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
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