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Fragmentation and Observation
A Writing Exercise to Recharge Your Creativity
When my mind gets stuck in the day-to-day grind, my writing invariably suffers. My creative juices seem to drain away until I find myself channel surfing for a distraction from my own stagnation. Consequently, I get absolutely nothing accomplished.
The Zen Zone
When I was growing up I spent a lot of time in wilderness areas, whether camping, hiking, playing as a child, or, as I got older, meditating. When I began the latter, I discovered my own ‘Zen Zone’; a sense of complete relaxation when surrounded by the splendors of earth and nature where I could refresh, reconnect, and recharge.
Many times, my meditations would be undirected and were little more than quiet moments where I allowed the evening carols of birds, the symphony of the evening breeze, and the serenade of sunlight or moonlight to strip away the chaos and stress of the day or week. I would close my eyes and center my attention on the simplest thing. Lay in the grass to watch ants scurry or bees buzz and let everything else fall away.
These moments of quietness not only refreshed me spiritually, but also refueled my creativity. They became an easily accessible retreat where I refocused on what I found important and reinitialized the…
