tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257399284971492459.post8529046083072876440..comments2022-04-09T14:42:51.404-04:00Comments on Somewhere in Transition: In NYC my spiritual home....Julia Lee Barclay-Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148106233642560088noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257399284971492459.post-43274473599515918152011-06-17T21:28:11.285-04:002011-06-17T21:28:11.285-04:00Doing dishes has long been an art form.Doing dishes has long been an art form.Crosby Kenyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518264859721428889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257399284971492459.post-3464349592839599262011-06-14T21:36:25.465-04:002011-06-14T21:36:25.465-04:00Amen to that Dave...I've written my best stuff...Amen to that Dave...I've written my best stuff when calm, even if emotionally upended at times, there does need to be a base for me, too...and yeah that V. Woolf chick knew her stuff.<br /><br />Having said that, this blog I am writing in many states and there's something to that too I suppose. However, for me happiness is not anti-creativity...nor is any feeling. It's a matter of attention paid and focus I think, I think John Cage also said even doing the dishes can be an amazing experience if you pay attention to it totally.<br /><br />OK I'm jet lagged and on a bus so no more cod philosophy from me now...Julia Lee Barclay-Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148106233642560088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257399284971492459.post-90707228709860566442011-06-14T20:50:11.918-04:002011-06-14T20:50:11.918-04:00Turmoil might feed it, but calm is needed to coax ...Turmoil might feed it, but calm is needed to coax it out. For me anyway. I've never written anything worthwhile in that upended phase between homes or jobs or while sweating about bills etc. Maybe this is getting more so the older I get. A room of your own and a thousand a year, as the lady said...<br /><br />Welcome back, Julia.david mainehttp://davidmaine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257399284971492459.post-62632562317791952032011-06-14T12:09:56.108-04:002011-06-14T12:09:56.108-04:00Traffic is passing on the rainy street outside thi...Traffic is passing on the rainy street outside this very minute, and the refrigerator is humming. Happiness is wonderful, but turmoil is what truly feeds creativity.Crosby Kenyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518264859721428889noreply@blogger.com