As someone who needs perhaps more peace and silence than most, this lightened my heart. To me this goes hand in hand with having to be around someone who feels compelled to speak yet only say the most mundane and obvious things (in a voice that hits on my last nerve). Strangely enough I am not considered antisocial but my patience is not of the virtuous sort.
I completely understand for I just can't be interrupted I just can't-I'm not sure it makes me a poet a writer or whatever..it's just I can't be anything else when I'm in this and I loose time- I think it surely were minutes but there were hours, hours upon hours and sometimes it's days and weeks and sometimes it's months
Yet it makes me also feel guilty-because who robs whom? Actually I rob Them of me. Of my presence. You think anybody remembers his work when dying, even good one? Maybe. I think one painfully recalls all the moments he robbed others of his presence, for whatever great reason that was, even if for them themselves...
Exactly. I can't explain how often people try crashing in on my creative time, demanding attention. I am not anti-social either, but there has to be a limit. I realized long ago that if I don't jealously guard my writing sessions from outside distraction, NOTHING GETS ACCOMPLISHED. Thanks for putting this into words.
I felt this in my marrow. I think I have pathologic sound ptsd (self diagnosis) though. In order to try and get peace and quiet, I started doing what I call Whack A Mole last year. It works! I learned that most of the moles were me and that if I keep up the practice, fewer external (and internal) moles crop up.
Thanks for this reminder that I can ask for time and space, and also a reminder to consider giving more space without being asked — love the audio, too!
I so relate to this one Franco. To have uninterrupted time, now that is heaven on earth. So love when I finally achieve it. Thanks for saying it so poetically.
"The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude."
Aldous Huxley
But in your frustration, find humor in this quote from the movie,"Annie Hall":
"There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly."
As someone who needs perhaps more peace and silence than most, this lightened my heart. To me this goes hand in hand with having to be around someone who feels compelled to speak yet only say the most mundane and obvious things (in a voice that hits on my last nerve). Strangely enough I am not considered antisocial but my patience is not of the virtuous sort.
We all lose patience sometimes but also every person has a different threshold for what they can tolerate. Thank you, Tama!
I completely understand for I just can't be interrupted I just can't-I'm not sure it makes me a poet a writer or whatever..it's just I can't be anything else when I'm in this and I loose time- I think it surely were minutes but there were hours, hours upon hours and sometimes it's days and weeks and sometimes it's months
Yet it makes me also feel guilty-because who robs whom? Actually I rob Them of me. Of my presence. You think anybody remembers his work when dying, even good one? Maybe. I think one painfully recalls all the moments he robbed others of his presence, for whatever great reason that was, even if for them themselves...
It's a hard one for sure.
Thank you, Franco
Thanks for understanding. I appreciate the comment. :)
Exactly. I can't explain how often people try crashing in on my creative time, demanding attention. I am not anti-social either, but there has to be a limit. I realized long ago that if I don't jealously guard my writing sessions from outside distraction, NOTHING GETS ACCOMPLISHED. Thanks for putting this into words.
Yes exactly, otherwise nothing gets accomplished. So true. Thanks, Craig.
Those who read and understand poetry (like this), do understand everything.
Thank you for this soul food.
Thank you, Trace!
Quite, quite agree.
Yay, thank you 🙂
Pepto for the brain sounds truly ecstatic.
Haha pink on pink
uhmmm…..who is this about 🙃
you ;)
omg awkward 😐
haha jk ❤️❤️❤️
I felt this in my marrow. I think I have pathologic sound ptsd (self diagnosis) though. In order to try and get peace and quiet, I started doing what I call Whack A Mole last year. It works! I learned that most of the moles were me and that if I keep up the practice, fewer external (and internal) moles crop up.
I gotta try that whack a mole thing! Thanks Nessa :)
This is the best one yet!
Thank you 😊
Thanks for this reminder that I can ask for time and space, and also a reminder to consider giving more space without being asked — love the audio, too!
Thank you, glad to hear you love the audio.
I so relate to this one Franco. To have uninterrupted time, now that is heaven on earth. So love when I finally achieve it. Thanks for saying it so poetically.
Thank you, Paulette ❤️
This was awesome Franco and so true. “The world is too much with us” as Wordsworth’s line still rings true to this day.
Yes it is all too much with us, perfect quote
I’ve been feeling this heavy — for months if not longer. Thank you
Ah it's very common I guess. Thank you, Tess
Thank you for the post 🙏
I could not agree more!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you, An!
I salute you from my writing dungeon. The spiders in my basement are quiet enough. :)
Thank you. Give the spiders my regards.
"The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude."
Aldous Huxley
But in your frustration, find humor in this quote from the movie,"Annie Hall":
"There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly."
I'm with you. I can totally relate haha. Great quotes.