By Janie Reinart
You need to hear what you're writing,
and for that you need silence.
~ Philip Pullman.
As we enter into the winter season, I invite you to embrace the stillness. Stop and take a breath.
Writing and thinking are interconnected. Part of my writing process is luxuriating in the quiet around me. When I find that time, the silence becomes sacred.
Here are some thoughts from creative people embracing silence.
“Without great solitude no serious work is possible.” ~ Picasso
“When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer–say, traveling in a carriage or walking after a good meal or during the night when I cannot sleep–it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best and most abundantly.”~Mozart
“On the other hand, although I have a regular work schedule, I take time to go for long walks on the beach so that I can listen to what is going on inside my head. If my work isn’t going well, I lie down in the middle of a workday and gaze at the ceiling while I listen and visualize what goes on in my imagination.” ~Albert Einstein
There is something greater and purer than what the mouth utters. Silence illuminates our souls, whispers to our hearts, and brings them together. ~Kahlil Gibran
“One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.” ~Carl Sandburg
"Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born.”~Nikola Tesla
"To communicate through silence is a link between the thoughts of man." ~ Marcel Marceau
Wishing you peace and prosperity in the New Year and time to hear what you are writing. The GROG writers are stopping for a breath. We will be back January 4, 2016.
Wishing you peace and prosperity in the New Year and time to hear what you are writing. The GROG writers are stopping for a breath. We will be back January 4, 2016.
