The Writer's Comfort Levels ~ PART 4 "Disappointment"

The Writer's Comfort Levels

 ~ PART 4 ~

 "Disappointment"

BLOG SESSION

January 31st, 2018

Welcome back Writers, Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ We've got a wonderful Blog Session for you today as we continue discussing "The Writer's Comfort Levels" ~ today's Session will be on the emotion of "Disappointment".

If you have been following along with us, then you have had an opportunity to view our discussions about the first three emotions that are listed on our list of emotions that all Writers should be familiar with.  The first three have been covered, and those emotions are . . .

1)  Sadness (Sorrow)

2)  True intensity

3)  Joy

We are now on our 4th emotion, which is the emotion of "Disappointment".

Please grab your Journal for today's notes...

Journal Notes

All of us here on the Blog today are definitely familiar with this emotion which is common to all.  Disappointment involves the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfillment of one's hopes or expectations.

If you have ever hoped for or expected something and were disappointed because you did not accomplish or receive your hopes, wishes, or dreams, then you will understand that it is an emotion that sometimes causes a person to become withdrawn, feel sad, or in worse cases ~ feel hopeless.

What is it like to feel the emotion of disappointment?

Have you ever been disappointed?  If you have, then you are also aware that the feeling of disappointment can dim your hopeful outlook on life.

Disappointment can come from many different causes.  You may be disappointed by someone you hold in high regard.  Or you could be disappointed because you have waited for something that never arrived ~ a promise broken ~ trust destroyed ~ wishes unfulfilled.

What you can do to turn your disappointment in your favor is to change your outlook about it.  Sometimes disappointment is not meant to make you feel bad.  Sometimes disappointment is something you will be very happy about in the future.  What you may have been hoping for or wising for may have been the very thing that would have devastated you.

Here's what you can do ~ make a list of the things that you are disappointed about, and then really stop to think about if those things are really for your well being?  How can those things benefit you?  Is it for the short-term or the long term?  Then ask yourself why is what you want so important to you?

After you have done the above, ask yourself if there is a replacement for whatever it is that you are hoping or wishing for?

You'll find that many times disappointments are blessings in disguise.

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 5

"Wonder"

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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The Writer's Comfort Levels ~ PART 3 Joy

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 3  Joy

BLOG SESSION

January 30th, 2018

Welcome back Writers, Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors!  You are in for a real treat today . . .

Today we will be discussing the topic of "Joy" as it relates to The Writer's Comfort Levels.  You'll need to grab your Journal to take notes.

Journal Notes

The one thing that will help to aid you with maintaining a level of "joy" in your life is knowing always that any challenge that enters into your life that at first seems to overwhelm you is this ~ "This too will pass"...

Everything springs up to greet you and bring you some wonderful lesson in life no matter how the particular lesson may appear to be unwanted.  There is always some wonderful and divine reason for what life delivers to you.  If you are willing to accept what enters into your life with "joy" in your heart, then you will no doubt benefit from whatever situation or circumstance that you may find yourself in.

Greet each challenge in your life with Joy!

As a Writer, you will learn to write out what is happening in your life on a daily basis in your Diary or Journal.  Then you will learn (all by yourself) to edit your writings and make them worthy of not only a read for yourself, but also for others.  You will also learn how to become an Inspirational Writer.

When you write out the events in your life on a daily basis you will find that they will deliver many joyous lessons to you.  To this end, you must be willing to participate in your "joy" factor by making a commitment to write your daily life happenings each day.

Once you have developed this beneficial habit, you will find it to be a very therapeutic read for you each week if you take the time to re-read what you wrote.  You will also find that you will be able to use your writings for inclusion in a wonderful book that you will author ~ mainly because you have been wanting to write a book for quite a while.  Everything that you have ever hoped or dreamed of writing about is already inside of you ~ be willing to open the door and let it come out through your pen or your key strokes.

Blessings to you dear Writer ~ Joy awaits you!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 4

"Disappointment"

Peace, Love & Light

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The Writer's Comfort Levels ~ PART 2b

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 2b

BLOG SESSION

January 29th, 2018

Welcome back Writers, Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~

We are about to get back into our Blog Session about "The Writer's Comfort Level" ~ PART 2b.

If you were here for our last Session, then you are prepared to hear about getting more insight on how to harness your True intensity.  Please grab your Journal . . .

Journal Notes

Harnessing your True intensity is about making sure that you are aware of what is going on inside of you.  You'll have to learn how to identify the emotion of intensity, and more directly learn the difference between negative intensity and positive intensity.

Like cooking a meal, if you turn the fire up too high ~ what happens is the food gets burned.  Likewise, when you are not able to control your intensity level, you'll find yourself burned out, out of control, off base, on edge, out of order, and mostly very uncomfortable with yourself.

Is this you?

It is good to have an intensity level that is creative, positive and constructive.  Good intensity appears and transforms the environment in which it enters.

It is counterproductive to have an intensity level that demeans others, speaks ill, bodes ill, acts ill, and in essence is ill mannered.  The results are not only an ill mind & spirit, but also an ill environment no matter where you show up.

Take control of your emotions, specifically your intensity.    Moderation is a key word when it comes to learning how to balance yourself in all areas of life.

Breaking the spirit of anyone bodes ill for you.  As we all know, children thrive in a loving environment.  There is really no need to be harsh with children or adults.  This is why it is important for you to be aware of your intensity level.  Many an adult suffers from some type of intense childhood experience that was over the top and caused deep-rooted pain.  Some emotional traumas are damaging to the spirit.  Be wise, and be careful.

As we noted in our last Blog Session:   "There are some people who have an intensity level that is frightening.  Most of these type people are known as overbearing, toxic, deadly.  The vibrational level around them is like poison.  And, as we all know, poison is a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed."

Words are powerful dear Writer.

Words are so powerful that they can create or they can destroy.  This is the reason why you must choose your words wisely.  This is also the reason why you must be aware of your intensity level.

Be it the spoken word or the written word, pay attention to the intensity level and notice how it makes you "feel".

Words have the power to be uplifting, invigorating, motivating, calming, and life transforming.

True intensity is that which is felt in a way that enlightens.

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 3  Joy

Peace, Love & Light

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The Writer's Comfort Levels ~ PART 2

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 2

BLOG SESSION

January 28th, 2018

We're back for another wonderful Blog Session dear Writers ~ Today's Session will be taking you on a journey into PART 2  of "The Writer's Comfort Levels".

If you were here for our last two Sessions, then you have your Journal Notes about our list of emotions that we are covering.  You may go back to look at any of our previous Blog Sessions by scrolling down past today's Session, or by looking over in the far right-hand column in our "Blog Archive".

For those Readers who are new to our Blog Sessions, be sure to Bookmark the Blog, and sign up to "Follow by Email" so that you will receive each Blog Session in your email box as soon as it is published.  You'll find the spot to sign up right below my eyeball in the far-right column.  Simply enter in your email address and then click the "Submit" button.

We use our Journals here so that we can refer back to our notes as we work on our writings.

Journal Notes

As an overview, in our last Session, we took the emotion of "sadness" (sorrow) and worked with it in our Journals.  The instructions were for all Writers here on the Blog to:  Take a moment to reflect on a time when you were sad.  If you can remember the date, jot that down.  If you can remember why you were sad, jot that down.  If you have no idea why you were sad, jot that down.  If there were people involved in your sadness, write their names down.  If there was a circumstance or situation that caused your sadness, write that down.

Here is what you are doing -- you are meeting up with this friend of yours called, "Sadness" who sometimes goes by the nickname "Sorrow".  You must learn not to be afraid of sadness/sorrow because you will learn valuable lessons from this friend.

Remember, you'll find that Sadness/Sorrow will help you to hone your writing craft.  And, don't worry at all, because Sadness/Sorrow won't charge you a dime.

If you completed the exercise on Sadness/Sorrow in your Journal, then you should be feeling really good about yourself.  You should now be ready for our next emotion.

True Intensity

Now onward to our next emotion . . .

2.  True intensity

True intensity involves the quality of being "intense".

True intensity may masquerade around as any of the following:  strength, power, potency, force, severity, ferocity, vehemence, fierceness, harshness, magnitude, greatness, acuteness, extremity, passion, ardor, fervor, fervency, zeal, fire, heat, eagerness, animation, spirit, vigor, energy, and/or fanaticism.  

There are some people who have an intensity level that is frightening.  Most of these type people are known as overbearing, toxic, deadly.  The vibrational level around them is like poison.  And, as we all know, poison is a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.

What I'd like to turn your attention to today dear Writer ~ is the way in which you may learn how to harness your intensity level from the inside.

True intensity for the Writer is that which is mastered from within.  Once you have learned how to do this, then you will be unmoved by madness.  You will also be able to recognize false intensity ~ otherwise known as drama.

Those individuals who feed on drama find ways in which to increase their intensity level so as to stir those around them up into a frenzy.  If you are a person who has not learned how to fortify yourself, a person of this type will unnerve you.

You, dear Writer, must learn how to possess true intensity so that you may walk into a room that has an out-of-whack vibrational level ... and ... still the space you enter into.  What will happen is more of a calming effect.  A focused calmness so to speak.  Have you ever been in a room full of people and there is a lot of activity going on ~ loudness ~ talking ~ walking ~ movement of all types ~ and then....someone enters into the room, and every activity, sound, and motion stops.

hmmmmmmm ~ True intensity has arrived.

This is what happens when you are able to write a Novel that grabs your reader's attention and it has a profound effect upon them.

Make a note that True intensity will not only grab your Reader's attention, it will also grab your attention, and those who come around you....in a GOOD way.

You will get more insight on how to harness your True intensity in PART 2b of our Blog Session on "The Writer's Comfort Levels" . . .

See you back here tomorrow Writers!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 2b

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

©Copyright - René Allen - 2014-2018 - All Rights Reserved

The Writer's Comfort Levels

The Writer's Comfort Levels

BLOG SESSION

January 27th, 2018

Welcome back to another fabulous Blog Session all Writers!

We are going to be discussing "The Writer's Comfort Levels" today.  If you were here for our last Blog Session, then you should have a list of the following emotions . . .

1)  Sadness (Sorrow)

2)  True intensity

3)  Joy

4)  Disappointment

5)  Wonder

6)  Curiosity

7)  Betrayal

8)  Hurt

9)  Grief

10)  Passion

11)  Warmth

12)  Empathy

13)  Fear

14)  Hate

15)  Happiness

16)  Anger

17)  Disgust

18)  Shock

19)  Kindness

20)  introversion (personality)

21)  extroversion (personality)

When we talk about "Comfort Levels", we need to focus in on the areas in which you feel comfortable when it comes to your writings.

Sadness is an emotion that is familiar to all of us.  We have times when we are sad for whatever reason.  Some of us go in and out of sadness quickly, while others of us may stay in prolonged states of sadness.  When you think of sadness, you must draw a line between sadness and depression.

Sadness can also go by other names, such as unhappiness, sorrow, dejection, misery, despondency, despair, desolation, wretchedness, gloom, gloominess, dolefulness, melancholy, mournfulness, heartache, grief, the blues, and finally . . .

depression.

Depression is where for the purposes of this Session, we will draw the line.  Self doubt is the root of depression.  And from self doubt springs feelings of severe despondency and dejection.  Although depression has been classified as a state of being sad, I tend to think that it goes deeper than that.  Sadness is not necessarily long lasting, whereas depression can be.

If at any time you feel yourself becoming "sad", that is the exact moment when you need to get your pen and paper out, or sit yourself down at your computer or laptop, or grab your tablet.  Here is when you do what you do best -- WRITE.

If you don't think you are comfortable when you are sad, you will find that as a Writer, this is a place of comfort when you utilize your gift of the pen.  Poets will know well of what I am speaking about.

All sadness has meaning.  Whether you find that meaning to be trivial or of deep significance ~ believe me, there is meaning.

What do I mean when I say, "sadness has meaning"?  I mean that you are sad because you need to get to the story behind your sadness and write it out.  Why on earth would you be a Writer if you have not taken a journey through all of the emotions that flow in and out of your being?

Take the emotion of "sadness" and work with it.  Treat sadness as a friend when you meet it.  Ask of it what you will, and sadness will be glad to talk to you.  Make a pot of coffee and sit yourself down and get comfortable for a bit with sadness.  If you don't like coffee, make yourself some tea.  Sadness likes to talk.

We are going to have a eye-opening Blog Sessions dealing with "The Writer's Comfort Levels", so grab your Journal...

Journal Time

Take a moment to reflect on a time when you were sad.  If you can remember the date, jot that down.  If you can remember why you were sad, jot that down.  If you have no idea why you were sad, jot that down.  If there were people involved in your sadness, write their names down.  If there was a circumstance or situation that caused your sadness, write that down.

Here is what you are doing -- you are meeting up with this friend of yours called, "Sadness" who sometimes goes by the nickname "Sorrow".

Don't be afraid of Sadness/Sorrow.  You'll learn valuable lessons from this friend.  You'll find that Sadness/Sorrow will help you to hone your writing craft.  And, don't worry -- Sadness/Sorrow won't charge you a dime.

While you work with Sadness/Sorrow in your Journal, we'll just take time out for a coffee break, and afterward, we'll be back for our next Session dealing with "The Writer's Comfort Levels"...

Coffee Break

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 2

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

©Copyright - René Allen - 2014-2018 - All Rights Reserved