Re: Is anyone a highly sensitive person???/ creativity/ qwerty

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Have you ever tried reading any of Cameron's books on

creativity? She's done the Artist's Way and has a more recent one,

Walking in this World, which seems to me more aimed

at " professional " artists. I am also a blocked writer, partly b/c

my Nada wanted to write at one point, mostly embarassingly sarcastic

letters to the local paper. Anyway, if you haven't read any of her

work, you may want to. She recommends a " morning pages " writing,

which is stream of consciousness writing first thing in the

morning. It's hard for me, but I always feel better when I do it.

Joanna

In WTOAdultChildren1 , " qz "

wrote:

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> Well done for having separated in that way, and accomplished so

much!

>

> My problem is that even though I haven't told her about my

writing, I

> am still blocked. I started a blog about a year and a half ago. I

> wrote on it pretty regularly, and am also writing a monthly article

> for another website. But I feel very blocked. I feel very negative

> about sitting down to write, and at the same time disappointed

that my

> blog has not become nearly as popular as some other blogs. It just

> feels like I'm writing for an audience of zero that doesn't

appreciate

> what I have to say. I usually love to cook, and lately that hasn't

> been much fun either. The only creative activity that seems fun

these

> days is taking photos.

>

> I think I'm kind of depressed, but this issue in particular bugs

me. I

> like being creative, and lately it's been hard for me to do that. I

> even started thinking of a short story I want to write, but haven't

> been able to muster up more than an outline. Has anyone else had

this

> problem? What do you do?

>

> qwerty

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> > I didn't realize her hold on me until I had already written my

book.

> I think in my career I separated myself somewhat (because I am a

> nursing professor and she is a teacher) since she didn't have a

clue

> about my field of expertise. Thanks for bringing this to mind. I

> didn't realize I had separated from her that way.

> >

> > My advice is do it for yourself and don't tell her if she

criticizes

> you. Then when you finish you can be proud of what you did for

yourself.

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> > Kelley

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