Comments on: Shifting Perspective by Walking with Nature http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/ The art of writing, for non writers Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:00:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joanna http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19380 Joanna Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:03:18 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19380 <b>Fred</b> much appreciated :-) I wonder what would happen if we moved from 140 characters to two word limits? It's quite catching after a while (my headlines for example appear to be heading that way...) Fred much appreciated :-) I wonder what would happen if we moved from 140 characters to two word limits? It’s quite catching after a while (my headlines for example appear to be heading that way…)

]]> By: Fred H Schlegel http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19360 Fred H Schlegel Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:44:12 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19360 Very Cool. .-= Fred H Schlegel´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frogblog/yTub/~3/HJSm2F8Pk18/" rel="nofollow">Non-Competes, Health Insurance and Other Ugly Limits To Innovation</a> =-. Very Cool.
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]]> By: Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Limits http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19291 Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Limits Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:01:21 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19291 [...] 2 Word Limit, by Joanna Young at Confident Writing [...] [...] 2 Word Limit, by Joanna Young at Confident Writing [...]

]]> By: Joanna http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19280 Joanna Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:55:56 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19280 <b>Leah</b> wow, thank you so much for sharing that with me. Profound poetry in the comment box. Thanks.<b>Alex</b> thanks for the feedback :-) It's one of the things I've learned over and over from blogging - the change to experiment gives us the chance to learn and grow through apparent limits. <b>Mary F</b>thank you! I appreciate the feedback, thanks.<b>Janice</b> that's such an interesting thought - where does the growth actually take place? Generally not when we're 'hard at it'. I know I need to walk, every day, to keep processing, learning and staying positive. Oh and sleeping: a lot of my best creative growth happens (happily) when I'm asleep ;-) Leah wow, thank you so much for sharing that with me. Profound poetry in the comment box. Thanks.Alex thanks for the feedback :-) It’s one of the things I’ve learned over and over from blogging – the change to experiment gives us the chance to learn and grow through apparent limits. Mary Fthank you! I appreciate the feedback, thanks.Janice that’s such an interesting thought – where does the growth actually take place? Generally not when we’re ‘hard at it’. I know I need to walk, every day, to keep processing, learning and staying positive. Oh and sleeping: a lot of my best creative growth happens (happily) when I’m asleep ;-)

]]> By: Joanna http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19279 Joanna Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:42:45 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19279 <b>Leah</b> Wow! <b>Davina</b> those words are wonderful... remain curious - that gets us out of so many stuck places. Allow tears: yes, that too. I feel my breathing change as I read your words. Thank you. <b>Rosa</b> hello there! Mahalo my friend. Leah Wow!

Davina those words are wonderful… remain curious – that gets us out of so many stuck places. Allow tears: yes, that too. I feel my breathing change as I read your words. Thank you.

Rosa hello there! Mahalo my friend.

]]> By: Joanna http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19278 Joanna Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:41:10 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19278 <b>--Deb</b> sometimes we need the limits to write limitlessly...? ;-) <b>Wilson</b> ha! Great additions, thanks <b>Suzannah</b> yes, there's an important link to power... that might sometimes be a word that's soft... but it's always going to have impact :-) –Deb sometimes we need the limits to write limitlessly…? ;-)

Wilson ha! Great additions, thanks

Suzannah yes, there’s an important link to power… that might sometimes be a word that’s soft… but it’s always going to have impact :-)

]]> By: Janice Cartier http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19272 Janice Cartier Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:36:26 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19272 Beautiful, Joanna. Truly. I call it necessary down time. And I take it. Walk away, move, do something else, almost anything else that let's me let go for a space. Then I can come back with fresh eyes/fresh mind to whatever I was working on. Once upon a time when I had a personal trainer, Neal was very insistent on quality down time between workouts. He said we only did HALF the work in his gym. The other half, the recovery time, was where the actual growth and rebuilding muscle tissue took place. Hm, I saw huge similarities in studio work. (and with him huge gains in fitness.) Renewal, time away, is necessary to stay vibrant. Artistically fit if you will. Even if it is just taking my sketchbook/notebooks to my coffee shop and being there for awhile, it can work. (Although having a walkabout in your neck of the woods would also work quite well. Lovely. Breathtakingly lovely. :) ) Beautiful, Joanna. Truly.
I call it necessary down time. And I take it. Walk away, move, do something else, almost anything else that let’s me let go for a space. Then I can come back with fresh eyes/fresh mind to whatever I was working on.
Once upon a time when I had a personal trainer, Neal was very insistent on quality down time between workouts. He said we only did HALF the work in his gym. The other half, the recovery time, was where the actual growth and rebuilding muscle tissue took place. Hm, I saw huge similarities in studio work. (and with him huge gains in fitness.)
Renewal, time away, is necessary to stay vibrant. Artistically fit if you will. Even if it is just taking my sketchbook/notebooks to my coffee shop and being there for awhile, it can work.
(Although having a walkabout in your neck of the woods would also work quite well. Lovely. Breathtakingly lovely. :) )

]]> By: Mary F http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19264 Mary F Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:39:16 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19264 Great post Joanna. Loved the 2 word limit with pictures. Very creative. I like it a lot ... much learning! Thanks for sharing. .-= Mary F´s last blog ..<a href="http://maireruawrites.blogspot.com/2009/09/autumnal-playtime.html" rel="nofollow">Autumnal playtime</a> =-. Great post Joanna. Loved the 2 word limit with pictures.
Very creative. I like it a lot … much learning!
Thanks for sharing.
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]]> By: Alex Lim http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19251 Alex Lim Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:40:48 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19251 Wow, this is impressive. Never knew limits could open lots of amazing ideas. I tend to stop when I reached my limit. I thought it's a warning from my head that it needs to rest. This post is inspiring and good words like these are source of motivation. The photos are great, they convey meaningful messages. It amazes me how this 2 word limit could bring an impact over a post. Thanks .-= Alex Lim´s last blog ..Before You Purchase A Domain Name Availability =-. Wow, this is impressive. Never knew limits could open lots of amazing ideas. I tend to stop when I reached my limit. I thought it’s a warning from my head that it needs to rest. This post is inspiring and good words like these are source of motivation. The photos are great, they convey meaningful messages. It amazes me how this 2 word limit could bring an impact over a post.

Thanks
.-= Alex Lim´s last blog ..Before You Purchase A Domain Name Availability =-.

]]> By: Leah Pauls http://confidentwriting.com/2009/10/2-word-limit/#comment-19247 Leah Pauls Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:01:10 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=3027#comment-19247 I sing on the worship team at my church. This evening we practiced a song entitled "Breathe." The chorus sings, "And I'm desperate for You/And I'm lost without You." As we sang it, everyone present got "God bumps" (a.k.a. goose bumps) and one person commented, "isn't it amazing how six simple words can have such an impact?" So I shared with them what I experienced today reading your blog and poring over your photos. I told them of the lesson of "Two Words"-- two words like "Jesus wept." Profound poetry. I was asked to share my thoughts with the congregation this Sunday. I will, but not without giving credit where it is due. Thank you. I sing on the worship team at my church. This evening we practiced a song entitled “Breathe.” The chorus sings, “And I’m desperate for You/And I’m lost without You.” As we sang it, everyone present got “God bumps” (a.k.a. goose bumps) and one person commented, “isn’t it amazing how six simple words can have such an impact?”

So I shared with them what I experienced today reading your blog and poring over your photos. I told them of the lesson of “Two Words”– two words like “Jesus wept.” Profound poetry.

I was asked to share my thoughts with the congregation this Sunday. I will, but not without giving credit where it is due.

Thank you.

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