[stylist] Intuition

Tue Mar 27 00:59:43 UTC 2012

i  understand the joy of laughter and good humor. I can find something to 
laugh about in just about anything.  It is a healing activity as well, to be 
able to laugh. And, to laugh with like minded friends is the best medicine 
of all.
And, since you brought that out, I think that humor is a part of what I do 
in my own intuitive processes when working.  It is what made me turn a piece 
of sculpture upside down at the end of creating it, and feature it in my 
last show. There was a line of people wanting to buy it! And, what compels 
me to put things into my work, as I am working, that I had never planned or 
thought about. Those surprises that come into the work as we write - things 
that throw us off balance and take us in unexpected directions.

Jackie, your mother was a creative and intuitive individual - sadness or 
not - sounds like she lived the life of a lifelong learner. Lucky you!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Intuition

> Jackie,
> Humor is one of those things like artistic talents that some people have 
> and
> others don't. Fortunately, it seems like more people have humor, but we've
> met a couple people over the years that just don't get any kind of humor.
> They're not offended by humor; they just don't get it. It's like it's a
> different language. I guess it's upsetting to them that they don't get it,
> but they come across as bewildered. It's not a lack of intelligence. It
> seems like something fundamentally different about how their brains work.
> Sad, really.
>
> Your mother sounds wonderful.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jacqueline Williams
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:56 PM
> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Intuition
>
> Lynda,
> I must have a rather different understanding of intuition than most of 
> you.
> To me, innate talent, perhaps a combination of genes, environment, 
> exposure
> to certain things, and desire, make up the creative drive and achievement.
> Intuition for me might be used when picking a stock, pursuing a
> relationship, or voting between several relatively unknown politicians.
> These last three examples would lead me to believe that my intuition is 
> not
> so hot.
> The choice writing projects, a choice of activities that challenge my
> creativity and get results, and a selection of classes to get me toward a
> goal would seem to me to be based on reason.
> The mystifying quality for me is humor. It is so pervasive in my family 
> and
> so appreciated in others, that I would like to know where it comes from.
> It is the one quality, or talent, that I would not choose to live without.
> I do not think about an inner child, perhaps, because my childhood was not
> happy, and I walled it off by day-dreaming. But somehow this weird and
> wonderful sense of humor crept in
> My mother was the most creative person I have known, and it was in all 
> areas
> of art and writing, and also nature. She said it was because she was
> desperately unhappy in her marriage, so started writing, painting, doing
> photography, building a nature trail, and continually took classes in 
> every
> field. She also embarked on falling in love, leaving a trail of unrequited
> love.
> How is that for inspiration!
> Jackie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:18 AM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Intuition
>
> Today: I am thinking about "intuition."
>
> I engaged in a discussion with a physician on this topic recently. We were
> doing a video discussion at a museum, concerning the marriage of art and
> medicine. Intuition is at the heart of both practices, we agreed.
>
> This brings me to ask those of you who are tuned in to your inner life, 
> your
> inner child, your soul,
> when writing:
>
> What is the role of intuition in your own experiences while working on 
> your
> craft?
>
>
> How does your intuition influence your work?
>
> I consider intuition to be the essence that separates good from great
> writing and art making.  It is what makes a work a Number 10 rather than a
> Number 3.
>
> The ability to look inward for answers, images, and guidance as we work
> makes our work speak authentically.
> Intuition is the most relevant of tools in our "bag" and I think  that
> intuition cannot be taught. I find that it is discovered individually as 
> we
> learn to listen to the inner voice well all have,  When Intuition is the
> center part  in our process of creativity it  is a defining  quality of 
> what
> and how we write. Intuition comes from within the entire body.  One study
> recently conducted by a university in Pittsburgh recorded the brain 
> changes
> that occurred when an artist was working. It was an amazing project that
> recorded the creative process as intuition took over in the creation of 
> the
> art works.  I think this is a very interesting topic to explore and to 
> think
> about in finding our own path in what we do as creative people.
>
> "For poems are not, as people think, simple emotions...they are
> experiences."     Ranier Maria Rilke
>
> Lynda River Woman
>
>
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