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 Day to day stuff....a memoir without order. |
 Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."  I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination: Create a visual journal Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist. Think like an artist Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image. Listen to Bach Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors. Play word games Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick. Daydream Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.     Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c ** Image ID #1701066 Unavailable **  |
| I had blood work done last Thursday for an upcoming doctor's visit. It was to check my sed rate and crp which are inflammatory markers. Both were in a good range...which result I suspected very highly before going to the lab. But I guess it is nice to be positively informed. A good thing at any rate. On the same day our life History group met, and it was especially enjoyable, maybe because we had a small group (5, normally 12-13). After reading our stories aloud, we had lots of time for discussion, and it made the time fly by whereas sometimes it seems to drag...just sayin'. Today, my local writers' group (Writers Alliance of Gainesville) met for their monthly Sunday program. The topic was "How to Write Fight Scenes". Dan Sharp, the speaker,who is a research scientist at UF in real life, gave us lots of information on different weapons, how a fight scene must have a purpose in a story, and how not to lose your reader with too much detail. He gave us several demonstrations with guns, knives and yes, a walking stick. The knife scene gave me a flashback of Psycho! And, get this, if you are within 21 feet of your attacker, a stick will beat pulling a gun every time. Who knew? Hope I never have to use that information! |
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