Among many lessons, this is one for those of us who write our hearts out here and receive little applause. Some of the most meaningful creative work is for the audience within the creator.
I wish there were a way for those who haven't experienced the profit of writing/creating/expressing, even just for themselves, to experience the truth of what you're describing. It's an entirely relevant point to the Life Story Method, which is how one's perspective transforms from the reps of articulating one's experience. I've watched you do this with the depth and care you put in to The Workaround. So much is offered to others in the sharing of your experience, but you get the biggest payoff with an outsized digestive capacity for life experience that can extract a crazy amount of nutrients from daily life.
Rick, the following gem hit me with the subtlety of a roundhouse kick to the temple: “...THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE’S OWN NATURE AS THE AUDIENCE MOSTLY WORTHY OF MY ATTENTION.” If I could tattoo that sentence fragment (yes, in ALL CAPS) to my cortex (never say never!), I’d do that … pronto. Thank you for a dose of much-needed wisdom, especially in today’s metrics-driven, “subscriber-starved” world.
As always, you invite us along to join you in a well-crafted slice of your very interesting life, doing so with such a deft touch, we step into each scene and actually forget we’re reading (seriously). If that’s not creating an all-important empathetic bond with the reader, I don’t know what is.
Thank you Larry, though now I'm reminded that I need to go back and tag you along with others in the gang as essential helpers with the first draft. I'm terrible at remembering to do that. What an ingrate I am. Super appreciative of your consistent support and encouragement.
No worries! You're doing seven things at once (a low estimate), and it's easy to forget some of the details.
On the other hand, I tend to forget essential things, even though I rarely multitask. Case in point: For the longest time, I had a Post-It note on my car's steering wheel that read: "Are you wearing pants?" Half the time I had to go back inside before firing up the car.
Among many lessons, this is one for those of us who write our hearts out here and receive little applause. Some of the most meaningful creative work is for the audience within the creator.
That, Bob, is called a bulls-eye!
I wish there were a way for those who haven't experienced the profit of writing/creating/expressing, even just for themselves, to experience the truth of what you're describing. It's an entirely relevant point to the Life Story Method, which is how one's perspective transforms from the reps of articulating one's experience. I've watched you do this with the depth and care you put in to The Workaround. So much is offered to others in the sharing of your experience, but you get the biggest payoff with an outsized digestive capacity for life experience that can extract a crazy amount of nutrients from daily life.
Rick, the following gem hit me with the subtlety of a roundhouse kick to the temple: “...THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE’S OWN NATURE AS THE AUDIENCE MOSTLY WORTHY OF MY ATTENTION.” If I could tattoo that sentence fragment (yes, in ALL CAPS) to my cortex (never say never!), I’d do that … pronto. Thank you for a dose of much-needed wisdom, especially in today’s metrics-driven, “subscriber-starved” world.
As always, you invite us along to join you in a well-crafted slice of your very interesting life, doing so with such a deft touch, we step into each scene and actually forget we’re reading (seriously). If that’s not creating an all-important empathetic bond with the reader, I don’t know what is.
Well done, my friend.
Thank you Larry, though now I'm reminded that I need to go back and tag you along with others in the gang as essential helpers with the first draft. I'm terrible at remembering to do that. What an ingrate I am. Super appreciative of your consistent support and encouragement.
No worries! You're doing seven things at once (a low estimate), and it's easy to forget some of the details.
On the other hand, I tend to forget essential things, even though I rarely multitask. Case in point: For the longest time, I had a Post-It note on my car's steering wheel that read: "Are you wearing pants?" Half the time I had to go back inside before firing up the car.