiness is what I crave. Especially in the Back-to-School month that is September.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-81061517562568284692007-09-26T08:23:00.000-04:002007-09-26T08:23:00.000-04:00I. love. this. post. Yes, please leave that room f...I. love. this. post. Yes, please leave that room for us readers! We love being invited in. (My favorite musicians do this with their music, too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-47312843139902090432007-09-25T22:11:00.000-04:002007-09-25T22:11:00.000-04:00This is a beautiful post. I can really fret and fr...This is a beautiful post. I can really fret and fret when I'm in between things. I either get all spinny and overcommitted OR I feel slothlike and go to bed. It is rare that I sanely remind myself that I'm making myself ready for what's to come. Thanks for the reminder...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-76233239620873562742007-09-25T16:31:00.000-04:002007-09-25T16:31:00.000-04:00I've always equated the "empty" state you refer to...I've always equated the "empty" state you refer to as a time of "receptiveness." The writer is a vessel, who must remain still and open so the well can fill up again. This is sometimes difficult in a society that is obsessed with living life full to the brim and beyond all the time.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-75976057796026782102007-09-25T15:07:00.000-04:002007-09-25T15:07:00.000-04:00Crikey! It looks like I'm calling your experience...Crikey! It looks like I'm calling your experience cliche. No! No, no, no! I was referring to the zen cliche. <BR/><BR/>And then at the end I seem to have forgotten how to write complete sentences. Sorry about that,david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-16548706608254851782007-09-25T12:33:00.000-04:002007-09-25T12:33:00.000-04:00It's what is known in zen as Mu: a state of emptin...It's what is known in zen as Mu: a state of emptiness from which everything can be gained.<BR/><BR/>That cliche about having the mind empty is all about reopening your receptors to new things and experiences.<BR/><BR/>I had it explained to me this way: If you are a coffee mug that is being filled there comes a point where you reach the top and then spill over. At that point, what good is all that extra? Empty the cup and you can start all over.<BR/><BR/>As for some serious pounding, you check out so Japanese Taiko drumming! Man! Those are some serious drums and beats!david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-1988220061274621792007-09-25T12:20:00.000-04:002007-09-25T12:20:00.000-04:00I absolutely love this post. I found myself cleari...I absolutely love this post. I found myself clearing off the dresser this weekend for no apparent reason. When I get home tonight I am clearing out a shelf or drawer or something else...<BR/><BR/>And YAY for the POETRY panel!!! *huge grin*Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-52665992891942553412007-09-25T12:09:00.000-04:002007-09-25T12:09:00.000-04:00Thanks, guys. You sure know how to make a girl fee...Thanks, guys. You sure know how to make a girl feel good about doing nothing. :) <BR/><BR/> And I was reminded of that quote I tossed around awhile back: "The painter passes through states of fullness and of emptying. That is the whole secret of art." --Pablo PicassoSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-48764875700673383682007-09-25T10:49:00.000-04:002007-09-25T10:49:00.000-04:00Idle minds create fiction - right? I try to remind...Idle minds create fiction - right? I try to remind myself all the time that living life gives me material for writing. These breaks are great for when you need to refill your heart and mind with anything fresh and new to inspire. Enjoy the break and learn something new!Amy Hanekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948641570199768387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-28779887778107956732007-09-25T09:00:00.000-04:002007-09-25T09:00:00.000-04:00Great food for thought, Sara! Thanks for sharing ...Great food for thought, Sara! Thanks for sharing so generously! (And keep those poems coming!)Mac McCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436394520124509797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-34401461605835485262007-09-25T08:25:00.000-04:002007-09-25T08:25:00.000-04:00Sara, your post really spoke to me. I am constantl...Sara, your post really spoke to me. I am constantly trying to find some emptiness, some space, in my life (with not much success!). It reminds me of what Vicky Austin must learn in Ring of Endless Light, by Madeleine L'Engle--not to be "replete with very me." <BR/><BR/>Enjoy your emptiness! Wallow in it. Sounds like you have just the right attitude toward it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-3612846262757514712007-09-25T04:41:00.000-04:002007-09-25T04:41:00.000-04:00Aha! I knew there was a reason I sat quietly on Ro...Aha! I <I>knew</I> there was a reason I sat quietly on Robin's post and let you smart people do all the talking!<BR/><BR/>I'm in a period of emptiness as well - waiting to hear back before the revisions on the second novel (inevitably) begin, waiting to ...find myself in a new place, sort of ...wandering the corridors of my soul picking things up, setting them down. I feel like I'm meant to 'posses my soul in patience,' and I think I am, but I am also not sure how.<BR/><BR/>You're right -- you don't want to take up too many things, commit to much, make hard-edged boundaries on your time. It feels like anything can happen, which is both unnerving and exhilarating.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your thoughts.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com