Imagine, if you will, that you have just arrived at your local hospital for a routine test. Anticipating a wait, you have brought a book. After checking in at the reception desk, you seat yourself in a plastic chair and open your book. Very soon, however, you discover that you are unable to concentrate, because [...]
Archive for September, 2011
91. In the waiting room
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alan watts, joan halifax roshi, way of zen on 22 September 2011 | 6 Comments »
90. Being positive
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ernest hemingway, hemingway's rules for writing, ichigo ichie, James Joyce Dubliners, joan sutherland, jung shadow self on 8 September 2011 | 4 Comments »
When Ernest Hemingway was a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star, he learned four simple rules for writing well: 1. Use short sentences. 2. Use short first paragraphs. 3. Use vigorous language. 4. Be positive, not negative. “Those were the best rules I ever learned for the business of writing,” [...]
