Random Thoughts...
Posted 03-25-09 at 12:26 AM by mega_option101
As some of you might not now the past few weeks for me have been pretty "empty" not in the sense that I am not doing anything productive...
I wish that I could articulate myself as well as some of the bloggers on here, but I think that this is a skill that I lack and that I always will. Words do not flow for me and never have, it takes me a great deal of time to really write anything down that actually makes sense. Perhaps, this is why I am such a slow typer and why I try to always leave hidden messages behind my thoughts/comments.
Maybe this is because it forces me to think before I speak or in this case think before I write. Perhaps, this thinking is inhibiting the fluidity in my expressions. Which raises a very important/relevant question:
I wish that I could articulate myself as well as some of the bloggers on here, but I think that this is a skill that I lack and that I always will. Words do not flow for me and never have, it takes me a great deal of time to really write anything down that actually makes sense. Perhaps, this is why I am such a slow typer and why I try to always leave hidden messages behind my thoughts/comments.
Maybe this is because it forces me to think before I speak or in this case think before I write. Perhaps, this thinking is inhibiting the fluidity in my expressions. Which raises a very important/relevant question:
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How does one stop thinking?
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I think the worst thing you can do is to stop thinking.
It veils you, it disassociates you for the world. Why would you ever want to stop thinking? It's invalidates anything you do, to be able to shut your mind off and be exempt from your actions or reactions.
Bracket the hell out of everything, I say.Posted 03-25-09 at 01:48 AM by phospholipid
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Despite how much I tend to write in my blogs, i'm a slow typer too man
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Anyway.. Being able to articulate yourself well is a battle that gets better, but tends to keep on going. I speak from a little bit of experience here, because believe it or not, I have a problem with it too (my older blogs progressively get scary
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In my blog description I claim that what I write is driven by quotes and lyrics.. There's a big reason behind that too. Often times I write my best work when my heart is begging for expression, and nothing better helps me find that than those two things.
Often I'll dwell on a subject for a week or two weeks, and in the process, the pressure builds and eventually I have to choose to either write or set it aside "for another day". The problem is, typically when I save it for another day, I become less passionate about that subject. I've probably scrapped 6 or more blogs because of that, because when I went to write, I didn't feel it flowed well, or that it was from the heart. Basically what I'm saying is, when you really want to lay something out on the table, do it at the prime of your energy.
I'm more than certain that you've heard this said before, but we're all our biggest critics. The best advice I can give you is to roll with what you percieve as flaws. As far as I'm concerned, thinking is only a negative thing when it starts to create anxiety.
I can tell you right now that once you find optimal ways to express yourself, the hidden messages will be amazing elements of future blogs. It turns gears in the minds of others like clockwork, and I'm extremely greatful for all of the wisdom you have shared. For what it's worth, some of the best conversations I've had here on OCN have been here in the blog section with you.
Cheers,
~timxPosted 03-25-09 at 01:57 AM by timxirish
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How does one stop thinking?
I don't know if it actually is possible to do this actively, as a matter of choice and will, but I know of a way to "silence your mind," so to speak. Meditation is a mechanism where you can make your mind "stop" itself from thinking. On some level, meditation is akin to "stopping" oneself from actively being in touch with one's thoughts; it's like turning down the volume on one's thoughts so that you don't hear anything at all.
It's difficult to acquire this skill of meditation, but it is possible; it takes technique and a ton of practice. I can sometimes succeed at it, but it's not perfect.
Whether or not thinking "is inhibiting the fluidity of (your) expressions," this is an interesting point. It certainly suggests that writing is an exercise driven by feelings and emotions and little else. I don't think this is necessarily so.
Perhaps there are different ways to write as well.
I mean, there's writing that's straight from the heart (or the groin, perhaps, as Bryan Adams once funnily suggested); there's also writing that is as far away from any emotional source as possible (for instance, my fan fiction novella is emphatically not a work driven by my heart; I have a clear design and structural intent that I want to adhere to that is a product of my mind more than anything else).
For sure, though, writing is writing, and thoughts are thoughts, and feelings are feelings.
The only limitation, I would say, is whether or not you can devote enough time to get things done.
Peace, my friends.
Posted 03-25-09 at 04:01 AM by txtmstrjoe
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Well bro (and practically twin :P) I must say, odd question you presented. The only time I think I successfully came close to stopping my thought process was that weird disease I had beginning of the semester. I'm sure I was non-sensicle more than usual then...
But why would you truly want to stop thinking? I, personally, enjoy... no, relish in analysis. It keeps me going. It drives me. And I'm sure you know what I mean by that being a bad thing sometimes. It's very easy to over-analyze situations, or deduce things incorrectly.
And lets say you did find a way to stop thinking... wouldn't that stifle the flow of words? I think a good metaphor is your thoughts are like water:
If your faucet (outlet of your thoughts, ie. expression through writing or speech) is not big enough, then the thoughts will be expressed more slowly. However, sometimes the higher pressure build up can cause an effectively stronger flow, and thus your point can be far more easily expressed.
Also, if your faucet is too large, then your words will have NO pressure build up, and thus you end up with meaningless words that just sorta over-flow the sink - to the point where people will stop listening to you (I'm thinking of my brother, but he's become much better at it. Seriously, he has.)
And you remember when Tanya called you and said your phone was 'busy'... I got the same thing tonight
no idea why... maybe you actually are using both lines at ones, but I doubt it... anywho...Posted 03-25-09 at 10:40 PM by Bloodfire
