Binging and ForcingBinging and Forcing
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The first time I had a clue that I enjoyed writing was after a week hike in the Sinai desert.
We were leaving the desert: the brown, purple, red colors, white sand, mountains, stars, Bedouins, mountains, and silence. I hiked with people that I learned to deeply admire. We were leaving and my pen started moving. It really didn't feel like I had control of it. It was there was a connection to my heart and that pen kept moving. Call it what you want but to me it was like looking up at the million stars in the desert.
These times are very few and far between but I find that writing really helps me return from a trip. The first few times I was really kind of shell shocked when I returned to America and the writing kind of soothed things over. Now I think it is just kind of a tool to make me feel better and it is not so dramatic.
These times are very few and far between but I find that writing really helps me return from a trip. The first few times I was really kind of shell shocked when I returned to America and the writing kind of soothed things over. Now I think it is just kind of a tool to make me feel better and it is not so dramatic.
There is no, "Forcing," on this type of experience.I think Forcing comes when we are maybe at a place we shouldn't be, but maybe it happens to all of us because there is deadlines and all that stuff. Binging is kind of the same story, I guess. I don't have any great ending but if I can keep interested and enthused about the things I do, "Binging" and "Forcing", will become retired.
You're right, this doesn't sound like forcing (even though you're still getting a lot of work done and the words are coming easily).
ReplyDeleteThe writing here is more about the constant flow of ideas. Gentle shifting in emotion. A powerful connection to the place around you.
I'm looking forward to reading more. Especially about your time in the Sinai desert. The stars seem amazing.
Wow! I've never experienced this kind of motivation and urging to write, like you describe, but I imagine that it's quite powerful! The kind of inspired writing that you're talking about, especially the kind of writing to recover from shell shock, reminds me of something that I read last semester: writing therapy.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I remember, writing therapy is a method of expressive writing where individuals write about either a traumatic or powerful experience in order to process it OR they write about really positive experiences in order to relive those emotions and exist in a happy, content space for a while.
It's neat to see you describe the power that writing has in your life. I look forward to hearing more!