tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189266.post6165116960642234208..comments2023-08-03T05:47:53.540-05:00Comments on Kat's Eye Journal: How do you create a space for your writing?Kim Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07455032317518704737noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189266.post-33388919539228171012007-11-21T15:02:00.000-06:002007-11-21T15:02:00.000-06:00Maybe the more appropriate question is, in a life ...Maybe the more appropriate question is, in a life filled with children (and sometimes their special needs), work, marriage, and the general tediousness of running a household, how does one carve out emotional space for ANYTHING? Like deep thinking, close reading, in-person friendships, spirituality -- all of it?<BR/><BR/>The more I "find time" for writing, the more I am aware of all that I don't have time for -- I don't mean TV or shopping -- but enriching activities that might enhance my life (and probably my writing too for that matter).<BR/><BR/>For me, the "answer" to finding the emotional space/time to write is to talk less and think/listen more; to jot down thoughts so as to make more "space" in my brain for new ones; driving in silence or with instrumental music instead of keeping the news on; and sometimes just doing nothing - even if only for 10 minutes (waiting in the car pool line at my kids' school is ideal for this).<BR/>I'm lucky, I guess. I just don't sleep much.Lisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.com