Immersion. That is the key. I have learned that when I am fully immersed in the world of stories, I am deeply interested and excited about the idea of writing and being a writer. I am better off writing and reading. It makes me deeply creative and happy in a way that little else approaches. I’ve been reading in the car via audiobook and, lately, I have been reading print works as well. The only other way to ingest story left is film, and while I haven’t been watching anything of legit value, I intend to get back on the train of that as well.
This is mental health. I feel like there is a lot I gain by falling into stories. It keeps me in a better state of mind. I worry less and I feel like I have something to look forward to in each moment of transition time. It does often feel like I am escaping silence, and there is a part of me that both believes and accepts that. I like moments of silence, but I also enjoy the input of stories that prime the engine of my own stories and allow me to understand what is possible and often reinforce what I believe I am capable of doing.
I think reading print is the best part of it. Not on a screen, but an actual print book. A perfect afternoon is feet in the pool and book in hand, absorbing another human’s fantasy or nightmare and learning through that how to share my own.
Some Thoughts:
- Great moment for the Giants… more on that tomorrow.
- Great stuff in Youth football too. I believe we have a shot at the ‘ship at multiple levels…