Posted August 12th, 2004 by srichinmoyinspi...(#6090)
Sometimes I get pretty jaded going through all these posts. If I
have any qualities that are useful for helping out with the
Inspiration Group, maybe it's that I like good writing and am a
stickler for detail. I'm not so concerned about the number of
postings and members; I just want the quality to be high.
Despite being outwardly jaded, deep in my heart I'm grateful for the
opportunity to help out, and I know that each posting is valuable in
its own way - whether it uses simple everyday language or more
complex formulations.
That said, I couldn't help letting out a silent gasp of amazement at
Sumangali's message below. A while back there was a discussion of
whether people needed to try harder to use language that would
convey the depths of their spiritual feelings and experiences. I
think the consensus was that we are just plain folks here, and we
don't need to do a song and dance with language for what we say to
be meaningful. But Goddess!, it can be beautiful when someone gifted
with a poetic imagination finds words that jump out at you from the
page!
We are blessed with many, many excellent writers in this group, and
I'm sorry that I'm often too tired or distracted to thank them
personally. Today, with true tears of gratitude I want to thank
Sumangali for her beautiful posting. I hope all the other "excellent
writers" will feel that my praise for Sumangali today is also praise
for them. Hers is just one example of so many beautiful pieces of
writing submitted to the group.
Like running, writing is an art. Some runners are writers, and some
writers are runners. Maybe the writers and runners can learn from
each other, and absorb some of each other's best qualities. That is
my fond hope.
Both writers and runners need freshness. The heroic 3100-mile race
finishers could not have achieved their goal without freshness, and
in Sumangali's writing we also see tremendous freshness on the plane
of imagination. I am in awe of Sumangali's posting because there is
so much that is fresh and new, yet the writing is not ostentatious
or contrived.
I seem to recall that some months ago, Morris (or another gifted
writer) broached the topic of how spiritual practice can help one's
writing. I think Sumangali's posting below gives us one answer. It
tells us that when our writing is guided by an inner flow, we
naturally express the simple truth of life, but in ways that are
ever fresh, ever new.
This is NOT a suggestion that everyone imitate Sumangali's writing
style! What's natural for her might not be natural for you. But
maybe we can learn from her ability to be guided by that inner
voice, which can help each of us express our own originality.
Sometimes I get pretty jaded going through all these posts. If I
have any qualities that are useful for helping out with the
Inspiration Group, maybe it's that I like good writing and am a
stickler for detail. I'm not so concerned about the number of
postings and members; I just want the quality to be high.
Despite being outwardly jaded, deep in my heart I'm grateful for the
opportunity to help out, and I know that each posting is valuable in
its own way - whether it uses simple everyday language or more
complex formulations.
That said, I couldn't help letting out a silent gasp of amazement at
Sumangali's message below. A while back there was a discussion of
whether people needed to try harder to use language that would
convey the depths of their spiritual feelings and experiences. I
think the consensus was that we are just plain folks here, and we
don't need to do a song and dance with language for what we say to
be meaningful. But Goddess!, it can be beautiful when someone gifted
with a poetic imagination finds words that jump out at you from the
page!
We are blessed with many, many excellent writers in this group, and
I'm sorry that I'm often too tired or distracted to thank them
personally. Today, with true tears of gratitude I want to thank
Sumangali for her beautiful posting. I hope all the other "excellent
writers" will feel that my praise for Sumangali today is also praise
for them. Hers is just one example of so many beautiful pieces of
writing submitted to the group.
Like running, writing is an art. Some runners are writers, and some
writers are runners. Maybe the writers and runners can learn from
each other, and absorb some of each other's best qualities. That is
my fond hope.
Both writers and runners need freshness. The heroic 3100-mile race
finishers could not have achieved their goal without freshness, and
in Sumangali's writing we also see tremendous freshness on the plane
of imagination. I am in awe of Sumangali's posting because there is
so much that is fresh and new, yet the writing is not ostentatious
or contrived.
I seem to recall that some months ago, Morris (or another gifted
writer) broached the topic of how spiritual practice can help one's
writing. I think Sumangali's posting below gives us one answer. It
tells us that when our writing is guided by an inner flow, we
naturally express the simple truth of life, but in ways that are
ever fresh, ever new.
This is NOT a suggestion that everyone imitate Sumangali's writing
style! What's natural for her might not be natural for you. But
maybe we can learn from her ability to be guided by that inner
voice, which can help each of us express our own originality.
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