tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532322712359180619.post599989044464353181..comments2023-09-25T06:06:06.940-05:00Comments on Creative Soul: Out Beyond...DebMchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09920733814018656913noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532322712359180619.post-74949008781318368952010-02-18T12:30:02.244-06:002010-02-18T12:30:02.244-06:00Jan, that's fantastic! Thank you for sharing t...Jan, that's fantastic! Thank you for sharing the complete poem. I love it. <br /><br />Joanne, that's how the phrase hit me too...bust out and be braver about bending and breaking the rules. <br /><br />Rachel, I had to laugh about staying until the laptop battery is dead. I get it. <br /><br />JoJo, doesn't it feel great to be in neutral territory from time to time. Peaceful. <br /><br />Great comments! Thanks!DebMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920733814018656913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532322712359180619.post-50720011209431290582010-02-18T11:40:58.458-06:002010-02-18T11:40:58.458-06:00Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing,
t...Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing,<br />there is a field. <br />I'll meet you there. <br /><br />When the soul lies down in that grass,<br />the world is too full to talk about.<br />Ideas, language, even the phrase<br />each other<br />doesn't make any sense.<br /><br />Rumi <br />(Sufi Mystic 1207-1273 A.D.)<br />translation by Coleman Barks<br /><br />Thought you might want to see the entire poem. -- JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532322712359180619.post-20651139967360191052010-02-17T18:35:29.896-06:002010-02-17T18:35:29.896-06:00Since I'm totally wrapped in Olympics right no...Since I'm totally wrapped in Olympics right now, I think it's that same feeling as the ski jumpers or anyone at the gate ready to go for it. Just plunge down the mountain - i.e. write some crazy dialogue, steal material from folks talking at a coffee shop and use it, put your protagonist in harm's way and then get them out of it. Write something you'd never write - step out of the comfort zone. <br /><br />Excellent quote. Makes me think, because I'm stuck in the "box" and need to follow my advice.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532322712359180619.post-56316224978767767192010-02-17T17:39:03.568-06:002010-02-17T17:39:03.568-06:00That is inspiring. It makes me want to go find a f...That is inspiring. It makes me want to go find a field and stay there until my laptop is dead.Rachel Wayne Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956981080819646433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532322712359180619.post-71127621793224365742010-02-17T09:29:38.624-06:002010-02-17T09:29:38.624-06:00The field is neutral territory.The field is neutral territory.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com