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On Madness and Creativity

Posted on April 7, 2009 by 1sojournal

In response to Claudette’s weekly writing challenge #10: Discernment http://claudetteellinger.wordpress.com/ Much madness is divinest sense to a discerning eye; Much sense, the sharpest madness __Emily Dickinson I found this quote a few days ago. Seeing as Claudette’s weekly writing … Continue reading →

Posted in On Madness and Creativity | Tagged Art with a capital A, Artists, barriers of definitions, Bi-polar Disorder, blocked creative energies, chaotic environment, close relationship, common ground, comparisons, crafts and hobbies, Creativity, eccentric, elite group, Emily Dickinson, focus, global discussion, harvard business. org, healing, hierarchies, High End/Low End, intensity, isolation, Madness, material gain, Mother and Father, myth, natural let down, opted out, outside the norm, public recognition, research, response to writing challenge | 6 Comments

Signature Strokes

Posted on January 6, 2009 by 1sojournal

In the world of Fine Art, such as painting, one can, if one has the knowledge of such things, know who the painter is without seeing a signature somewhere on the canvas. It has to do with the manner … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice, comparisons, Creativity, expression, Fine Art, Individuation, painting, Signature Stroke, writing | Tagged balk, blog, canvas, choices, comparisons, Creativity, cubism, distinguish, expression, fashion designers, Fine Art, focus, Frank Sinatra, happiness, healing, individual, lay down words, Michelangelo, murder, my way, painting, perceptions, Picasso, recognizable, rules, Salvador Dali, schtick, Signature Stroke, subject matter, Van Gogh, worst enemy, writing | 5 Comments

The In-Betweens

Posted on December 29, 2008 by 1sojournal

This is a difficult time of the year. Christmas is behind us, New Year’s is still coming, and we are caught between them. All the gearing up for the Big Day, needs to find its natural release, and feels … Continue reading →

Posted in Balance, change, giving, Grasped Lightly, grayness, In-Betweens, Life, movement, Predicament, Recieving, Seed Faith | Tagged acceptance, change of plans, difficult to think, empty hands, enervating, focus, fog, get togethers, gifts, giving, gray, hope, In-Betweens, judgment, lull, moving myself, purpose, receiving, Seed Faith, selfish, sunshine, surprises, understanding, wispy | 2 Comments

A Couple of Dirty Words

Posted on September 17, 2008 by 1sojournal

At least they are to many of us who don’t particularly feel a great deal of fondness for exercise and discipline. These two words often conjure up images of sweat, repetitive motion that creates sore muscles and a backache among … Continue reading →

Posted in associations, Aunt Lucy, Choice, Connections, discipline, exercise, Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Memory, Self-Awareness, Time, Uncategorized | Tagged accessible, Aunt Lucy, backache, connect, dirty words, discipline, exercise, focus, learning process, Memory, potato salad, recall, remembering, slippery, speed of light, sweat, tool, words, writing | Comments Off

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