tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post7862851314967680066..comments2023-10-24T03:58:16.219-07:00Comments on Kinda going with the flow: Just PowerRobert Guthriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-38587532956835315942010-07-09T05:40:09.071-07:002010-07-09T05:40:09.071-07:00A. Grey - Thank you for joining! I also look forwa...A. Grey - Thank you for joining! I also look forward to learning about "Grey Places."Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-37115030150394827572010-07-08T23:56:27.211-07:002010-07-08T23:56:27.211-07:00Carolina - It's never too late. I have a very ...Carolina - It's never too late. I have a very good friend who joined the Peace Corps, lived in a hut on stilts and rolled condoms down bananas in family-planning class. She was 65.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-40535032946086609282010-07-08T21:18:34.704-07:002010-07-08T21:18:34.704-07:00Yes! If you can let go of everything else, then th...Yes! If you can let go of everything else, then the words will flow. Must eliminate the internal censor and try to banish all intrusive thoughts as well.<br /><br />How cool you taught English in Japan! I would've loved to do something like that.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-20123754784444362952010-07-08T13:30:26.071-07:002010-07-08T13:30:26.071-07:00Tina - Yup, we're all connected. Figuratively ...Tina - Yup, we're all connected. Figuratively and literally through your awesome Practice Room.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-77571968411531888962010-07-08T13:28:05.944-07:002010-07-08T13:28:05.944-07:00Elliot - Sounds great. And not a huge surprise giv...Elliot - Sounds great. And not a huge surprise given the very cool palm trees on your blog.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-37074818257980555502010-07-08T08:20:44.792-07:002010-07-08T08:20:44.792-07:00Yay for this post. Some how the not thinking came ...Yay for this post. Some how the not thinking came up again this morning in the practice room, I'm not sure if it was directly related to this post (because a couple of those folks have already commented here). But I think this is so important. And I have such a hard time with it.Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-50259447072315237982010-07-08T08:17:16.309-07:002010-07-08T08:17:16.309-07:00...wrote some of my best work while in Carolina. F......wrote some of my best work while in Carolina. Found a spot near a live oak, yet a short distance from fellow starving artists and photographers...a most excellent afternoon:) Being of clear mind indeed causes the frontal lobe to flow.Elliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-89250930280786400672010-07-07T21:52:14.103-07:002010-07-07T21:52:14.103-07:00Carolina - a belated welcome to the flow!Carolina - a belated welcome to the flow!Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-17112531240890245672010-07-07T21:48:09.655-07:002010-07-07T21:48:09.655-07:00Jon - I'm not sure what to say. I find cafe no...Jon - I'm not sure what to say. I find cafe noise comforting. Aural wallpaper. Unless there's that one voice that rises above the din. Or that one topic of conversation that I can't tune out. Usually politics. Then I move. <br /><br />Right now I'm in a cafe on the harbor. The sun just set, so there's an orange glow over the water. Gulls, radio, our occasionally whining dog, gibberish all around, the slapping of runners on the pavement, the low hum of a motoring sailboat... For me, it all works. Even this afternoon in the window of streetside cafe as the traffic flowed... There are worse addictions.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-35064640367376983602010-07-07T21:36:39.897-07:002010-07-07T21:36:39.897-07:00Laura - I hear you. In fact I now find "multi...Laura - I hear you. In fact I now find "multi-tasking" a bad word.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-880983346354537042010-07-07T21:34:49.742-07:002010-07-07T21:34:49.742-07:00Jen - thank you for stopping by! Even if I don'...Jen - thank you for stopping by! Even if I don't have time to meditate, just a few minutes with a hot drink does the trick for me.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-61402890819713520442010-07-07T21:23:58.143-07:002010-07-07T21:23:58.143-07:00I am going to a coffee shop to write for the first...I am going to a coffee shop to write for the first time. Any advice for staying on task and avoiding the people that recognize you?Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-42289855895830708052010-07-07T19:45:46.042-07:002010-07-07T19:45:46.042-07:00multi tasking or thinking about too much at one ti...multi tasking or thinking about too much at one time seems to sap writing power. I'm all for just writing. And yes, sometimes that's hard!Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-10234266922139926702010-07-07T17:35:30.586-07:002010-07-07T17:35:30.586-07:00Meditation is wonderful, I wish I took more time t...Meditation is wonderful, I wish I took more time to do so!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-47053324505620834272010-07-07T15:30:55.672-07:002010-07-07T15:30:55.672-07:00Heather - I totally hear you about the Practice Ro...Heather - I totally hear you about the Practice Room. Did Tina tell you I tried to join last week. I think my tech cluelessness got in the way. <br /><br />Last week ended up being busier than I'd expected: an overnight in Seattle and guests who weren't at our apartment but whom we showed around for several days. Anyway, I'm soooooooo excited to be back with more hours to write and be on-line. Thurs or Fri I hope to check out the Practice Room. <br /><br />And Tour De Writing is fantastic... I'm signing up today!Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-79595793202361404642010-07-07T15:25:23.905-07:002010-07-07T15:25:23.905-07:00Jon - very cryptic. Inquiring minds want to know a...Jon - very cryptic. Inquiring minds want to know about the rant... Increased wattage is a good thing, right?Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-78095487611471713342010-07-07T11:25:32.385-07:002010-07-07T11:25:32.385-07:00I love this. It's why the practice room works...I love this. It's why the practice room works for me. For an hour, I just write. I don't second guess, or stop. Stopping is big with me. I never realized that when I hit a snag, I can write through it. I thought I had to think through it. This post game me chills, R. Thanks. I'm going to go write. Just write.Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600970586174079201.post-80909316263956290992010-07-07T11:05:48.312-07:002010-07-07T11:05:48.312-07:00If only you knew what Heather and I are talking ab...If only you knew what Heather and I are talking about at this very moment. This post reaffirms her...rant. <br /><br />Yeah, she literally just yelled at me. It was kinda epic and electric. My light bulb is burning bright and you just upped the wattage.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.com