Tag: meaning
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Of Intermediate Regions, Hunger and Thirst…
There stands an intermediate region in the life and structure of a novel, that place between crossing the border of the opening and beginning and entering into a series of actions that lead to the penultimate center of the journey. It lies between the edge of that vast new world of survival that constitutes the…
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Dear John, A Daughter’s Wish and Moments of Awakening…
My daughter recently stated that she hopes that my husband and I live to a ripe old age and that we die together, much like Noah and Allie in the movie based on The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks. My daughter had just finished reading Spark’s novel, now a movie, Dear John. That’s the great thing…
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Archetypes and Story
Much like the gods and goddesses of Hinduism and Yoruban spirituality reflect the forces of the human mind and heart, archetypes display aspects and dimensions of character and personality. They show the various degrees of evolution of the human soul from birth to death.
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Memories
Our reading culture is taken memoirs, the implication being that memories hold value. And yet how much can we trust our recollections.
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Meaning and the Artist’s Time
Creators have trouble maintaining meaning. … A creative person is vulnerable to meaning crises, and hence depression, by virtue of our relationship to meaning. Eric Maisel, PhD, in the introduction of his book, the VAN GOGH BLUES, The Creative Person’s Path Through Depression
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Time Alone-Time With Others: Finding Balance as a Writer
A writer’s most valued commodity is her/his time–and usually alone. It is in those moments alone that we do our greatest work–writing and reading. And yet, the writer must remain engaged with the world–observant, aware, awake, and alert to what makes people tick–the universal modus operandi that drive the human heart and soul. How do…