Comments on: The Joy of Being a Blockhead

By: tammy

tammy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:36:55 +0000

at first i thought you might be meaning blockhead as in charlie brown.
i have always kept a journal. last year i threw out an entire box of journal notebooks from years of writing. “horrors!” you might say… no, not at all. i have moved on. i found myself twirling in a little whirlpool of sameness. i had to start fresh.
and i think of blockhead in two ways…
charlie tammy brown. and the uncarved block of zen.
both fit.
i love your posts dear lady!

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:21 +0000

Square Peg Guy,
Good for you! I tried starting one in high school but it never took until I was in my mid-20s. I was fairly isolated in my job and journal writing made my life come alive. It was magical.

By: Square Peg Guy

Square Peg Guy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:39:16 +0000

I started writing in my secret journal when I was in the seventh grade. I wrote for myself, but I fantasized that it would be discovered and published after I died.

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By: Diane/lovewhoyouare

Diane/lovewhoyouare — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:39:02 +0000

I started writing more when I was an Art Docent Director for my children’s school. I loved learning the history and then developing the history and art classes for the kids. And also teaching the adults to if needed.

As for blogging I started doing research and it just happened.
It is fun connecting to others here. I love food for thought!

A book I love is The Vein of Gold by Julia Cameron great for writers block and for digging deeper.

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By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:35:56 +0000

Joan, Thanks for coming by and sharing. I enjoyed your post. Your story about sending off a piece the The Writer resonated with me. Years ago I tried sending off a few pieces to some magazines and decided it was a waste of my time. I didn't want to write what they wanted to publish. That's the beauty of blogging...you can write what touches your heart. Hopefully it will touch a few other hearts, too, but even if it doesn't you've honored what you love.

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:22:34 +0000

rummuser,
Great! Take your time, it’s well worth doing. Feel free to share in dribs and drabs (small amounts at a time). For me blogging is about looking at things in depth and sharing the process.

Robert,
I just wrote this to bikehikebabe and to you:

I think it’s great that Robert is writing slightly less and working on his own life, otherwise his writing will be shallow. He’s still incredibly young and has a bright future.

He’s already written about a lot of ideas. One thing he could do is write shorter posts saying how he’s trying to integrate those ideas into his own life, and the problems he’s encountering…that’s where his depth will come from. Notice I’m saying “trying to”. For me at least, practicing what I preach takes commitment and practice. It doesn’t happen overnight. So by saying “trying to” I give myself plenty of time to keep working on it. It relieves a lot of pressure.

betty,
I agree, writing is liberating. I learned about journal writing by reading The Diary of Ann Frank when I was in my teens. It made me realize that even the most ordinary moments can have great depth if we give them our full attention.

Thanks for coming by. I would never have found your latest post if you hadn’t.

By: betty

betty — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:32:50 +0000

Writing has been one enjoyable experience for me. I usually only write evaluation reports and awards. Just saying what I want to say without it being checked, double checked and sent back for corrections is liberating.

Love this post by the way

Betty

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By: Robert A. Henru

Robert A. Henru — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:59:38 +0000

Thanks bikehikebabe for letting me know that someone talked about me here =) I’m really honored to know that my blog got some impact.

Rummy, thanks for keep on visiting my blog. I have to say sorry not to be able to meet your expectation.

Partly, what Jean is saying is right. I was trying to involve more in relationship, and as always, relationship takes time. I cannot rush relationship, and it occupied my time and schedule recently.

It was not the only one though, I think I got a kind of writer’s block. I couldn’t make myself writing because I’m not prepared in doing it.

Jean, thanks for such a supportive message. Thanks for believing in me, and giving me such a benefit of the doubt.

Robert

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