I go through phases of information gluttony and fasting, and these are usually mirrored by phases of creative inactivity and output. In other words, when I’m on the computer too much, creative expression by other means comes to a dead stop. I’ve been working so many hours. The few I have free I use on the computer because it’s easy to sit and surf. But then I fall into a stupor and start feeling like I’ve eaten too much mental junk food. Last Wednesday I took a day off, and I accomplished many tasks that needed attention. The reason for this is because on that day our DSL connection was offline due to problems with the provider. I couldn’t fall into the vortex, so I was forced to use my time differently.<\/p>\n
I wish I had the self-discipline naturally! <\/p>\n
Well, it’s lame to just wish for it. I know I just need to exert myself. That is, I need to tear myself away from this device (this includes reading other blogs and websites) and not return to it for a number of days. In the meantime, I can draw, knit, take photographs, make a collage, bake something, go on a hike. <\/p>\n
I’m off to replenish. See you in a week, maybe two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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