In my workshop today, we talked about how knowing you're going to write about something helps you to experience it more fully. I found a quote for homework that says almost this same thing. "The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium." Norbet Platt.
I think that posting one "blurb" on Facebook each day has actually made me think more like a writer. Knowing I have to capture one small moment to share with the world has helped me live deeper, experience life more fully. I pay attention to the small details of my life. I think about how I would recount this thing that just happened, this thought I just had, or this quote from one of my children.
In our home we generally eat dinner together, around our dining room table. The kids like to do an activity we call "High Point, Low Point" where we go around the table and talk about the high point from our day and the low point from our day. Sometimes we just stick to high points. It generates a lot of conversation, as one can imagine. I'm wondering if this activity is also good for thinking like a writer...or at least being more "in the moment" during our days. If I know I have to tell something at the table, does it make me think about how I'm going to tell it, as it's happening? Or does it have the opposite effect?
I'll be thinking about these things in the coming days and weeks as I capture moments of my day to share with the world on Facebook, at my dining room table, or in my writer's notebook.
(Oh...and the coolest thing....the presenter lent me TWO books to bring home and read tonight! I was deeply honored!) :)
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