Comments on design for mankind: readers speak: tuning out.

Wonderfully introspective. Have been taking quite...

2008-05-15T20:43:00.000-07:00

Wonderfully introspective. Have been taking quite a few steps back recently, mainly because life is so busy and it's easy to get overwhelmed. Lovely to sit back on your porch and take a few moments . . .

BTW, loved your refrigerator contribution! I know the ordering in feeling :)

Oh, you tore away the veil and unearthed reality.

2008-05-15T12:18:00.000-07:00

Oh, you tore away the veil and unearthed reality.

Sharyne--- that is such a great quote!!! Thank you...

2008-05-15T09:19:00.000-07:00

Sharyne--- that is such a great quote!!! Thank you so so much.

I love the Hubbard quote & adore the polaroid. Her...

2008-05-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

I love the Hubbard quote & adore the polaroid.
Here's another quote I thought you might appreciate :)
"There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub." ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

wishing you peace & inspiration
Sharyne

Good idea, Cindy! I'm on it... ;)

2008-05-14T14:57:00.000-07:00

Good idea, Cindy! I'm on it... ;)

a post sounds good with tips! like, how not to dev...

2008-05-14T14:35:00.000-07:00

a post sounds good with tips! like, how not to develop "back of the head syndrome" from spending too much time exploring online. my husband forgets what i look like from the front sometimes ;).

i couldn't agree more. - Jessie -

2008-05-14T13:16:00.000-07:00

i couldn't agree more.
- Jessie -

I couldn't agree more with everything you're menti...

2008-05-14T10:58:00.000-07:00

I couldn't agree more with everything you're mentioning here, ladies. I think it's all about balance, truly. Isn't everything? Eek!

But how? I'm not sure... perhaps a post in the making?

I agree - and like what others have said - I feel ...

2008-05-14T10:56:00.000-07:00

I agree - and like what others have said - I feel a bit lost in this sea of inspiration. Even a bit guilty at times for not spending more effort on my art or designs. I'm really confused on the dynamics of the blog world, and whether having so much inspiration is a good or bad thing.

so, so true. (p.s. i also live in LA and it's sti...

2008-05-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

so, so true. (p.s. i also live in LA and it's still hard to find quiet even when everything is turned off!)

that is such a great point. i completely understan...

2008-05-14T10:03:00.000-07:00

that is such a great point. i completely understand and agree. sometimes when i'm feeling uninspired, if i take a few days off and walk around and just "be," then i come back with so many ideas and so much energy! it's funny how that works, how quiet time can give you so much energy....

glad you're feeling good again! your balcony sounds lovely!
joannaxo

Oh gracious--- you guys are SO SO sweet. Honestly....

2008-05-14T09:23:00.000-07:00

Oh gracious--- you guys are SO SO sweet. Honestly. What would I do without you?

Thank you for understanding. I'm back, recharged and loving life once again! :)

God bless.

Great post. I understand completely. Enjoy the opp...

2008-05-14T09:18:00.001-07:00

Great post. I understand completely.

Enjoy the opportunity to sit and regroup.

i couldn't agree with you more. my work depends o...

2008-05-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

i couldn't agree with you more. my work depends on having ample time to stair at blank walls or blank paper or the woods and to have space in my head. i've been feeling a bit over-loaded this week. it's good to know it and step away.
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Heyyy! I loved your post at Bloesem,you are a writ...

2008-05-14T04:46:00.000-07:00

Heyyy! I loved your post at Bloesem,
you are a writer!!!!

Erin, you scrumptious thing, you. I love the story...

2008-05-14T02:19:00.000-07:00

Erin, you scrumptious thing, you. I love the story of trying to start a shop for the homeless knitter. What a cool street and what a hefty dose of humanity going on in downtown LA.
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oh i know the feeling. i've spent two hours just ...

2008-05-13T22:04:00.000-07:00

oh i know the feeling. i've spent two hours just staring at all the pretty paper i have to work with and nothing comes. I get so much out of looking at other's work and still nothing happens.

Enjoy the break. recharge and etc. :)

Hi! I love your blog, is so inspiring and beautifu...

2008-05-13T21:51:00.000-07:00

Hi! I love your blog, is so inspiring and beautiful. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us!

I'd like to share with you what a journalism profe...

2008-05-13T21:23:00.000-07:00

I'd like to share with you what a journalism professor shared with me about "writer's block". I think it can apply to any creative process. She said writer's block was just your subconscious mind taking over the project for a while.

It's like this: Your conscious mind can't work on what is on the subconscious' desk, because that "desk" is the same neural circuits in the ventral pallidium (Reptile brain, people. Totally. Like the scientist dudes at University College in London totally figured it out).

Like any great collaboration, these two minds work together, but they work apart. You might want to knock politely on the subconscious' locked office door occasionally, by consciously doing any little creative project (potholder? sandcastle? drum circle?). But don't pressure the gal. She's strong-willed, has a mind of her own and has put herself at the top of the decision-making org chart right now. The subconscious will come through eventually and come through like gangbusters and exceed your expectations.

Was it Franz Schubert? I think so. He began that symphonic work and it sort of petered out into that magnificent piano concerto? And he didn't get to writing that darn first symphony for another 12 years. Or was it 17? Whatever. A really long time. And people died a lot younger back then.

In the meantime, get a Harley ;-)

All the best, -N.

I hope you enjoy a well deserved mini-break, Erin ...

2008-05-13T21:00:00.000-07:00

I hope you enjoy a well deserved mini-break, Erin :)

good for you!hope the balcony and rest were just w...

2008-05-13T20:20:00.000-07:00

good for you!
hope the balcony and rest were just what you needed

Bless you for taking the time to recharge! Thank ...

2008-05-13T19:16:00.000-07:00

Bless you for taking the time to recharge! Thank you for the inspiration. I think I need to do just that.

Come back to us when the time is right :)

Hugs!

lately i've been trying to step back a little bit,...

2008-05-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

lately i've been trying to step back a little bit, too. i find that looking at SO MUCH stuff by other people hinders me sometimes in finding my own thoughts and images. there are too many other things floating around in my head!! when i can relax and step back and take bit of a break, it is SO HELPFUL. and i come back more inspired than before!

i wish i could come sit on your balcony with you! we could drink iced tea and make friendship bracelets!! (did you do that in, like, 4th grade? i SO did...)

i agree with you 110%!that's why i'm glad i took t...

2008-05-13T18:33:00.000-07:00

i agree with you 110%!

that's why i'm glad i took that mini vacation, and now that i'm back, i'm much more inspired!

:)

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Well Erin, I couldn't agree with you more. It's s...

2008-05-13T18:25:00.000-07:00

Well Erin, I couldn't agree with you more. It's so easy to get swept away and lose track in the wonderful blog world, in addition to the real world we live in. Good thing you know where it all really comes from and where the real focus should lie.

Hope you have enjoyed the time off. I really want to tell you take as much time as you need, but I would miss your lovely posts:)

What are you reading? Have you finished Searching for God knows what? I just laid out Abba's Child by Brennan Manning to start reading tonight.