Comments on: How to Touch Your Creative Soul: A Zen View http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/ Unmissable articles on writing. Twice weekly. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:42:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ANNA CORTEZ http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-12313 ANNA CORTEZ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:41:52 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-12313 Anna..got 'derailed' due to flooding etc.in my own home plus a thousand other distractions which seemed to come every single day wasting my precious time, but upon reflection ZEN TO DONE made me think..welll I have to get up 'earlier' and do the MIT instead of making excuses..I do feel like you say Creativity is a well which will never run dry..habit changes are good..it's just making these changes can be difficult sometimes when hurdles just appear..like Derek Sivers Blog Hell Yeah, Hell No says, you do have to say Hell No to a lot of people who waste your time/other hurdles and claim that precious time as yours to 'create'....all my inspiratons have come from deep within my soul and sometimes they get 'lost' along the way but always find their way back to me for completion..thank G-d..I remember quite well reading Derek Sivers article he wrote for everyone on CDBaby about How To Call Attention To Your Music..he mentioned not to be afraid to be weird or do whatevr scared or excited you(creativity-wise I mean here)...secretly I knew he was right yet I did not one thing to show people what inspired my music/witing etc. or mention my 'niche' for safety's sake..wrong decision Anna..thanks Derek//thanks Leo for the simple words of 'get up earlier'..what a difference..only way to progress.. I played it safe and put up a CD on CDBaby in 2007 without the mention of JDM..big mistake which I have now rectified thanks to Mr. Sivers comments back then..I try to pass this on and also mention this Blog on MySpace too for any Creative People who are writing their story/other. My paintings for my project are being painted by something inside of my 'soul' as I could never do the effects I see once the brush has completed each mystical rendition of famous faces..so I believe that what you say at the top of this page is right...don't be safe or predictable...you are so similar to these notes of Derek's it's good to know you all.. Love and Light to All Here..... Love is Light! Anna..got ‘derailed’ due to flooding etc.in my own home plus a thousand other distractions which seemed to come every single day wasting my precious time, but upon reflection ZEN TO DONE made me think..welll I have to get up ‘earlier’ and do the MIT instead of making excuses..I do feel like you say Creativity is a well which will never run dry..habit changes are good..it’s just making these changes can be difficult sometimes when hurdles just appear..like Derek Sivers Blog Hell Yeah, Hell No says, you do have to say Hell No to a lot of people who waste your time/other hurdles and claim that precious time as yours to ‘create’….all my inspiratons have come from deep within my soul and sometimes they get ‘lost’ along the way but always find their way back to me for completion..thank G-d..I remember quite well reading Derek Sivers article he wrote for everyone on CDBaby about How To Call Attention To Your Music..he mentioned not to be afraid to be weird or do whatevr scared or excited you(creativity-wise I mean here)…secretly I knew he was right yet I did not one thing to show people what inspired my music/witing etc. or mention my ‘niche’ for safety’s sake..wrong decision Anna..thanks Derek//thanks Leo for the simple words of ‘get up earlier’..what a difference..only way to progress..
I played it safe and put up a CD on CDBaby in 2007 without the mention of JDM..big mistake which I have now rectified thanks to Mr. Sivers comments back then..I try to pass this on and also mention this Blog on MySpace too for any Creative People who are writing their story/other.
My paintings for my project are being painted by something inside of my ’soul’ as I could never do the effects I see once the brush has completed each mystical rendition of famous faces..so I believe that what you say at the top of this page is right…don’t be safe or predictable…you are so similar to these notes of Derek’s it’s good to know you all.. Love and Light to All Here….. Love is Light!

]]> By: The daily dose #4a « 我的世界 我的心聲 http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-12162 The daily dose #4a « 我的世界 我的心聲 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:26:49 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-12162 [...] The daily dose #4 The daily dose #4a February 26, 2010 Came across this post (Write to Done) that has got quite an interesting take on creativity & how we can unlock the creative spirit [...] [...] The daily dose #4 The daily dose #4a February 26, 2010 Came across this post (Write to Done) that has got quite an interesting take on creativity & how we can unlock the creative spirit [...]

]]> By: ANNA CORTEZ http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-12117 ANNA CORTEZ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:22:21 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-12117 You are so right about feeling your split 'soul' heal into one again when creating ..by 'accident' I began to 'recreate from scratch' a very highly sensitive subject and now realsie that Zen To Done had that answer we all need...You are not 'complete' until you finish what you commence...gradually day by day I became so 'happy' 'within' and realised this not long after I had began this project(book of Prophecy/Visions, Symbols, Dreams) about someone well known who is no longer here)..Obviously Zen To Done has been written from experience and each day I allocate a certain amount of pages to read and move it around the home...even when my decorator was here for 3 hours today I just let him get on with it and took Zen to Done into my bedroom and for once marked what I had read ...there is a distinct improvement in the speed of my main project since I began making this my 1st main task each day(apart from one day at Tescos where I Socialise also and meet people I can help like they helped me and go out for lunch Sundays instead of weekdays.....I then get into the Main Task as soon as I come home... looking forward to rewarding myself by allowing a long term friend and her husband take me for afternoon lunch/meal to the Popinjay Hotel, Crossford, Lanark tomorrow...I explained my routine and as they know me accepted this and now a Sunday is my main day for my few friends to take me where they wish..occasionally a Saturday...remainder of week is for Zen To Done...trying for task No.2 but will have to study to find it..no problem as it's a great book to follow..can be picked up whever you left off but you MUST make it real..the title is simple 'ZEN TO DONE' , caught my eye and inner thoughts immediately .. 'something' said to me...this is for you..get it now..never looked back..will complete this before I get Leo's next book. One thing at a time for me now.. One long-term friend has now come round to my way of life and visits me for an hour weekly rather me having to go there as I don't drive so perseverence showed me who my true friends are and the rest are simply not worth it as I always accomodated them and worked round them..Of course that Derek Sivers's put an end to my stupidity on one of his Blogs Hell Yeah, and Hell No..I am still operating this way of thought and he is right but I am not harsh in any way with this..just being more careful who I spend time with and if it's a waste of time and a one-way thing..for instance...Hi, Anna you must come for tea and tell me all about my aura and dreams etc. I say to them..really, then why do you think I should do that when I have so much more interesting things to do and as a matter of fact you woul be much quicker getting someone else as I do need a 'life' of my own so I know you'll understand..have a nice day... It has worked and no-one hates me as I though they would plus I am no longer 'Naive'. I also get into the routine Zen To Done book offers..checking emails every day...I never used to d this..taking en Zen To Done to bed tonight to go over what I read today as I need to..May try a Blog at a later stage but my grammar is not so good since Thyroid removal but with the Lord above's help and more of Leo's most easy to follow books I may get better..get confused sometimes but just go into Chabad.og and listen to the Rebbe or meditate in there every day at no particular time..just when the Spirit moves me..as my mind is clear today thought I would advertise this book again...ha.ha. just about to mention it on my daily chat on MySpace..just my profile page as I am still learning..can 'connect' with all your notes above..and of course read your notes too..being careful with eyes ..some people from MySpace have written quotes of mine and you too..thanks....was surprised as I am nobody and like it that way..Ha.ha. Okay I am ofski to check MySpacewatch a DVD about people straned on an Island(not thriller for a change)a and fix cats out...love and peace and good health to all here and your selves.. You are so right about feeling your split ’soul’ heal into one again when creating ..by ‘accident’ I began to ‘recreate from scratch’ a very highly sensitive subject and now realsie that Zen To Done had that answer we all need…You are not ‘complete’ until you finish what you commence…gradually day by day I became so ‘happy’ ‘within’ and realised this not long after I had began this project(book of Prophecy/Visions, Symbols, Dreams) about someone well known who is no longer here)..Obviously Zen To Done has been written from experience and each day I allocate a certain amount of pages to read and move it around the home…even when my decorator was here for 3 hours today I just let him get on with it and took Zen to Done into my bedroom and for once marked what I had read …there is a distinct improvement in the speed of my main project since I began making this my 1st main task each day(apart from one day at Tescos where I Socialise also and meet people I can help like they helped me and go out for lunch Sundays instead of weekdays…..I then get into the Main Task as soon as I come home… looking forward to rewarding myself by allowing a long term friend and her husband take me for afternoon lunch/meal to the Popinjay Hotel, Crossford, Lanark tomorrow…I explained my routine and as they know me accepted this and now a Sunday is my main day for my few friends to take me where they wish..occasionally a Saturday…remainder of week is for Zen To Done…trying for task No.2 but will have to study to find it..no problem as it’s a great book to follow..can be picked up whever you left off but you MUST make it real..the title is simple ‘ZEN TO DONE’ , caught my eye and inner thoughts immediately .. ’something’ said to me…this is for you..get it now..never looked back..will complete this before I get Leo’s next book. One thing at a time for me now..
One long-term friend has now come round to my way of life and visits me for an hour weekly rather me having to go there as I don’t drive so perseverence showed me who my true friends are and the rest are simply not worth it as I always accomodated them and worked round them..Of course that Derek Sivers’s put an end to my stupidity on one of his Blogs Hell Yeah, and Hell No..I am still operating this way of thought and he is right but I am not harsh in any way with this..just being more careful who I spend time with and if it’s a waste of time and a one-way thing..for instance…Hi, Anna you must come for tea and tell me all about my aura and dreams etc. I say to them..really, then why do you think I should do that when I have so much more interesting things to do and as a matter of fact you woul be much quicker getting someone else as I do need a ‘life’ of my own so I know you’ll understand..have a nice day… It has worked and no-one hates me as I though they would plus I am no longer ‘Naive’. I also get into the routine Zen To Done book offers..checking emails every day…I never used to d this..taking en Zen To Done to bed tonight to go over what I read today as I need to..May try a Blog at a later stage but my grammar is not so good since Thyroid removal but with the Lord above’s help and more of Leo’s most easy to follow books I may get better..get confused sometimes but just go into Chabad.og and listen to the Rebbe or meditate in there every day at no particular time..just when the Spirit moves me..as my mind is clear today thought I would advertise this book again…ha.ha. just about to mention it on my daily chat on MySpace..just my profile page as I am still learning..can ‘connect’ with all your notes above..and of course read your notes too..being careful with eyes ..some people from MySpace have written quotes of mine and you too..thanks….was surprised as I am nobody and like it that way..Ha.ha. Okay I am ofski to check MySpacewatch a DVD about people straned on an Island(not thriller for a change)a and fix cats out…love and peace and good health to all here and your selves..

]]> By: Anna Cortez http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-12099 Anna Cortez Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:19:14 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-12099 Have flu today..earache bad.. but got up to have look at your Blog..dreams play a great part in what I am writing about but you are so right let the work flow and don't try to think too much about what to write..just let it come..I have made this mistake a long time ago but now my artwork is 'painting itself' with help from the higher realms I used to see Derek Sivers writing about(he is very like me in his thinking)..couldn't believe it..(G-d within I believe anyway).directs the thoughts, then the hands..the correct way..only experience told me this and I like to pass it on and like your 'thoughts' too here... Anna here says..'let the 'unknown' take over your artwork, writing etc. and it will come out just fine in the end ..'Zen to Done' book also helping me immensely right now and I write things down when they 'come to me' even in a friends's house(though not been visiting much recently due to more important issues of getting my project finished..taking the book to bed as my eyes not bad tonight and see what I have done right so far and what I am still doing wrong..I better stop or I will go on forever..see you when I see you.., Songwriter, Auric/ Voice/ Distant Musical /CatHealer, X Have flu today..earache bad.. but got up to have look at your Blog..dreams play a great part in what I am writing about but you are so right let the work flow and don’t try to think too much about what to write..just let it come..I have made this mistake a long time ago but now my artwork is ‘painting itself’ with help from the higher realms I used to see Derek Sivers writing about(he is very like me in his thinking)..couldn’t believe it..(G-d within I believe anyway).directs the thoughts, then the hands..the correct way..only experience told me this and I like to pass it on and like your ‘thoughts’ too here… Anna here says..’let the ‘unknown’ take over your artwork, writing etc. and it will come out just fine in the end ..’Zen to Done’ book also helping me immensely right now and I write things down when they ‘come to me’ even in a friends’s house(though not been visiting much recently due to more important issues of getting my project finished..taking the book to bed as my eyes not bad tonight and see what I have done right so far and what I am still doing wrong..I better stop or I will go on forever..see you when I see you.., Songwriter, Auric/ Voice/ Distant Musical /CatHealer, X

]]> By: Taffy http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-11999 Taffy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:35:45 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-11999 Thank you for a fresh perspective just when I really needed it! Thank you for a fresh perspective just when I really needed it!

]]> By: mk akan http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-11964 mk akan Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:39:52 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-11964 wow,lovely post, safe writing and not wanting to shock people is to me....boring....and is still something i have been trying to infuse in my writing. thanks for reminding me again. i will work till it works out wow,lovely post,
safe writing and not wanting to shock people is to me….boring….and is still something i have been trying to infuse in my writing.
thanks for reminding me again.
i will work till it works out

]]> By: ANNA CORTEZ http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-11925 ANNA CORTEZ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:36:07 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-11925 The picture above strikes you right away and touches your innermost soul so a good picture grips at the reader...impressed..like something I would have painted for my book. Just to say that I received 'ZEN TO DONE' and am pleased I have began on the right track but need to stop multi-tasking and prioritise...This book folows me around the house all the time at weekends as I need to spend my valued time 'alone' in order to 'complete',sorry if I am not meant to mention it here but still looking for Leo Babauta's blog to thank him personally..am off now as eyes are not good although I am not that old!!Am reading your help day by day when I can and see I have come one third of the way but without your help I would have taken longer and of course Derek Sivers before you was my 'virtual' crutch as he has been to many..saw Leo's link on his Blog but am off the Blogs due to chronic eye disease and conserving them for painting the artwork for the eBook book and writing the book and the usual but I shall look in on you from time to time...thanks..your writing makes one want to read on...you're only of G-d's chosen when you can do this no matter where you live I say..Right I am off to say farewell to a neighbour moving to England tomorrow then priotise. Take Care..all the best..Anna Cortez The picture above strikes you right away and touches your innermost soul so a good picture grips at the reader…impressed..like something I would have painted for my book.

Just to say that I received ‘ZEN TO DONE’ and am pleased I have began on the right track but need to stop multi-tasking and prioritise…This book folows me around the house all the time at weekends as I need to spend my valued time ‘alone’ in order to ‘complete’,sorry if I am not meant to mention it here but still looking for Leo Babauta’s blog to thank him personally..am off now as eyes are not good although I am not that old!!Am reading your help day by day when I can and see I have come one third of the way but without your help I would have taken longer and of course Derek Sivers before you was my ‘virtual’ crutch as he has been to many..saw Leo’s link on his Blog but am off the Blogs due to chronic eye disease and conserving them for painting the artwork for the eBook book and writing the book and the usual but I shall look in on you from time to time…thanks..your writing makes one want to read on…you’re only of G-d’s chosen when you can do this no matter where you live I say..Right I am off to say farewell to a neighbour moving to England tomorrow then priotise.
Take Care..all the best..Anna Cortez

]]> By: Amu http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-11723 Amu Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:06:19 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-11723 Great! yur so tru in yur wrds! but another thing wich is essential for good and creative works is --- peace! damn, i cant rite widout peace and quiet and solitude. wat abt u? Great! yur so tru in yur wrds! but another thing wich is essential for good and creative works is — peace! damn, i cant rite widout peace and quiet and solitude. wat abt u?

]]> By: William http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-11704 William Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:02:21 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-11704 Hi! Just wanted to say that I was surprised to find this in my email at a time when I was struggling with my creativity. I find myself at a weird point in that I want to write more and be more creative in general but every single time I sit down in front of my laptop I get paralyzed. Thank you for writing this post. It gave me a light to see by in the tunnel! Hi!
Just wanted to say that I was surprised to find this in my email at a time when I was struggling with my creativity. I find myself at a weird point in that I want to write more and be more creative in general but every single time I sit down in front of my laptop I get paralyzed.
Thank you for writing this post. It gave me a light to see by in the tunnel!

]]> By: Kaushik http://writetodone.com/2010/01/05/how-to-touch-your-creative-soul-a-zen-view/comment-page-1/#comment-11701 Kaushik Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:27:27 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1969#comment-11701 Hi Mary, You're so right, that creativity is blocked by the divided mind. What helps me is to rest in effortless awareness. Then, there aren't any particular formulas. Thanks, k Hi Mary,

You’re so right, that creativity is blocked by the divided mind. What helps me is to rest in effortless awareness. Then, there aren’t any particular formulas.

Thanks, k

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