tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post8388998747632269686..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Experiments in TrustingNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-3050089996274616162009-05-04T19:26:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:26:00.000-07:00Hi Everyone,
Yes, I know Natalie Goldberg's work...Hi Everyone, <br /><br />Yes, I know Natalie Goldberg's work - she's wonderful, isn't she? <br /><br />And poetry is a great practice for uncovering your life, and the world, even if you never get published. <br /><br />Best,<br />NathanNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-52909782401649826432009-05-04T10:04:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:04:00.000-07:00Hi Nathan,
I'm sure you know about Natalie Goldbe...Hi Nathan,<br /><br />I'm sure you know about Natalie Goldberg, right? She's a buddhist and a writer and she wrote the manual Writing Down the Bones, which is one of my favorite writing books.<br /><br />Poetry is a great way to discover things about yourself and the world. I've taken a couple of poetry classes recently and loved them--even if I never get anything published, it's the process Jennifer Campaniolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584812688202324497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-62967922862770720002009-05-03T21:51:00.000-07:002009-05-03T21:51:00.000-07:00I like your thoughts very much; I'm aware pretty m...I like your thoughts very much; I'm aware pretty much every day of the need to consciously choose to head into situations that could lead me to stay home under the covers. My life's not that scary--it's just that I have a scared outlook. <br /><br />And the zen/poetry connection makes me think of Natalie Goldberg. I think of think any creative act can be a meditation, depending on one's sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-30020125265097347252009-05-02T12:55:00.000-07:002009-05-02T12:55:00.000-07:00Thanks for your insights and book suggestion Rache...Thanks for your insights and book suggestion Rachel!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-23061337920945566682009-05-02T12:47:00.000-07:002009-05-02T12:47:00.000-07:00Well said. There is something I recognized from th...Well said. There is something I recognized from the writing process when I came to yoga and meditation practice: the practice of becoming still, opening to grace and letting the truth come through. When you let them, the words write themselves and it's like they aren't even coming from you. I suspect the process allows you to tap into insights you know deeply but are not consciously aware of, tapdragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477118577974071974noreply@blogger.com