Comments on: There is a way to write that solidifies story lines–and a way to write that liberates you from them.

By: Andrew Lightheart

Andrew Lightheart — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:26:02 +0000

I remember the photo you showed on Twitter of where you’re running this retreat.

I can almost taste it in your words.

I’m interested in the space behind someone’s words – I think this is part of the reason the same words can pass something totally different.

I find the space behind your writing here is so silent and broad, with the sound of the air of blue sky.

Beautiful.

I’m crushin on you, right now.

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:39:33 +0000

Susan, it was such a pleasure writing in community with you, Jennifer and Hiro. So wonderful to see all our facets reflecting one another.

I admire the precision in your writing, the fruition of a strong and steady practice.

By: Kelly Salasin

Kelly Salasin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:26:51 +0000

Love that you all 3 wrote on the same topic and linked it together.
Even without reading the post, I appreciate the insightful distinction of solidifying vs. liberating one’s story line. And the idea of writing being panoramic is an “aha” that resonates deeply.

Funny that I just happened to post about the writing process myself–with talk of “hide and go seek” with what comes next–have to go back to see if I was solidifying or liberating

Kelly
http://2owlscalling.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/crap-i-need-a-job/

By: (OvO)

(OvO) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:15:05 +0000

Thanks. This is great.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:13:49 +0000

Hiro & Jen, what a pleasure to put our minds on the same topic and see the unique gorgeous-ity that arises from each of you.

I feel tremendously lucky to know each of you, and of course Mahala, too. Being in community is everything–

Love, S

By: Jennifer Louden

Jennifer Louden — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:59:34 +0000

Your writing always makes me feel smarter and wider brained and calmer… and more grounded. “write past your concepts into a more pure kind of knowing” is what I am going to go do right now! I love that you are in my life, and that I am lucky enough to learn from you!

By: Hiro Boga

Hiro Boga — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:18:26 +0000

Ah, Susan, your post is a living example of writing that liberates…of writing that is simultaneously one-pointed and offers a view across wide horizons.

Thanks so much for initiating this blog conversation–what Jen Louden calls a Blog Flurry–with your post on meditation practice last week.

Both meditation and writing emerge from a strong and willing presence. And presence is freedom.