Honestly, I have no idea whether I'm posting this in the right place to be a "chat". Is this just a regular post? I'm not sure. Well, I'm glad I posted it. I guess I'll just keep posting stuff until it's clear (to me) what I'm posting, and where. If you stumble on this, and have any thoughts about how to avoid distraction, I'm all 👂👂👂👂.
Some art , inventions, and poetry is born of a moment of inspiration which comes when allowing oneself to be 'distracted' -- focussed un-gazing perhaps.
Maybe it's a case of "both/and" -- but I go both with disciplne (eg: Picasso's "Inspiration comes when it finds you at your easel") and also aimless wandering (distraction ... going for walk in Nature, pottering around the garden, carving a piece of wood with no goal intent) during which times sometimes inspirational ideas pop into my head.
Honestly, I have no idea whether I'm posting this in the right place to be a "chat". Is this just a regular post? I'm not sure. Well, I'm glad I posted it. I guess I'll just keep posting stuff until it's clear (to me) what I'm posting, and where. If you stumble on this, and have any thoughts about how to avoid distraction, I'm all 👂👂👂👂.
Some art , inventions, and poetry is born of a moment of inspiration which comes when allowing oneself to be 'distracted' -- focussed un-gazing perhaps.
That’s a good point, and a welcome reminder. Has it happened to / for you?
For me, Inspiration is one of the Faculties of Consciousness (along with Intuition, Imagination, Instinct, Intellect, Body-Mind, Soul & Will -- see: https://veronikabondsynchronosophy.substack.com/p/the-sapwood-of-synchronosophy-1418)
Maybe it's a case of "both/and" -- but I go both with disciplne (eg: Picasso's "Inspiration comes when it finds you at your easel") and also aimless wandering (distraction ... going for walk in Nature, pottering around the garden, carving a piece of wood with no goal intent) during which times sometimes inspirational ideas pop into my head.
Almost suggests you don’t need to do or not-do anything in particular except be ready to receive…
Sounds like an apt summary to me - I guess being "ready to receive" is a state of mind that requires some delicate nurturing.