Tag: philosophy
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Musings
I suspect there’s a difference between negativity that naturally arises, without any prompting or deliberation, and negativity that arises through willful focus. I suspect natural negativity is meant to be internally felt and allowed, if not externally expressed (if we always expressed it externally, it could destroy relationships or send us to prison). And, once…
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On my creative process…
Personally, I find it really cool when I don’t really understand a movie or story, but I am still entertained by it. I attribute this to rhythm–rhythm between words, paragraphs, scenes, and chapters. Without rhythm, narrative breaks down into a technical explanation. The rhythm is what hooks my subconscious, drawing it in with a hypnotic…
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Musings
Arguably, true abundance might be contentment–everything as is, without justification, categorization, or rationalization. Being in the present, in other words, and feeling the default wellbeing that comes with that state. There’s a lot to be gained from acknowledging I’ll lose it all–that no matter what happens, the game of life will come to an end.…
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On my creative process…
Throughout the process of writing a book, my characters often surprise me with actions and behaviors I never would have expected. For me, that’s an incredibly fun part of writing–I have an idea of the bigger picture, the overarching themes and larger events, but the specifics often manifest as delightful surprises.
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Musings
Arguably, true abundance might be contentment–everything as is, without justification, categorization, or rationalization. Being in the present, in other words, and feeling the default wellbeing that comes with that state. On the other end of the spectrum, plenty of folks have had a glut of resources and time, and lived most of their lives in…
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On my creative process…
I love writing for a lot of reasons, but one of them is the ability to do it without figuring everything out beforehand. I like that I can go in with a vague idea, usually a handful of climactic scenes or ill-defined premises, and write my way toward them without knowing exactly how I’ll finalize…
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Musings
Arguably, true abundance might be contentment–everything as is, without justification, categorization, or rationalization. Being in the present, in other words, and feeling the default wellbeing that comes with that state. On the other end of the spectrum, plenty of folks have had a glut of resources and time, and lived most of their lives in…
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On my creative process…
I have faith in the abundance of creativity; there’s always ideas out there, and even if they don’t realize in the exact fashion I desired or envisioned, I will benefit from working with them and fleshing them out. Maybe it’ll work out as I intended, maybe I’ll hone my skills, or maybe I’ll think of…
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Musings
Arguably, true abundance might be contentment–everything as is, without justification, categorization, or rationalization. Being in the present, in other words, and feeling the default wellbeing that comes with that state. On the other end of the spectrum, plenty of folks have had a glut of resources and time, and lived most of their lives in…
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On my creative process…
I believe we’re creative by default, and that our free will lies in where we focus–on whether or not we use creativity to evoke an atmosphere of inevitability, perpetuity, hopelessness, etc. etc. Or we can focus on an influx of energy and possibility, of self-expression and inspiration.