Trust those first thoughts. They are often the most interesting, before we allow the ego to tell us they aren't good enough.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Blogging as a stream of consciousness...
Trust those first thoughts. They are often the most interesting, before we allow the ego to tell us they aren't good enough.
Yes, it is lovely to be able to live along with someone else, sharing their thoughts, happy and sad. It is always interesting and sometimes surprising to learn how other people think and how they spend their days.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Star
I am trying to follow my intuitions and also the many thoughts that enter my mind during my day. Many lead to interesting writings. Gail
ReplyDeleteGreat post and advice, Nancy. Quite often what I think is a silly post of mine, gets the most interest and comments!
ReplyDeleteAs streams of consciousness go, my friend, you are the Mississippi. EFH
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more, I missed my blog so much in the time I spent away from it, I find the ability to say what I truly feel liberating and releasing, which of course is extremely healing....
ReplyDeleteAboseffinglutely! This happens often, when least expected and a germ of an idea can expand quite organically into a meaningful post.
ReplyDeleteOften times, when an idea is cosseted and edited and fretted over, it lays wet and flat in the blogland ether.
well said...
saz x
That's good advice! I personally love the blogs where you can really see the blogger's personality shining through!
ReplyDeleteThat is very true! Go with your gut instinct. Usually what you think is uninteresting, people like.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteYou bet,couldn't agree more.Constantly amazed by the serendipitous.. you too?
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be a current theme at the moment; this is the third thing I've read in as many days that touched on this in some way. More synchronicity, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteMy problem is that I have all of these thoughts, and they vanish like smoke before I ever get around to writing. Oh well, I know that someday I'll have time to write more often. I'm going to enjoy the busy-ness for now!
So true, and letting those ideas flow seems to encourage others to follow. Another thing I like about blogging is that it is a different form of writing than the other things I write, and I like the idea of changing it up like that.
ReplyDeleteyes, trusting our first instinct, our first thought, the way of the spirit in us all - too frequently, however, we allow those things we think, that we know, to be altered or modified or ignored by external forces - and much as i know that truth, it is still not always the way - great post, lady!
ReplyDeleteVery good advice...that ole' ego is the "devil" isn't it??? :-)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more.
ReplyDeleteEssentially I blog to practise writing. I comment on blogs to practise writing. I write comments and blog to connect with other people whose writing I like to read and who like to read and occasionally comment on my writing.
In this way not only do I practise writing I also practise reading.
I also enjoy the visual experience and the auditory when viewing blogs that feature art works, photography and music of all sorts, but that's an added dimension, a real plus but it's not my primary aim, which as it is for you is to practise writing.
What a wonderful post. I'm new to your blog and very pleased to meet you.
You're so right, Nancy. I've gotten info that I needed or been reminded of something many times.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about the stream of consciousness! And about trusting the inner voice! Great post!
ReplyDeleteI know I like to read that kind of blog, but when I write like that it feels like cheating or not really "writing". But it's very true that "over-thought-out" things tend to lose a freshness or life.
ReplyDeleteI think the cross-pollination of blogging is happening without our even being aware of it. And I do see the synchronicity of our thoughts every day, Nancy. Very insightful post...
ReplyDeleteThis is true. Of course, this wasn't the first thing I thought I'd say in my comment. ;)
ReplyDeleteOnce in a while I second guess myself. It's tricky too, because sometimes I rely on comments as a bellwether of how pertinent or interesting the post was. I'm not sure that is always the case.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many wonderful things about blogging, but yes, practice is always a good thing.
ReplyDeleteSandra Bullock also sent $1 million to Haiti.
I need to start working on this. :) I love reading blogs more than writing them.
ReplyDeleteGreat advice, Nancy!
ReplyDeletelove this. and so true. you never know who might read...and it be just what they need.
ReplyDeleteexactly, but not only that; blogging also allows us to say things we might not otherwise be brave enough to say. Blogging is a wonderful tool to express oneself, with or without readers (okay, with is better). I find I am less interested in the minutiae of somebody's daily life than a quirky situation or an opinion which might be controversial.
ReplyDeleteBlogging is fun; Blogger.com, thanks a lot.
oh, I never publish my first draft...
ReplyDeleteI always reread what I wrote, outloud. It is frightening what i could have put out in the world
i am defintely pretty boring(not to me, but others may feel this).i am not a writer, my blog is mainly just about our lives and travels, with a few photographs.
ReplyDeletei'm glad you come by though Nancy, your visits always mean a lot to me.
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ReplyDeletethere are never wasted thoughts, nor throw-away dreams. they sort themselves like drops of rain into the stream that is us.
ReplyDeleteSpot on Nan! Another name for my blogs could be word vommit 1 and 2. But you are so right about it just freeing you to write what comes naturally. I recently decided not to apply to an MFA program because I decided I was just not going to be able to deal with panel critique. Granted this probably means my writing will not improve, but hey, my choice... i guess. =)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. I love blogging because it allows us to open up and just put ourselves out there. It can be a very cathartic experience.
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