So I’m reading with my son. The Lost Hero by Riordan andthe name Jason keeps sounding like Jackson. Then we get to a word I am certain he is going to trip over. It escapes his lips effortlessly, pronounced superbly. So much so that I had to pause and give him a high five.
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That word was kaleidoscope.
The biggest building
Walking in Forest Hills with my 4 year old she is admiring the large buildings. So she asks me, “Do you know what the largest building is?” Wanting to hear her answer I say no, tell me. She says after a moment of thought – ” The Earth.” Then she pauses again and says ” No, space, space is the biggest building ever!” I had to agree.
Physical Exercise as a Creative Tool
I am a third degree black belt. I have been training for close to three decades. I recently published my first book The Spiritual Warriors: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008T8MMQ0 this year. So as I think about these two facets of who I am I begin to wonder- what role does my training play in my writing?
I found that it affects my writing to a large degree. If I am feeling tired or lackluster, a good training session revs me up. When I am revved up the ideas start to flow. I’m sure there is some brain chemistry involved around the endorphins released during rigorous physical activity. What I have found is that my brain enters a very interesting state when I train that is not easily accessible when I haven’t. I have had some very profound, crazy (by my definition) funny and bizarre (again my definition) ideas and scenarios play out during and after my training sessions. They have all been useful and most of the times I can use all or part of the idea that surfaces from these moments.
What are your thoughts? Do you think there is a direct correlation between physical activity and your writing?
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Ginger candy
This is Ginger candy that is supplied to me every Friday by Tobias a little boy with the most resilient tastebuds around. Ginger candy – a taffy like substance starts off sweet and then launches a sneak attack that leaves you reeling. This is the closest you will get to ginger without actually chewing on it.
Good for clearing oif your sinuses, lungs, and more I’m sure.