tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post2460053656749441087..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: Getting UnstuckFrescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-70523172874506719742010-02-02T18:04:42.511-06:002010-02-02T18:04:42.511-06:00DEANNA: Your daughter sounds like a "P",...DEANNA: Your daughter sounds like a "P", like me. It's a good thing, unless we feel bad about being that way, which is a shame in itself.<br /><br />I love how you see not finishing sort of like I've come to see "failure"--as an opening for other things. <br />Thanks for your encouragement.<br /><br />You're right--good writing doesn't need pictures, but I've never gotten over my childhood disappointment when the books I read no longer came with pix.<br /><br />JEN: I am an INFP! The thing that varies most for me is the E/I--sometimes I'm more "E". I call myself an outgoing or friendly introvert.<br /><br />A household of Finishers--eek! That feels frightening, though I suppose it could be quite nice if they didn't pick on you.<br />How funny to find oneself "organized"! : )Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-31494487563246939112010-02-02T07:04:33.656-06:002010-02-02T07:04:33.656-06:00I can love the MBTI simply because no matter what ...I can love the MBTI simply because no matter what I end up pretty much the same--INF at about 100%, and then a slight tilt toward P. Dan is far, far, far more P than I, which is always very strange to me because I grew up in a household of Finishers, and there I was...not. In my marriage I am the organized one, and it makes me laugh and makes me nervous at the same time.<br /><br />I agree, btw, don't think of it as a book. Think of it as writing. You're good at writing! Books are scary, solid, real and almost-mystical things, but we can all write (some better than others, of course, and you're one of them).Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923745480765984429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-36975519401996143642010-02-01T14:22:29.328-06:002010-02-01T14:22:29.328-06:00Would have loved to comment sooner, but I procrast...Would have loved to comment sooner, but I procrastinated. ;o)<br /><br />Teaching my daughter, I learned that procrastination can be essential to method - she didn't seem to worry or feel shame about putting things off until the last minute (drove me insane). In fact, she finally told me that she worked best with the deadline staring at her, with the challenge, I think, to put all her (lazy) thinking about the subject into its required form. She finished all the work of four Latin years and a college thesis using this method.<br /><br />I, however, completely get your molasses description. And pondering what you said, I think this may relate to shame. Perhaps true procrastination is putting things off without shame...or maybe what my daughter did was something other...<br /><br />Maybe not finishing can involve ourselves telling us something crucial. I didn't "finish" my marriage - I quit, despite shame, because my true self couldn't do this thing as I came to understand it. But I was shown something shockingly unforeseen - my husband didn't shame me but shared blame, forgave, asked forgiveness. Even if we'd stayed apart, this would have been a great lesson, only learned because I didn't finish. In it I saw mercy at work...<br /><br />The journey, when something is important, involves being stuck and involves quitting and sometimes (or many times) starting again. That's what I've found so far when attempting "in-depth writing projects" (so get that term, as well). You will find so much to learn from, I'm sure, Fresca, and I'm excited for you, wherever this ends up going. Much more I could say, but I'm writing a book here, as is...<br /><br />Except, must add that my love for text makes me not need pictures in posts, especially when the blogger knows how to vary their prose. You're an excellent poster of words as well as pics, just so you know. :o)deannahttp://deannahershiser.com/stories-glimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-29215574662159958402010-02-01T13:07:34.264-06:002010-02-01T13:07:34.264-06:00Finally getting around to reading this, and yes, I...Finally getting around to reading this, and yes, I had a similar revelation with the help of my letters, ENFP!momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149328149132703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-80213701851269018172010-01-31T09:29:03.366-06:002010-01-31T09:29:03.366-06:00DANIA: Someone else just recommended JC's &quo...DANIA: Someone else just recommended JC's "Artist's Way" to me too. <br />Blogging has sure shown me that the "slow and steady" route really does work. And it doesn't freak me out the way "writing a book" does.<br />Oddly, making a movie over a year or a month doesn't scare me in the same way... Not sure why. Maybe it doesn't trigger any childhood fears, as I never made a movie until last year.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-13893692507432708832010-01-30T21:05:54.613-06:002010-01-30T21:05:54.613-06:00I like your point about it just being a series of ...I like your point about it just being a series of blog posts. It does make it seem less daunting. <br /><br />Reminds me of Julia Cameron's recommendation of doing three pages of writing a day. It doesn't seem like much at the time, but it adds up.Daniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064427172219901800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-41200474320758384322010-01-30T09:31:12.347-06:002010-01-30T09:31:12.347-06:00ARTS:
Wow, your dream is AMAZING to me!
Because t...ARTS: <br />Wow, your dream is AMAZING to me!<br />Because then I re-posted about a "bird" myself--the Enterprise!<br /><br />Thanks for the idea of the enneagram. Yes, please send the link.<br />The reason I'm liking M-Briggs these days is because this friend has studied it, and psychology, in-depth and can talk with a lot of depth.<br /> Otherwise, I'm with you--the on-line test kept shifting me around.<br /><br />I very much need boundaries---hoping to construct them for myself with this project. Not sure how it'll go, but I'm going to try.<br /><br />BINK: Bless you, you are my champion.<br />I think it'll be fun to see what's out there, anyway.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-57030540291666540442010-01-29T17:03:48.792-06:002010-01-29T17:03:48.792-06:00I'm excited to watch your brain work whenever ...I'm excited to watch your brain work whenever it takes on a new and interesting pursuit. I already love the direction--why does the Guggenheim look like the Enterprise--and I know the exploration is going to go boldly where no one has ever gone before.<br /><br />Write on!binknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-52992119079247141122010-01-29T16:36:26.874-06:002010-01-29T16:36:26.874-06:00I prefer the enneagram to Myers Briggs. This is pa...I prefer the enneagram to Myers Briggs. This is partly because if I change the answer to one question on Myers Briggs, a question to which I feel mostly indifferent, I immediately change my type. Let me know if you are interested in finding out more about the enneagram - there;s an online test you can do which is pretty good. <br /><br />I have some of the same issues, which is why I loved being an illustrator, because an assignment gives me boundaries.<br /><br />I dreamed last night that you were thinking, or speaking, about :Oh, I'll just repost that one with the bird". Which turned into some possibility for a story about some enormous bird turning up for an extended visit. So now I have another idea....Did I mention that when I looked at my comments, you happened to be leaving one at about the time I woke up from the dream?ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com