To Write or Not to Write?
Posted on Jun 24th, 2009
by
Sundari
Here I am. I am. I am not. I am nothing, like a great void, a black hole, so full of everything.
I notice I have much resistance sitting here and trying to type at the computer. Why? I mean, the desire to write is here, but nothing seems to flow effortlessly from my being and through my fingertips. (What is blocking me?) Is it because I know that at the heart and spirit level nothing need be said? Possibly. Partially. But there is clearly something more for me to learn here; for me to overcome. I feel there is some lesson that resides in this process for me that I have yet to see.
I have, in the past, had much difficulty expressing myself on many levels. Just recently I discovered how to release some restraints on my throat chakra, and have been a singing fool ever since! I have put myself in a dance performance piece that is allowing me to expand my knowledge of working with another beautiful being intimately using nothing more than our bodies to convey a story put in song. I attend a weekly drum jam, that has been gently helping me to overcome my fears of moving my body in front of a crowd. I have learned how to effectively verbally communicate my feelings, needs, desires, etc. without being harsh & violent or detached & and withdrawn. But... I have yet to be able to write my thoughts freely on this here blog! For three days, I have had the page for this blog, sitting on the computer screen, blank and ready for my written word to be typed. But nothing has come.
So here I am, with a feeble attempt to just write... anything. To just be. Not to try and do something, instead sitting down with no goal in mind. I think sometimes I get so caught up in having a direction or purpose that I in fact inhibit my true nature, and therefore prohibit myself from actually getting anywhere. Granted, when there is a set direction, I am grateful for it, but I know that often times, the given direction can create a boundary of what you should or should not be doing. And this is fine, now I just need to learn how to freestyle a little more. How to flow. To not be so defined by the direction given me or the end destination that I so often feel like I need to see before I get there, but becoming who I am through my ability to see inside and outside of the box. And then flowing and weaving gracefully and effortlessly, in and out of the two. Then maybe I can fully embody what my Spirit knows, which is that the difference between the two doesn't actually exists in the first place.
This sounds like a good time to go join the writing group that I have been avoiding!
thank you for reading,
Student
I notice I have much resistance sitting here and trying to type at the computer. Why? I mean, the desire to write is here, but nothing seems to flow effortlessly from my being and through my fingertips. (What is blocking me?) Is it because I know that at the heart and spirit level nothing need be said? Possibly. Partially. But there is clearly something more for me to learn here; for me to overcome. I feel there is some lesson that resides in this process for me that I have yet to see.
I have, in the past, had much difficulty expressing myself on many levels. Just recently I discovered how to release some restraints on my throat chakra, and have been a singing fool ever since! I have put myself in a dance performance piece that is allowing me to expand my knowledge of working with another beautiful being intimately using nothing more than our bodies to convey a story put in song. I attend a weekly drum jam, that has been gently helping me to overcome my fears of moving my body in front of a crowd. I have learned how to effectively verbally communicate my feelings, needs, desires, etc. without being harsh & violent or detached & and withdrawn. But... I have yet to be able to write my thoughts freely on this here blog! For three days, I have had the page for this blog, sitting on the computer screen, blank and ready for my written word to be typed. But nothing has come.
So here I am, with a feeble attempt to just write... anything. To just be. Not to try and do something, instead sitting down with no goal in mind. I think sometimes I get so caught up in having a direction or purpose that I in fact inhibit my true nature, and therefore prohibit myself from actually getting anywhere. Granted, when there is a set direction, I am grateful for it, but I know that often times, the given direction can create a boundary of what you should or should not be doing. And this is fine, now I just need to learn how to freestyle a little more. How to flow. To not be so defined by the direction given me or the end destination that I so often feel like I need to see before I get there, but becoming who I am through my ability to see inside and outside of the box. And then flowing and weaving gracefully and effortlessly, in and out of the two. Then maybe I can fully embody what my Spirit knows, which is that the difference between the two doesn't actually exists in the first place.
This sounds like a good time to go join the writing group that I have been avoiding!
thank you for reading,
Student

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Yes grasshopper, it is all about flow. Certain exercises have a specific purpose, some skill or knowledge you are meant to aquire. Other exercises are simply about learning to face a situation and let whatever happens happen, and also learning to trust yourself in that flow.
Writing should always flow directly from your intention, your reason for communicating. In this case your reason was simply that I had asked you to. You let your lack of inspiration be your intention and didn't criticize yourself in the process. Very good padawan.
More specific assignments are already on the way, but there will be plenty more vague, uninspiring ones as well.
Never forget that every single experience contains a lesson and if we move and breathe with the heart we will never have anything to regret.
Thank you for writing.
Baba